Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-10

changed to an expression OF restrained
ferocity. Evidently he knew the young
woman.
The play progressed. Miss Lillian
Taylor, of 1910 East Airdrie street,
with the assistance of Miss Edna Irene
Wright, Of 1924 Spruce street, and Miss
Betty Lloyd, of 147 Hermitage street,
Manayunk, scattered themselves grace
fully about stage fireplace and pre-
pared to receive sad news.
Miss Taylor's b-brothcr was supposed
to have had the misfortune to appear
upon the army casualty list. Natural
like, the neophytes in film drama seemed
little excited. They gigglcd fitfully.
They fumbled with their hands.
DDS BodiIsins--No!
"Have any of you any reason to re-
ioicc at the brothers. dcathT' demanded
Mr.. Gale, referring, of course, to the
fictitious brother of the movie scenario.
"Why-why-' began Miss Lloyd.
"Thcn don't laugh when you hear
he is shot" growled Mr.. Gale.
Meantime, from the neophytes await
ing their turn, hoarse voice was
heard. A young man with a forty six
inch chest and a prognathous jaw was
confding (or rather, he thought he was
con6ding) to n bored friend that he was
no novice in the thespian art.
81 been on t. stage before, 'he whls-
pered in whisper that rivaled Mr..
Gales roar.
"Whcre?" asked his friend wearily.
81 was a scene shifter in n 1oik,
jconfded the young man.
! His autobiography was cut short.
A Young woman, who will some day
be famous actress, went back OF the
set" as the scenery is called, and
attempted to enter the property door.
The door, true to the traditions Of prop
crty doors, dcfied her. Whereupon,
being one of those modern young women
who do not propose to be thwarted, she
gripped the catch with one hand and
lifted the whole set from its base. A
little frightened, she suddenly dropped
it, while the director raced around and
released tho catch, ere she began to
really get rough with his scenic effects.
P-s.s-s-t! The Vamp-
Then came bit of vamping. Miss
Helen Pavlidis. of 121 Ford street, Con
shohockcn, moving stately like the
Aquitania, appeared upon the set and
fixed her cleaning orbs upon Director
Gale. Her hair was brushed fat back.
In her gaze was that mysterious some
thing that makes poor feeble men com
NIT marital suicide, or tell long stories
to their wives about business trips out
of town, etc.
Director Gale was all fixed to roar at
her. She had come in on the wrong
side of the scene. But that eye van :
quished him
There were all sorts of young womer
represented at the try-out of movi,
talent. Two of the young stars of thu
future were accompanied, la Elsie
Janis, by their mothers, who gazet
rather timcdly around, and seemed tc
be more chapcroned than chaperoning
At last the scene ended. With a few
exceptions the candidates were accepted
Ye D'rec Departs
And Mr.. Gale, with final roar-s
little hoarse by now-said "class dis
missed!" departing thence to bolster ur
with needed nourishmcnt.
Slowly and with dignity the Thedas
and Marys and Maries gathered up
their wraps and temperaments and
glided toward the door. Their air com :
bined with certain hauteur with a
not unkind feeling toward Director
Gale.
II guess he is pretty good" said
one.
The others nodded gravely.
Already they were on the way tc
becoming movie stars. They were be
ginning to size up the director.