The Washington times., 1916-02-09
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAYERS
Is the BeSt
ExerciSefor Women
Is the Opinion Of
Fair Film Star
Bv GARDNER MACK.

The cycle Of nymph. dramas-wooJ
and water-has not yet been com
pleted. Annette Ke,lerman and
host OF associates. the pay rolls for
whom have. declares an enterprising
press agent, saved Bermuda from
bankruptcy. are still in the southern
seas making mermaid pictures In
schools and shoals for the Fox com
pany. Marie Doro has just finish
ed a wood nymph picture in Califor-
MIA that Is being released on the
Triangle program, and now comes
the Universal with bid for some
OF the popular favor for Nenuses and
mermaids and such with feature
called "Undine." named for the
lady Of teary memory.
"Undine" is made rather interest
ing by the fact that Ida Schnull is
the principal figure in the piece -
speaking literally and fGuratively.
And Miss SChna!l is particularly in
teresting. as she might class as the
champion all-around woman athlete
in the world. Not only has she iiS-
ured as a swimmer and high liver
fiocks of people ir thCaters and SUM
mer resorts, but she Is likewise Il
baseball player. having played en-
the New orK women's baseball
team of some seasons back, and
made quite name for herself as a
pitcher.
Miss Schnall hns been an ardent
advocate of baseball for women as a
health measure. Since entering the
nf
tainment. however. she has ABOUT
come to the conclusion that SWIM
ming offers the finest sort of eX-
ercise.
for women that know Miss
Schnell declares. Not only will 1t
do more to dcvelop the figure than
grace and health.
I'm the nrst place. must 2ay that
i have been % athlete all my life,
30 that while l have not had any
broken-down nerves to rehahilitate,
still l have been able to advise
help themselves. Results justify my
saying every woman should be a
swimmer. and to this sport / believe
that 1 owe the good health which l
have always enjoyed.
"Of all persons, the one whose APP
pearance is the mot unfortunate is
the ungainly woman who does no.
know how to carry herself. How
often we see woman who moves
as II her feet were wooden and all
her joints stiff. This is readily over
come by practice in the position
taken preparatory to leaping from
the springboard for dive.
I'm preparing to dive. ono first
plants the feet firmly and then rises
10 tiptoe, the hands stretched above
the head. This ctrengthenS the mis-
cles of the limbs and hack.
Her step becomes srrinRY, 80 that
Ehe moves lightly across the floor in
stead OF numbering.
FLOATING on the water will de-
velop graceful lines OF the neck and
arms. To float one must lie fat on
the back, hands kehind the head.
and lungs full. This position throws
the shoulders back and develops the
lungs and chest. by enlarging the
lung capacity ono builds up a safe
guard against colds.
"All this creates appetite. takes
away that tired feelings and gives
women the appearance of repfect
health. so highly to be prized.
have known many women who are
afflicted by digestive troubles who
have been cured by an hours swim
ming each day for a couple of
months.
women lack persistence. u they trv
= thing n few times and do not feel
an Improvement at once they give
up tn" prescription and fall back
into their old habits. IT. on the
other hand. they would only persist
for a few weeks, certain improve
Inent would take place" g. N.