The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-10
Lois Wilson Tells Of Life
 In California MoUie Lcnd

of your work, and in all probability
 the man is wondering if his tie is
 straight and the girl whether her hair has been mussed up.
 Tt is indeed funny when love scenes
 have to be played between people who dislike each other, but of course peo- pie seeing the picture would think they were really in love.
 "One of my next productions will be with William DeMille, but as yet l don't know the name. However, I am looking forward with interest to my future work.
 "In some way the rumor was cur rent that I was in New Orleans last year, and I want to say right here that I have never been out of the State of California since l left Birmingham, until my present visit home. I want my friends to know that l would not 1 think of stopping in New Orleans with | out first coming to Birmingham, for 1 this will always be home to me.
 l Success in moving pictures is only | attained by hard work and persever- ance," continued the little actress, l land in my opinion hard work and 1 sincerity always win. Many girls 1 think there is nothing to do to get l into the moving picture game, but it is very hard. Of course, many girls send 1 their pictures to the producers and
 come out themselves, and sometimes , one happens to be just the type the i producer is looking for and he gives 1 her a try-out. One of the most essen 1 tial things Is to photograph well and 1 strange as 1t may seem, some of the 1 prettiest girls l have ever seen did
 not photograph well. The next essential 1 is ability, and I have known girls to work as extras for four years before l they had a chance to display what 1 they could do, and then perhaps just one picture made them stars"
 l Miss Wilson stated that a large
 number of her friends had called on l her to see If she couldn't help them 1 to get into pictures, but she could do 1 nothing for them, no matter how 1 much she would like to do so. The moving picture business is like every | other kind of business, and star i can assist anyone else to get in. She ! stated her young sister was going into 1 the game, but of course she could do nothing for her. and she would have | to work hard and make good herself There is a mistaken idea about the salaries paid moving picture actors and stars. according to Miss Wilson 1 and one only hears about the large
 salaries paid the stars. Just like am l other line of business beginners are paid small salary. Forty dollars a 1 week is good salary for them, she l said but of course after they are made I stars, then the salaries are large. Many 1 beginners are discouraged at the first 1 and do not stick. while others work l hard and keep right at 1t until they reach stardom.
 l Actresses and actors who have been l J cfo I've hou two l,Air 1tt-cc | to their work, for that is what it takes 1 to succeed, declared the Birmingham 1 beauty. A person can't go to dances l or theatres and stay up late at night and then photograph well the next day, 1 and for that reason there is little or no l social life for movie actors
 i California is perfectly suited for moving pictures" said Miss Wilson, | flor there is absolutely every resource