The Washington herald., 1913-12-20

There is one man in Los Angeles who
can testify as to the popularity of Miss
Helen Holmes, the Kalem leading lady.
This man is the owner Of cigar stand
in an Office building. One Of the scenes in
Gilt Edge Stocks" a Kalem feature
which is scheduled for release Monday,
December -, necessitated the use of
cigar stand Miss Holmes was cast for
the role of Maud Warren, the owner of
the stand. The players invaded one OF
the buildings and secured the permission
of the owner of the cigar emporium for
the use of his place. Word that the pop
ular star was officiating behind the coun-
ter caused a rush of the tenants to the
spot, and it was with difficulty that the
scene could be photographed. The mo-
ment this was done, however, Miss
Holmes waited on her customers. Accord
ing to the owner, the receipts OF the next
hour totaled a greater figure than the
receipts Of the entire previous day.
Frank Powell director for Pathe Freres,
had an experience last week which he Will
not soon forget. He was looking for a
location with suitable backgrounds for
the finding of pirate treasure, and Crane
Wilbur suggested his own birthplace,
Athens y. Y, quaint old town on the
Hudson. Mr.. Powell shipped to Athens
sacks of pieces of round metal to simu-
late money. but they went astray on the
way up and the director was up against
il for money to bury He finally went
over to the nearest bank and cashed a
check for $3.50, all in silver dollars, and
buried the sacks OF real money on the
river beach. Mr.. Powell, like most peo-
pie did not know that the Hudson for
good many miles up has a tide of con-
siderable rise and fall Busy with the de-
tails of the play, no one noticed the water
steadily creeping UP the beach, and when
il was time to dig the treasure up the
spot was covered with water. 1t was i'm
possible to locate the place, and Mr..
Powell and his camera man had a long
and lonely vigil of hours before the beach
was bare enough for them to dig. Their
identification marks of the spot had been
swept away. and the two men wearily
dug up about a quarter of an acre of
beach before they finally found the sacks
As they hobbled away from the scene of
their labors, Frank Powell said just two
heartfelt words: Never again.
Daring the flames and smoke of the
recent devastating fires that swept
through and destroyed vast areas Of
gorgeous forests in Southern California,
members of the American Moving Picture
valuable scenes for a film production to
be shown on the Mutual program under
the title of Trapped in a Forest Fire. !"
The camera men showed great courage
in facing the scorching flames and in
tense heat that robbed magnificent oaks
of their glory and left only charred trunks
TO give testimony to the once natural
grandeur of miles Of forest lands.
The operators Of the cameras were so
intent upon their work and so anxious
to obtain as much Of the inspiring scene
as possible that the stage director was
forced to command them to retreat to a
safe distance, but not until one had been
completely overcome by the smoke and
heat
There is a popular idea that the attain
ment of success as an actor in the mo-
ton pictures is rather a matter of good
luck than ability and the result of down
right hard work. However, a casual
glance over the biographies of motion
picture stars will dislodge this notion.
Edna Maison, artist, actress, singer. and
leading woman opposite Robert Leonard