The Washington times., 1916-10-13
Hence Film and Stage Stars
Give Themselves Names
| That Shine Well.
SMITH BECAME PIcKFoRD
Other Actors and Actresses Who
Sign Checks and Photo
craps Differently.

While II Is generally agreed IN IN.
amusement business that Shakes
peare knew what he was thinking
about when he wrote the little piece
soout q rose smelling as sweet under
any name. u N q matter Of fact that
the motion picture profession doesn't
follow out the bard's idea In the
names Of its stars.
It IL hardly possible mat Madss
Smith would shine out with much
dependence in electric iights over q
photoplay theater. There doesn't
seem to be the proper touch Of
romance about the name. But Mary
ffckford. who was christened Madge
whom she was born into the Smith
family q bit more than two decades
ago. does look good as an incandes-
can't drawing card-hence, II 10 used.
Mary Pickford was Madge Smith up
to the time she entered the motion
picture business. She appeared In
the theater under that name a. q
The real names Of some Of the
other screen stars appear odd.
There seems to be every reason. IN
the cause Of euphony, for PHILIPPE
Won der Butt. Of st. Louis. 10 call
himself Edwin August when he be-
csme q picture star. Also Il appears
20 be reasonable for Hazel Tout 20
prefer having her title given on the
billboards as Hazel Dawn. In the
Same way, Ethel Blum can be for
given for becoming Ethel Clayton In
her motion picture casts.
Blythe Becomes Barrymore.
Marie Rogers wouldn't mean q
thing TO the patrons OF the pictures
IN washington who have seen Marie
Doro IN her several screen plays and
her many stage plays. And yet
Rogers Is the name that was signed
to the fair actress birth certificate.
The name Blythe would be quite as
temporary political literature II the
late Maurice Barrymore had been
satisfied with It But he wasn't.
And so when he became an actor
he didn't mention Blythe. his legal
cognomen. and became Barrymore
on the three sheets. Therefore mis-
sons and daughter-Jack. Ethel, and
Lionel-are also Barrymore on the
three sheets, although the two men
sign Blythe to all their checks.
In the same manner Helen Remer
became Helen Ware, and Ethel
Burke was transformed into Billie
Burke. In the case OF Miss Burke.
however, the name was adopted to
perpetuate the name Of her father.
one of the greatest eccentric come
diansi,and circus clowns Of his day.
Elsie Janis sounds SO much moro
artistic. than Elsie Bterbower that
die change Of oneSfor the other In
Mary Warren did not ring az
L. ~ n
Margaret Anglin and Herbert Lamb
isn't anywhere nears as famous as
Herbert Kelcey has become. William
Hopper doesn't mean anything TO the
admirers of the well-known DeWolf
but the banks recognize II. Like
wise paying tellers know az William
Flynn the young man who figures on
programs as William Courtleigh. 1r.
Robert Hudson means considerably
less than Robert Mantell, but Mantell
10 derived from Hudson.
From Koerber to Dressler.
Leila Koerber would hardly get a
laugh. Transform Il into Marie
Dressler and It makes theater pa
irons smile to even hear 1t. Vernon
Castle IN another member Of the
Blythe family, though not related
to the Barrymore-B lythes. who pre-
ferred to be the architect OF his own
cognomen and erected the structure
, nnans, in an aeroplane, and at the
Same time devising new dances for
New York cabarets. Nine. Nazi-
nova, who has Just begun career
as a screen star. was ALA Nosinoff
when she left her happy home to
become a great actress.
Among other noted stars who
have adopted stage names might be
mentioned John Mason. Equitable.
whose name is Hill Belcher: Arthur
H. Ash Is known in World pictures
as Arthur Ashley: Templer William
Edward Edeveian Ia none other
than Templer SAKE. Of Vitagraph;
several Pathe comedies, but he was
advertised as Richard earle; Seena
owen, of Fine Arts. Is none other
than siRna Auen. and Mile. Ottawa,