El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

Laurette Taylor, the Titan
Haired Peg O. My Heart,
Nav Get a Million.

N op. 'o offered 'S BY The n noyia pc t,
4 stars or the legitimate stage
have. as we know. proved too fasci-
mating to resist
We have seen them succumb. one
/ by one. to satisfactory contracts
I guaranteed 10 keep any member OF
7 the wolf family out Of sight for a
] century or so. George N. Conan had
his tryout on the screen. Fannie
Ward apparently IS away from the
stage for good. Elsie Ferguson is
now working on her first picture.
Inevitably they have gradually
given in. until but few Of the leading
women OF the American stage have
been left without being emblazoned
in light on the fronts Of many picture
houses throughout the country. Maude
Adams. Laurette Taylor-you could
count them on the fingers OF one hand.
Now the desperate emissaries Of
l the movies. We understand. are after
I Laurette Taylor The titian-haired
star. who made SO many folks weep
at peg o. fiy Heart and "Out There"
that a bullish trend appeared in hand
kerchief stocks has been approached
with view toward getting her be-
fore the camera.
Asking a Million.
The story goes that she was asked
how much she desired before she
would permit herself 10 ascend or de-
scend. as the viewpoint may be. to
the movies She replied thar a mil
lion dollars would seem rather fair.
and she later said she did 10 merely
to scare them away
But these Eold-lsden men or the
movies refused to be scared al any
thing. They pay for that which they
want and so they said that as Miss
/ Taylor had asked for only a million
she might have IL whenever she de-
sired That at least. is the story The
situation is still unsettled.
Now. the question is. what really is
the lure OF the SCREEN Is &c solely
the money or is IL partly due to the
vanity that causes every one TO feel
that he cor shel could make good in
something else7
Personally. we think e is mix
ture OF the two Money alone. even IN
staggering amounts would not decide
the question by itself for several Of
those now working in the films. Nor
would they make what would other
wise be a sacrifice were IL not for
/ their vanity.
On the stage the actor or actress
must necessarily take as an indica-
. ton OF their worth the emotions re-
Elected in the audiences. nraise from
disinterested persons and-box office
receiDts. They have no opportunity OF
watching themselves act. even though
they may instinctively feel and know
exactly how they look in front OF
the footlights.
Is II Vunitys
The case is rather satisfactorily
settled by the movies. II IS OF
course. no secret that persons may
distort themselves before the camera
and then, after a hard DAYS work Is
done. wash Off their makeup and
watch themselves do stunts they
never knew thew could do. To is not
only q deliChtful occupation but
rather harmless. Vanity makes the
world 60 around. anyhow.
II can be made. I'm time. something
almost as deliEhtful as hearing your
voice on the nho0oEraph- There are,
I also. other destinations In the movies.
! We refer % the o-H 1foremeutioncd-
that delicate question Of money.
To broaden Your experience. meet
new people. even though they he a
trifle less cultured. face new situa-
tions and then get very well Maid for
I IT, Is something 70 consider seriously.
which is the very thing Miss Taylor
is doing.
IN an envisb1e position OF all those
who have talked OF art and career
being bigger than lie itself. she has
been the only one of the real quality
20 prove her words were not mere
! Pigments ~ speech.
Trees Oniniou Of Is
The death Of Sir Herbert Tree has
beer so universally commented upon
that any further remarks would
seem trifIe superfluous- But. as IS
always the case with men who have
achieved hard-won recognition. there
are many stories to tel that spring
Up from nowhere. It is not generally