The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-05

ming up clearly enough the sub
stance Of Der Impressions.
Thank you for telling me- she
said swcetly. And now that IL un
derstood. suppose we try To make az
for the time I've wasted. n possible
BY getting TO work AZ once. -
Noian's eyes snapped. but the only
retort that occurred 20 his mind a.
all appropriate he felt tnstinctiveiy
20 be inadequate in point OF eie
gancc.
Pair enough he agreed with a
pa&zablc display Of good spirit
Let's 80 Go Il. them ~. approached
the set. upon which two cameras
stood trained at cloee range. with
kilsE lights focused Nov. Miss
Lee. IN just line In what want OF
you this scene"
The set was a simple angle. where
two walls met In an apartment hall
way. with a door that opened inward
from a living room So, beyond. In
this last the bis dramatic moment Of
the play waa 20 DO staged. a scene
Involving Lucinda and her two lead.
Ing men. the heavy father and the
Juvenile. his son. both Of whom were
understood 10 be la love with Nelly.
Here. IN his bachelor apartment.
Nelly was 10 call az midnight on the
father. 70 beg him 10 intervene with
tho tiiular villain and save her way
ward brother from Imprisonment.
Tho madiy infatuated father was
TO propose marriage. and Nelly wan
TO accept him. nom~ntariiy carried
Off her feet By the sincerity OF his
passion as much az by the glamour
Of bis wealth and social position.
While this was going on. Dick. the
son. passing In the street. was TO
catch a glimpse % Neiiy's shadow on
the window shade and. wild with
jealousy. demand admiitance. The
father was % conduct Nelly 20 the
private hallway. understanding that
she WAS TO slip away by the back
door
Instead Of doing 40. Nelly was to
linwcr and overhear the quarrel be
tween father and son. In the course
81 which II was 60 trankpire that the
former had once offered TO wager
tho latter that he could make the
girl his mistress within n given pc
Rod Of time. Whercupon. In rcvul.
sion OF feeling. Nelly was 10 con
front the two and. while contrasting
she had planned deliberately 20 mar.
~ either one or the other of them
for his money. assert herself 10 be
too good 10 ba the wife OF either
Nolan proceeded now TO act out In
his own person the business which
he conceived 10 be In character for
a girl OF Neliy's quality In circum-
stances 50 contrived an 20 make vol.
untary eavesdropplng on her part
seem constructively defensiblc. And
Lucinda looked on with earnest NJ.
tention and puckered brows. eager
10 catch every hint that would help
her become better actress. Her
Of Nolan extended only 20
bis abilities as a constructive builder
Of storytelling pictures and n Judge
Of pictorial values. For the very
considerable amount Of raw power
as a pentomlme which he indubit.
ably possessed. she had much re
spect.
This enthusiasm was running
away with him now. he was build
Ing the solo scene which Lucinda
was 10 play on lines OF broad emo.
tionai melodrana widely incorEst-
that. while the conversation assumed
10 be going on beyond the door was
one we'll calculated 10 annoy and
disgust her whom II concerned. It's
revelations were after all hardly OF
A character 10 break her heart. No
Ian was. ar Nelly. ranting and raw.
ing In the angle, like one gone half.
mad with shock and grief. Yet such
was the fire he infused into the per
'ormance that for the time being he
truly succeeded In perverting Lucin.
las grasp OF the scene. Having ex.
hausted his repertoire OF emotional
artifice. he stepped out OF the cam
FRA lines, consulting Lucinda with
glance and the stereotyped inquiry.
see what want. dear7" she nodded
without thinking-"You mako II
most real III do my best"-and
stepped into character aud tho set
~ the lights blazed on, the cameras
began 10 tick. and Nolan seized his
baton Of authority, the megaphone
which he invariably used while d..
recting, tho he had as much need OF
u now as the cameras had of telc.
scopic lenses.
Now. dear" he bisred thru this