Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-05
MEET ELAINE
SHE'S A STAR !;

By FRANK WOOD.

by rNANh WOOD.
T asst Sunday | told you of
Elsie Janis, of her war work
- in France and of her remark
able movie venture under the Self
nick banner. This week ! wish to
tell you of another Selznick star,
Elaine Hammerstein, niece of the
late Oscar Hammerstein. This re-
lationship has resulted to some ex-
tent in the fallacy that she is bound
to he successful because a relative
of Oscar Hammerstein.
To the contrary, size is going to
be successful in spite of it. For
when one has an uncle as illus
trious as the late New York the
atrical magnate and producer, ones
own personality and individuality
are ofttimes lost sight Of. Now
Elaine is nothing if not individual
She is not an actress, but an artist
An actress is merely one who acts
part. An artist Is one who lives
the part so completely and visual
ICES the story so accurately that the
audience lives the story also. Elaine
is an artist Her sympathetic treat
ment of character portrayals and
consummate skill in achieving nat
uralness, added to her physical
beauty and delightful personality,
force the, issue of success. You do
not say, 81 think she will make a
great star" but rather. "She is a
great star. 1t only remains-for the
American public to discover the
fact"
Over year ago her extraordinary
ability attracted attention, but il
has remained for Selznick to pro-
vide her with, vehicles in keeping
with her talents. The first of these.
THE Country Cousin" is an adapt,
alton of the story of the same name
by Booth Harrington in colIabora-
ton with Julien Street. For over
four months, manuscripts by the
hundreds were read, judged and
cast aside until this story was Sc
lected as the one logical vehicle for
the Presentation of the new star.
Still other months were consumed
| in preparing the continuity, location
work, and in selecting the costumes
and proper settings. But at last the
total footage had been run off, the
last extra paid and released, the art
titles and sub-titles Shot" the as
sembling and cutting completed and
the trial screening given before
score of noted critics and represen-
tatives- of the press. To quote
telegram sent in reference to the
production:
"'The Country Cousin screened
this morning before noted critics.
Was dumb with establishment. /
knw Elaine Hammerstein was star,
but this production exceeds even the =
most optimistic expectations"
And now you folks who complain
that nothing ever happens in the
world had best sit up and rub your
eyes.
The Omaha Daily Bee Screen
Magazine No. 81 opens with little
lesson in the gentle game of golf,
which builds UP the physique and
vocabulary, given by w. w. c. Skel-
ly. The American Museum OF
Natural History then gives us a lit
tie lecture on the knives and forks
OF the animal kingdom. Mr.. Ele-
plants tooth sure is battle-ground
for toothache. Mr.. Louis ]. Brot-
ton, who, despite his 50 years, saws
wood for half the folks of Alameda,
Cal, to protect his waning strength
devised windmill saw, and lets the
gentle zepfyrs do his work. Lii
liam Russell gives lesson on sthe I
care of the hands; the United States
bureau of chemistry gives US some
very useful information on how to
tell when eggs are fresh; our chem
list gives us glimpse of the fasci-
mating but expensive pastime OF
burning diamonds, and futurist
movie of Hon. Josephus Daniels
completes this issue. 1t will be E
seen at the Sun.
Clothes may not make the man."
says Mable Normand, but they
surely do make the woman"
The mischievous little funmaker
had this proved to her again, and (
forcibly, the other day when Rear
Admiral w. r. Shoemaker of the
Pacific fleet brought his staff to visit
the Goldwyn studios at Culver City.
Mabel, all dressed up in raggedy-
baggedy clothes, was making fun
for the camera man, all in her days
work. The dignified visitors forgot
their dignity to laugh, watching her
every move.
Two nights later the navy. folk re-
turned the courtesies shown them by
holding ball for the studio folk OF
Goldwyn. Mable came in orchid
chiffon, all foamy ruffles OF lace
a regular" dress-and Mable is a
regular" dancer, too, even if she
does pretend to be all feet in her
new play, Upstairs" A handsome
young captain demanded every
other dance and fairly beamed his
admiration of the charming star.
How did it happen | didn't see
you the other day when we were
over at your studio?" he demanded,
and Mable giggled, remembering
how he had watched her for two
hours and laughed straight through
that time.
Orchid chiffon is a good deal
different from "a opedy raiiro isn't