New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19

activities. Or maybe they thought
that actions do speak louder than
words. Hence the swell monaker.
Flagg already is artist, author, play
wright. song writer. balladmakor,
president of the Dutch Treat Club,
genial citizen and general all-round
hustler But now he has put another
notch on his gun by going in for and
into motion pictures.
At recent meeting Of the Dutch
Treat Club Flagg made quite point
Of the gentle art Of posing for the
movies. Irwin Cobb. another Dutch
Treatcr. says that to be regular
movie actor all one has 20 do IS stick
close TO centre stage, look bnssiulIy
AT the immediate neighborhood OF the
camera lens. demand red-lctter posters
and "bc the guy that keeps the eye
on H.
Cobb ought to know. He posed for
the movies recently. when he got INTO
Our Mutual Girl serial with MISS
Norma Phillips, and he went further
by writing rumcr Of scenarios foI
Our Mutual Girl, tossing them on
gayly. Just like that, and then putting
them into story form for "Our Mutual
Girl Weekly" so that there wouldn't ne
the slightest chance OF people who
saw him on the screen forgetting that
he was the author Of the reel.
Great stunt. that, Be scenario
author and write the story around
Yourself That way, whether the direc-
tor wants il or not, you get centre
stage. titles. posters and general ecia'; ;
Flagg recently made charcoal study
Of Miss Phillips for Our Mutual Glrl
serial. The camera clicked him work
ing just as naturally as II ne were
any regular movie actor ana theil
he told the Dutch Treaters all about IL:
give learned lot from that stunt,
+ he said. 81 used 20 be able slmultane-
ouslv to write story with my left
hand illustrate il With my right,
dramatize il with my left foot and set
i "a music with the toes on the right
medal extremity. In accomplishing TINS
thought had about reached the unit
Of ambjdextcrity and ambipederlty, or
whatever the word is Tor 1ast' Two
handed foOtwork.
"Put. believe me or not, found that
when that chap was grinding out pct
ures Of me while ! worked could
spoed I'D more than ! had supposed
anv artist in or out Of captivity
could. There was gentle stimulus IN
the steady grooming OF the camera
handle. And the photographer was
such q genial old chap Just told nc
10 do NV work, watch Miss Phillips
draw nv picture, and look pleasantly
three feet 20 the right Of the lens, all
at the same time.
Here the speakers voice dropped in
CONTEMPLATION Of the memory.
Did you do it." fellow Dutch
Treater asked him.
Did ]? You rather bet did.
used 70 think that the concentrated
extract Of frmness, the parboiled ts-
sence Of discipline, was the magazine
art editor. he says, You get that
picture here on time or you'll get your
time But you ought 10 have heard
that Mutual director. Quiet? Oh
yes. His voice seldom rose above that
Of a sucking dove. But was there a
ou-darned-well-b better had do just
what ou'rc-told-to -right-now ness
in il? There was. And did do IL?
] did.
81 guess about the best thing edi-
tors could do with lot Of you fellows
is 20 take moYinn picture Of you
when they order copy IN ii hurry. II
they make that Mutual chap the di.
rector you'il hurry IL, all right. I'd
rather face Mexican firing squad
than fail TO do what he told me TO
do"
"Did you have 10 work all day.
somebody qucried.
81 did. They brought In luncheon
70 that we might not lose moment
And next 10 the most difficult thine
for the movie novice 10 do, after
kceping inside Of the imaginary slice
Of pie that 10 formed by the range Of
the camera, is 70 cat what Is brought