Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

ing things lust as the little tikcs do
whom one sees along the way Intent
on their play. they create a spirit of
reality. n if they could retain that
same element Of being able to forget
time and its passing. they, too, would
seem to be always young.
at is not trouble or pain or hard
work which makes folk grow old II is
remembering the passing Of the years
and marking from day to day that they
are growing farther and farther from
their childhood. Remaining children in
thought all their years, the players have
no time for backward glanCes n in
this way forget there is such a thing as
age
TT HAS been a long time in the movie
i world since a new star has been
added 20 the list Of names familiar to
the public. Within the week there have
been introduced the names Of Lila Lee
and Fred Stone on the Paramount-Air-
craft programs and Lady Tsen Mel is
scheduled for "a first appearance in films
at the Stanley next week. There are
barely a hundred names which the
movie fan knows and only a few stars
OF any Importance before the public
today. These stars have risen to their
present nelETlE NttduSt lHt Iuplit llNfi
their work and the companies heralded
them as the great and only The
result of this has been that their sal
aries have risen with popularity, and
now the producers are wondering II
have not made a mistake.
In order to test the public as to the
worth of the stars, many of the COM
panies have arranged with these players
to rave them form their W companies
and Their have their productions re-
leased in their own name. This means
the real worth OF the star will
hereafter be the ultimate test. II the
stars fail, they will fan by the wayside
and become the supporting players Of
younger stars or drop out of the films
forever.
CAN you name over the players who a
~ few years ago we're the heroes and
heroines Of the films? Where have they
gone and why are they not appearing
in the pictures today? The answer is
n simple one and Is summed up in "A
word-ahility. No one can hope to
attain the center of the cameras lens
who has not the ability to retain that
position. Just now there Is a scramble
among the producers as to who will Sc
cure the future Mary Pickford attrac-
tons. Her contract with the Aircraft
company has expired and her mother,
who supervises the business arrange
ments of Americas Sweetheart" is in
New York considering offers for the
future placing Of Miss Pickford's sub
jects. If the prices asked by this star
are met, II Will mean that the public
will have to pay higher admission
charges to see her productions. for she
is asking a huge price for her films,
In view of this fact. II is plainly to he
seen that the companies are anxious
to develop new players who may be
had at a lower price to replace these
stars. The presentation of Lila Lee is
typical of the tendency to present play,
erS in the films on their own merits
without any special heralding, and il
remains for the public to decide whether
they want, new faces or are conten.
with the old favorites. There will al
ways be REVEALS, however, of the film
which were made before the downfall
Of the stars, and, unlike the stage pro
auctions, the original cast is to be foun,
in the movies.
THE screens have shown players fror
almost every country, but II RENAME
for the Betzwood Film Company t
bring forward a rev actress for tn
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