Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
How I Became
4 Mouie Star
As Told to
INEZ KLUMPH
What Has Already Happened

IfOTOlHB IJuVC, u oWutt-bVNt ~ t''f
am mbitiouS TO become screen star,
phile on a trip TO Neo York meets
Ldcrence French, press agent.
tcho becomes interested in her and
secures for her an important part .
pidpin1 opposite John SeTdrd, a
famous star. Sctrdrd asks Dorothy .
TO marry him, but she refuses. real
izing that she cares for Laurence .
French. While tcOrkin1 in a pic
turc, Dorothy makes q dangerous
leap orer rGtertdR on the promise
that her part tciu be enlarged. But
the star insists that the shot be used
as u she had made the leap. DOrO-
thp'S part is cut TO almost nothing,
and she returns to NciC York, dis
courdged aud unhappy. laurence
French meets her at the train, and
they are married. Sctcdrd hrtcs
them to a ShOicing Of the picture ~
phich Dorothy played opposite him.
And Here 1t Continues
I'd SEEN myself before. Of course, but
J. Just in very little parts. with lot Of
people. This first shot in this picture.
I realized afterward. had been taken
when didn't know that it wGs. l re-
membered that I'd been standing over
Mt one side Of the set ono day, talking
to Larry. and he'd told me of won,
drrful place he knew of. where he and
Sylvia and man he knew and | C"uI"
go Sunday afternoon. And | couIH re.
call how nleased and excited | was about
il, because 1t was the first time hc'd
rskcd me to GO anywhere ike that and
I'd suddenly realized that he liked me
very much.
Thev had been wheeling the camera
ground n lot. adjusting it for clos"-un
Of Jack Seward, md l hadn't ,nnld any
attention to what they were ding. itnt
Mr.. Seward had called Larry. and
had turned around 10 answer something
he said 70 me as he went-nnd that was
when they took the shot of me that
they showed first. m
'What n beautifully radiant face
woman exclaimed somewh"r" near me,
Tn the darkness I couldn't see her. bur
later I learned that she was critic
on one Of the newspapers.
'Wondorful dear Larry whispered
TO me at the same moment. nut lie tuFlc"
and looked ut mo cur!ous,N.
You soc. that first shot was supposed
70 he when I was looking at tn" hero
John Seward. I was playing IN" roIr
Of n girl who was in love with an olH"r
man. and he didn't know it till the "nd
Of the picture.
I could see that Larry couldn't help
wondering. Evidently the happiness IN
nv fncp WIS IOb H'hAlI'' ~ -
have been simulated. | slid over in my
chair and laid my face against his nice
roueh coat sleeve. and hc leaned over
and dronppd a kiss on my hair. Ih4t
reosmred me. OF course he cOuldn
possibly have thought that even early
in the picture really cared anything
for John Seward. tOld myself.
But then n horrible thought rrcpt iht,o
my mind, like n snake rearing its uGiy
head. What would Larry think wh"r
they showed that scene We took d"Wl
on Cane Cod. when John Seward kissed
For moment it seemed to me that
I'd do ANYTHING in the world to MAKE
him miss seeing that nnrt OF IN" plrtnr"
I thought Of pretending that | was t"'
tired to stav. and asking nm I" tHS'
me home. But then I realized that NJ
would see the picture later, after It wa
released Much better that he shouI'
SEQ II here. and have il over with.
Then remembered. too. the tim
Jobn seward hnd fought in my behalf
and the stories the Dapers had run nh"u
n when Pprsis killed herSGit. What !
people remembered that when th"V say
those scenes? Thrv'd think, perhaps
thnt I had married Larry inst rs pro
tection ngainst those stories. ] knew
even from my experience in the motion
| l.picture world that thcYd be hKrIN I
'S,,St the worst possible interpretation
on the whole thing. 1t was all that
could do not to burst into tears. !
think that tho very night OF my III
y when ! should have been perfectly nap?
was so wretChcd.
The other people liked the picture
could hear them commenting on !
wretched as was, and realized thc
they thought I did good work.
I had screened unusually weu-cv"
knew that. John Seward had he'pc
me with my makeup, expcrim"ntir
with different shades OF powder M
different ways Of doing my eyes nj
The results had been most successful.
.Good material there" the man b'
hind me leaned over and whispered
Jobn after one scene which he and
had nlayed alone What are you doiI
these days-robbing the cradle to nal
stars?"
'Looks that way" John answer
with little laugh. Larry turned
me then to whisper, "l)id you he
that ?" but | was too unhappy to car
That horrible scene was coming; he
nsyer sneak to me again when he rea
iSed John Seward had made such pa
sionate love to me.
AT last ii ;eame-thnt scene
dreaded so. j drew my hand o
Of Larry's. pretending that ] want
10 Ak nv hair. and then I slipped it in
my poeket. felt sure that when
saw John Stewards arm go around
he'd drop my hand Of his own accol
Il hadn't realized when we made
scene how perfect a background h
been selected for 1t. II was wond,
full, really--a rocky hcndland Il
dropped straight down to the sea, W
some scraggly, wind blown trees.
distorted that they looked like fun
litt'e gnomes with outstretched arr
And the waves dashed up high agail
the. rocks like white animals trying
climb the headland.