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the hardest. for in II there was much
double exposure work, and in one
scene, at least, she changed her cos
tune many times. Miss Stedman,
though, says she likes her work when
she can see results as easily as in
The American Beauty" while her d.
rector William ID. Taylor, warmly APP
proved Of her performance He said
Miss Stedman IS the most willing
worker he has had
Antrim Short, clever juvenile at the
UNIVERSAL studio, is a real boy. When
he is not taking part IN western
drama or being featured in a boys
play, he enjoys most going fishing or
spending bis days among his athletic
collection Antrim, who lives with bis
mother and sister Gertrude, both Of
whom are in the pictures, has a reg
ular youngsters room. School and
college banners decorate the walls
and he has cameras, guns, boxine
gloves, fishing rods and other para
phernalia dear 10 a younth's heart
Antrim, who is the only boy in stock
AT Universal, also prizes highly the
many signed photographs on his walls
Of the noted artists with whom he has
played.
Now that the Mary Page" serial Is
completed, Henry B Walthall again
will be seen in Essanay feature films
for which his friends and admirers
will be profoundly thankful. Che
kssanay forces are preparing some
big themes for him. Despite his re-
cent court experiences while success.
fully defending the Balboa $4,000
suit against him, Walthall enjoyed biz
trip 10 Los Angeles and returned
ready for another seige Of work.
Ollie Kirkby, the vivaeious heroine
of The Social Pirates" and known
wherever the Kalem serial 10 shown.
still laughs now and then at the
blunder made by a visitor OF the
Kalem studio when Ollie was Just
providing atmosphere" The blum.
derer, a gushing type of woman, ap-
preached Miss Kirkby one day and
began praising her performance in a
picture she mentioned.
MY dear" she said. "you were
positively charming. Your work az
so-and-so was fine. So different from
that OF the other young women who
supported you"
Miss Kirkby struggled 10 conceal
her humiliation and wounded feelings
Whyf Just because the woman had
made mistake, and praising the work
Of another actress, criticised that ri
ONE kirkby. But no one could make
that kind OF a mistake now that Miss
Kirkby is rapidly rising to still higher
prominence as Buccaneer.
George Fisher, who plays the diff
fieult and delicate role of the Christu,
n Thomas H. Inee's huge spectacle.
Civilization" lives at the beach town
CT Venice, Cal, near the studio. and
each morning enjoys a plunge In the
surf before breakfast. Now desnits
the warm southern California sun ths
air 10 sharp and cool at 6 O'Clock IN
the morning and Fisher one mornine
was leaping, slapping himself and
luihDllnR about TO bring his circuIn-
ton TO glow. A party OF eastern
tourists, out for an early constitp.
tional along tho strand, stopped 10
watch him and one said, THAT must
be Charlie Chaplin without his make,
up. See the curly harp
NO, said another. "Your,r.
wrong That's William S. Hart tbs
rough rider He always does that h
me morning 10 get In the proper
mood to kill dozen Indiana.
Whsu J, Warren Kerrlgan. Uni
y,afsal star. finishes the last scene h
ne feature, The Silent BATTLE" h.
Y, WY iofsake the palm lined streets al
hollywood for the rugged slopss N
.he ventura country where he wis
spcha about month fishing ana
.ampins kefrigan has put h msnv
months without 4 let.un. and hs savs
the call Of the wild" sound ,trS9s
e his ears Jack Of Heartsa Ia
iiFeadY prepared Tor hia fishing tfIn
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