Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-09-17
Putting Pep in
the Pictures
By r. RAY BAKER.

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ia u short time unless somebody put
pcl into Pclton productions.
'ru. thr,., persons were Constance
Murtou Alfred Eldridgc and Allen
Wexford Aud the person whose duty
it 1a> to- furnish the missing ingre-
liciu was the last mentioned gentle
man
Something had gone wrong and old
lurNis Potion hucw IT, He watched
the pictures with microscope, iiguru-
lively speaking. ever ready 10 pick
flaws. aud he found flaws aplenty of
late
There was no uSr talking Pelton's
famous heart plays" Mere not the
drawing card they once had been.
They amt convincing; that's what's
The natter grunted old Jarvis. Con.
stance. ana Alfred can't make love like
they used to. I'll give them little
longer to make good. and then"
That meant only onr Thing. The
big three would ho looking for new
employment. and Jobs were scarce in
studios even for stars
Tine was when the movie audiences
used t. cry they were 81 wrapped up
I'm the wonderful love-inaking Of Con
stance and Alfred Now. according
!" old Iarvi>, people We're known 10
laugh when the couple got into action.
And il WAS Aliens fault. Of course,
lie WAS the director. ANA when any.
thing was not convincing lie was To
blame He was one OF the best direc-
tors hi the business but he was fall
INK Down miScrahiy on the job. He
had made Constance and Alfred and
nov he was unmakiug them.
Al first he couldn't understand II.
The henrt-throbh!n- scenes were so
lsiIeS, they were paihctic He sat w
several nights searching his worried
brain for the solution and NJ last he
hit upon H.
II suddenly came 10 Allen that the
cause of the trouble was love--regular
love NOT the screen variety He was
in 10y, with he feminine star, and
the love scenes We're apathetiC because
the director lust couldn't bring him
self L. coach the participants as he
should Directing frequently calls for
"A denl ~ Shnuiln. through mega
phone and pleading and cajoling. and
Allen was finding II impossible 10 bc
earnest IN urging Alfred Eldridge 70
mike realistic 10y" 10 Constance.
II WAS GALL and NORWOOD 10 the
IA -fn
front oi him and utter endcarIng
terms. and embrace and EVEN kiss II
seemed like mockrrN Of a thing III
vine. Allen was rrnlzing why b"
had made ii fallur" of his own attempt
TO hcc"mr an actor He simply
couldn't pretend h. had 10 have his
hear, In whatever he was doing. and
that was why the Pclron pictures were
poor. He had lost heart in the love
making Of Constance and Alfred
II only once he could get chance
To speak his mind Ia Constance. Bur
all hi> associations with her We're on
a business hnSi> He could stand on
the Si,icine> and direct her In her
lovc.mnking hut there was no oppor
tunity Ia speak N his own hchal'
She came tn The studio in her motor
ear inst IN time Tor scene 10 he
snapped. and she was gone aS soon a.
her iuric> ~ Tho day we're done
on afternoon. when a distreSsingly
poor love >ccur had been filmed
Alfred Eldrid-c rr"ached Allen and
said
"Wrufurd sdmrthiu. has got 10 be
done Our pictures are rotten. and
we know H. and YOU know II and
what, more. old man Pelton knows II.
Mayb, I'm M fault perhaps It's Miss
Morton Inn In afraid it'> YOU. tn"
two Of " dld 81! right as long rs We
had tho proper Mind ~ directing. hut
we're lost without H. We can't get
pep into a scene unless Won get pep
isto your directing Miss Morton and
are losing our regulations n actors
and ycu're losing YOURS nS n director.
First thing We know we'll be down
ami nut and win VIII want TO hire y
trio of hasheon~:"
Miss Morton WAS getting ready 10
dcpar' IN her ear. hut Alfred called
70 her and she approached
Mis- Morton he said 1--WE were
inst discussing he poor showing We
hav. been maxim. ~ late thought
Il va time Il remedy was found. and
7 spoke IL Mr. Wexford The three
~ rs have worked together so well
that Il seems shame We can't put II
across now Bur something's got 10
be done
War" all ~ fault think" said
Const; ne" ~ can't seem 20 get en-
thusln>m into my acting any more
FOR some reason
"Thai'> The way with me-" nodded
| Alfred and 10 be frank. think the
trouble Is with Mr. Wcnford'> direct
ing.
Allen realized the actor had hit the
truth. but he was not exactly pleased
M the others attitude
perhaps yor could do II better, ="
he said testify
THIS remark I'D moi Squelch Alfred.