The Washington times., 1916-01-28
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAYERS
Actress Relates How
She Discovered Why
They Were Called
Moving Pictures
BY GARDNER MACK.

The reason they call them moving
pictures Is because everybody con-
nected with them is always on the
move!
The definition Is Rose Melville's.
Miss Melville has just completed the
flrst OF series OF Sis Hopkins"
photoplays she has consented to pre-
sent for the benefit of screen patrons
who have never seen the original
sis" And Miss Melville is nurs-
ing sundry bruises and sore spots
awaiting the beginning of the sec
ond picture for the Kalem company.
She is interested in motion pictures
a whole lot. she declares in let
ter to a friend regarding her ex-
pcriences.
d The first week is over and the
Nrst picture Is made" she writes
And right now let me tell you that
the Hazards Of Helen" girl cannot
snow me anything now in the way
OF bruises and sore muscles!
knocked my nose against something
was too busy to find out just what
1t was-and have a bruised lip and
am sore all over from crawling from
one room into another and running
a! get through with pictures l plan
TO take up athletic cometition, with
obstacle races my speciality.
when they named them moving
pictures they were right. The ac-
cent Is strongly on the move for
haven't been stationary for sixty
successive seconds since the camera
was first set up. Now know why
so many stage stars have jumped at
opportunities to take up motion pic
lures work. The screen Is the great
est weiSht-reducer ever invented for
players who find their sylph-like
proportions threatened by an excess
or cmbonpofnt. l feel sure that
must nave lost ten pounds already.
The first day out doors found me
more thoroughly frightened than
was on the night when I first stem
pea from the wings to face a Broad
way audience. Just think of walk
ing across the main thoroushfare OF
me thriving city of. jacksonville in
crowd. l imagine they thought the
circus had come to town. l can as
sure you | felt like the greatest
show on earth
with 1t all-and without the ten
pounds must say that l am in
iSVe with motion picture work. II
the picture audiences get as many
laughs out of my actions on tho
screen as ! do at my own expense
IN the quiet of my dressing room
We are going to get along together
IKE old friends. | know I am en-
1oylng the. wo:N for | am really
anxious to have the next picture
start
The screen offers such Unlimited
scope for your efforts to please thrt
1t makes the stage feel ike a Punch
and Judy show in compa rison.
why. there wont be a stage in the
world big enough TO hold me when
| get through acting for the pic B.,
ture camera. This frnedom Of
working on stage IT, AZ has no
limits has gone to my head"
Augustus Phillips. late Edison star
and director. has, joineI Universal.
Manager Julius Stern aas assigned
him to strong part in why Mrs.
Kentworth Liel," which Director
Matt Moore is producing and also
appearing in making two directors
In the acting cast Of one picture.
The World Film Corporation has
obtained the services Cf House
Peters as the star for ,Ec next pie.
ture to be made at the Paragon
studio in Fort Lee, y. J. Mr.;
Peters will appear in 4 flVe-reel
drama written by hrthur Stringer,
an author we'll known for his dra
matte scenarios. The picture is on
titled "rhc Hand of Peril" and
the series of adventures which MI.
Stringer puts his hero through are
said to be unique in character.
Edna May has completed her first.
and L Is said her last. engagement
as a picture actress in Paris. 70"
which she has received 100000 she
Is by no means enamoreG of the
work of a picture actres?. and only
the offer of such n large sum. which
she is giving to Fed Cross and other
charities, tempted her.