The Washington times., 1915-01-07
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAYERS
BY GARDNER MACK.
Marguerite Snow Was
Leading Woman Here
Before Becoming
Screen Star.
By GARDNER MACK.

1t is one Of the curious develop.
ments Of the motion picture busi-
ness that the actors and actresses
that have become well known
throughout the country as picture
saars pure and simple, but who had
aprevious experience on the stage
are seldom recognized in the cities
where they made their stage sue.
ceases. Whether this is because they
appear before q different public or
because the general character of the
screen work--the acting of a play
that IL to be produced Simultaneous
ly in all sections of the country, pre-
vents the press representatives OF
the company from specializing as
10 the fame Of the star in any par
ticular section. For instance there
has been a screen star very much pc
fore the Washington public during
the past few months, who - Just
becoming recognized "a. as an o,a ora,,srits ssGts
Snow was the leading lady OF stock
company at the Belasco Theater IN
1911. She appeared in q variety OF
parts and became very popular. Last
summer when '"The Million Dollar
Mystery" film serial started there
the Countess olga Of the pictures.
the former leading lady.
Within the past week Miss Edna
Wright, who has contributed inter-
esting personal stories OF motion pic.
ture stars to this column, returned
from g. visit to New York, where she sh
following little personal narrative Of
the acquaintance thus made.
There IL probably no motion pic
ture actress who has been so con-
stantly before the public within the
past six months as Marguerite
Snow, For g long period this sta, stnr
lion Dollar Mystery the serial
photoplay that the Thanhouser com.
pany produced, and now she is hard
at work, giving her time and energy
to the success Of "Zudora." 1t is
because of Miss Shows acting in
these two serials that she has been
fans, and her characterization of the
Countess Olga will long be remem-
bered. Peggy as her friends call
her. was born in Salt Lake City.
Almost immediately after Miss
Shows birth her parents moved
from Utah to Savannah, Shortly
er, which occurred when she was
still quite young. Mrs. Snow moved
to Denver, where she finished the
education of her daughter.
1T was in 1907 that the stage
claimed Peggy although some time
previous to that had been devoted
She studied under the mother Of
Maude Fealy, and. as preliminary
work. played several minor roles in
stock company. playing at the
Elitchs Gardens, Denver. In Febru-
ary Of 1907 she played Mile. Dang
lars IN Monte Gristo:" with James
with the College Widow and The
Devil companies, the latter bring
Ing her to New York during 1903.
After q season of stock, she was
seen with Thomas Jefferson in The
other Fellow. and it was owing to
me failure OF this production that
my going into pictures was
largely accidental says Miss Snow.
a friend of mine was posing for the
Thanhouser Company, and she sug-
Rested that I accompany her one
would like to appear in a picture,
were made: While watching the
work Mr. Thanhouser asked me if 1
would like to appear in a pictures.
which. they were about to produce
Largely for the fun of the thing, T
said I would, with the consequence
that I was Immediately pressed into
service. makeup and all. My first
picture was His Younger Brother"
and after this film became a mem
ber Of the Thanhouser company, re-
naming with them for six months-
and that's how broke into the mov-
ing picture game
However, in 1911 Miss Snow again
flled a temporary engagement with
The Vagabonds.' a stock company
playing at the Belasco Theater in
this city. While a member Of this
organization she played the lead in
many Of the strongest plays, in
Guiding Peter Pam Waterloo The
Christian and Old Heidelberg.
Upon returning to the films. it was
after filling short engagement with
the Kinema color Company that Miss
Snow rejoined the Thanhouser
forces. where her husband. James
Cruze, was working. and where she
has been ever since.>
Miss Snow has large brown eyes.
and chestnut brown hair. She lives
in pretty little home in New
Rochelle. very near the Thanhouser
plant, so that she and her husband
will not have far to 90. Both Mr..
Cruze and his wife love their work,
which has greatly aided them to at
tain success. Peggy Is incest of
the screen, which presume her
thousands of admirers will find hard
to believe. but an afternoon spent
with her would convince even the
u.