Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

ocntract at hand, sat hard by her eager
little face peering dubiously through a
enRparral OF chsstnut curls.
'suits u.s." said Mr.. Osborn. I'm.
Heien7"
Little Mary Sunshine came through her
ourIB and hxed her father with an eye
whose equivalent in speech would have been
rJndas r. Her little chin was agitated and
FAST prevailing on the corners OF her mouth
for sympathy.
'.'Tain't no fair" she gasped in alarming
fttle inhalations. You said-f- you
said--fff--
~oh. that's soP' Mr.. Osborn hastily aug
mented, You'll have to add 4 link-that
=. mean clause about sausages. 1 guess.
she's passionately fond of sausages and
zeya she won't play unless four per day are
ineiuded In the agreement Put them In"
The Pathe representative looked little
eurDrised. but then he once had to sign up
LILLIAN Lorraine. Certainly" he said. and
added. Tho company hereby agrees to
Day to the artist personally. each day she
plays separate or in a chain four Grade A
sausagos. made from contented COWS, un-
touched by human hands. and manufactured
IN daylight factory, visitors welcome"
Little Mary Sunshine. the silver lining
turned out. beamed. And an artistic
temperament. imperiled In a sea Of mis-
understanding. was saved by lifeline OF
Hauaages
Il all came about through Little Mary's
4electabie charm. About four months ago
i vas announced on the Pathe Gold Rooster
program that Baby Helen Marie Osborn.
khe youngest leading lady In the world,
would be featured In photoplRy produced
bS tha Balboa Company at Long Beach, Cal.
There was nothing extraordinary In the
announcement. because there had been
many child actresses before, and Helen
Maris didn't have a reputation,
Ths play was called Little Mary sun
shine" because. well. look at Baby Helen's
picture win show why, and its enormous
vogue set the Pathe Company TO thinking
The result OF this thought was trip OF the
eonpany's special representative to the
Balboa Studios At Long Beach. Cal. and a
eontract for the exclusive service OF Little
May Sunshine for Pathe features.
Little MaFy's form Is an awnilly volatile
shinE though. and about as dependable as
sessfems af Monte Carlo For the man
At the wheel has to be In eahoots with her
as the expression goes. or she refuses TO
plunge And the man at the wheel must
b Henry King. It was Harry King who
Mary Sunshine Gin which he played the
male lead aIsol. and the child since then
viii una no other"
That's because King doesn't direct her At
nII he plays with her. King has faculty
Tor stpry-tsiIlng. and In working with Little
Mary, arsE tells her all about IT, Then
they make believe they are the enss It's
really happening to. ana the camera, out
* sight spies on their play
4hls accounts for little Hary's artistic
1ucongcl0nsnese Of her audience. and her
Qnachooled earneatneas and crinlSly laugh
tl iuat the right times. The camera must
always be concealed. Cor oncs she finds
she's going on record AL may be lost
Her prediction Tor sausage e her only
fz.n 81 the nesh''-=her only artistic idiosyn-
1zasz, and her father lays this to the faot
fz=z5r ~ 1zrzti< tee~ Aas spHsad it, Eool4
- 1sge aauzazea are ne. ers---cosmopo
Fsa know.