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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
SCREEN STAR OF FRANKLIN BLOOD
Ruth Renick Plans TO Eisil
City OF Her Great-Great-
Creat.Grand.UnCie

DETlTE Ruth Renick, popular screen
4 player, plans soon to realize a long
cherished ambition by visiting Philadel-
phia, home of her ancestors for many
generations.
Back Of Miss Renicks desire to see
this old city is q reason Of which she
is justly proud. for the Young lady Is
the great great great grand niece Of
Benjamin Franklin her grandmother
having been Miss Franklin Of PhiIa-
delphia,
Aliss Rcnick's screen career has been
an interesting one. and the fact that it
was supPrimposed upon n stage train
ing OF several years may account for her
rapid rise. On the legitimate stage
Miss Renick has filled leading roles in
such well known plays as "Shenan-
doah," Secret Service" THE Rose
and the Ring" The Marriage Of
Kitty" and Help Wanted"
Entering the realm Of "Flickerland''
two years ago, the young actress has
appeared with Douglas Fairbanks. in
George Melford's THE Jucklin's'' VIII
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
DO ~ The
You . Actors
KnOD In IL?

perhaps in his woolen shirt. all soied
from the mills, eating ham and eggs
rather noisily. I respected him and, |
think. really loved him. But a storm
was brooding over our home. / felt It,
1t made me hate to be there. Mons"
seemed always busy somewhere in the
shadows. Hitting about like a hurt and
frightened phantom; her pale face hag-
gard and drawn. her eyes filled with a
dreadful accusation. 1t was bitter win
ter, time; day by day | felt more lonely
ana forsaken, and now sometimes my
Ster-father was absent. Mons
wept good deal and treated me al
most as if | were not there.
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
HO-HA-HUM!!
'DULLLIFE, THIS.
IN MOVIE GAME
BY CONSTANCE PALMER
HOLLYWOOD C,Iis

YESTERDAY G. b. De- De Mi11.e Mi@ne o., |. ,
i about ten alligators in, the n,., u',a
the temple scenes of his picture 200 .,1,i n
porarily called. "" II Is TEN.
One of them. Angelina. 10 1-s
young, and proud of it. The otbs,s sssr e'l
were her children. o'"er nine
Conrad Nagel tells me bo
among 'em, and it is the sorrow went N
life that i wasn't there TO 500 h;,u H.. my
said ] supposed they gave tho r,n, ron,,, |
dope to make them safe. "Co,h epule.
ssnorted Conrad. ''rhey starved no, .,
for two days to make EN- vicions" !, en-
Now, what has the comnon.
against Conrad? I'd heard NJ s@
Mile was more than pleased with T. T.
work. WIN hls
Dorothy Dalton, resplendent IN
Kings blue Spanish dress and .
face mantilla. high comb and ali AZ S;dcs
dance in the local saloon for tba hou,s. ho.a
Of lot of wonderful cosmopolitan V,nent ,nn.
Theodore Kosloff. the famous dss,mps.
whom she has pictorially ensnared w,,
They say he's about the busies, -.
on the lot. He not only designs s sst,
and costumes and arranges dances b bw
acts big part as well, He /,
Russian. He reminds me of .,,
spring tightly wound. '''''
T AIRY SEMON has been taken t,,..
1.-the hospital. where he has been .ir,'
his accident during the filming of n.
last part of his latest comedy, ''TSs
Fall Guy" to his home. which is r,M
next door to Mr.. and Mrs. Tully Msr'
shall's Marion fairfax. For the n;s.
ture they were forced to build n com.
plete ll-metal plane. The Mercur,
Aviation Co., our local pride, wouldny
lend 'em one because when Larry w..
through the plane probably would h
too.
THE title of William Duncan's pictu,
L has been changed from "The pr,n.
cess of the Desert Dream" TO %Wb.r.
Men Are Men" TO tell tho bonsy
truth. I can't hand It much. For n,
exteriors the entire company IL roin,
to British Columbia
Mr.. Duncan'S next picture has N,
working title Of "The Superman," and
was put into continuity by James Brad.
ley, who isn't really James Bradley at
all. but Bradley Smollen. who used IA
be on the Chicago Herald and Exam.
iner. But he says they spell his nam.
so many funny ways that he hasn't The
courage to use It.
Earle Williams is such n smart man
he thinks he doesn't need n director. 20 \
he directs himself while acting, and
has a co-director yclept Robert En-.
singer. FRITZ Ridgeway is his leadni
woman and has what might be called 1
lively part.
Well, If Bill Duncan can direct him.
self. guess Earle Williams can, too.
Marie Provost, glancing over the
script for her new picture, "The Butter.
fly (yes. stars sometimes read their
stories before they play them, in order
to get an idea of the wardrobe required
-(you see. there's reason)-after
coming across the twenty fourth change,
turned to her director, King Baggctt,
and said Indignantly:
Say, who wrote this story-Lu.
cille?'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Can q Who
You ? Wrote
Guess It,?
CHAPTER II

