T. BRAKING into the movies with
" the intention or rising to star»
dam is one of theblg questions
a: the day. There is no m the
hot that a score or more at actors and
newness have reached stardom. but
whenonelooksbsckinsneflortto
discover how any one person.accom-
flhhedtheisctitseemstmtmtwo
explanations are alike and what wort-
sd successfully in one case tailed
them-ably in another.
Not long since it was believed that
ii any one could ride well, they could
“always get a job in the movies. It was
z'alsobellevedthatii'agirlwas pretty
ind possessed s. large wardrobe there
-'would be no trouble whatever in land-
ing a place in the movies as an
fern-s.” But breaking into the movies
with the intention of rising to star-
dom is an entirely different matter.
5 Those who achieve success in star-
dom must be specialists. It will be re-
;snembered that Otis Skinner's strong
Spoint is his artistic portrayals; Sessue
Hankswa is strong on dramatic lines;
Marjorie Rambeau favors interpola-
}tions oi the noisy and showy type;
:bhic Sale leans toward the side-split-
ting comedy: Bessie Barriscale is
Z'tnild and retiring, portraying the gen-
‘Ejtle wife; H. B. Warner fits admirably
32in a role with a “Man with a Past."
EPanline Frederick is the incarnation of
the hitherto unknown route oi.artistlo
love making. Lew‘Tiody today has the
distinctionotbeingtheonemsnin
stardun who has reached saw
through ardent loving More the cam-
era.
IthubesnsaidotLewCodythat
he made some of them mad, some of
themsad.quiteatewotthsmglsd.
but none) of them bad. They all love
him. from dainty debutant» to the
double-chinned matrons. while the
husbands envy him. ’
There must be a prompting from
within, of course, it one is to be a real
actor or actress. There must be the
consciousness or something that de-
mands expression."
It you have until: you. plan to
register it in its most reflective form.
If you think you can do "villains,"
SS
sexwho can osmium. mileshAhsnrestoncemendm
more hears—but m‘nm.hm
thanenyotharpersononihescreen.
rum '
Teachingsnothsrmsnhowtemshe
lovetoyonrownwitesecnstehsthe
height at self-sacrifices on the psi-tot
one who“ truly Ions his better half.
Mimotmheroicthinnsome-
timusoenonthescreen. Bunting
love to ”other pretty wornen win; the
wifelookingon is somethingthat
might be confides-u! inconceivable or
unbelievable.
Yetae screen prides belt on an
apostle ofthischarncterinLewCody.
Flgnratively speaking, he_"loves 'em
all." Anabel-Misha“ ey-
srywhwe, m‘nphs or m
I was presented to masons. She
took my proflercd hsnsmeouick
strong lflp that suggestedsm‘rsth-
erthanawoman. Andalightoieaser
welcome flashed into her veiled, tur-
qnoise ens. I said something about
antnterviewmdheriacereil. Itwse
said with amazing candor, she is not
m, sheisnot’cntonor‘isshodar-
ling. Re is an actress. pm my
m and than than with all the
skill she is capable oi. -
The “set." was now ready ibr re-
hens-ea! and for “shooting the scene."
Noam-excused herself and left me
to take her stand just beyond the door
to the library. through which also was
tomshehesenttance. ‘
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iwomanhood and womanliness, while
gathers have their own peculiar way of
sacting, with the one idea of attaining
success and becoming popular-with
-the multitudes.
; Mary Pickiord's success can be at-
gtributed to the fact that she is a spec
‘,cin.list. Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie
Chaplin, Mary MacLaren, Priscilla
Dean, Madge Lane, Constance Binney,
Anita Stewart and ‘Carlyle Blackwell
are no exceptions.
stardom because they specialized.
Lew's the Boy.
It remained. however, for Lew Cody
to attain stardom in tilmland through
Each one attained ‘
study the great villains in dramatic
history. If you want to personate the
leading roles study the methods at the
prominent stage and screen heroes of
today and other days. >
We all remember Theda Bars. and
me sensation she creawd pcrsonating
the “vampire" role. She specialized.
