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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
ANIMALS ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND IN
PICKFORD FILM
TN THE new picture she is making

TN THE new picture she is making,
L Little Lord Fauntlcroy," Mary
Pickford is going to do some more
bits" with clever animals In support,
but not nearly to the extent that she
employed them in her current release
Through the Back Door" In Through
the Back Door," different type Of pic
ture, Mary had quite series Of revels
with four footed extras" that belonged
to the story and that, properly coached
and inspired" by the star. made good.
IL now leaks out that the task of get
ting the animals to perform was as
much Of a scream as the quaint Sc
quences In which they created amuse-
ment on the screen.
or course, they we're trained animals.
That Is, they were amenable to dircc-
ton, although the work they had to do
was different from anything they had
ever done before. The dog. an al most
human Drained mastiff, and the mule, a
with something approaching intuition.
Sometimes the intuition had to be prod
ded little, but there was no such
thing as temperament to contend with.
The animal kingdom portion of the cast
was really anxious to play ball"
What made it laughabie was the
strategy needed to get the right idea
across to the, dog and the mule. And the
patience cntailed in keeping them prop
crly framed in the picture. There were
plenty Of stakes.
The patience exercised was distributed
about fifty fifty between Mary Pick
ford and her directors-B Brother Jack
and AL Green. The waiting had to be
done for the animals instead Of human
actors, and reproof or criticism didn't
so one tenth as far as a lump Of sugar
or a Hamburg steak did.
The struggle to get the little mule
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
No,U Go On With the Story
CHAPTER XIII

"Whn NOR more .ai against aims. the rules TOR s,,
I asked.
"Wcll." he said, II kind Of wink
at their being here, They haven't
any place to go to-
Neither have l." I said with O
sort Of despairing boldness. ~ couldn't t
get in my lodging -housc IL ! tried, Mt
this hour. Besides, some money wns
expecting didn't come. I'm a week
behind In my rent"
For a moment he stood hesitating
Then his hand went toward his
pocket. But I forestnlled him.
''Thank you. just the same" said.
"I'ut you know there isn't any re-
spectacle place would take me at such
an hour. Even IL I had the money, =,
I couldn't go to a hotel alone at this
time Of night. You know that. Why
can't just stay herc?"
ut isn't safe, and 1t isn't re-"
II know 1t isn't respectable I
finished his sentence for him. "But
you must sec that it's more respectable
than walking the streets. II can only
SIT here until morning I can get tile
money that's owed me. IN 90 ns
soon es it's daylight, and walk around
until she's up"
"well," he grumtlcd, .I suppose
I'll have to let you, since that's how
it is." He went away. But ut in
tervals throughout the night I saw
him at ono end of the I'ark or the
other. Several times he passed my
bench, but he did not speak to me
again.
The night did not seem az long as
one would have imagined. never
closed my eyes an instant. Appar-
emily another Of the rules which was
more strictly enforced than the one
about sitting in the Park was against
falling asleep. / derived considerable
amusement from watching the devices
employed by some Of my ragged neigh
bors to avoid the appearance Of slumbcr
favoritc and most effcctual was to sit
with n piece of newspaper in ones lap
and appear to be reading 1t with a
dcvouring interest. Probably as a re-
suit of long practice they always
seemed to wake up while the officer
was still some distance away.
When he arrived, even the ones who
had been sleeping the most soundly,
were always absorbed in their papers
once more.
Dawn found me both cold and stiff
had. besides, that feeling Of discom
fort which comes from not having taken
off ones clothes. Mindful of my prom =
ise to the indulgent officer. as soon as
it was fairly light, left the park. In
an all night restaurant / had n cup OF
hot coffee. Having broken" my last
five cents, to buy morning paper,
made the reading of it an excuse for
remaining at my table until I could
venture to present myself before Mrs.
Fisk.
Our interview was stormy one. The
young man from upstairs had told her
of my late call. expressed my regret
but explained that in the circum
stances there was nothing else too do
/ even told her, perhaps foolshly, of the
manner in which had been compelled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
GARRULOUS GARRY
TELLS ALL ABOUT
TALMADCE GIRLS
BY HELEN kLIMPu

