Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-26


who echo the old saw, when rov.
- erty comes in the door love flies out
the window" Bapy Marie Osborne, famous
in the motion picture world MS Little Mary
Sunshine" has Just demonstrated that the
same thing can happen when riches takes
the place of poverty as an intruder
Baby Marie is the first child star of the
motion picture world. For the last three
and half years she has earned 81 900
week. Before that happened her home
was happy one, indeed, for Papa and
Mamma Osborne. although they had moth.
Ing else, were rich in love. Immediately
after 1t happened the sunshine began TO
dim in Little Mary Sunshines" house
And just the other day, after n very spirit.
ed fight for the custody Of this extraor.
dinariy precious baby Judge Ste"ens. OF
Los Angeles, granted a divorce to Mamma
Osborne, and gave her the child star.
Baby Marie has worked hard She has
earned fortune. She should be rich in
her own name. Her homo should be
happy. She should be growing up 10 care
free girlhood.
But she is not rich, her parents are no.
rich, her home Is not happy, the future is
not secure LOT ner. she won fortune ana
fame and ruined her happy home.
No more absorbing or curious photo
dramaN%as ever filmed than this which
staged IN the Los Angeles divorce cour,,
showed the astonishing mess that Pann
and Mamma Osborne, who when poor had
been model couple. got into when their
Child prodigy actress began earning that
81 900 week
And this is how the dazzling success OF
their little daughter as the frs, child star
OF the screen brousht d!scord, unhap.
piness. bitter controversy and divorce
TO her former happy and ambitious
though poor and struggling parents
Little Mary SUnshnc's" mother
hcforc her daughters debut was
known on the stage as Babe -, Clair
She Is the daughter OF a Partisan
opera singer, and her grandmother
was French emotional actress
Leon Osborne. the father. was in the
show business but not an actor He
was publicity man. advance man
manager and director al variou,
times. He married pretty Babe 81
Clair, and they lived in flats and
theatrical boarding houses and did
onc.night stands until they went out TO
Los Angeles and got into tho motion pic.
ture game They were Very happy in those
beer and preiZel days-the smile being
prope, because this was long before tho
time Of the eighteenth amendment. A con
siderable portion Of their happiness was
due TO Helen Marie. their adorable baby.
whose perfect health and cute little ways
OF her own charmed not only her parents
but their friends.
When Baby Marie was three Years old
It happened that a child Wa needed for a
brief scene in play then being filmed.
The director wanted baby who would cry
conviacingly Immediately after smiling
AN Apri shower sort of a face in fact for
the scenario demanded a rapid transition
from laughter 10 tears The problem was
difficult,
Mrs. Osborne was in the company and
her chummy LITTLE daughter was the friend
OF actors. actresses. director and camera.
man. They would try her in the part.
Nov, baby, were going to pat you into
the pictures" SAID Henry King. the STAR
taking Marie ON his knee. I'm your
daddy IN the play, and I'm going away for
Journey. and | kiss YOU goodby and pu,
you down. and YOU say. Let me so. too
daddy but say No, you must stay home
good-by, baby and start away. and then
because you feel SO very bad YOU cry, aw.
| fully hard"