Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
ANIMALS CAUSE
ACTRESSES TROUBLE
Vitagraph Stars Scrap Over
Pets-What the Film
Stars Do

There is considerable rivalry between
Julia Swayne Gordon and Rose Tapley
both prominent Vitagraph players, as to
who will have the most extensive me-
nagerie. Miss Tapley's collection of ami
mails Is the most important at present,
not because of the ferociousness of her
animals, but because her family is nu-
merically stronger than Miss Gordon's.
Cats and tame toads seem to be the pets
favored by both the film stars as they
appear prominently in both menageries.
Miss Tapley is the owner of chickens a
squirrel, dog, a cat, three canary birds
and tame toad, while Miss Gordon
claims two alligators, tame toad 4 cat
from India and two parrots as her
especial pets. The rivalry has become so
Keen the two players have adopted the
e&pedient of having their friends make
inquiries as TO any additions, and when
new member is added by one, the other
Immediately goes over reserved list of
possible four-footed or feathered animals
lhat She can safely add and there ap-
pears new member in the Tapley or
Gordon animal family. Their fellow
players are watching with interest and
considerable amusement the outcome of
thelr EFFORTS. and some of them say they
wouldn't be surprised TO see one of the
contestants walking into the studio ward
Ieadlng an elephant or giraffe on the
end of 4 chain
Geraldine Farrar and Lou TelIegen. who
are now appearing in Paramount Pic
lures produced by the Lasky Feature
RAY company, and whose engagement
mas been announced and denied in New
iorh' were friends for 4 number of years
prior to their meeting at the I.asky
stuuIos at Los Angeles during the MAX
liG Oh carmen and The Explorer"
1heir friendship is said to have be-
come stronger through a little incident
during the filming of Carmen. +" in which
Miss Farrar is the star TeIlegen. who
was an odd spectator during the various
scenes or the opera film" in the final
scene where Carmen is stabbed bv Don
jose Miss Farrar put more realism into
the scene than anybody about the studio
mad anticipated. Tellegen, a few feet
away, was all absorbed in the final
tragedy. and noting that Miss Farrar
failed to make the cue of "CO" and
arise. concluded that she had been really
INJURED as she had always demanded that
the various weapons used in the play be
of real keenly sharpened steel
somewhat excited TelleEen rushed past
number of people over to the arena
and gates in front OF which Miss Farrar
lay and picked her up. AS he started to
carry her away. Miss Farrar was heard
to say: This is better than walking 10
my dressing room"
There are lots of versatile actors who
double in many roles. but John Powers.
newcomer on the screen, has the dis
tinction of not only being motion-picture
artist of no mean ability, but he is also
valet to the eminent screen artist Francis
y. Bushman. John has been in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Bushman for some time as
valet, but secretly he has nursed an am
bition to apear with his master. He was
given that oportunity recently, when he
made his debut with Mr.. Bushman and
Beverly Bayne in the five-part feature,
"Penninston's Choice" on the Metro pro-
gram. He is seen in the role of a Cana
dian woodsman. and he participates in
several important scenes.