She'was an artistic success on the
screen as they say in theatrical
circles. .
Whatever Theda Barn was to the
screen as a lover. Lew Cody can so.
her one better. Dew Cody. let it be
openly stated; is the ‘most renowned
artistic lover the screen, has come to
“AA Horse on' You”
This might be a fish story, but it
isn’t.
Human triplets have been used in
f pictures. Also male and female twins
by _the score. ~
But twin horses—they are indeed a
rarity even in the films where the tin
‘ of kindred blood has always . been a
g popular field for the constrnhtion of
. dramatic plots.
And so it is that twin horses play an
" important part in "Val 0: Paradise." a
' . new movie co-etarrlng Bebe Daniels
and Jack Holt.
Twin horses. however, are a real
gum in the animal world—and their
*hooarancesspicmremterisiisoon-
respondingly interesting.
Where human‘twins occur in~a ratio
or about 1 to. 100 and. triplets lto 8,000
—the ratio of twin horses is'over 1 to
100.000. "um horsemen live their
whole lives without seeing a single
pair—so rare is the occurrence.
It can not be doubted, however, that
the twin horses of “Vhl of Paradise”
will be able to provide action equally
interesting with that of plays of human
twins. such as “Twelfth Night." "Com-
edyotErrors," “Honduran Blin ""The
Twin Sisters" and ,“The Crystal Ges-
ers." For the call of blood between
the two great canines, “Comet” and
“Meteor" gives 7a: "diflere'nt" touch to, .
this nla'r of tbo‘West.
America has come to recognize Lew
Cody as the most expert interpreterot
love-making roles on stage or screen.
Tiles Rae’s Nest-ore.
An eternal optimist or a connrmed
enthusiast; you may choose either one
-flnd you will understand why Nazi-
mova, sensation of the shadow-screen
and past-mistress of spoken drama.
has surmounted every obstacle be~
tween obscurity and fame.
. Nazimova is always chasing a rain-
bow.Atitsendtheremaybeapoto£
gold, but the pot of gold is not the
lure that leads him It is the at-
tainment of an ideal—her own ideal——.
of artistic achievement that is perfec-
tion. or as nearpertectienu hmnan
endeavor can. arrive.
Restless. but optimistic. she ever
ioohniorwardtohernextwortasher
best. "on with the old; on with the“
new,” inher- wotchwnrd. And it was
in this mood of vehernantenthnsiasm
over a minder-taking that! round;
‘her atyher studio in the palm-studded
envious of has melee.
Itwasghuslsomesettingandinu-
cellent taste. Great banks of electric
lights throw their lurid glare against:
abutting hearthnrgaround win-lithe
ensuing “Mon” was to be rehearsed
and then,“flrot" by the clietingeam—I
ere. Workmen and nuisantsw'ere
housing the "spots;’ Ray Smaliwood,
tall md dynsnnc director, was going
thromthe script ottheleesn‘rlo.
But We Insist.
Mp0.
a fleeting “registration ;" but in an‘in-
slant Nazimova was smiling a wel-
come again. _»
“I on poor at giving interviews,”
she said. "Perhaps I am too out-
spoken. Then I am misconstrued.
Often interviewers try tomahemenp-
pear too sweet—too beneath—4nd I do
notlikethat. Intestine-eat". I
In! not niways'in the mod to an:
abont the so—called topics of the day.
I made it plain that I did not seek
her views on current news tepicm I
wanted her to mix sheaths:- work.
Did ‘she like motion pictures better
than spoken druns—the studio better
than the stage?
“I can answer that,” she replied
quickly, “by telling you that I am
very well contented inthe studio. The
work of making motion pictures is in-
teresting. '
“And [the best 01’ ii: is," she said; "I
am satisfied with‘ny'pu-t. .Lsm more
than satisfied. I lose it”,
(in Her Tee;
She fairly radiated enthusiasm Her
use turned for an instant from me
to the “set," where the- electricians
matinbm. mutation—
erythiiuwiththeeagerinterestots
child ,withanew' toy—this studio
mniinethat'shshsd Wane-fl
consumed m, an min in every
miss phase sun‘held her.
