The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
One Day "Suping"
for the Movies
How an Amateur Was Engaged Be-
cause He Had a Dress Suit, and
What Happened to Him

what the worse for wear. but She as
sured me that 1t would look all right in
the picture. / took her word that 10
would She said she was show git
in current Broadway fantasy and
that she posed for movies Whenever sh.
got the chance because she needed tn.
money.
Back OF us sat one of the coW,tkor.
of my freckled girl. Her escort was ID,
a sort familiar at free lunch counter,
His shirt bosom was only a bosom ana
1t persisted in getting out " place
lie had rented his suit for 80 cent. from.
one Of the costumers who camn 90 IN,
building. The shirt front and collar
went with the suit for the SANE price
lie was in need of shave and dozed
throughout most Of the picture.
The curtain arose. We app,auded
Maria Sylvia appeared. We app.auied
louder. Now Maria Sylvia. while sup
posed to be the last word in prma
donnas. somehow fell short Of the mark
Her costume was gorgeous and her lace
shawl a delight to feminine eyes, bur
Maria Sylvia knew about as much con
corning the art of acting as | did. Maria
was also very broad.
"Gawd," whispered the freckled one
shes as graceful as the bird they cal
the elephant. Amt that some iigger'
How did she get the Job?" ] asked
Pull" this with knowing wink
from my little wiseacre. Il know her
She's related somehow to one of Tho
men that's got lot Of say-so in this
company. Pull, young man. Is every.
thing in life"
Maria Sylvia did cause the stage
manager a lot Of trouble. The man
ners OF Tetrazzini and Sembrich wet"
somehow lacking. OF course she did no.
| have to sing. only to make her mouth
move as II she were singing. but even
that seemed an effort for her.
The humor Of this situation was no
lacking on the part of the audience Of
supers Some one who was applaudng
| loudest shouted. Get the hook go The
stage manager heard it and there was
| almost not any picture.
| After rehearsing supers and perform
ers for over two hours. and getting
Maria Sylvia into happier frame o'
mind, the stage manager shouted
Camera" the word for the camera
men to begin taking pictures. Their
were two Of them with machines. one al
the side. the other in the rear. As they
ground out the film . real orchestra
played an overture-I never did find
out what the opera was-a real curtain
went up, real 90 actors moved about
on Q real stage. the hero killed the Wiz
| lain, Maria Sylvia bowed and smiled
shook her shawl and pleaded with the
constable who carried gilt stuck
trimmed with pink ribbons to saw HEY
lover, who had just killed the villain
The constable refused. then the chorus
whispered the same plea, they also Mere
refused and the hero was taken of To-
Jail. presumably. while Maria SYM
drap ped herself about a huge wooden
cross. The curtain fell, the audicu.'
went wild with applause. while Mara
took her curtain calls.
A test was made Of the film and al
though it was pronounced fine th'
whole thing was taken over agar
several times. Then the man with III
megaphone told us that We could Z.
home. We had been working" sever
hours.
In the lunch room the movie maker
give their supers coffee and sandw che
when they are done. The freckled orr
and sat down together.
Lord. I'm hungry" she sighed q
she buried her teeth in ham sandw,h
This was easy work to-day, but liz
TO work in restaurant pictures best
You get real stun to eat in them an
celery tonic in place OF champagu'
Goo-by." I was putting on my coat
Maybe we'll work together again SON
time"