The Washington herald., 1916-11-18

Mamie Jones is the little milliner who
gave up a position Of eighteen dollars a
week to become a moving picture actress.
Just because she had been told she was
too pretty a girl to be earning such a
ridiculous salary.
Thoughtlessly many successful moving
picture actresses have remarked to pret-
ty young girls. You would look very
well on the screen" Their words are
which please. But soon they forget their
honeyed words and do not realize what
harm they have done. For most girls
take this very seriously.
Such was the case with Mamie Jones.
A star had promised much and Mamie
had given up her position with very lit
tie money in the bank to tide her over
the weeks until she found her new work
profitable. The star had made an ap-
you to the manager" she promised gar
rulously.
But when Mamie went to the studio,
she discovered to her disappointment that
the star had left for Florida and would
not return for four or five weeks.
Days passed by-days Of travelling from
one studio to another.
I am a fsiend OF Miss So-and-So," she
wc"'d tell the casting director He would
lille as he answered, IF you have had
no experience, what good do you think
that will do your"
After two weeks of a fruitIess search
Tor work. Mamie lied to the casting
director of one of the large producing
companies. She told him she had had
some experience, naming several COM
panies she claimed 10 nave worked
Tor. The casting director believed
her. for there are few who have not
learned that such lies get them into
more dificulty than telling the truth.
Let me have your photograph. ad-
oress and telephone number" he told
her. and If we need you 1 will send
for you"
TWO days later she received a tele-
phone message to come to the studio.
One OF the directors is confident you
are the ideal type for a part in his
picture" they told her. TT is q
small but very dramatic role. Be
mere at the studio tomorrow at 9
o'clock with your makeup box. As
1t Is period picture. we will supply
your costume
That night Mamie Jones scarcely
closed her eyes in sleep, but lay
feverishly. The lie she had told the
casting director was heavy upon her
conscience. In the first place. she
mad no idea what a makeup box meant
and In the second place, with no pre-
vious experience before a camera, she
hadn't the slightest idea of how pic
lures were taken.
But for ten days the landlord had
threatened them that he would have
to put them out IL the rent was not
paid. For five days her mother had
been Ill with worry, and for two days
there had been scarcely enough to
eat in the house.
So before nine o'clock she was at
the studio. trusting to luck that one
OF the girls would help her solve the
nrst terrible problem of makeup. As
signed to a dressing-room, she found
herself In the company of hve or six
other girls.
"Oh, my" she exclaimed breathlessly,
Il have forgotten my makeup box"
Two OF the girls turned around solicit
ously.
We will help you out" they replied.
50 far her scheme had worked beauti-
fully. For a few minutes she battled
with the grease paint, and then, to the
girl who seemed most friendly, she con-
fessed she was new to the game The
other girl. feeling her superiority, did not
tell Mamie she, too. was a newcomer, but
eager to show her knowledge of this glim-
mering, glamorous picture world. assisted
Mamie the process of makeup.
II was all wrong When the director