!
April 30th.
I must begin, am afraid. by telling
you of the great shock that came to me
when | was about fifteen years old; for
my whole future was determined ,bv il
1t made me what ! am today, for good
or evil.
You see, We lived in Pittsburgh, the
city of smoke and flame. And now
comes my first confession. | should
Ike, Of course. to say that ] came Of Il
wealthy, aristocratic family and de
hantly chose acting because of my over
whelmlng passion for it. Tho reverse
Is true. My father was a steelwOrker :;
and all through my childhood l lived in
a dirty little mill house, clingng to the
bare hill, opposite the blast furnaces
and ! was brought up in sQualOr ard
ugllneSs. Yet | am proud, in a way;
for my father came Of that wonderful
Presbyterian, Scotch Irish stock. the
Western Pennsylvania, back before the
RevoIution, and that made Pittsburgh
what it is today. They themselves
never did things half way; they pro-
duced either milliOnaheS or paupcrs.
Ancestors Of mine fought in tho War
ol 'h; my father himself, mer" boy.
went 10 IN" t1vil war, and vas BADLY
wounded at Gettysburg. When he came
back he found Pittsburgh changed
city. 1t had become an industrial center
for the manufacture OF iron and steel
And. as he had put the years when he
should have been gaining an cduratlon
into fighting and soldering. there was
nothing for him to do but to 20 to
work IN the mills. At that time, how
eyer. this was consld'r"d an excellent
thing, Biz money was being made, and
III" WORKERS were nr'Storratr, well or
strong. with happy homes and "A pleas
ant future.
Changes came rapidly. Machinery
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Why FILM FOOTACE
IS TASTED on
BIC PRODUCTIONS

