The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-08
Five Places in Moving Pic ture Play to be Filled by
 Alabama Talent
YOU HAVE EQUAL
 CHOICE IN CONTEST
Age Herald Readers Will Elect Young Women Who
 Will Make Up Cast

This paper is going to have produced by the Essanay Film company, Chl- cago a motion picture play and five or the principal parts are to be played by Alabama talent. The cast will be completed by popular film actors of tho Essanav company and they have many well known stars, one or more of whom You may have the honor of playing with such as Charles Chaplin Bryant Washburn, Richard Travers, Ruth Stonehouse. Beverly Bayne and many others The film will be given a world release and produced in the theatres c. this city as well as in other cities throughout the world
 We want a leading lady. We are go- ing to let our readers choose the lead ing lady in this play from among the ladies of Alabama. We also want four other ladies for four of the other parts and they will also be chosen by the readers of this paper by popular vote.
 For these parts we want young wom- en of from 16 to 30 years of age. The age limit is flexible, the only require ment is that she must look young, or rather, photograph young.
 The leading lady and the four other ladies winning in this competition will be sent to the Essanay studio in Chi- oago, where they will go through the necessary training 10 take their parts and where the play will be photo Graphed and later released for appear ance in the leading motion picture houses of this city as well as in other cities. All expenses of this trip will be paid by The Age Herald.
 To secure leading part in a motion picture produced by one of the largest and best known film studios in the country (the Essanay company of Chi cago). Think of the opportunity of playing with such stars as Richard TraVers Charles Chaplin. Ruth Stone house or Beverly Bayne. The Essanay Company is always on the lookout for talent and while you are at the studio If you show that you possess talent foi motion picture work you may re ccive an opportunity to take up this fascinating work permanently.
 Every one has an equal chance in this great and unique competition, but you must be elected to take part in this play. On another page is printed a nomination coupon good for 1000 votes for a starter" and every day, begin ming today, coupon good for one vote will be printed. Tn addition, you can ael drc large numbers of votes by sc sccuriDr subscriptions to this paper, < seine lulc of these votes IS printed elsewhere in this pape.
 Our readers are 10 choose from Ala hama young women tho five who are to take leading parts Do you want 10 be one of them? There will be lot oi honor attached to taking a leading part in this Essanay picture,
 The great artists of our day are ap- bearing in motion pictures; Bernhardt. Mrs Fiske. Ethel Barrymore, the Lackayos, the Farnums-it is an end- jess list 1n fact. there are greater honors and rewards in the film art than on the p.aking stage The motion picture offers greater opportunities now than are found in any other line. " ho knows what talent might be re- Vcaled by means of this picture?
 Another Ruth Stonehouse? Another Beverly Bayne? Is such talent as these possess lying hidden? These famous film actresses and many others stepped from obscurity to fame and rich re- ward almost in day. One entered pie lures direct from high school Anoth- CT from posing for photographs. Sini- : lar histories. dozens of them, can be cited
 You Do Not Need Training
 The best motion pictures are not acted, they are lived Acting as is commonly understood is out of place in pictures. Personality counts most just be yourself in front of the cam era and actor can do more There is little to memorze and no audi ence to face. In producing our play the little tricks of position and make up will be taught by the director at the Essanay studio.
 No long waiting or striving Ii starts with a snap and will be over be- fore you know it, and the leading lady and four others will soon be packing lip for their trip to Chicago and the EssanaY studio. accompanied by a chaperon selected by the leading lady. Sc decide now to get in. Talk it over with your friends. Get together and plan today Nominate yourself or a friend on the coupon printed in this issue and bring if or send it to The Age Herald office without delay.
 Free votes will be the means by which the winners will be decided and they may be obtained in two ways-one by clipping the coupon votes from each Issue Of The Age Herald and the other by subscription payments. Candidates may secure the aid of their friends by asking them to save their coupon votes and also by securing their subscrip- tons. which will allow them votes ac- cordine to the amount paid (see table ol votesD Every friend of this pa per is invited to nominate a candidate We reserve the right. however. to linn it the number of candidates who may enter. as only limited number will he accepted Those who enter early will have the best chance to be ac- cepted as candidates.
 Copyrighted. 1915. in the cepyright office of the United States. by Wayn, T.. Bird of the Newspaper Featur, Film Co. Chicago)
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