The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26

TT HIS is the great day of "The l Ne'er- Well" at the Strand l theatre. It means two crowded lhouses as this 10-part feature from the novel of Rex Beach has won the hearts of the local film fans. It is a picture that is worthy of the attention of all the enthusiasts of the movies. | l am a sign painter l want to become a screen actor, but what chance is there ] for me who knows nothing but sign writ irg? L. v w. ] Well, you've got to be something. Look at this list of only few film stars and near stars. Only few are mentioned. Hundreds more started in different ca reers: William Farnum, the sl00000 star, was the boy cornetst of Stockport, Me. Un- occasionally cornet playing can be ranked as one of the vices quite common one, l in fact.
 1 Virginia Pearson at the age of IS was the chief of the Booklovers' library, l Louisville, Ky.
 1 Warner Gland, who plays opposite Theda Bara, was professor of drama tic literature at William college; contem- porary of Prof. Brander Matthews and the late Prof. Harry Thurston Peck 1 Claire Whitney was model in Fifth avenue, New York, hat shop.
 Stuart Holmes, now debonnair villain,
 was an equally debonnair soda clerk in a Chicago drug store.
 l ] lessons for women and got a weekly
 wage of S15
 | Valeska Suratt was a miliner in Terra
 Haute, Ind, and from glance at some
 of the remarkable hats she wears in these 1 days may be suspected of designing her own millinery.
 William H. Tooker, now grave of fea- ture. was a cowboy in Arizona at the same time that George w, P. Hunt, now governor of the state. was waiter in a
 Santa Fe railroad eating house. 1 George Walsh was a baseball pitcher
 at Georgetown university.
 William E. Shay was a bank clerk ir
 Minneapolis
 l James Marcus was a comic cartoonist ! l-just how comic you would be able to l port, Ia., newspaper.
 l An Aztec city built of plaster placques
 one of the largest and most unusual ex- | teriors ever constructed at knoxville, is
 being completed this week for a feature
 in which William s. Hart will star.
 The Indians out at Inceville are re sponsible for the late sunshine. They ad-
 init it. Because of the recent rains, tho director told a number of the Injun ac- tors that unless the weather improved 1 shortly they would have to return tc | their reservation. So they decided tC | regulate the clements. On the following l night Good Voice Crow and Lone Bear the medicine men, went to their wigwams | to prepare for the ceremony. Two steers
 were sacrificed and after the feast thf weather dance was held. It lasted al Il night and the morning broke clear ant Upright, and it hasn't rained since. Huh! Well, that's what the press agent said 1 Frances Marion chief scenario editol
 for the World Film corporation, who's, 1 weekly income is now close to four fig. ures, began film work as an extra girl about a year ago.
 l Members of the William Fox company making headquarters at the Edendale studios, have formed a social club Within the past fortnight the following have taken up residence there. MT. ant 1 Mrs. William Farnum, MT. and Mrs l Henry T. Heber, MT. and Mrs. Herbert
 Louis. James Marcus, George G. Greniei 1 and NJ. Morris
 /. Charlie Chaplin will appear in one two. part comedy every month, beginning March 20, according to his contract.