New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
HAPPENINGS IN THE MOTION PICTURE WORLD
M,,-;.l Is Handed a Lot Of Praise But
Il Doesn't Turn Her Head,
Though Only Eighteen.

means confined TO foolish youths. There
are scores OF them from women OF all
ages and positions. and they are crowded
with human interest Perhaps more than
any others. Miss Muriei appreciates those
which come from working girls and WON
en- into whose colorless lives she carries
inspiration and encouragement through
motion pictures.
II am only a poor little stsnographer
in a big law Office. one such letter from
an Iowa city begins but | hope yop
won't mind my writing TO tell you now
much | adore you and enjoy seeing you
in the pictures" And. there are man.
more i'm the same vein. which makes
seem small wonder that Miss Ostriche
likes her work.
The sudden rise and. in all probability
her appearance in any way in motion
pictures are really due to the unerring
eye OF a French director. formerly at the
Eclair studios. In Fort Lee.
My mother" explained Murel, SAID
was a silly little girl when | asked to Or
allowed to try for some extra parts IN
pictures She told me ] ought 10 STICK 20
my nigh school work and become school
teacher, as I was expecting to DO. I'M
aeine me a school teacher. she added
with ripple of laughter.
II takes too much imagination, We
returned.
Mother fnally saw ! was SO Keen for
it that when the Pathe company caller
up one day. having had my name on
file for long time. she let me go over
TO Jersey City. / had lot OF FUN there
but the very next day the Eclsir studio
called ard, Of course. | got mother d"
let me go
II thought was foolish 10 do 1t, COM
mented Mrs. Ostricbe, who was present
but il looks as IL mothers may some
times he mistaken. after all.
over at Fort Lee they were gettihs
ready for n picture which had 10 do win
girls boarding school, and they had Il
lot OF extras there. The director lined us
all up and went down the row iookhs
us over as il we were animals on exhio'-
ton. II made me sort OF wish | hadn
come but all Of a sudden he took my arm
and led me out in front IL IL you !
want nam selle.' he said. 1t Is you th't
shall play the lead; only. first, there are
many things that we must teacn YOU Out
we viii! do it queecKly.
"In other words YOU became leading
lady in your first picture?' VIC inquired.
We'll. not exactly. as | had done
couple of extra parts before; but, believe
me. il was not so easy. There certainly
were many things that they had TO teach
me and they wanted them learned VERY
quickly. as the director had said. But
was so happy that | didn't mind the hard
work. and even mother had TO admit tha'
il VAS sort of nice.
After A short time across the river MISS
Ostriche. went 10 the Majestic pictures
and then to Thanhouser. Up at New
Rochelle her charm was fully recognized
and special brand was created for hef
benefit They were appropriately calleh
Princess films. and Muriel was made
the leading lady. with Boyd Marshall as
the masculine principal Her very FIRST
picture was hardly three years ago. nut
she has been favorite from the start
However. as We remarked at the begin
ming. popularity has not turned her head.
She lives in New York with her parents
and goes MP to New Rochelle every day.
She is a typical American girl Of eigh-
teen. full of the JOY Of life. sensible ana
Who'll. hearted and altogether delightful
II is fortunate that the public can see
her sort on the motion picture screen