The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
Marguerite Clark Winning
as Ever in Another of
Famous Serial.
"BAB'S MATINEE IDOL"
Visited by Noted Japanese
Statesman at Studio While
Acting Role.

The Hon. Masanao Hanihara, consul !
general of Japan, who is stationed at
San Francisco. Cal. paid his respects
to dainty Marguerite Clark while she
was In the midst of a scene for "Bab's
Matinee Idol" at the New York studio.
Esr. Hanihara was in New York with
the Japanese commission. and an ex-
ceedingly busy man, as may well be
imagined. But ne found time to renew
an acquaintance with Miss Clark
which began in Washington. d. c.,
several years ago when the talented
little lady was on the legitimate stage
and the Nipponese statesman was at
tached to the Japanese legation at the
capital.
Compliments Marguerite.
you have changed very little" de-
clared Mr. Hanihara as Miss Clark in
the role Of Bah, looking about 1e, came
smilingly up to him. Il think you are
even yonnger!"
The Hon. Mr.. Hanihara. suave, pol
ished. rotund and smiling, watched
with interest everything about the
studio. 1t was his first visit to such
an Institution and he asked numerous
questions as to the methods.
This is probably the first case on
record of the consul general of a great
nation spending an afternoon at mo-
tion-picture studio. but in addition to
the pleasure the Hon. Mr.. Hanihara ex-
perienced in again meeting Miss Clark,
he seemed to enjoy the whole affair
greatly and to be thoroughly interested
in the whole great motion picture
trade"
"Babs Matinee Idol' comes to the
Empress today, Monday and Tuesday.
The Story.
Bah Archibald, a boarding schoil girl
has been with her schoolmates to the
opening night of a play by the cousin
of one of the teachers. Adrian, the
leading man, captures Babs fancy.
and she jealously guards q picture of
him clipped from the newspapers.
A few days later an epidemic of
measles breaks out in the school aid
the girls are all sent home. Bah finds
Leila, her older sister. arranging for
n dance that night in honor of the Hon
Page Beresford, an English admirer of
hers. Bah is forbidden to 70, but man -
ages to slip. into ono. of her sisters
old party dresses and gets down where
she captures the attention of the Hon
Beresford and half the other men
much to Sis disgust.
1t Is from Beresford that Bah learns
that "Adrian's" play is appearing II
town now, and proving n failure. Th'
next day she calls on Garter Brooks, a,
old friend Of the family's, to help he
out. Carter Brooks is an advertiser:
and publicity man and he suggest
that, since the play deals with the la
Dor question, Adrian should go to he
fathers factory, saying "the worl
ow-5 me a living which was Il lin
from the play, and be forcetuliy throw
out. Newspaper reporters would b
there and write the actor and the pla
up and possibly the labor unions woui
take IL up, too.
Sneezes Are Fatal.
Babs father agrees with a Iaug
and all Is well until that night whe
Bah, unknown to her family, attend
the performance In order to see lie
Adrian" again. All would have bee
well even then had not Bah com
menced sneezing SO violently that III
attention of the whole audience wa
drawn in her direction, including tina
Of ner family, which was also presen
Bah goes to the theater the next da
and tells Adrian and his manager tt
scheme, which they agree is a fine on
Jane Bab's friend, is much imprcsse
with her familiarity with these stag
people and Bah glories in tho advon
ture.
The plan would have worked OF
beautifully had not the Hon. Paa
Beresford, who was in the munitio
business, come to Bab'S father at iu.
the same time for the actor. NJ
Archibald, thinking him to be Il
actor, puts him out-and makes n
extra good job of it. There Is ever
fight between the two which great
amuses the office boys and the n
porters Carter Brooks had sent aroun
who give it IA big Writeup us q figl
between Hon. Page Beresford, an
munition buyer, and the big muntic
manufacturer, Mr.. Archibald.
In the meantime, the real actor h;
applied for work of the manager, al
been accepted greatly to his distres
for that was not in the agrCcmor
moreover-he is set to wheeling
wheelbarroW and spends a long tedio,
day of it, missing his afternoon Pc
Torrance and causing u great deal
worry to his manager and his wife
for he was married although Bah Il
not know 1t, to the 'adventurcss"
the play.
The latter, knowing of Bab's pla
comes to call on Bab's mother, who
course is greatly shocked Tho I,
start for the factory where Bah h
arrived a little ahead of them and
being roundly scolded by her id
Adrian. for the day of toll he has be
forced to put in.
Dreams Shattered.
The touching reunion between
matinee idol" and his fat and bl,
dine wife is too much for Bah and