Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-18
"OUT OF THE
MOUTHS OF BABES"
A Small Girls Idea of Hero and
Villain in Magical
Movieland.

John Cossar. Essanay actor, who takes
the leading role in THE Laws Decree"
met his little daughter just after he fin
fshed the fight scene with Ernest Maui
pain, in which he sustained a sprained
hand and various other injuries Miss
Cossar, who is years old, took in the
sight of her father in awed silence Cos
sar' usually immaculate, was very badly
disarranged. His collar was ripped open
and hung by one button. his shirt was
torn and his trousers were covered with
dirt.
What part were you playin' in the
picture. daddy?" asked the little maid.
81 am the hero. dear" said Mr.. Cossar.
More silence. Then:
Well, daddy. if you were the hero. the
villain must be an awful big man."
Sessue Hayakawa, Japan's most famous
dramatic artist, who is appearing promi-
nently in the support of Fannie Ward.
in The Cheat" was the first actor
to introduce the modern drama into
Japan. Mr.. Hayakawa came to this
country number of years ago, and
studied literature and drama at the
Chicago University. He then translated
many of the modern American plays. as
well as the classics, into Japanese. He
returned to Japan and has the distinc-
appear in Shakespeare and Ibsen plays
on the island. MIR. Hayakawa has now
a play on foot to organize, after the
war, an all-star japanese dramatic ccm-
pany. with which to tour the world to
show the different countries how Japan
has advanced in the dramatic art.
E. Fl. Calvert, Essanay director has
returned from n three weeks hunting and
HcbfD0 riT in fha nya rITS Nd 10, hor
work on a mutipe-reel feature. "A
Daughter of the City" The party camped
a hundred miles from the nearest rail-
road. Mr.. Calvert killed many ducks, as
well as other game. He made a record
of bringing down every duck he shot at.
Richard C. Travers, leading man, recently
returned from three weeks vacation in
Georgian Bay, Canada, where he lived
In the open. Trayers caught q fish. all
lake trout. the smallest of which weighed
six pounds and the largest AZ pounds. He
distributed the fish among his friends at
the studio.
Naomi Childers, one of the vitagraph
stars, has acquired the goldfish habit.
Every available space in her home is
occupied by a globe containing varieties
Of the little carp from almost every por-
ton of the globe where the fish breed.
Specimens from China of n dull olive hue,
Garioaldis from California, gold-hued fish
and those that are tinged with silver by
crossing go to make up Miss Childers'
fast growing family. So enthusiastic is
the Vitagraph star over this interesting
fad che has applied for membership in
the American Association of Goldfish
Fanciers, and on confirmation OF her ac-
ceptance as a member intends exhibiting
a rare specimen of the Shubunkin at the
first meeting.
Louise Fazenda the Keystone come
denne. who is under the direction of Dick
Jones. mas just returned from a quiet
visit to the San Francisco Exposition.
accompanied by her mother. Miss Fa-
zenda was brought to Los Angeles by her
parents when she was six months old. |
She says that this is the longest trip
Bhe has ever taken and that 1t was the
irst time in her life she slept in rail-
road berth.