The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1921-01-08


have been on he "go" very much, in
cluding a visit to the studios of the
Lasky Famous Players studios. We
VISITED the Fox studio, but no COM
panles were working. Both places
occupy several city blocks and are
located in beautiful Hollywood, a
suburban city of Los Angeles, and
where the mountains help to form
the most fetching scenery.
At Lasky's We were particularly
fortunate to view the making of
forthcoming all-star production.
The Tales of Anatole," with Wallace
Reid as Anatole. Wandy Hawley
and Theodore Roberts with Reid are
rne principals in the cast. and Cecile
De Mills was personally directing
the productions. Gloria Swanson,
who only six weeks since became a
mother, was present, but not parti-
cipating in the picture. Julia Nc
rnerson, authoress of "Why Change
our Husband" and "Why Change
Your Wife," was rGesent with the
scenario of 'The Tales of Anatole"
in hand, of which she is the author
eSS.
Wallace Reid is fine looking
chap, clean cut. and his feminine ad-
mirers might learn with interest that
he is far better looking in real life
than on the screen. Quite likeable
young fellow and success has not
turned his head. He had quite a
strenuous part to perform in the pic
ture, society drama. and smashed
furniture and interior of a handsome
parlor, while Theodore Roberts in
his role, simply smiled and uttered
the words, "Go as far as you like my
boy" The visit here, the converse
ton with some of the actors was all
SO unusual and interesting. But lis
ten, dear reader, if you ever come TO
Los Angeles and intend visiting the
studios. come prepared. Be armed
with the authority that will admit
you. 1t is very difficult to get in. in
fact all studios are now closed to the
public. 1t is well case of 'keep off
the grass"
The other night we attended the
annual automobile show and saw
Sessue Hayakawa, the famous Jap
actor, and we were disappointed. He
is very small-sized fellow and ap-
parentiy represents no significance.
He was driving $4,000 car. The
move" actors are seen on all sides,
and the photographing of pictures in
the streets, comedies in the parks and
other public places especially are
very common sights.
u h, loI Il L.
SO much to ones visit. The place
has thousands of tourists, all attrac-
ted by climate, and the fact that am
pie hotel, rooming and boarding
house Accommodations is afforded all.
A place with no Accommodations. no
matter how beautiful and attractive
will never get the visitors. The big
hotels get 'em everytime. This ap-
plies to Bay st. Louis.
There are hotels. and big ones, on
every side in and out of Los Angeles,
real handsome and inviting struc-
lures, and every new one seems to
outdo the others.
The $5,000,000 Ambassador Hotel
covering eight acres of ground space
and equipped to accommodate 1000
diners in it's restaurants at one time,
opened in Los Angeles, January /,
On Wiltshire Boulevard.
This great hotel has been described
as the absolute climax in modern
resort hostelry and is an achieve
ment of corps of the most eminent
architects, designers, decorators,
landscape gardeners and hotel men
in western America.
The main building, looming up on
the crown of twenty-one acre park
comprises $50 rooms, while on all 4
sides private bungalows flank the
central structure.
A theatre, seating 500 persons, an
auditorium seating over 1900, .
main dining room seating 1,200, grill
palm room, sun porches and Arcade
of fashionable shops have been PLAN
ned with view to accommodating in
the most luxurious manner the elite
of the great tourist army which in
vades Southern California every
year.
Almost within sight of the hotel an
eighteen-hole championship golf club
The Ambassador Golf Club-with
tuily equipped clubhouse to accomo-
date the hotels guests.
TypicalIy Californian.
A remarkable feature Of the ho-
teps general architecture is the fact
that every room is an outside"
room, getting at some hour of the
day its full quota of sunlight.
Tp foof fbc xr,ho1o rohorsaa of The
hotel is typically Californian. Sum
light has been the theme in the lay
ing out of it's great porches, pergoias
and glass enclosed lobby and dining
room, while one end Of the ball room
frames in glass, q magnificent view
of distant mountains.
California again runs in. the fur
nishing of the suites and bed rooms.
Dull mahogany has given place to
pastel tints and soft robins egg sat