'THE popular impression that mo
ton picture is completed with the
shooting of the last scenes is les:
than half correct. While the photo.
graphic activities may end with the re.
cordng Of 'the cutCh''-the studio
vernaculnr for the heroine in the lover
arms as the eternal symbol of the happy
cnding-the picture is far from being
ready for the screen.
The film, reels and reels of IT, must
90 through the cutting, titling and edit :
ing processes to reduce it to normal
tootage and gliding continuity.
SO after the actors have removed the
grease paint and begun to center interest
! On their next picture, the director and
his assistants in the cutting room get
Gown TO the real work Of whipping the
picture into shape.
The average five-reel picture. in its
completed form. is 5000 feet in length.
To get this. probably 5000 feet Of film
has been shot" This means the elm.
nation in tho cutting room Of fifteen
feet to every foot used.
This amazingly high footago that the
director has to reduce is the result Of
various factors. The conventional nlau
Is 10 use two cameras throughout. 80
there is duplication in film or. as it is
known, the first and second negative.
In htg scenes the number Of camprns c
otten'is increased TO half dozen. In
the making of Oliver Morosco's The
Half Breed for Associated First Ma
tonal, Director Charles A. TAYLOR had
six cameras Cranking on the cattle Stam-
pode scene, all placed al different
angles.
In the hotel scene four cameras we're
used. because the making of such large
scenes is 50 expensive that directors do
not wish to run the risk of having to
make a 'retakc."
The total film footagp of THE Half
Breed was nearly 100. 600 feet which
lnS meant a gigantic task for Director
Taylor in bringing it to the necessary
iootag". In "Thc Half Breed" he has
introduced several new ideas in cutting
"i'H nv pms wv anu IuT'h scenes run
ming ms nearly simultaneously as is
POSSIBLE on one screen.
Wesley Ruggles. who is directing the
second Morosco picture, "Slppy Nc
Gee with an all star cast. used a diff
ter"nt method of photographing his
scenes. Instead Of using two cameras
for the ordinary smaller sets, RuggIcs
employs only one and 'dOubfe shoots"
each episode
After roh"arSng n scene the actors
20 through the action with the camera
ranking Then it is rNtaken and Rug
lies has the two shots" for cOmpaM-
,"n. Often the second shot" is taken
from a varying angle.
BY the RuggleS method the same
AMOUNT of footage is obtained as though
Two cameras were used, bur he con-
ends that 1t gives him a wider range
If selection when the film comes to the
inal emitting. OF course in the big
scenes h. uses two or more cameras at
time,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Who's Who Among
Winners in Worie
Beauty Contest
Mary Elizabeth Arnold

Mary Arnold is a bride Further
more, she has had her own romance
and should be well able to act romances
for the screen.
She rcloped last February tn New
York and was married to Marion
Arnold, who lived al 4405 Spruce street,
Mr.. Arnold is connected with the Ma
tional Surety Co.
The clopement was not due 10 any
parental opposition on either side, but
simply. as the bride expresses II, be-
cause II didn't want any fuss; | hate
fuses
Mrs. Arnold, as Miss Mary Slack
formerly lived with her mother at 2l%5
South Thirteenth street. She attended
the South Philadelphia High School
and studied fancy dancing. appearing
in a number of thp school entertain
ments and other amateur affairs. Later
she and her mother moved to 6039
Wharton street.
During the war she took up stenog
rephy and was employed first by tho
Emergency Fleet Corporation and later
by tho Federal Board for Vocational
Training.
Mrs. Arnold is not yet eighteen years
old. She is five feet six inches tall.
weighs about 1870 pounds and has brown
hair and eyes.
Oh. yes-and dimples. Decidedly
dimplcs.
Helen Marie Carr.
Miss Carr'S photographs have been
seen in many exhibitions She i not a
professional model. but she is 50 adapt
able to camera requirements that artists
Of the lens love 10 make pictures Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Pittsburgh Girl in
"Peter Ibbetson" Film

Barbara Dean, who plays the role Of
Madame Pasquier in GeorEe Fitz-
maurice's production of Peter Ibbet-
son, makes her screen debut in this
picture. She is a Montana girl. but
has spent much Of her time in Pitts
6urgh. where she attended Pittsburgh
Technology Institute. Her first dra-
matte experience was obtained in anna
teur theatricals in Pittsburgh. Before
trying the screen she played the mart
of Dolores in Sally" Ziegfeld's mu-
seal comedy, for six weeks. She has
blue eyes and golden hnir.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
PHOTOPLAYS
-
PHOTOPLAYS
PHOTOPLAYS

blowing theatre
=.
locality Stanley
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
FAKE BILL HART
PICTURES BEING
PUT on MARKET
ia YOU saw somcbody anpronrlnt tin,

