Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-13
Journeys With
Photo Players

While Constance Collier was acting in
a snow scene recently her breath and the
breath Of her supporters could plainly be
SEEN and as the camera sees more than
the human eve they enacted their
scenes with lip movements only while
they held their breaths. This was In
southern California, too
r. r. Clinton, formerly with the GEN
ersl Film company, has gone 10 johannes
burg. where he will become superintend-
emit Of studios for the African Film trust.
Bessie Hyton. n popular star. is proud
Of the fact that she began her career as
an extra gisl. This shows that there
is some chance for an extra 20 make
good. II requires talent though.
That Theda Bara isn't Vampire at all.
but really. truly human.
Was proved when she broke down and
swooned
Just like an ordinary woman:
I so when we see her on the screen
| Sinister. IN those roles santanic
Wen know a mouse might pounce upon
And throw her in an awful panic.
Frank Smith, who suffered from blood
poisoning from having his foot caught in
bear trap. Is now able to be w and
about again.
Claire whitaey. starred in The Ruling
Passion" aspired when a child to be
nurse. She was always doctoring or
caring for the neighbor's children After
entering upon her stage career she lost
her interest in nursing and became Just
as fixed In her determination TO succeed
as an actress. She has.
Violet Mersereau IL a skating fiend. ~ the
word Is not too vulgar 10 use for such a
little star. But. nevertheless. she does
enjoy skating and sometimes begrudges
long working hours which prevent her en-.
Toying her cold weather pastine. Recently
she skipped out 20 the pond back OF the
studio and started skating. She ventured
too far and the fee broke. She skidded out
on her stomach and crawied through the
window Of her dressing room 20 keep
from letting the company have the
laugh on her.
Tom Chatterton. producing and acting
/ LOT inc AInoIlCHu tuItlbHHF. ~ etuutH AlAA :
bara, had a birthday on February ~. Tom
says that ne reekons three famous men
were born on that day: President Iin-
coin. Harry Thaw and Tom chatterton,
He comedies that Lincoln X the greatest
OF the three and viii not split hairs on
this question: he does not consider that
splitting hairs 10 as historical as split
ting rails. Tom intended TO celebrate the
day by his usual twelve-hour stretch.
Henry b. Walthall writes a friend in
lI4os Angeles that he likes living In Chi
cago (New York and Los Angeles please
Ioopy except when the little 10 below zero
Hephyrs begin to blow-o-o). Henry u UNI
fashionahly honest in his statement; he
should have written that he put up with
Chicago. but sighed for dear old New
York or the sunshine of dear Los An
geles. If Waithail insists upon this UNI
CLASSY truthfuiness. there are one or
two leading Juveniles who will be Obliged
70 avoid him. docherno
william. Garwood. In a newspaper chat
recently. acknowledged that he likes d.
recting almost a. we'll as he does acting.
At the same time he says he can 80
directing any time he IL through acting.
This n no idle boast either for he was
producing for the big " for some months
In New York and made number OF highly
successful pictures. too. He took his own
leads a. a ruia and had pretty viole;
Mersereau as his leading lady.
Dave Smith. brother OF one OF the own.
ers OF the vitagraph company Is show.
Ing a great deal OF versatility these days
When last seen he was suitably made M
and impersonating q sick .aan In one Of
the seenes In Bill Wolbert's curren,
photoplay. Now and then he directs Z
comedy for the vitagraph and he alss
: takes charge OF the books OF the com,
4 pany Dave Smith Is one Of the quletes
> men In the movie game and everyone &
: his friend.
;. Grace cunard. having completed all tn,
= work which Yves held over for her re
turn from the hospital. e now taking
n short rest before getting back into har
/. ness. She attends the studio each da,
! and says she cannot keep away from 4
!, and Is preparing for some scenarios 70
I, the immediate future. Her friends ar
- hoping she has seen the last OF her sick
ness; she has had quite bad time o
late.
y Anna Little who had the lead Il
"ouagniire" az the American studios
not at all sorry that that photopiay /
completed. In Il she had TO sink int
= the quicksands and be rescued by Her
] Tom Chatterton. Anna says she was no
dismayed or frightened at the ordeal
sn but she objected only because It wa
st such a ''mussy' affair and she had /
A. stand and have a still picture taken Will
IT. she was muddy and shiyering Sh
u recommends quiokssnd pietures-for 9th
~ ers.
80 In the photoplay IN which Enid Marke
pt stars at Incevilae. the director made us
OF OF the severe storm which broke owe
10 southern California. In the streal
on which runs through melville. swollen +,
ed several times It's ordinary sise. seems
ID were taken In which a submarine plays
M an important part. Miss Marley al
All some delightful work as usual.
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