The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-03
IN STUDIO LAND
Facts and Fancies About the Folks
Who Make the Films

Ethel Clayton's mail discloses let
ters from all quarters, asking all kinds
of questions. This evidence of wide
spread interest is gratifying and much
appreciated by the star, but it is
physically impossible to send individ-
ual replies to all these queries. So
Miss Clayton has asked us to print the
| following list of her tastes and opin-
ions, which she knows will meet the
eye of the "fan:"
Colors-Ethel blue and pink Combi-
nation, black and white.
Ocean-Pacifc.
| Books-Fiction The Cloister and the
Hearth, Vanity Fair, David Copper
| field, Ben Hur, Urada.
| Indoor sports-Whist and chess-and
| brea kfast.
nstruments-Violin; second choice,
organ.
Athletic Riding, golf, swim
ming, ice skating.
Dessert-Meringue glace and apple
pie.
Candy-Bitter sweet chocolates and
| burnt almonds.
Flowers-Roses, orchids and violets.
/ Music-Grand opera, dance music
and a circus band.
Singers-Galh-C urci and John Nc
| Cormaek.
Hobby-Oriental rugs and old laces.
/ Operas-M,adam Butterfly and Les
Huguenots.
Plays-Hamlet, Twelve Nights and
/ Uncle Toms Cabin.
California, all of it.
Hero of history-The Roman general,
Regulus.
Heroines of history-Zenobia, Hy-
patia. Jeanne d Are.
, Heroes of fetion-El Cid, Roland.
Cities-New York, Los Angeles and
Venice, Italy.
j Animals Thoroughbred horses (the
kind that run.)
Scientific study-Sociology political
economy and Horticulture.
: Poems-The Had, Dante Divine
Comedy, Grays Elegy.
| Follies-Jazz dancing, vaudeville
eating fudge.
Work-Acting before the camera.
ssipation-Shopping.
!, Actor-Secret.
ii Actress-Ditto.
J Pastime- Receiving salary check.
:, Going back, | remember when
J. Warren Kerrigan didn t have Loii
i Wilson for a leading lady. The mem
. ory Is not such a happy one, for w
: think this little Alabama prize beauty
:. is an ideal celluloid sweetheart for tn
= handsome hero.
House Peters was a villain and w.
Hart was a hero in Between Men, ant
everyone felt sorrier for House, even i
he was the villain, because somehow
he always wins your sympathy.
Alfred Whitman used to be Alfre,
Vosburgh in Kay Bee s wild and wool
ly westerns.
". X. Lincoln was Anita Stewart
k leading man, and Beverly Bayne wa
doing extras in the same company.
S Leah Baird was just beginning he
screen career at Vitagraph and was a
O extra when Zena Keefe, only fourtee
years old, was leading lady for Eau
: Williams.
: Charley Chaplin was one of the Key
: stone Cops with The old Keystone con
i pany.
/ The Story That the Hands Tell
= sounds like an educational subject doe
!, ut it But il : part of Bill Hart
= = new Aircraft. Breed of Men. In Il
plav. Bill bucks a faro game. The can
era records series of close-ups OF I'll
= hands of Bill and the faro dealer. An
- the skilful direction shows how niue
enc can learn from the hands; ho
1 they express as much emotion as Il
T. face often. After You We seen this pr
ture Won may make better poke
plaver of yourself. If your opponei
has control of his facial expression
ed Won can tell from his hand what h
hand is.
Charley Chaplin had girl workiI
j in one of his comedies who was a gre;
- believer in the efficacy of faith. Cha
~ lin had a hoarse voice from shouting
: his extra people and dosed it frequen
{. " with pills despite the protests of t
~ actress, who urged faith as the gre
fure. One morning the blonde one biz
~ into the studio and opened fire on Cha
~ lin for the man was rafting box
g his coat pocket which suggested qui
~ inc, ct cetera.
Elk .sThrow them away, Mr.. Chaplin,
lay pleaded the girl 'sTlrow them aw;
and rely on faith. >
EEK q will, piped Charlie, off you
his guarantee faith will do me as mu
IN good as these things.
ut :. Absolutely, replied the blon
one. Whereupon Charlie extended
her a box of suspender buttons.
II Marguerite Clark S next big SUI
- special is Girls, by Clyde Fitch, a
she took her first trip to the coast
no its making.
nth I peeped in on the Episcopal baza
the other day, and it sort of remind
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