F YOU saw somebody appropriating
something belonging to a friend of
yours would you let him get away with
it?
Not if you react the way Bill Hart's
friends do. William S. Hart probably
has mere friends than any man appear
ing on the screen today. Scattered
around the world they are continually
on the lookout for those who are not
playing fair with Bill, for Bill has al
ways been an exponent of fair play.
And it isn't fair play, Mr.. Hart in
siSts, to take an old film, dress 1t up
with a new title, patch on parts of dis
carded two -reelerS, and show the re-
sulting hodgepOdge to the public as
William S. Hart production.
Over in England lives a Hart fan
named Eric Morley, who wrote to his
hero as follows:
Tonight ] went to see "rhe Bad
Man as advertised in the posters. 1t
was two-reel picture and rather
ancient, about a milliner whose uncle
left her a saloon out West. When the
last part of the picture was shown on
the screen it said, William s. Hart in
the Marked Deck In the corner of the
substitute was w. ii. II. Co., which
looks like the w. Hart Production Co,
YOU mentioned in your article in the
Boys Cinema OF course, il NAV he
all right; you will know best. but /
thought | would let YOU know"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
LOVE STORY of a MOVIE STAR
Read This First and Then
You Can FolloU the Story

NELLA MORELAND, most
~ famous Of morie STARS. hears that
Gm Umkno~n girl, Annette Wilkins.
has fallen in lore rith RoIond
W eHes, an idol of the screen.
Reports SnV that IVrlIeS is 1oirg
to put Miss Wilkins into the movies
and stand sponsor for her career.
Miss Moreldnd. to Sare Annctfp
the suffering mat she herSeH has
gone hrou0h because of her lore oj
WCliS. deCidcs to put her whoic or.
pCr"nce d0mn on paper so tina!
Annctfe can see rhdt kind of man
WrHcS realty is.
Fran day to day. as time permits.
81" SITS domn aud lays bare her rerv
Soni for the benefit Of the unknown
girl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Movie Aspirants
Write to Bdlzac

"DOY, page Balzac."
- Some people think he is still
alive, so it would appear from the
letters addressed to him at the Metro
Hollywood studios. When it was
learned that Rex Ingram was work.
ing upon a picture. "The Conquer
ing Power" from story by Bal.
zac, many screen aspirants wrote to
Mr.. Balzac asking him to use his in
Huence in getting them part in the
picture.
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TNHE girls VIII" successfully come
l. through among the fftccn in this
contest will have the satisfaction of
knowing that they have passed as severe
=, Inc hvH Judges each an expert in aII
s sna, s"pS ~ mIN' wv I'r'lnln' n'autF'
nt ,L", ",m. ,",''"'i wv, Nv S''"' MASS
VI l'''''"S'" "P"> N""',.'''"'
on' vol" "t in meant that the
picture was set aside for further con
sideratlon. In TINS way. they got a
general view OF IN" aV"rag" of photo
graphs ana. at the same time. eliminated
those which were obviously impossible.
III, Ihe photographs thus selected were
then gone over n second time. TN lhls
Surn'!, Nv" '"r'S oi III M''r n,1es.
ssiIi Sri !" n"'r ,nr picture SCI "S'"e "S
sun )" ''c ru''"lns'
Still again the pictures were OK
nnIin'n. ,n'T' N"I'S OF III OeihS
necessary l" nave SUBJECT survive
1t IS rcmarkabI" tribute 10 the gen
ernI beauty Of our contestants that.
even after this. there were 50 many
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

E'atH day We viii print three more OF
~ these fftccn girls as they arc
selected by the judges. Today's sclcc.
tions arc:
Mary Elizabeth Arnold. 4IO5 Spruce
street.
Helen NJ. Carr. S27 North Broad
street.
Natalie Shaver. ot4 Pine street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
First Beauty Contest Winners
Are Announced; More to Follov
Three Girls Chosen Represent High Type Of Philadelphia
Famed Beauy-Had TO Pass Serere Test BY
Board OF Fire Judges

i op Ben
to be
o"s By INC Retswo tm Co. the Trolley comedy
wi be Choscuth Ne ono whO is 10 STAR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

liam y. Taylor's THE Witching
Hour" William de MILES Conrad in
Quest of His Youth, And most recently
in David NJ. Hartford Associated First
National production o$ James Oliver
Curwood's story, The olden Snare"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18

