The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-24


prcciated by tn,
interested masses !.
when hi, pictures
arc scattered to all corner a. the globe.
know of one little reason which
can whisper to you all-it is because
Mr. Miller is not concerted enough even
To appreciate his OWN good looks upon
the Scrccn,' A
1t happened out in California, and
here is how we discovered it Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Liliingham and Mr. Henry
Miller came ont 10 the Famous Players
studio one afternoon and we're very
much amused at the taking OF a scene y
from Rags" Mr. Miller was so inter-
cStcd hc had 10 have everything ex-
planned 70 him from the arrangement
OF the sets to the operation OF the CAM
era
Come in here. Mr~, Miller" | i'm
plorsd him, "and Ra@e your picture
taken-juSt for fun-to see yourself
upon the screen"
Al first he thought | had said it in
Jest but after the whole company had
argued. persuaded a>id even threatened.
M Miller determined that diter all II
would be quite Jolly bit of ah2~x-
perience. O.
Come on in here and play my
screen fathers part ! asked him, wav-
ing my hand at the barroom set But
You will have to be pretty rough char
acter II YOU want to be the dad OF a girl
who goes bareiooted and wears over
allS,' ! added when | saw him look
ing from me 60 the set .c
"Oh, dear" Mr. Miller protested II
cant get used 10 this impromptu act
ing and don't think it would be quito
fair to suddenly shower me with such a
blessing as being the ta,her-cven by
proNy-oi a moving picture STARK
would much rather have YOU try TO III
into the play am appearing in at pres
ent and be little orphan, oyeralled An
ME, saving farewell to me. her guardian.
when she leaves for school"
Only the night before had seen AR,
Miller in Daddy Long Legs" and
remembered the scene he was speak
ing of II was a whimsical pathetic biz
OF acting. just as difficult Tor me, who
was by then bubbing over with COM q
edy. as it would have been or Mr..
Miller 10 have stepped into the char
acter OF our picture But ! was so de-
lighted that he was going to enter into
| the spirit of II that ] hushed my lips
and made no protest II was great fun
] To- o., p,,e
on screen makeup, and how we en-
joyed the hour following during tho
taking OF the scene
4 few days later, Mr. Miller, eager
as the Schoolboy who has been to tbs
/ photographers for the first time cams
ont to the studio and was ushered into
/ the projecting room to seen the run
ming oi the film IN which he appeared.
! At the first sight of him we all sent up
a complimentary cheer. but not az peep
from Mr ytlet until the film had run
its course. Astn he sat back-dismsyed.
Don't tell me- Ire said dejectedly
that | look anything like thatw
/ Like what we asked
Like the man on the film the public
would be introduced TO as Henry Mil.
Ter"
why. Of course YOU do" Then we
all laughed at his look OF dismay "You
hay, no idea how well you photo.
graph"
III that's photographying, we'll my
career as a moving picture star will die
right here in this projecting room. I
should never have the courage to inflict
such hopeless face upon the public"
But here Mr. Miller was wrong, al
though we could not argue him out of
1t, for really he is very handsome, and
not a bit disappointing when YOU SEQ
him in the moving pictures BW some
day one OF the producing companies
will persuade him that TO appear upon
the screen is to live forever and 10
lind new friends among the publio's
I millions
Mr. Miller fot years has been one
| OF the most beloved figures on the
| stage. and how many tears have been
shed oh. buckets and buckets when
Henry Miller mounted the ,.aiiold in
the last act of The Tale of Two
Cities"
THE Great Divide was one of his
later successes. and IN reply 10 a l,t,er
written IN TO me the other day asking
/ II knew whether Henr Miller would
appeat in pictures in The Great De
wd,," must answer that 1t has already
been done in pictures, starring Ethel
/ CLAYTON and House Peters