The Washington times., 1915-05-05
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Pickford Family to
Be the Dre7vS and
BdrrynoreS Of
the Screen?

What the Drews and the Barry
mores and the Jeffersons are to the
stage the Pickford family bids fair
to become I'm the ph.toplay. Mary
Pickford has been the particular star
of the screen almost ever since there
was screen. And that doesn't mean
such a very long time, either. be-
cause Miss Pickiord is just twenty
one years old.
However she started in when she
was fifteen years old Not so many
days ago picture was exhibited In
Washington featuring a Lottie Pick
ford and people were Informed that
Lottie was Mary's sister. little
later there came picture with Jack
Pickford, who was presented as
Mary's brother.
New that all the Pickford family
has been placed before the public.
stars are to be made of them-at
least a star Is now being made of
Lottie, who has had quite as long
stage and motion picture experience
as Mary. Lottie Pickfords star has
heretofore been a bit eclipsed by the
work of her older sister. But she Is
coming into her own as real lead
ing lady. She has been satisfied to
wait. She has never been bit jeal-
GUS of Mary, she declares.
Her style is entirely different than
her famous sister 8, she declares. AS
the star in The Diamond in the
Sky" the new American serial film
novel. Miss Pickford is to have the
opportunity to create big part. 1t
was this that drew the attention or
the editors of the Photoplay Maga-
zine to her and in the June number
Of tha; periodical she tells a great
deal about herself. and. incidentally.
about the family. Among other
things she relates:
Daddy died when Jack was lit
tie baby. Mary and l were not
much more. as Jack is only two
years younger than |: my debut on
the stage was made at the age OF
three years. or course, l could tell
you all about 1t. and what my sensa-
tions were. except that / don't re-
member a thing do know. however.
that mamma had no cinch making
both ends meet and keeping three
youngsters in clothing that would
meet the approval of Anthony Com
stock.
lots of times. and mine Is about the
same. Usually when Mary had
good part, understudied her both
ways from Little Eva.
"All of us were with Chauncey
Olcott for three years. and l had
nv first chance as understudy for
Mary in The Fatal Wedding and
made good. l had a dandy part in
nv last year with Mr.. Olcott, play
Ing Sheilah in Ragged Robin and
at that time | got perfectly SPLENDID
notices. quite eclipsing Mary.
only mention that because l really
had 1t on her then.
~ went into pictures at the same
time Mary did, about six years ago.
NY first part was that OF the Cardi-
nails page in The Cardinals Snuff
Box 1t was with the Biogreph
cause / appeared throughout the
thousand feet OF It. Since that time
I have been with the Independents,
Pathe. Vitagraph, Kalem. and Fa-
nous Players. but I do not believe
will ever enjoy anything so much
as those first child parts.
Last January | came out to Cali
fornia with Mary and the Famous
. PLAYERS like the work in Los
Angeles. but | knew there was no
chance of getting very far with that
company so long as they were fea-
time is enough for any company TO
feature; so the offer from the Amer
ican at Santa Barbara received ready
consideration.
eve have already turned out sew
eral episodes. although they will
not be known as episodes or any
thing like that. AS understand II:
The Diamond from the Sky will
be the screening Of a complete mys-
terry novel. and It will take thirty
five weeks to finish IS. SO far they
have not told us much about 1t. I
guess they want us to help the
public do the guessing. as they just
carry us along from chapter to chap
ter.
lone reason whv I was so eager to
take this offer was because
thought there would be a chance to
do stunts like riding a motorcycle
on a wild chase or taking an aero
plane flight, or high dives. But
mamma says nothing doing on the
stunts"