SST DO wish that orchestra leader
wou,dr,t cor.,.,tIr r,o .Lo A..
"'u .o'''""'S use inc Aus
iraian crawl stroke Garry remarked
heatedly. 1T tires me out. And.
Furthermore. IL makes me lonesome +"
"For whom, ." osLod hIru,,r o,o
"' , a9Neu a D'"n's, o"e
n'Sh' as wei. DC o'u"t win larry /;
sne never notices IT,
'Not for wbom-for what" Curry
replied listlessly. IT'S the bench I'm
ioresomc for Il vos ar cooI ami rioo
,,...;o II,,r, WV anu ''e'
uo"n at N''"h'" ii's"'an'S-
You heean { zen me- Gnrry, | e1-
pIoded at that point that you
,wsarn en pursuing MmtHs. M,aiiy heid' mat .
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Switzerland Likes American Stars

There are few countries with so in
ternational n film market at the pres
ent time as Switzerland. The country
possesses in all 17S cinema theatres,
of which fifty are halls of considerable
size. According to statistics the Swiss
have a preference for American. French
and German productions. Hart, Pick
ford, Reid and Chaplin are the favor
lite American stars Italian films have
lost favor in Switzerland because they
lack the warm human interest of the
American productions. even though they
are lavish in settings.
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AGNES AYRES COT
PLENTY OF "RAIN'
THE STUDIO KIND
tsT WISH" sighed Agnes Ayres, ~

tsT WISH" sighed Agnes Ayres, ~
L could play hockey and go swim.
ming today" "'
"Cappy Ricks," day when grease
paint melted and ran in little streams
down players faces. and clothes grew
pasty and stuck to suffering bodies.
The leading woman OF "Cappy
Ricks," who recently was made star.
hardly had voiced her wish when her
call came from the stage. ..n
Bring the oilskins with you" said
the call boy.
Arrayed in waterproofs. and wonder.
ing why. Miss Ayres went to the stage.
A few minutes later she had mounted
the rocking set on which a ships cabin
had been built. Lights flashed on and
Rain" shouted Tom Forman, Ii.
director.
A deluge poured from the sprinkler
system that constitutes movie studios
rain clouds. The girl at the ship rail
was beaten back under the pounding
streams of water.
"Wind! :" yelled Forman. "
An airplane propeller. mounted on a
truck. began its circular race Of 1900
revolutions a minutes, driving the rain
before It..
Agnes Ayres was realizing her wish,
She continued to realize it through the
remainder of the day, until the shower
bath grew monotonous and she began
to pine for dry clothing.
For the rain" whipped by the con.
tinuous air currents generated by the
propeller, found an entrance under the
oilskins. until the actress was soaked.
Sweating electricians and other heat
victims envied, but Miss Ayres, as she
let her hair out to dry in her dressing
room, decided it was quite enough
water for her. r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
GoldWyn authors as Directors
Aid the PLAYERS Work

Go!dwyn authors are practically CO.
directors of their pictures. in many in
stances. in Goldwyn's fifth year pro-
ductions. Gouverncur Morris, lie Roy
Scott. Charles Kenyon. Mary Roberts
Rinehart. Alice Duer Miller. Katherine
Newln Burt and Anzia Yczicrska have
been at the studios during the prepara-
tion of the screen scripts of their stories
and during the actual photographing.
assisting the director in every way in
their power.
Rupert Hughes advice and practical
aid in the direction of his pictures has
been so great that he will become a
full fedged director with The Wall
Flower" an original scenario on big,
elemental theme, which he has nearly
ready to go into production.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16

blushing crimson because OF the mob
b" had so narrowly escaped.
HuE WAS at the Follies opening
lInight," I mentioned, and Garry
was off again.
And for one" he was outshone,"
Garry added. Norma and Constance
Tia lmadge had the stage box. and they
looked so glorious it was hard to tukc
ones eyes off them even to look at
the stage.
"Constancc still looks terribly thin.
even after her rest, but Norma looked
marvellous, Constance has started max
ing 'Woman's Place they say il ~
the funniest scenario Anita Loos and
John Emerson ever wrote. But I'm
betting on thei ir own production, Red
Hot Romance.
Constance seemed terribly bored
part of the time. but Norma was sim
ply b"aming with good spirits. She
kept every one in her box laughing
and applauded everything vigorously.
They rc both living out at Bay
side, YOU know. Norma has taken
Pearl Whites house there for three
years, and Constance has tine one next
door, and then Anita LOos and her
husband, John Emerson. have the next
one, md still another neigbor is Victor
Fleming, who is directing Constance.
That's one thing about the Tai.
mndgc girls" Garry went on, ignoring
the woman in front of uS. who was
staring at her ana saying "Sshh"
loudly, "It they weren't famous for
being motion picture stars they'd be
famous for being friendly. And that
reminds me--" she cutched her bag
and gloves and started to wiggle out of
her seat and down toward the aisle,
Maybe I'll find Norma at home this
afternoon. See you tomorrow.
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[kygd cChs Daily Movie Magazine &eS41
DUMB ACTORS MAKE GOOD IN THE SILENT DRAMA

