Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18

there were The Naughty Wife,
and The Love Drive, and, oh, yes,
l was with George Arliss in Dis
raeli' Last season ! appeared in
Three Faces East and I'm in it |
now-in fact, I'm going up to Bos-
ton for a short run in the play"
At Ferty-third street and Broad
way traffic became hopelessly con-
gested and she watched, with faci-
nation, while big Babe Mcdonald
expertly undid the snarl.
Envies Policewoman.
DO you know what I'd like to be
for one day? No, not queen, but
"a traffic policewoman! That's
right. | don't think I'd like it for
more than one day, but for one day
| would like to boss a congested
corner. l would like to stand all by
myself in the middle of the street
and tell the drivers what's it.
Wouldn't it be great fun?"
The interviewer was on the point
of saying: 1T would--with you"
but, afraid Of being misunderstood
he wisely kept silent.
From Broadway to Vanderbilt
avenue-four blocks-Miss Heming
mentioned "The Cost" six times.
| She is so enthusiastic about her
first Paramount-Arteraft starring
production that she just bubbles
over, and one cannot help but ab-
sorb some Of that enthusiasm.
The taxi reached the station.
Through the waiting room with the
interviewer tagging along at her
side, raced Miss Heming for her
train. -
The question was appropriate.
asked. u.....
II most certainly do, but one OF
my ambitions is to 60 mountain
climbing. ! did little of it when
was in Los Angeles working on
'Everywoman,' but not enough to
satisfy me. Some day hope to do
some real climbing-Mt. Hood Of
er Mt. Mckinley"
Gets What She Wants.
And it's almost 4 safe bet that
some day she'll do it, too, if she
want. to badly enough, for Miss
Heming is the sort of young per-
son who usually gets what she goes
after. She is enthusiasm itself-en-
thusiastic about her work, enthu-
siastic about everything that holds
her interest, andsa great many things
hold her interest. ;.
"My greatest trouble is that l
haven't half the time | would like to
have" she went on. Each day is
too short by half. There are so many
things I would like to do. But my
work makes such heavy demands
upon my time that can do little
else"
| Her Climb Up the Ladder.
Coming from Miss Heming, there
| is deep and genuine sincerity in what
she says. There isn't any doubt that
she believes in herself and in her
methods. One knows that that be-
lief is justified in the light Of pres
ent results. For it is strictly by her
Iown efforts that she has gone up the
theatrical ladder. She is extremely
modest as regards her own success
and recognizes that credit is due the
men who have managed her.
1--WE been very fortunate in some
ways" said Miss Heming. AL
most always l have come under the
direction Of men who know the
stage and who helped me across the
trough spots. To them I am deeply
Indebted and grateful. But import
ant as stage direction is to the Stage
Lit is even'more important to the mo-
Ition picture, and | want to say right
here and now that Mr.. Melford de-
serves the greatest credit for the
wonderful production he made out
of 'Everywoman.' Mr.. Melford
worked very hard and without his
guiding hand I do not know what
might have become of 'Everywom-
Loves the Movies.
| "Oh, ! love motion pictures. !
love the work itself, the atmosphere,
the studio, the people in it. Islovc
it because vt reaches so many peo-
pie; its scope is so much greater
than the theatef's. At first one ex.
periences quite ar eerie feeling when
one sees ones self moving about on
the screen. They tell me that in
time that feeling wears off, hut I'm
still young at the movies and there
are so many things about it that
! seem odd to me. 1t isn't like the
stage. On the stage you have to
irecreate your character at every per-
formance before every new audience.
! In the films you create the character
once and no more. And the man in
| New York sees precisely the same
performance that the man in Middle
boro, Mass, does and vice versa.
There's a great deal to that. OF
course love the theater. 1t is my
first love-"
Upon her return from her tour in
"Three Faces East" Miss Heming
expects to commence work upon
her second Paramount-Artcraft star
ring production, which will be The
Princess of New York." from the
story of Cosmo Hamilton.
Her great ambition, however
whisper it!-is to write 4 play. Like
David Belasco, she believes in the
Necessity Of proper stage lighting
and she has made . thorough study
of the subject. Now she has an
idea for 4 play.
II haven't done much with II late
ly because my motion picture work
has kept me so absorbed, but in
the near future I hope to be able
to give it proper attention and see
, if l can't persuade manager to
give it a production on Broadway.
: You see"
The train started to move. The
interviewer dashed for the door, fol-
lowed by Miss Hening. He made
the platform in safety. The train