Nmmovgldisooveredrhssrewdr
anyteminineismtiea,”8heesysshe
rem. such machines when applied
tohererher '
)
"Rcady——actionl" came the quiet di-
rection from Smallwqod.
Two minutes later—"Cut!" rang out
the director, meaning that the scene
was finished. Nazimova came over to
him. ‘I
"How did you like it?" she asked.
eagerly.
“Excellent.” replied Mr. Smallwood.
IIBuF" .
“Ah, we can improve it. Yes, I
know we can improve it. While I was
goinsthroughitmymind mworhing
ansornenew business. Iwillshow
you. Let us tryit again—""“Try it
Iain" That is Nazimewa Always
try it lsain until ii: is perfect. .
was Bea-tum: 1 tanndil‘dlimrent
-—-entirely mm
You like him; that’s-your first m
pressionof Bert Latch. and the second
is that you'likae him rather better than
you thought you would at first. I
hound him after a short search at the
studies in Hollywood .
“And you boilers in this hard work
idea?” he was asked.
~31. .
M in the question;
"and:
“It does sound a lot like Horatio Al-
ger, domn‘t it? But I myself believe
then an—
a man has to work for what he gets;
not necessarily blindly or doggedly
only. but intelligently. And certainly
work.
“Take this business. You hear fre-
quently of some gifted youth or mar—
velously charming girl who springs
from being nobody to being a celebrity
with one impersonation. Maybe it‘s
happened, but not that I know of out-
side the covers of magazines or novels.
There is Sarah Bernhardt, for in-
stance; she got to the top of her pro-
fession only after years in repertoire
in the French theaters. She worked
and she got them. '
“For one thing. it is impossible for
one to learn the thousand and one
tricks of the stage and the screen
without having had use for them, and
used them. That takes time and study
practice. It is the actor who has
learned his art by working hard and
making a deep study of life. who will
win/out.”
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Wally, the ‘Son Vof Hal
ALLACE REID, son of He!
Reid, mwd‘wrther pt melo-
drama...in born in St.
Intrigue” in1832.‘liismstappear~
anceontbentsgsmattbesgeoii.
whenheplayedtheroleotaiittle girl
in “Slaves of Gold.“ ., .
TheReidtsmflymhoNowYork
when Wallace was 10 yous old and
there he attended public school. later
goingtotheNew-Jmey‘mntarylhesd-
emyatFreehoid,N.J.In1998histam-
Wyoming. in the wm‘ distric
Mmmmsm on-
Next he appeared in-vndeviile in
“fire Girl and the Ranger," a sketch
”his father. It was at the close of
“season-that he entered the motion
picture industry in which he remain-
ed gins months, playing character
leadsinanythingthst camehisway.
Butw of this varied work he
mated a ”men" on the editorial
stat! of the "nomr Lii‘e,” and it was
while acting in this capacity that he
secured the motbn picture rights to
“The Guatemala." and sold it outright
ton comm with the provider: that
hoth'he- and iris rather appear in the
Women. '
For ammonia be enhanced with
this company, playing leads opposite
Homes-Wand others. Later he
the smfller mme- s,‘ directing,
m setting npcunerss, or writing
the script. as tho
Just brim-e
Ers—Lasky Co
W. Griffith in "
As a person of...
meats it is safe ‘
Reid has no em
an enihilslilftlt .:
golf, and is lIZLlZ‘irit': '
sports. But iii,/J\.""
hobby is mw.2 ""
musical inst: .
from a Chino-Sc
organ,
Wallace Rel-i has
popularity siucc‘ 3‘
pictures, some 151' i...-
whicb are “The. Ch.
Much Speed." "Thee:
“Forever,” “The Y.
He is six fPt'! :-
blue eyes, weigh:
j a; f‘OE—Pfia’
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