New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Watching the Pictures
With the Child Stars
Proves aL0t of Fun

l"The copperhead," which is not ys
released.
"The most interesting thing did /,
lpictures was die" confessed Freddie
"Just in my little bed, you know.
didn't have to be killed or anything
like that. I don't want to- be q movie
star. Pm going to be doctor. Yo,
can make more money that way"
We didn't like to disagree with any
one SO youthful. so we encouraged the
moro about himself and we learned
that he is studying hard and thai
Nine. Petrova dresses him and that
he dimes with her at the Plaza and
other interesting places, and that he
thinks her the most wonderful star
on the screen. He swims, rides
dances, sings and drives an auto.
| ct seems those infants have very
decided preferences and they know
quite dreadful secrets Of which the
great public is darkly ignorant-things
about wigs and false mustaches and
unsupported double chins. Indeed, we
wondered if it was proper for news
paper woman to listen to all the dress
ing. room scandal.)
We must confess to weakness for
things we had liked about canine of
Green Gables" was the bit Of Pie
family that so misbehaved itself in
school and made things hot for Anne.
So we were quite thrilled when sandy
haired, freckled Russell Hewitt was
introduced to us as that lawful Pie
boy"
$50 they didn't have to paint on
your freckles after ALL" we murmured
admiringly, as we scanned Russell's
peppered countenance.
II should say not" replied the young
imp. "Never had more fun in my life
than the Pie part. Before that / was
. minister's son in pictures and goody-
good things like that, but me for the
naughty parts. They're ever SO much
easier to play"
HE has plenty Of practice" put in
his his :, mother 2 HE always was :. q hand
the naughty boy in the family, all
right"
Mrs. Hewitt IL the proud mother Of
six infant movie stars, three boys and
three girls. Only two could be spared
to come to the pantomime, as the other
four were busy at the studio. Vivian,
plump, fair-haired, pretty little thing,
came along with Russell.
Marion Stewart, fve-year-old, who
has had ample experience, both on the
stage and screen, was too busy crying
over the pictures to be seriously inter-
viewed. She was the only dark haired
one among the girl stars, and she has
taken the baby part with all kinds of
distinguished people. But in spite Of the
fact that she knows the inside Of the
machinery and spends most Of her
young life watching pictures being
made, she is unable to get away from
I the realism Of things. She wept copi-
ously over Mary Pickford in "Hearts
Adrift." Marion's chief ambition in
life is to be an acrobat.
Not all the children who are sue
cessful in movies want to be shining
stars in the future. Dorian and Rus
sell Anderson,' eight and ten years old,
are handsome brothers, who are more
anxious, to be naval officers than movie
stars. They are already disillusioned,
after playing boy parts in some Of the
biggest pictures recently produced.
They will figure in Or. Jekyll and Mr..
HYDE" starring John Barrymore, when
it is released.
So will Sarah Stevens. the oldest Of
the stars who attended the pantomime.
She is lovely girl with fair curls,
blue eyes and delicately nodded fea-
lures. She is proud Of the fact that
she has shared Marguerite Clark's
dressing room.
"It's rather strange how I started
in the MOVIES" said Sarah. II was
playing on the street with my sleigh
one winter day when Francis Bushman
was having moving pictures taken in
the neighborhood. His dog ran toward
me and told my mother that had the
makings Of screen star. We didn't
think anything of it at the time, but
some one who was interested in movies
took hashlight Of mo without my
knowledge one day and soon after that
was engaged for the screen. love
the work and hope to be another Mary
Pickford some day. I am said to be
like her"
Just then Sarah got her eus 70 go
pretty little recitation she grew con-
fiding and said to her youthful
audiences:
"Now children. II you want 70 be
screen stars you must be very. vpry
patient and wait for = long time. Il
can't be done all in day. But II you
will turn round and look ct the last
two rows in the theater you will see
some real little movie stars who have
come here for the matinee"
Then the lights went on and hun
dreds Of pairs of curious eyes were To-
cused in our direction. It was the one
time in our life that we were mis-
taken for movie star so we cook
what enjoyment we could from the re-
fected glory Of our distinguished, IL
diminutive, party. Our air of self
assurance was all shot to pieces, how
ever, when Bobby gave our arm another
violent squeeze and whispered in a
loud voice:
ooh, kin stay n SEQ Fatty Arbuckls
again 2" i. r..