Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27

hotel where most of the theatrical peO-
pie stay. There were crowds of people
there, and the music was very loud and
the food was perfectly amazing; ] did
wish that | was hungricr. But some
how | couldn't eat much Of anything.
was 50 excited.
"ThrrC's Fay Granville over There
Mr. lIopsOn said to me, just as | was
wondering who the we'll dressed girl
the next table. He left us and went
over 10 speak to her, and as every one
else was staring at her ] did, too. We
never seen so many jewels as she was
wcarinE-three long strands Of pearls
and four or five of those flexible brace
lets on each arm. She had on long
bar pin Of emeralds and diamonds, and
somehow she Just seemed 70 glitter all
over.
"Who is shei" I asked Mr.. IIopson s
friend, whose name was HCrnan Mel.
willie; he said we must call him Mel
that every one did-but somehow l
didn't like to.
Oh she's motion. picture star he
answered with little laugh. Has her
! own company. She's made four pic
! lures" And he named them for me.
"I'vN never seen any Of them,' |
/ told him. feeling like 4 greenhorn from
! the country, but he laughed and said
! neither had any one else. Then he
went on to tell me that the man with
. Arr had lots Vi money AMI had backed
I Ter company, but hadn't yet been able
to get any Of the big companies that re-
lease pictures to take on any of them
There are lots Of stars like that,
} kiddo." he went on. Pretty girls VINO
come to New York and don't get on,
and then somebody helps them, and
after that"
| didn't know why, but somehow l
felt most uncomfortable, and hoped he
wouldn't 90 on with what he was say
ing. lie was sort of laughing, and
seemed to think that / knew a lot more
about what he vas saying than just
what he said. That sounds mixed up,
but don't know how to make it any
clearer. / vas so glad when Mr.. Hop
son came back and interrupted him.
Fay says they're going on TO the
roof later. and win see US thcre,' he
told Melville. "They're going prospect =
ing down in Pennsylvania next week,
and she seems to think we could hook
up together" Then to me: How d
you like Il part in Fay's compNnyT'
"A real part" | asked HIM. Right
away"
'Suro--usht away. She . runk!nS
II hu,lding a studio as soon II, h" can
find a good location; not near New
York, out somewhere in the real Coun-
try, where people Of the kind that are
the backbone Of America live. apd she
, wants q couple OF girls 10 rlay second
PARTS.
"Oh. could / 60, too?" cried Persia.
- m crazy to get out of StrnogTaphic
work its so deadly dull and you never
get anywhere. Oh, please let me GO
along"
"Wcll, perhaps We can fix It, Mr..
Hopson told her, and she simply
boamod ON him. Later. when wn wcrc
in his car. going TO the theatre. sh" said
= .ac'd nevo" Oeen 80 happy in her life.
We'll, neither had /. didn't realize
that things were gong too fast
We had a box at the play, ana twas
very good--a musical comedy. And
after that We just went out in the lobby
Of the theatre again, and an elevator
whisked us up TO the root--the most
world, Mr.. Melville told us,
There were tables all around the edge
II the dance floor, ana in balcony
overhead that had glass thing lihn 4
sidewalk along IL" edge Of il. Bur jgst
about as SON as "" were seated the
lights went out, and a stage va. slid
out over the dance door, and thc most
wonderful show was put on. It wnf
like vaudeville, only somehow much
better; the acting was right out in the
middle Of the audience some Of the time,
and the girls were the prettiest things
you ever saw.
Sure they are" Mr.. IIopson said
This place Is noted fol It's girls. Olive
Thomas sang here about four years ago
YOU know, and Martha Mansfield was
'Icrc before she won't INFO pictures, Lots
Of other girls have stepped into good
parts from this place; shouldn't won
der II when the lights went on we'd SET
two or three managers who'd come VI
to look f0, material
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