The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
Little Mary Pickford. Five Feet
Tall. a FavOrite
DADDY" OF FAMILY AT 5
" ent 10 Movies to Make Money,
Leaves $4,000 Salary For
More Money

Nt" 10 *. AlaTCH e--AlaFE PICK
ford Of the movies" has become a
Belasco star.
A few months ago she was a $4,000
movie actress, the best paid girl in
her profession.
The jump TO the speaking stage was
made over night. Now the little girl
whose golden hair is a real crown OF
glory can smile down from her mag
nifcent hfive feet and no inches upon
hundreds of fame-fanned actresses.
Mary PlckfOrd was the Biograph
girl, with probably the largest follow
ing among feminine moving picture
players.
And not yet 10,
She is almoSt-not Quite-l9 and j.
about as big as a good-sized minute.
Even high heels and a suggestion OF
the pOmpadour in her wonderful curls
won't make any perceptible difference
to the Is" on the door where. the
family measurings are registered.
With his wonderful sixth sense for
types, David Belasco "~discovered'
Mary Pickford and set her. with al
her charming trimmings, int o the CEN
ter of the scenes of The Good Little
Devil" a fairy tale play after his own
heart. Mary's role is the blind sweet
heart. who finds happiness and sight
through the good fairies.
rays appealing Iart.
It's not the name part, my dear"
said Belasco. as be patted h : eurls
one day after a long. two, rr-
hearsal, but it's the be
pealing part which YOU 4
this production"
Trying to get five minute eha5 With
Mary Pickford is almost as difficult as
: trying to see the President. Not thst
| she is "uppis'' and "haughty," but
! simply because she is too busy to do
anything bu- WOrk l managed TO
take Miss Pickford away from a party
. Of girls she had promised to lunch
. with. / kept her for nearly twenty
. minutes.
I Its 1:40 now" said the stage man
: ager. BE at the Republic at 2 for
afternoon rehearsal"
Mercy, how we rushed.
1t took her fully five minutes to pin
up her curls, put on her picture nat.
get into her white coat and tuck her
hands into an ermine muff.
Daddy of the Family.
By that time l had found out tina
Mary Pickford became the daddy
Of the family at the age Of 5, wher
: her own father died.
- Her sister, Lottie Pickford. used Il
= be in the movies but married anc
u retired. She has a brother whom
she put into the business, too.
The originator of "Goldy Locks
went into the moving pictures I,
= make money and she left them L
make more money.
= I ordered something I thought sh
might De persuaded to eat hecaus'
,: she looked SO fair and tired out, an
i then spoiled the whole thing by pelt
! ing her with questions, after it wa
ID served.
le I'm so awfnlly, awfully tired. an
~ I'll tell you why" she said. Il work
ed two weeks longer in the picture
than l ought to have done. aft ter / Ia
signed up with Mr.. Belasco."
What for?" / asked.
r Clings to the Pictures.
Z "Well. the first week / worked be
cause / wanted to give a party. T.
- be 10 in April, but I've never had
real party.
land the next week worked be
re cause wanted a new car.
This winter, while We are playin
r in New York, Mr.. BelascO has prom
s. iSed me that / may work in the pit
A lures sometimes. too. l love them
and [ really don't think I want TO g
away from them entirely-eyer."
nS Il would give anything in III
ne world" she told me, as she dresse
IL for tn first sitting. IF someone. SOM
ck where. at some time, would forget {
de see double or be nice and call IT
~ StuiiHihS- 1 uSSu iy DS Is
to matte and wonderful and tragic. 3,
oy I've almost given up now and r.
rs signed myself to the simpler role
Oh. if I were only tall
Mary Pickford has an appealin
expressing face: pathetic in repo.e a
most to sadness. and roguish when it
wreathed in smiles.
Beiasco thinks so much Of the bea'
tiful movie" favorite that he is wri
ing a play just for her.
Beggar-WIN you please. sir. ri
me 10 cents for a nights lodging?