El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-15
Want to Become a Movie
Actressa This Tells You
Exactly How Easy 1t Is

(6crnadlne Hiity In November Film Fun)
Go to the studio Of your choice. You
will find a small. office, marked Employ
ment Department" Step right in. II you
can get in; usually you have to elbow
in. Once in, you win see q very small
window, n all your ideas about inter
viewing a handsome manager over q ma
hogany desk will vanish. AL you can sen
Of the man at the window ID half OF his
face.
After you stand in line about an hour,
you get to the window. Speak right I'D
to this effect: Il would like to apply
for a position" This friendly little man
at the window won't say q word; he will
shove a paper out to you. This has on 1t
a list OF questions for you to answer. In
answering these, let your imagination run
riot. II you are too fat on too short or
too tall, fix It up to suit yourself. To the
questions, do you dance. swim, dive, ride.
drive, canoe, play tennis, golf and cards?"
write boldly, yes, indeed" To the ques-
tion, "Wardrobe?" Stop at nothing. Say,
Complete in every detail" Have a won
derful time making out this slip, as it
will never be looked at again.
After you have done this, leave. You
are blocking the way for a thousand
others.
Go out to that studio every morning at
eight. Someone may fall dead who was
hired the night before. Perhaps after a
week or two, If you are lucky, u chance
will come. You will get this summons:
Bring attire for Russian winter scene
and be made up at 1890"
Run down town and get som wild
shades of makeup, lemoDSyellow preferred.
Get some powder, about No. Is, and some
black dope for the eyes. Spend the eve
ming making up and posing before the
mirror. In the morning rush out to the
studio. The man at the window will give
you a little slip which will give you en-
trance to the stages.
Step right in; don't be afraid. Ask
everyone you see where the dressing-rooms
are. Somebody may tell you. 1t may look
you open a few of the stars dressing
rooms and get kicked out, someone may
lead You to them. When you finally ar
rive, don't be bashful; walk right In.
Everyone viii be in some stage Of un-
dress, putting On and taking off clothes
On one side of this room you will find
a long shelf, about a foot wide, and a
long bench in front of it. This bench
will be crowded to the limit. Shove right
in; that is the way they got lin. Dhe
conversation will be something new and
novel. If Billy Sunday could hear, it would
form the nucleus of some great sermons.
II there is anything new in slang you want
to cultivate, simply absorb all YOU wish.
If fate is with you, the assistant director
will say: I'VE have a few scenes tomor,
row. How do you wear an evening gown?'
You say: "Oh. beautifully" Come back
in the morning. Be made up at eight"
To yourself you say: "Aha! All this
bunk about picures being hard to get into
is a fake. Why, here l am already cho-
Sent"
The next morning hurry out to the stu
dio and get o ticket entrance. You will
feel very professional, no having to ask
where the dressing room is. Get made
up; dash up to the wardrobe room for your
gown. There will be a bunch ahead OF
you. The wardrobe woman throws you
an evening gown. You look at 1t. ooh.
it is too Target" you say. Put it on and
don't talk to me-" You sign a book for
the gown; this keeps you from stealing
this swell reasion.
You go back to the dressing room. The
sight that meets you would be a riot
filmed. Every one is in the midst Of put
ting on the gown they drew. The gat
girls struggle with a size "a, and when
they get it on, they keep their fronts
to the camera; the back view is for the
stage hands only.
You will likely draw a size A to drape
on your perfect 80 figure. However, this
is not your fault. Make the best of it.
Of course, you won't look like the lead.
The yell comes: "All on the stage!" You
sneak out in the misfit. When the d.
rector sees you, he is discouraged. keep
that funnylooking person out of this
he says.
Finally you are run into the back Of a
mob scene. The day is ended. You say
sweetly to the assistant director: Shall
l come tomorrow" He says: mo; we
need you any more. The director
don't like the way you look In your