The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-07-08
Collaboration For
a Picture Play
It Leads to Something More
Real Than Photographs
BY 2. A. Mitchell


have conner
And why. may ask, are you glad
that l have Gomez" The gentleman's
eyes lighted with pride and pleasure.
Because have use for you. You're
just the person in all the world l have
wished for this morning"
Mr.. Fielding's countenance fell. But
Miss Meriweather was so eager, so vi
vacious, so evidently absorbed In a
dominant idea. that at heart he was
not troubled Nevertheless he said
half reproachfully:
Il am disappointed. hoped your
pleasure at my coming was disinter-
ested."
Don't be silly. 1 have received an
important proposition"
SHOW me the man that l may kill
him."
"You mean thank him | anticipate
no end Of pleasure from the opportuni-
ty he has given me-"
"And no end of pain"
There you go again. Now listen to
me. 1t has been proposed to us-any
of US here at Wildwood-to make a
scenario for picture play, be the per-
formers If We like, our house and
grounds to be used for the scenes
Now you know why l am so glad you
have come. 1t is because you are a
literary man and can make the scena-
RIO"
you mean an apology for a scenario.
Well, I'll do the best l can for you
that Is, I'll help you to construct the
scenario. With such a palatial house
and grounds, we must make it q high
grade society play. l must look up a
theme"
II can't wait for you to look up a
theme l wish to begin right off,"
Suppose we take for our motif a
runaway match?"
1.-The very thingv'
ITS not new. but picture plays are
more dependent upon the scenery, the
attractiveness of the actors and &C
tresses and all that than the novelty
of the theme. With this residence
grounds and. above all, your own sweet
self for the heroine, any sort of PLAY
must be success"
, Just think-to be heroine" Ant
} she clapped her hands gleefully.
ITO begin" continued Mr. Fielding
3 you. being the leading LADY,
"You mean the heroine"
| hoi, m xryo'n coll
Sophia Waterman"
"My favorite name for heroine
| Constance Maltrayers."
: Every well, you are Constance MAJ
t trayers. in love with-whom shall W
have you in love withT
: DO you mean really in love with O
8 only for the playY
For the play. Of course"
= "You know so much more abou
e stage matters than any Of the rest @
y us that | think you had better take tn
d part yourself"
: This was said haltingly and wit
" eyes bent on the floor.
e 1--WE will not. of course, use our ow
s names. must have another. Ho'
s would Enoch Rogers dol"
1T wouldn't do at all. like How
q ard Mortimer much better"
+ Howard Mortimer 1t is. Howar
a. Mortimer. being in love with Constan'
" Maltravers and her father being
% grim curmudgeon"-
SIS 1t necessary to make papa that
n "Oh, no, He may simply wish II
n you to marry prominent polidc1a
Ia who. though younger than himself.
To his intimate friend"
Miss Meriweather looked up at M
Fielding with an expression he unde
- stood, though another would not nav
- And who is to play that partY' 81
asked. after long pause.
4. 1.-THE gentleman him l mean
n Cogswell. perhaps. might
- "Mr. Cogswell would do no su
thing-that is, If the heroine Is to ms
:. nv Howard Mortimer"
- II never thought of that. We mt
n find some one else"
:" perhaps can persuade Mr.. Cos
well to take the part"
- "And give place 10 Mor1nner AZ
. end of the playr
u ST don't know. Is that necessary
Mr.. Fielding smiled.
ne "Why couldn't that be left till Il
OPP asked Miss Meriweather.
lr- al was not aware" replied
es Fielding, with a slight hauteur, III
nd woman who is so deeply In love u
she is about to defy her parents by II
a ming away with man would have a
as doubt as to what man she intenos
run away with"
TO "Mightn't she change her mlnu
Ill., the last minuteY
let .4That is a feature of realism "n
We would be difficult to work into
ng NAV. considering the theme. 1t wo
be incongruous."
lin 81 suppose we will have to leave
ng Cogswen out"
ad "Whom would you put In his plac'
me mack Gregory would play the p
he well II he could be induced 70