Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-26
GIRL WHO WENT IN
MOVIES AND MADE
GOOD VISITS HERE
MISS MDIRLED uOUl RIORDAN
STOPS IN OTTAWA ON WAY
EAST--NOW STARS WITH LAS.
KY CO. UNDER CECIL De MILE.

On Christmas eve an Ottawa girl
who has entered the movies and is
making good, arrived in town for a
three day visit with her family. The
young lady is Miss Lou Riordan, who
Is at the present time playing in Las.
Ky productions under the name of
Mildred Reardon. She spent Christ
mas with her sister Mrs, lee O'Ncii
Browne, her mother Mrs. Thomas
Wordan, and her little niece, Ann
Riordam Browne.
This morning when interviewed b.,
reporter for the Free Trader.Jour-
nal. Miss Riordan was industriously
making a hat for tiny niece. who
picked up the millinery and attempted
To finish it when her aunt stopped to
talk. She will go from ottawa on
Saturday of this week to New York
City where she viii pose i'm some
films. She explained that when she
had been assigned to the New York
work she arranged to come early to
stop Of. for a visit in Ottawa, which
is still her home.
In spite OF her success in the pic.
lures, and the publicity the moving
picture magazines have given her re
Gently Miss Riordan is still the same
unaffected. sunny, smiling girl who
took so much pleasure out of life and
was always bubbling over with en-.
thusiasm, a few years ago, when she
was growing up in West Ottawa. The
grease paint Of the movies has left no
mark on her remarkable complexion
and her hair is still as curly and beau
,itul as ever.
Miss Riordan, who will always be
Lou to Ottawa people no uattcr
how much fame she may gain as
Mildred, entered the movies in May.
1917. She was playing in the Zie4
field FOllies in New York, when she
got chance to sign up contract to
go to the coast and enter the movies
with Fatty Arbuckle Her first pic
cure with him was The Sheriff" In
this picture, which was shown in OF
tawa, she took the role of country
school teacher playing opposite Ar,
ginner and was ably carried out by
the Ottawa girl
She played with him ,or q year and
eight months ago signed up with the
Lasky Co. Since then she has shak IN
the dust Of comedy off her feet and is
going in for drama Her recent pic
lures were made by Cecil De Mile
She appears in Male and Female.
Every Woman" and in House Pet
ers' picture Our Wife" In the latter
scenario she takes the part of bah
vamp.
In talking of her work this morning
Miss Riordan explained that she did
not want to be starred until she had
worked up and played some good
leads. so that she would not have 10
step back after she had once been a
star. as many actors have been fore.
ed to do. She declared that she in
tended TO build every step in her film
life by hard work and by earning
each pinnacle that she attained
She spoke of the life saying. Its
hard work, Most people outside OF
pictures think it is all play, bu, /
want to tell you it is not Nv work
Is Just as hard as people in any other
line do. But | enjoy it all now. that
] am in the drama. When | was in
comedy | didn't like il at all. but
stayed on. waiting for something bet
ter. | especially enjoy making pic
lures under Mr. 'Ie Mile, and | want
tn act in q number % pictures like
Male and Female before am star.
red "
She WAS asked about the gowns she
wore in her last few pictures and
stated that they we're almost all OF
them pure and ready made. I'VE don
have time to design our own govt,
and have them made when We arc
working so hard; but | design and
make many of my own hats. Just
1--we TO make hats"
Miss Riordan explained that when
working in outside pictures she us.
ually worked from until :, O'Clock.
fut that inside pictures they often
made scenes at night"
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