The Washington times., 1916-02-03
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Edith Storey is Not,
And Yet She Is, a
Toe Dancer; This
Tells Why

Edith Storey ia not n toe dancer
That Is response to All anxious
inquirer who wrote 10 the photoTiay
editor of Tho Times to know whetb-
or or not the motion picture star
had bccE connected wiih the duncins
lrofessicn IN some previous thcat-
rical incarnation. And yet,
Edith Storey rs n toe dancer
ibis Is n response 10 Thr query
that would raturally be asked. fol.
ewing the answer to the first one,
by persons who saw Miss Storey ir
one CT he" latest Picture play. And
as the two Queries open up n b.t OF
interesting facts connected with tho
Production CT motion pictdres. the
answers arc given in Just this way.
I'll" explanation OF why Miss Storey
is not | toe donCcI and at the same
time really Is toe dancer Ii very
simple and explains quite Il lot of
things one secs III him plpvs.
Edith Storey is one of the really
conscientious workers IN the ranks
OF the hotoriny"is ard endeavor3
to maxi her plays as real as rossi-
bic. When she was given the manu-
llay in question, sne found that she
must aIpeat as II zoe dancer Miss
storey had rot W 10 that time. the
sliyhtcst idea what the emotions OF a
toe dancer would he under any con
ditions. ard tn determine Just h)N
knc could lest give the part real
Interpretation, sue managed - lind
TINE to study toe dancing from Cnc
Of the best known practitioners Of
the art.
All Miss Storey really needed of
practical toe dancing for the picture
was enough skill 10 execute one pas
seul, or whatever they call II. She
practiced this very carefully and
painfully. and arrived at the degree
or skill necessary to put II in the
scene. But what she wanted 10 do,
more than merely learn the mechani-
cal part of the work. was to get the
toe dancers view of things by learn
ing Just what sort % persons toe
dancers are. And this was what she
accomplished by her long lessons and
hard work.
Miss Storey's action empha sizes the
change that has gradually been com
Ing over the spirit OF motion picture
directors and producers Il ohdnge
for the better. Harry Myers. now a
Universal star and formerly with the
Lubin company, was N" Of the first
to sec this. Mr.. Myers WAS called
played the part OF ChiropfaCtiG
physician. He knew nothing OF the
practices OF these physicians, but h."
made II his business 10 learn all he
could of them. His work in The pic
ture was faithful repr ,'duction of n
ChirOpraCtiC's methods. and nc has
received the thanks Of the members
Of that branch of the great profess
sion of people who heal for his care
full portrayal.
Numerous instances Of the same
sort may be given to show Just how
far the photo playcrs--the thought
ful. honest photo players-go TO make
dummy or double was employed to
impersonate 4 leading man or lead
ing woman has almost passed. OF
course there arc certain dangerous
aCrobatic things that are still done
by dummies or doubNes-"stunts"
work Is required Of the actor or
actress, they prefer TO do IT them
selves.
Speaking Of real work the appear
ance of Ford Sterling in the Tri-
at the Garden Theater tho first
part OF the week. has been a rcve-
lation TO those persons who have
fallen into the habit of decryinc
this actors very real ability. As the
colored groom in th" newest OF the
sterling si"es the most conclusive
proof that he ia really an actor and
deserves a fairly high place among
the people If his profession.
AS one cf tho Or!Ginators of the
keystone kind Of comedy which is
more or less the subject OF per-
petual debate between film patrons
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