and the big dog "set" Resolved itself
into combination Of petting party and
endurance test. 1t seemed that every
time Mary was ready to 60 on, one or
the other Of the supporting east"
a shady spot. And the camera would
stutter and stop.
A way was found then to handle the
menagerie. Practically, 1t was direct
ing the scene backward. Instead Of
Mary starting out alone and having her
dumb friends eased into proper poses to
suit the scene, ono or both of the AMI
mails, as the requirements varied, were
'set soing"---or posed. where the action
was more subdued, and then the star
slipped into the scene and played along
with 1t until the inevitable break"
came.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
Historic Fire Engine Useful

A fire engine, hand pumped and
hand drawn, is among the Victorian erl
props used in the filming of George Du
Maurier's famous story, "Peter Ibbet-
SON" The engine is the property of the
New York fire department and was built
in 1S42. 1t was lent to the studio by
the city Government. Firemen appear
ing In the burning orphanagc scene, in
which the Duchess OF Towers, played
by Elsie Ferguson, is burned to death.
appeared in scarlet uniforms and brass
helmets, the equipment Of Partisan fire
fighters of that day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
The
LOVE STORY
of a
MOVIE STAR
This Is How the Story Begins:
MORBLAND, most famous

NBLLA MORBLAND, most famous
~ Of screen stars, hears that a
young girl, Annette wilkinson, has
fallen in iopc toith Roland Wellos, an
idol of the screen. Miss Moreldnd,
to save Annette, sorifes the story of
her oton tragic lope affair 10Th
Wcilcs, intending to send u to
Annette so she may knoio the Kind
Of man he IS. ...
She tells hoo, phue a pianist IN
q mopie theatre in Western Penn
sylvonid to,oa, she met Welles iohen
he made "persondl appearance
there, hop he inpited her TO come to
Nep York and sold ne pouId place
her IN the movies, ho,o she came aud
the chilly reception tohioh he gdpe her
in the studio. Then, becoming inter
estcd IN her, N, gets her q job IN a
small toDn stock oompdhp for the
experience, promising to see her
often.
Kitty, member Of the oompany,
proves her best friend, but the mdn-
dger, tohon. she niokndmcs "BedVer
Faco,' becomes obnoxious toith his
attentions. She threatens him pith
q repoiver, icdves the company and
goes to Nep York TO find toork.
No,U Go On With the Story
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,CLOSE-UPS of the MOVIE GAME
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY


Ed,oard Chlds Carpenter Vas "Cub" Here Once
HEY name
will make sit back and half close your eyes and say "h0' Him. Why
Well lets admit it, the sn C; e. gray % SS and ms get " o5 GS vD %
picture French by Edward chlds
S. der % and ls half % % sS s
, , tina, n, published You
Twenty morning
hers t becoming
sss ons S' 01F W. % its
called in % oasssus st, Messengers
RUr se by talking
@ ssSs, sS ;s sss:ss sc s ss % % 's an. % s
NE terribly simply
emergency Shift just
IN sssS ;ssf sn css.a % @ either @ @ ] @ es % @
a
We met @ on he @ way out out and decided to stick together
Going Up @ with Stricken m Women AND Children battling the police
We through
main telephone They then
branch aoor Of old
young window and asked
said he the exchange and allowed
light tandcom on up.
r. THAT hearted tene" had crouch s night
~o kno"s hoe might hove delayed Carpenters career pord
For ss % Dozen c' 3 @ @ y.s" .S 5Dso in @
.as responsible for that.
WE WENT the where the sat his switchboard We
w their exciting lives and the
welded We didn't disiusn We let think
really
of clothes comfortably by the lighted
n q They couldn't a
Carpenter weren't considered
Suddenly there telephone board
answered it.
Say he said here's Donovan, the Times calling his
Want listen O him.
Did his
whole
So head phones and Donovan
comfortably taking stuff his
p'ded around the Then he had
simply called our own ohces and 1t in as
Both editors ceiling They couldn't
hid could get so much so after our last call
IVA outside and that
drying in front Of IT, UOudnt have blamed
ONE by 'ole"
~ Of
of
wonderful We kids had the
they didn't
happened, with of men
showed in Offices o out andrli
We habit,
shouting That's mine fiction possibilities
simply deluged the magazine editors with the results
the midst taking
suddenly
he forgot the
He worked love
trying back for the sake
The Criterion, magazine long since dunt.
That Carpenters Today
esgether used to make then q
- did he brought The
sho~ed his fret
famous of the American
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
Alice Lake In Dual Role