ELLAVILLE, Aug. IS. - The
Workers council was entertained
Monday evening at the home Of Mrs
w. H. Collins. A large representa-
ton of the Methodist Sunday school
teachers and a few invited friends
were present and enjoyed discuss
ing plans to put more enthusiasm into
Sunday school work. A membership
campaign will be put on at once. Rev
B. l.. Jordan, J. T. Royal and Mrs.
j. j. Taylor were appointed a COM
mittee to formulate plans for the
campaign, and will make their report
next Sunday.
Plans were made to entertain the
district Sunday school convention
here next Friday. All those interest
ed in Sunday school work are espec-
tally urged to be present. A SPLEEN
did program has been arranged I'M
der the leadership of Rev. j. H.
Keethum, of Bronwood. Among the
Sunday school workers expected to
be present are Rev. Reese Griffin, of
McRae; Mrs. John Watts, of She'll
man; Miss Lois Rogers, of Wesleyan
College, Macon and Rev. Silas John
son. of Americas. Miss Maurine Nun
TO has charge or the musical program.
Workers from all of the Methodist
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18

house guests of Misses Nell and RoX
lie Stevens, none were more pleasant
than the o'clock dinner rendered
them last Friday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Truxton Stevens. The table
had for its centerpiece a cut glass
vase filled with zinnias. Place CARDS,
hand painted in dainty pink flowers
DESIGNATED seats for the guests. an
elegant three course hot dinner Wa
served to the following f91 Whom
covers were laid: Miss RUBY Ennis
Miss Thelma Pittman, Miss Nell Ste
ycny. Miss Roxie Stevens, Paul Lee,
of Americus. Dr.. Reynolds, FL Atgo.
and Albert Richardson, Of Rlchland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Truxton Stevens.
The Woman's Missionary society
met Monday Afternoon at the Meth
odist church and program on me
Spirit Of the Beloved Community
was carried out under ahe leadership
Of Mrs. J. r. Jordan. Mrs. l.. 7. Cart
ncr gave a talk and Mrs. B. L. Jor-
dan read q paper. Prospective mem
bcrs were discussed. Present were
Mrs. B. /. Jordan, MRS. W. NJ. Viii
Iiams, Mrs. S. A. Manning, Mrs. +. +.
Collins, Mrs. J, ]. Taylor, Mrs. H. j.
Williams. Mrs. /. ?. GARNER, ard
Mrs. W. 0. Davis
Mrs. Z. L. Bridges returned Satur-
lay to her home in Leslie after bav-
ne spent a week here, the guest OF
Mrs. T. V. Bridges and Mrs. Z. E..
]ollins. Mrs. Bridges visit here was
he inspiration of several informal
COX parties. Among those enter
aiming for her were Mrs. Lille /
)ixon and Mrs. Z. f. Collins. Mr.. and
lrs. H. j. Williams complimented
irs. Bridges and Mrs. !. f. Nickel
ar of Macon. with trip to Myrtle
prings last Thursday.
The many friends of Prof. and /
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18

