The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-03

Not every person who attempts IL
can become a successful screen writer.
There is world of difference between
writing for the pictures and magazines.
1t is quite difficult tR prepare pic
ture synopsis. Possibly your stories
have not been as fresh as to make them
desirable for pictures. Originality and
up-to- minute plays are very very
necessary. Remember you must please
millions of people. There always is an
open market for the original. Number
less successes submitted are the prod
uct of an author who has never been
in miles Of studio. 1t certainly is
not the policy of companies to steal
ideas. OF course such is possible and
am not saying it has not been done. But
such things happen in every business
and the movie world contains as other
professions and industries people who
are not all that they should be. How
eyer, | think they are few indeed. Try
a@ain
Dear Miss caprice-WliI a course In a
school for motion picture actors aid
one In getting into the pictures? Can
you recommend one? What advantage
the stage and acting? ! have been told
by friends that ! am n very good type
tor the pictures. ALICE.
make it point never to recommend
any schools for motion picture aspir-
anus In a dramatic school one no
doubt will acquire correct stage man
rers, the way to walk and handle your
self and other essentials. Be careful
in spending money when you are not
thoroughly familiar with what you are
going into. No book ever printed can
make YOU p successful actor If you
have the ability they can teach you the
technique but can not give you the nat
ural aptitude so necessary for success
in this field.
Dear Miss June-i am IL years Of age
and In the seventh grade. MY ambition
is to be movie actress. have blue
Aeyes, brown curly hair. fair complex
zion and very good features. Am | a
MARJORIE M
OF course / have no way of telling
whether you would photograph well. If
your ambition is so deep rooted you no
your success would depend solely on
y your ability. Take my advice and for
a while forget about acting for the
screen Finish school, have the good
time that every American girl is due
and then, If you still desire to become
a film player make personal applica-
ton to one of the studios.
Miss capriee--is It true that this is
your first appearance on the speaking
the pauses in your talk Friday were
only bits of artlfice to impress the
audience with the advertised fact that
you, by such retiring personality,
were better fitted for such films as III
Walked Mary" differed with him. III
y w CORINNE.
Corinne, | thank you for unfolding
me- Honestly this is my first venture
on the speaking stage, AS for catching
at my skirts, l have never realized /
did such. When I step out before the
footlights and see, the hundreds and
hundreds of eyes turned toward poor
little me there, in the, spotlight--well,
don't know really what to, dosand what
tol4 say. | forget all the carefully
planned little speeches. Your friend
paid me a compliment when he laid to
histrionic ability my shaking and
pauSes. | know / must seem a fright
and for it to be credited to acting is
lauding me indeed.
Katheleene ST am sorry but have
no such booklet. You ask me an i'm
possible question when you request
what to do and how to conduct your
self when first going on the stage, |
trust that you will continue my ad-
mirer.
Dolly-Ruth Roland now is engaged