The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-18
CAST

Dear Mother-Nlo said woui
soou get discouraged and De ready /,
come honef
You aust cot believe wha, eyery
body tells you.
am not discouraged
am encouraged.
Local gloom. producers will be dis
appointed to learn the glad tidings. bu
ruth mcsg be told
Your little Marie has been castl
Tha, fact VII create excitement
You viii tell II over the pisore
Everyone on the lice win listen IN
Ne one VIM get the story straight
Before utght half dozen different
versions will be floating about. Yol
VIII bear that | am an ouicast: thai
have been sast away 90 some can
nlbai Island: and tina, have beer
cast In bronze or marble for sum
mer. or winter, morn statue.
The last will fetch them. Within
the next few days you VIII have 50
many visitors and telephone calls that
youH rot have time TO eat
What cur town needs IS sensation.
Every Decoration Day somebody
gets up and makes a speech about
civic pride" and how every loyal CIT.
zen should he willing 70 sncrsfce some
hing. or contribute something. FOR the
good Of the community.
Now I am a loynl. voting citireness.
want to do my part III contribute
sensations.
When Sc, TO he star. With &
stars salary. I'll eudow bed in a
hospital or county house. or perhaps
par for band stand
My private opinion. however. Is that
ere general public vii benefit more
hy tie sensations than 1, will By the
he'd or the hand stand AS Professor
whst's-hls-name used . say, there will
be- more mental ~rin-u-n.~
Ii THIS case. mother. Il win be up
10 you 10 naIl the ST"
To every anxious inaxrer you must
explain that l am one of the cast OF
characters 10 Experience
Mr. name. Of course, does not an.
pear on the program rn 3us' one
n, the ~aiso-rans~ Nevertheless. |
sn both present snd accounted for.
you viii recognize me ar once when
yon see ,'-a flm.
Don't lei anyone GO, ~ ttea that
I am iusi an -s,r1srhere" again.
Atmosphere" are never Included IN
the east. play part II is q real
part; quite unlike sny other in the
play.
owe all my srccess 70 the publicity
man He deserted me right 10 iron,
ot the casting directors desk. THAT
shows what hep publicity man can
he 10 rising stsrl. I hnd vowed
never TO speak to that casting director
again. Yet there was, aud there he
wss; and. Just AZ the psychological
moment. who should come in but
regular fairy godfather.
He didn't looS Ike fairy. He
WAS rasber portly. middle-ased. very
impressive, With a dariing musizche
and perfectly splendid eyes that had
lsrrh hidden away In their corners.
I tiked hin Tie minute saw him.
"0h. Mr.. Fitzmaurlce. the casting
director exclaimed as he entered. @tla,
little giFl you wanted for one OF the
maids IN 'Fyrs-fencc is m. He-
mother te,ephoaed thst she had pneu.
monia. ] was wondering IT,"
7 s'enned forward ard carefully re
placed on the dcSI several parers
which tie wind i.nd blown 10 the
aoor. The casting director turned and |
g'arei at ne. There was a time when |
might have wIlted That time was
past. Now. ] concentrated upon the |
nsn.
Il understand maids role" ex.
rialned. looking him straight 10 thc
lace Il have played maid many 9
time"
He eyed NE sharply. -where7- he
,sked
I didn't wan, to tell him that a,
rome re did our own hcusework. so
eva6ed hts question.
sour company always expected ne
o act as maid" I ra.s;ei on. en-.
hrsiastlcally. I've been parIor-uasd.
iorsensid. isdy's nsii and old maid.
can ioos ike anything aud set like
InvtflnC Il I'm onlr give, a chance
"Tou hSven't brought sn suv photo
rsphs.- SNAPPED the casting director.
z feld yon thst sl my photographs
nc been DESTROYED by fire." I snap
ed IN reply. q, was tie truth. 7
ad consigned them to the flames mr.
ELF. The FIRE was IN our kitchen
angel ANYWAY I continued. be-
ore he had chance 20 make en-
,her remark. IL have got 10 wal,
or work until can afford to have
rcturss taken hy New YORK pho
orrapher TIL sss.ve to desfh.- II
Tire nsau interrupted +
"Nsver mind photographs. he sstt ! :
ddressing the casing director. "Ti
axe chance m this young woman / .
on needn't call up anyore else IN I
.ss I-tell yon" To me he added:
"Re here ~ Q o'cicck Tomorrow :
'crn'ng and TIT les ycu try thar part" y
yrya rfre nv so7f 7 trtsf rn xrsf~r,