Sunday schools in the county are eX-
pected to be present. The following
delegates were elected to attend the
teachers institute which is to be held
at Wesleyan College the first week
in September: Mrs. E. X. Jordan and
Mrs. I. A. Collins, Mrs M. D. her
ring and Arthur Hill Rev. and Mrs.
B. L. Jordan will also attend After
other matters of Importance mad
been discussed, Mrs. Collins, assist
ed by her daughters, Misses Dorothy
and Kittie Pearl Collins, served deli
cious sandwiches and tea. Taosc
present were Mrs. E. R. Jordan, Mrs.
+. Z. Collins, Mrs. W o. Davis, Mrs.
j. j. Taylor, Miss Mary Harvey, Mrs.
H. j. Williams, Mrs. w. S. Jordan
Mrs. 7. H. Collins, Arthur Hill, J. 7.
Royal, Rev. B. = Jordan, NJ. D. Her
ring, Misses Dorothy Collins, kittle
Pearl Collins and Florrie Collins.
Complimentary to Mrs. |. E. Me-
Kellar, of Macon and Miss Thelma
Pittman, of Sumner, Mrs. c. r. Nc
Crory entertained Friday afternoon
at three tables of rock at her home
on Broad street. Pink crepe myr5le /
and pink roses.Were used to decorate
the parlor and reception hall where
the tables were placed. An enjoyable .
afternoon was spent and at the core
clusion of series of games Mrs. Nc
Crory served pink ice cream and
waters. Those invited were Mrs W.
s. Jordan, Mrs. c. T, Rainey, Mrs.
[. T.. Mcclellan, Mrs J. c.. Moulton,
Mrs W. A. Murray. Mrs Truxton
Stevens, Miss Maurine Munro, Miss
Ruby Ennis, Miss Nell Stevens, Miss
RoXie Stevens, Miss Thelma Pittman,
Miss Jewel Duncan.
Among the many affairs given for
Miss Ruby Ennis, Of Sylvania, and
Miss Thelma Pittman, of Sumner,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
VALUABLELAND
ONCECHEAP HERE

Would you believe that 200 1-2
acres of land, embracing the most
valuable residential section of Amer
icus, at one time sold for less than
$1,000? Such is the case. To be
exact, it sold for just STA.
R. L. Maynard was going through
some old records at the court house
yesterday making an abstract of title
when he made the discovery. The
date was not recent, however, being
nearly 100 years ago, before the time
of probably any person now living III
this section. The records show that
all of land lot No. IT'S, which still is
its designation, was transferred by
James Harrison to Wright Brady for
STA. The lot embraced the land ~
ing south of the present line of
Church street, extending south about
to Hill street, west to he vicinity of
the old old Dudley home and cast
near Hinkle and Horne streets.
That real estate values wcre On.
the increase, even at that early day,
is shown by transfer of par Of the
same property two years late. I'M
May, 1888, "a six-elghts interest in tna
same tract, amounting to about 175
acres according to the record, whics
probably should have read seven
eighths, was transferred by James
Harrison, who apparently bought it
back or took it back on debr, to John
Cowart and Easom Smith for $S25.
The first transaction cited took
place before the organization of Sum
ter county, which came into being in
1898.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18

-Doyle, motored to this city Monday
afternoon for a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
j. H. Statham.
Miss Velma Williams left Monday
for Albany where for week she will
be a member of a housparty at the
country home of Mr.. Dermot Sher-
well, president of the Georgia-Ala-
bama Power company.
While in Americas last Thursday,
Mrs. R. E. Hill has the misfortune to
fall and dislocate her wrist anc
break her thumb. Fortunately, DR..
B. q. Bridges was in the city and inn
mediately brought her back to Ella
vile, where surgical aid was admins
tered. She is reported as doing nicely
DIT present.
Misses Mary and Sara Strange and
their guest, Miss Augusta Patrick,
of Montezuma, Messrs Adams and
Clayton, Of Montczuma formed
pleasant party spending Sunday in
Albany.
Miss Janet Barfield, of PinehgSass
has arrived to spend week here as
the guest of Miss Mary Carter.
Mrs. Walter Williams, of Albany,
was a recent visitor at the home of
his parents here.
Miss Irma Tondee and Miss Bertha
Williamson areenjoying a visit to In
dian Springs this week.
Miss Jessie Garfield and Richard
Snellings, of Finehurst, spent Mon
day in Ellaville, the guests of Rev.
and Mrs. c. D. Carter.
Miss Augusta Patrick has returned
to her home in Montezuma after a
pleasant visit to Misses Mary and
Sara Strange.
Mrs. Kittie Wake spent Sunday
with her son, Tom Walker, at An
drew Chapel
Mrs. w. S. Jordan had as spend