New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
By Harriette Underhill

Edmund Lowe loves to work. He
also enjoys those other pursuits which
to the ordinary mortal come under
the head of mortifying the flesh.
He arises at O'clock in the morn
ing, and from his chamber in the
tower of the Lambs watches the
sun rise over the hilltops as he shaves.
Then he walks to the studio-the
Norma Talmadge studio, fortunately.
and not the Fort Lee brand because
he thinks it is good for him. Ar
rived at the studio, he puts on his
makeup and at 8 o'clock is all ready
TO act, silent monument of reproach
to all late comers. He then acts un-
til 6:30 or 7 o'clock, after which he
removes his makeup, walks to the
theater. puts on some more makeup
and acts again. and he enjoys it.
OF course, it is pretty nice to be
leading man to Norma Talmadge in
the daytime and leading man to Lenore
Uric III the night.
Some one told US q long time ago
that "alf work and no play made Jack
a dull boy. Perhaps Jack would have
been a dull boy anyway, for it GER
tainly hasn't made Edmund dull boy.
We gathered that in the first half
hour after having talked to Mr.. Lowe
between scenes.
1t is always like that when you in
teryiew anybody in studio; he is
forever being called away for re
take. and that was what this was, the
shooting of the very last scenes for
"lhe WHman Gives" Norma Tai
madgc's new picture.
Miss Talmadgc called for US at the
hotei and drove us over to the studio
and then departed on shopping tour
Il didn't do my Christmas shopping
early she said "But you don't need
me-everybody else is there"
SO we went in and got past the boy
at the door, who is so cruel and dis
couraging to all applicants with his
tsionlc longings; and, although the
boy doesn't know it yet, we got in the
picture. TOO.
1t happened like this: The scene was
an interesting one. In the center of
nc studio was built q street, and the
floor was sprinkicd with salt to look
IKE snow. About twelve feet up in the
air men were suspended who made it
snow. Some of them had bags of torn
up naper and others had powdered
mica. and when they all sprnkcd to-
@cthor we'll. YOU could only stand
spelbound or gasp "Ain't nature won
drriull'
MI. Lowe found US q good spot where
We could watch everything. Then he
went inside the prop" house and
picked up q large bundle wrapped in
paper. 1t was evidently part of the
plot, but it looked exactly like six bot
ties of whisky used to look, wrapped
up and ready for delivery.
hilc we were standing there a man
--'ne IN and tapped us on the shoul-
der and said:
You're No 5. When call your
mber, walk across the set and go
into that house" And, because we
hadn't time to explain, when he called
we. walked.
On tho way we met Nh. Lowe, and
thinking we might never have a chance
before the camera again, we resolved
20 have one scene with the leading man.
"Good morning. we said. what have
you in that bundle ?''
"Sx bottles of whisky which I am
taking 10 my sWeetheart,' he answered.
~ cure wclcome,' we retorted and
passed on.
Aud thea after all, We found that
they had been only rehearsing and
the camera wasn't going at all
"Now," We said, "thcy won't want
you for five minutes until they cut up
some moro snow; come here and be
interviewed. First do you like max ing
pictures ."
love en-"
Better than the stage9"
NO, or else | should have stayed on