The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
Quite the Happiest Moment of My Life Was When
 Broadway Says -f Pretty Little Roberta Wilson
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

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 ' ing Picture colony there drifted back to her old home town, Bir- mingharn, the. other day, pretty little orown-eyed Roberta Wilson.
 She brought with her d bit of the at mosphere Of that Bungalow Moving Pic ture colony where everybody knows ev erybody else. and there s a beach always within bathing distance, and snug lit tie cottages and movie studios as nu- merous az automobiles on Fifth avenue in New York.
 1 say from the California Bungalow Moving Picture colony, where they grow gold and good fellowship and camara- oarie and talent and lots of other things, there drifted back to her old home town the other day pretty little brown eyed Roberta Wilson, after triumphant victories in the movies" bringing with her a bit of the atmosphere of that far away country She is back visiting her family and friends and just full of talk anout the movies"
 This Is Roberta Wilson's own little story; it will not include even so much as a reference to father, mother, sister, brother, but like the definition of a flirt, which is "a pretty girl entirely surrounded by men,, l shall place little Roberta on the throne of honor and let her subject-friends, MT. Warren kerri- gan, MT. Harold Lockwood, MT. Wallace Reid MT, Tom Forman, MT. Douglas Fairbanks, and MT. William s. Hart, all of whom she knows pleasantly-form the background. What more could any one little girl want?
 Little Ropertas s eyes twinkled with de-
 light when 1 told her of my plan. You see, she knows how hard it is, this re Elected glory" sort of business, and mo- body likes to play second fiddle" even if the second fiddle occasionally has solo part and plays beautfully in tune and quite virtuoso like.
 l didn't have the pleasure of knowing little Roberta Wilson before she joined the California Bungalow Moving Pic ture colony but l know her now and like her 1 like this wide-eyed little child who always seems to smile. l like her optimism 1 like her splendid ability to see the talent of others. She's wholesome sort, is. this little Alabama girl who has made a hit in the movies, and big one at that. This wholesomeness sort of dances in her eyes "a dye-call-it? sort of good sport quality and all that the term inn plies, and take it from me, hereafter when 1 see little Roberta Wilson's name signed up in a picture, why, I'm going to feel pretty sure that the pictures worth while
 And speaking of seeing her name signed up in a picture, little Roberta fairly beamed when she confided to me:
 Quite the happiest day of my life was when I say my name flashing out in electric lights from the Superba thea tre Broadway! You haven't an idea what it's like. It thrills you so you can scarcely realize it and then something sort of grips you and you pinch yourself to see if it really is just little-you.'
 What was the picture?" pretty little Roberta repeated my question after me. The Isle of Life. I shall never for get it, never, never! And there were the magic letters spelling, R-o-b-e-r-ta W-i-l-s-o-n! Wasn't that wonderful? And don't think for minute, please, that it was easy to do. You know, most people ina zine that it's just as easy s eating youS breakfast to get into DIG lures, but it is about the most difficult thing in the world to do. There are two things absolutely necessary-that is, either one or the other: pull or 'type.'''
 Just what do you mean by 'pull?'' D I asked. q have a faint idea of what type means. but pull sounds so poiti- cal"
 By pull I mean some actor friend, or director friend, somebody who is close to the men higher up, little Ro- berta said with the knowledge of the veteran movie star in her words. Such a person can place you directly in con tact with the producers, the directors, the men who do things; otherwise the thousands of aspiring movie actors who go to studios are met with cold Come tomorrow and tomorrow, in all proba- bility. never arrives. The other asset, type is just effective. A director sees girl and he recognizes in her just the type he is looking for in certain picture he is getting ready to produce, and sometimes she is engaged right then and there. If she makes good, she stays on, otherwise she goes!"
 the average girl thinks it is.' she con- tinued. "Of course, it's wonderfully fas- chatting, but 1t is simply as hard work as you can possibly imagine.'
 What sort of things do you like to do best?" I asked
 Comedy drama she promptly replied. T love things with a bit of sparkling comedy-things that make people laugh along with serious touch that sort of picture always appeals to the public"
 And now we are coming to the most important questions of all, because the movie fans will adore to hear your opin- ion of the screen idols, so let's start with your favorite,' suggested. "Who does he happen to be?'
 Do you mean favorite as to talent, or looks, or personality?' pretty little Ro- berta asked. If you mean talent let me name Douglas Fairbanks immediate ly. I think he is wonderful; he is as