Alice Lake will play dual role in
her latest picture for Metro, a Dallas
Fitzgerald production OF W. Carey
ReTs so% St0fS Gcx uda d%pmogi esld M"s
studios in Hollywood Miss Lake is to
appear as Paula and Julien Revell, sis
tiers. one a yiolinist and the other a
pianist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
EaWeett La Wbbetsonn

George Fawcett, who played the part
Of the lovable old Scotch doctor In
Sentimental Tommy" has added an
other characterization to his long list
Of screen characters. In "Peter Ibbet-
son" he Is Major Duquenois.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
DAY OF INFLATED
Salaries IS OYER
DECLARES LASKY

TNIIE get rich quick" period in the
i film industry. with its inflated sal
aries and wasteful methods, is ended,
according to the leading motion picture
producers in America.
Like everything else in the world of
business, the motion picture industry Is
now undergoing its period of readjust-
ment and is returning slowly but surely
to complete normally.
Heads of the largest film corporations
in this country have discussed the prob
lem and arrived at a consensus Of opin-
ion to the effect that all extravaganza
must be eliminated. The days when the
motion picture business was bonanza
for any idle promoter are gone.
THE day for a complete show down
in the motion picture industry has ar
rived" said Jesse L. Lasky, first vice
president OF the Famous Players- l.asky
Corporation, in discussing the situation.
Abnormal and extravagant salaries.
wasteful extravaganza. so-ca He'd bank
ers' hours and all the various illogi-
cnl and unbusincss like methods that
have obtained to a greater or lesser de-
gree in the motion picture business and
for which II has been more or less just
" criticized. must come to an abrupt
end, We must regard the present mo-
ment as the most critical that the illm
industry has faced during it's exist
ence."
AT THE same time Mr.. Iasky
~ pointed out that there would not
be a lesscning In the quality OF the out
put.
"For." he explained, 1.-THE fact re-
mains that the public has become moro
discriminating than ever before. 1t de-
mands better pictures.
"Ten years ago, more or less, every
body was going to the movies-nearly
everybody Is now. But then 1t cost
comparatively little to make pictures.
Most ANYTHING would satisfy the public,
and that is what they got.
Largely this resulted from the fab
ulous salaries-which were sometimes
quite as great as they were rcputed to
be. Bidding for stars became favor
ite pastime-an indoor sport.with the
magnates of the screen. Inflated sal
aries were thus established and it was
whole lot easier to establish them
than to reduce them.
TO-DAY this evil has largely been
met-but there il still room for reduc-
ton in many quarters. This was but
one phase of the extravagant period
which is now being ended forever.
"TNHE public will benefit The pic
l. lures will be better and better.
Take as one example our own list
OF coming productions and note the ia
nous authors the noted stars and d.
reetors-nll In the face Of the fact that
this company with others has deter
mined upon a radical reduction Of pro-
duction expense.
THE public may be sure that this is
all positive fact, because it should be
patent to the layman that an orgnnizn-
tion Is not going to devote years to es-
tablishing reputation for certain
quality of product and then jeopardize
this hard earned reputation at criti-
cal period such as this by making in
ferior pictures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16

Mary Pickford had quite a job with
her animal co-stars ,Oho ''helped'' her pro-
duce "Through the Back Door," Our
article today tells of some of her diff
culties. The photographs sho,U some of
the most dramatic" scenes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16
PIIOToPL.AYS
PHOTOPI.AYs
PHOTOPLAYS

The following
Company Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-16

ILL w MATINEE DAILY
BEN TJ'RpJS IN MSCK SENSETT's
"HOME TALENT"
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BLUEBIRD PESsd eS";lDnsu, sGsaSssHnGi, 9 SS,;, \,
SIENNA KEITH & SOMAN KERRY In
"PROXIES"
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ASTOR FRANKLIN a GInARp AVA
EhS OlN MATINEE DAILY
WILLIAM RUSSELL
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RAJ TIMOPE b1ST 4 BALTIMORE
DIAL llNloT\EEVr a'aN. SAT. MAT
BEBE DANIELS
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TA OLLO MATINEE DAILY
BETTY COMPSON
In PRISONERS OF LOVE"

