El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-18
Picture People Are
Just Like Other Folk

I charming to know. She speaks with
delicious accent. Is very FiFaclQus
and possesses a distinct personality
She always wears soft, clngy. loose
gowns and. with her short bodied
hair is picturesque to the Nth de-
Some More aOId Timers.7
so many people ask me where
are all OF The old original players. /
have told you Of the old Thauhouser
company The first Vitagraph play
ers are widely scattered. Clara KIM
ball Young has her own starring
company as everyone knows; Lillian
Walker lives in Hollywood and ap-
pears in feature all-star pictures,
while Rosemary Theby does likewise.
I believev Rosemary,s latest triumph
is with Otis skinner in 'kismeL" Earl
Williams and Tony Moreno still re-
main with Nit1graph, while the much
loved Florence Turner is one OF The
players in the Metro Stock at the
Metro studio. .. X Lincoln Is mar
ried and has retired Nom picture life.
living up in the Adriondacks breed
ing fine dogs and enjoying his for
tune Maurice Costello is playing in
support OF feminine stars IN New
Old LubIn Players.
Many Of the old Lubin players are
now quite prominent The one who
possibly heads the list Is Ethel Clay
Ton Miss Clayton is a star in Para
mount pictures She is without doubt
one Of the most loved stars in motion
pictures. by all who know her She
Is charming and exQuisitely feminine
/ remember how happy she and her
husband, Joe kaufman, were in Pl 'i-
adelphia in the old days-every one
si55sz- OF them as the ideal couple
but the hand Of death cut down this
happiness about Two years ago when
Joe passed away with pneumonia
Honey Ethel Clayton.
Ethel Clayton is the ideal type OF
woman one would expect 10 find in
the home presiding over the nursery-
the business world She has her own
little world. To see her on the screen
Is 10 admire her. TO know her is 10
love her I value her friendship very,
very much. Arthur Johnson. the Lubin
leading man. passed away about three
years ago. while LOrtie Briscoe, who
was always his leading woman, is
now appearing in vaudeville, never
returning 10 pictures after a long
spell Of sickness. Ormi HaWlev Is
also in feature and supporting cast I
in New York, while Louise HUFF IS
soon 10 be starred in a company OF Z
Old Time stars.
They come and go in the profes- /
sion, but I believe we all like TO keep
in our minds and in our hearts a I
place for the old time movie stars. /
IheT were the ones who laid the i
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ships for the present motion picture I
generation In the old days two or
three dressed in a none too comfort
able dressing rooms7 today the stars
have separate two and rhree-room
bungalows. And, believe me when I D
say that 10 vas the old timers who ]
paved the way for them
When Fate steps In
Ny association with the motion ]
picture industry has been most pleas
ant and had not tate stepped in I J
star as any one today but while play
ms in one Of the first three-reel pic
lures "A Message 10 Headquarters
with James Cruze, for the Than
housers company I was very badly
injured when my horse fell and
caused me to be i'll nearly six years.
p great deal of that time being spent
in hospitals and sanatoriums. But ny
friends were loyal 7 was flooded
with letters, beautiful gifts were sent
me and flowers in abundance The
cards I still have in my scrap book.
From time TO time when people
players or some ridiculous articles
are written about them, please re-
that they are more often the
product OF a highly colored magma
ton OF some over jealous press agent
can truthfuliy say. that with very
Few exceptions know, and intimate
", nearly everyone connected with
the motion picture business latter
having spent ten years in IT'D. and 7
wish TO impress on all that they are
just real folks. who live ordinary.
everyday lives away from the studio,
Just like anyone else"