Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22


photographed the beach. then marched into
the water After that took our places on
the pole and sat there. swinging our legs and
Mrs. Angry Wife comes along and makes
svipe at u.s. and we all go over backwards We
rehearsed this six times before we got it right
and altogether. that day. we worked in twenty
one scenes, and tired at night.
Along about this time moved from the lit
tie hall room, and had dreadful experience.
but l will pass this until later. because
there is much in the episode about Myra's
sweetheart that must be told. Other things be-
fell us after the bathing picture.
We put the $40 in account and felt
quite rich again, in experience, If not in cash.
And then we visited every studio within reach
of New York. and day ment the
star of the strike picture. and she told us about
company that was going to make back to
nature nlm and would need fifty girls.
We were at the office on West Fortieth street
bright and early next day. and about
zoo other hope hunters. We took places In
the line and inched UP slowly. 1t looked
though we would never get to the desk. but
got little closer that than
half of those that did get there were not signed.
Two of them passed their way out.
Its undraped stuff" OF them said.
None of that for mine
1 looked at Myra and put foot out Of the
line. but she pulled me back.
Wen stick. KID she said. That sister
who just passed IS not afflicted with modesty
half as much as with string-bean shape"
We stuck. but when got to the desk the
man who doing the engaging turned to the
one who wrote the names and said. in ques-
tioning voice:
II guess that'n be,about ALL" Then he looked
at us and shook his head.
81 am sorry" said. Then. with lying
tone to my voice. added: Miss Chandler said
she could get on"
That turned the trick for us.
Guess We can use two more" he said. and
wes on.
That picture! We went over in New Jersey
in automobiles-forty of US. extras and the
regular company.
The story was about a man who read. mytho-
logical literature and dreams that he is back
in the days when nymphs and satyrs roamed
the woods GODS IA the great god Pan was dom
The producers had found farmer who
owned a big barn that was near the woods
where the scenes were staged. This barn they
rented for a dressing-or rather undressing
a vengeance.
There three costume women with the
outfit. who made the things to
almost fit Some of the girls hlmy,
gauzy stuff. like wood nymphs are pictured as
wearing in company. and others furs.
1t was very preposterous. and did not con-
was good comedy. Myra and / in the fur
squad. 1 wore a skin of kind that
strongly suspect of having been floor rug
marked with leopard spots here and there This
Game to my knees and left both arms
shoulder bare.
Myra looked like q heroic cave woman in
robe of bison that had been cured with head
and horns on. She had her hair down her back.
and the buffalo head f1xed that 1t stuck out
from beneath her shoulders In the back She
was sight.
We all wore heshinRs under our costumes but
legs "au natural from the knees
down, and we were all barefooted and got our
selves scratched up something terrible by the
briars and twigs in the woods
want to say here that there was nothing
immodest indecent in that picture, or In the
o IL. e uir
ing the professionals. three of whom had hus-
bands among the actors. The men, to whom
the whole thing was but incident of the
days work, were most gentlemany. and al
though number of 'towners'' from a nearby
village came to the picture being made,
they were not allowed to stay. Even the men
who drove the automobiles were sent away be-
fore the company costumed.
1t was not half as bad hundreds Of operas
and musical comedies. where actresses and
chorus girls clothed much less sparingiy than
were, face thousands of people armed with
opera glasses under fierce spot lights There
would have felt tmid and ashamed but in
the woods it was good fun. with no thought Of
evil.
We roamed about In the woods and fetcd and
waited the comedian. who dreamed he was
living back in the days of old. much to his dis
gust. He liked the woods and the nymphs all
right. but Insisted feeding him ber-
ries and uncooked fish and fowls
They had two rabbits a box, one of which
turned loose and girl shown chasing it
OF course. they figured the rabbit getting
away. but the nyInph was supposed to catch It.
and the next scene was to show her with the
other rabbit In her hand.
Myra was chosen for this work. and she made
the hit of her young hfe-she caught the rab-
bitl
The bunny scooted through the woods at q
great rate. and Myra heller SHELTER after II.
AS they were out of camera range there
was need for her running farther but she
kept on, and when the cottontail hid under a
log she dived in with her hands and hauled
him out and came marching back IN triumph.
Here is q tip from Myra to rabbit catchers:
Never try to catch rabbit by the front feet.
they scratch something awful. but hold them by
the hind legs and they are helpless
The director was vastly pleased with Myra
OF course, the camera was not there when she
caught the rabbit, but they moved to the
spot, the bunny was allowed to go In the hole
and Myra came charging into the and
made her catch again and got 1t In the picture
then It was offered to MIR. Dreamer for his din