ARCADIA CHESTNUT Bel. 10TH
Hi\STnlIIN 10 \. ", 20 1lIb p. II.
BEBE DANIELS
In THE MARCH HARE"
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To bo continued Monday
The Coconino sun., 1921-03-25
MILNES APPOINTED
 LABOR COMMISSIONER

Percy R. Mines, newly appointed state immigration commissioner, will make survey of the labor situation of the state, particularly as regards the cotton situation, as one of his first official acts. MT. Mines is the first man to hold the position of state im- migration commissioner
 Mir. Milnes will occupy an office on the third floor of the state house and, until April 1, will also continue as secretary to Governor Thomas E. Campbell. After the first of next month, Henri Behoteguy will be secre- tary to the governor.
 Last season 23,000 Mexican cotton pickers were brought into Arizona and Mir. Mines plans his survey par ticularly to determine whether that many will be needed again this fall. He will also determine how many all ready are here who will act as cotton pickers.
 During the season MT. Mines also plans to visit the cotton districts to inspect the housing conditions among the imported laborers.
The Coconino sun., 1921-03-25
RAILROAD RATES
 TO BE DECREASED

Reduction in railroad rates is ex- pected to follow closely the action talk en by officials of the western railroads meeting in Washington Thursday, an account of which Senator Cameron has forwarded by telegraph to the Phoe- nix chamber of commerce. The tele- gram follows:
 officials of western railroads met here today and suspended for 90 days the present railroad rates coming east. They have gone back to the rate of August 26, 1920"
 Uncertainty as to the actual effect this decision will have caused an in vestigation by Roland Johnston, man. ager of the local traffic bureau of the chamber of commerce. MT. Johnston has asked officials of the Arizona Eastern and Santa Fe companies to advise the bureau promptly whether all rates, both passenger and freight will be affected and when the change will take place.
 If all rates are affected, he said, it will mean the eliminations of increases authorized in Ex Parte No. 74 which were 33 Ia per cent on freight and 20 per cent on passenger transcontinental rates. These went into effect August 26, 1920.
 Members of the state corporation commission interpret Senator Cam eron's telegram as indicating these under the new ruling.
The Coconino sun., 1921-03-25
Additional State News
CHARGING BOYCOTT,
 EDITOR ASKS $7,500

Declaring that he has been damaged to the extent of $7,500 through boy colt inaugurated against his paper, the State Miner, by the defendants, H. B. Watson with his wife, Hannah J. Watson, of Wickcnburg, at Phoenix, brought suit in the superior court against the Central Bank of Wicken- burg, the Wickenburg Drug company and H. c. Sprunger. Watson alleges that at the instance of the defendants and others he established plant in Wickenburg to edit and publish the State Miner, weekly paper. Soon after that, he says, his wife became a partner in the business.
 On March 22, 1920, Watson alleges, H. c. Sprunger, as spokesman and manager for the defendants, with oth- CTS unknown to him, entered into a combination, confederation, conspir- acy and agreement for the purpose of maliciously and unlawfully running and destroying his business. They agreed to, Watson alleges, and did withdraw their patronage and adver- Using from his. paper and coerced and influenced others to do the same. Be- cause of the conspiracy and boycott, he alleges, his business has long since ceased and his paper has become li- ability and the only means of his live lihood has been destroyed.
The Coconino sun., 1921-03-25
MIAMI CARPENTERS CUT
 WAGES TO HELP BUILDING

To contribute their share toward the downward trend of prices for me- cessities, announcement was made at the conclusion of the meeting of the Miami Carpenters Union No. 1531 last evening that the union scale of wages would be reduced from S9.00 to $7.50 per shift. The new scale is to become effective Monday.
 The action was taken, it was stated, that the carpenters might do their share to stimulate business by reduc- ing labor costs. The momentum it is expected this wage reduction will give local building will not only benefit the craft through. providing more employ ment, but will do much toward reliev- ing the housing shortage that is felt actutely here at frequent intervals.
 Much construction, builders, state, has been delayed pending the return of wages to what contractors charact- erize as more normal standards, to- gether with lowered costs for building materials. These latter, it is said, have practically returned to their pre- war levels, fact which, coupled with last nights action, causes lumber sup ply houses and contractors to enter tain an optimistic outlook for the fu- ture.-Miami Bulletin.