Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

pehses OF the IL selected girls in every
particular are to be paid by the cor
poration and proper chaperonage pro-
yided.
ihis, then. was the proposition Miss
ruth waded into and that she stands
as good a chance as any to make the
trip to New Jersey Is evidenced bv ac-
ceptance OF her photograph and de-
scriptiye letter by the contest man
ayers. Announcement Of the favored
ones Will be made some time in March
call at the home Of Miss Corcoran,
who is a daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. NJ
/ Corcoran, 142s Fourth avenue. dis
closed her TO be an attractive Young
girl OF II happy years, full OF the Joy
Of life, healthy and sound, and not at
all mistaken, the interviewer would
say, in her notion that she could be-
come a movie actress After stating
the object OF the visit to the astonished
young lady who hadn't supposed that
anyone would be at all interested
Are you prepared, the reporter
asked in mock seriousness. TO leap
over declivity so high -----?9
Il think I'd be perfectly willing to
| try it once" laughingly replied Miss
Ruth, undaunted and showing ex-
quisite dimples, and it appears that
she is well acquainted with the re-
quirements of the movie world.
t Whether or not Miss Corcoran is
among the II photoplay ingenues isn't
going to affect her devotion to pro-
fession she long has had in mind. TAX
| Ing IL very seriously. She has been Il
patient onlooker for four years. She
knows the history of each star of any
! note and has an amazing scrap-book
collection of them in various poses,
;, artistically arranged. Cameo glimpses
| of their lives are appended and her
scrapbooks would be an entertaining
evening for most anyone.
| She was IA when she received her
| first signed photo-she has relay Of
these also-one from Norma Philips.
I She is the proud possessor Of a signed
letter from Mary Pickford who has
also written her name and Miss Ruth s
across a beautiful picture of herself
Marguerite Clark and Harold Lock
wood and Anita Stewart are other
celebrities of whom she has lovely pic
lures
| Names Her FaForites.
! Who is YOUR favorite actress?" she
was asked, and
Mary Pickford" came forth SO EN-
/ phatically it would have done the
superb Mary good to have heard it.
0f course. / like Marguerite Clark
nearly as WE'LL" modified our ambi-
tious little girl, but Mary Pickford
/ has a sweetness all her own and she
! is my ideal in every way like her
! best in character plays like Tess"
and 'Fanchon."
/ And of the actors?" and Harold
Lockwood Just as abruptly stepped
/ out of his niche in her heart. showing
that Miss Corcoran has a clean taste
in men as well as women.
Other famous players came and
| went In this little girls rapid fire de-
scription of her study Of their char
acteristics and here Miss Corcoran
struck one as being much unlike the
average girl of 17-she knows what
she is talking about She regards the
picture life as a serious profession
and commented sagely on its history
and future. Withal she is yet little
girl standing in the doorway of w0m-
anhood and these flashes of erudition,
perhaps, are simply guides.
Charmingly frank and open in man
ner, Miss Ruth possesses marked in
Idividuality. Finality is her keynote.
When she speaks it is with convic-
ton and gives one the impression the
matter is settled she is of Irish
Swedish stock. so we'll merged ii is
difficult to trace either nationality.
American compound" she aptly
suggested as the interviewer searched
for alignment. Nevertheless she is
very fond of her irish lineage and
leases her mother lovingly with her
preference. In height she is . feet
5ls inches. weighs 1870 pounds. and is
roundly girlish over taut muscles, wal
nut brown hair, plenty of it, dark
grey eyes with heavily fringed lashes
here is where Ireland scores good
teeth, with generous expressive mouth
and adorable dimples that come with
recurring smiles. Her skin is opales-
cent, tinted with the glow of health
| unmarried in texture by cosmetics. 4
| decidedly attractive young girl ant
moi a mile away in any particular
from proving good material before tht
| cameras,
There is more than a dash of cour
age in her makeup. She is fond o
horseback riding. loves ice skating anc
can drive a car. She is genuinell
sympathetic, loves animals and has
pets OF every sort from white mice Il
beautiful coach dog. The dog me