Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24


rical."
"His nose would not photograph well.
It's too long. You see, In photograph
ing an object the nearer it is to the
camera the larger it is. Gregory's nose
photographed facing the camera would
look like an elephants trunk"
do you really think soT"
81 know it"
"Who else is there we can get for the
part?"
at seems to me that If the heroine
doesn't know her own mind we'd bet
ter put off making the scenario till she
finds out which way the wind blows"
Els she a weathercock?" ~reproach-
fully.
"She may be what she likes in real
life. When she goes on the boards
she must follow the dramatic laws"
"What are the dramatic laws?"
1.-THE one that especially pertains to
this theme is that the leading lady
must be desperately In love with the
leading gentleman"
Doesn't the leading gentleman have
to be desperately In love with the
leading lady too?"
Certainly, but I can't see how he
can act his part to advantage If he
thinks she doesn't know whether she
loves him or not. Besides, her uncer-
tainty would spoil the play. At the
last minute, when the audience Is ex-
pecting to see her run out of this door,
fit along the piazza to the porte-co-
chere, to run away with the leading
gentleman, she might be descending a
ladder at the back window to make off
with the villain. That would make a
pretty mess of it."
"How r~idiculousr'
II should think So"
why" she asked after a pause,
couldn't the heroine be photographed
first running along the piazza to get
into a car with the hero and then de-
scending a ladder from q back window
to run away with his rival2 Then dur
ing the performance she could make
up her mind which sutton she wanted,
and the scene to correspond with her
decision could be used. When l read
a story or see a play l never like to
know which way it's going to turn
out 1t seems to me our play would be
much more interesting my way than
the other way. The audience wouldn't
know who was going to win"
Mr.. F~ielding's eyes were bent on
Miss Meriweather's face with Ill con-
cealed wonder while she promulgated
this suggestion. When she had fin
ished she looked up at him and, not
ing his expression. asked him what
caused 1t.
wonder that such a marvellous adj
vance In the dramatic art should have
remained hidden from dramatists for
so many centuries. Who would have
thought that q girl of today should
have made such a discovery
"Are you speaking ironically?"
Permit me to withdraw from col
laborating with one whose ideas are so
far above mine that l could never
reach them and would therefore never
be in accord with them"
He rose, shook down his trousers
and gave his oat a hitch. as If to re-
tire.
"Sit down." said Miss Meriweather.
II don't think you quite understand
me Perhaps it would be better for
one of these gentlemen whom / have
suggested to take the part of q rival"-
"a villain p
what you like, rival or villain. Per-
haps we can agree better if Mr.. Cogs-
well, for instance. should take the lead
ing part and you take the part Of the
the villain"
IF you mean the rival, / would say
that a real rival might be inspired to
act the part better than one who does
not consider himself worthy to-
ITO what?"
"Unlace the heroine's Shoes"
A prolonged silence.
ut seems to me-" said Miss Meri-
weather, that we have spent a lot of
time without getting anywhere. Sup
pose we begin. If you are to act the
part Of my lover it seems to me that
you should be getting used to act low
er-like toward me. I have noticed that
lovers in picture plays give each other
real kisses. Must we do that?"
Mr.. Fielding frightened up. He as
sured Miss Meriweather that they
must do everything that professional
actors and actresses do In picture
plays, and he proceeded to practice a
lovers bearing toward his ladylove
by drawing very neal her. Then he
took her hand and a few minutes lat
er stole an arm around her dainty
waist.
II wonder If ! can have the face to
be photographed in this position" said
Miss Meriweather doubtfully.
81 think that If we remain awhile in
this position you will become so accus-
toned to 1t that you will not mind the
camera"
The latter portion Of the rehearsal
came in after he had made real love