Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-22
CHAPTER VIII-COntinued.

"Oh. Tommy shannon." said Mr. Lane
equably-"Tommy' all right, be knows
what he's doing All you got to do is
let Tommy Shannon alone and he'll ring
the gong every shot"
But IL that's the case. why did Mr..
Laughlon take so much trouble to show
him"
well. you see, it's this way" Mr.. Lane
explained: Kings all right, and Tom
my's all right but II Tommy don't see
scene the way King shows him, and King
starts to bawI him out. why, Tommyil
lust walk off the lot. And then where are
you? You can't finish your picture with
out your leading man. can you! AND
there's maybe a hundred thousand dol
lars invested In this proposition already.
One OF the first things directors got TO
learn In this game is how to handle &C
tors"
II see" said Lucinda thoughtfully.
.'The way TO handle an actor Is TO let
him have his own way"
You got the idea" Mr.. Lane ap-
proved without smile.
But suppose" she persisted-"suppose
/ the leading man insists on doing some
thing shat doesn't suit the part he's
supposed 10 play?"
That's easy. mats your SoHt4Huiey
writer fort"
| u don't know, Mr.. Lane. You see. I
don't even know what continuity
writer IS"
WHY. he's the bird dopes out the
! continuity the director works from
\ YOU know. the scenes in picture, the
wav they come out on the screen: Scene
one. scene two. and all like that. Well.
4 you get your continuity writer, OF course,
and have him make the change
/ You mean you change the story to
please the actor"
sure: it's the only thing 10 do when
you got maybe S15o.00o orss2oo.oo0 hung
up In picture
But doesn't that frequently spoil the
story"
"oh. what's story?~ Mr.. Lane ar.
( eued reasonably People don't 60 to
see a story when they take IN an Alma
| Daley picture They go because they
know they get their moneys worth when
they see a Ben Cuip production that's
taken from some big Broadway success
and costs $4,000 or maybe 100000 But
/ princfp'ly, or course. they so 10 see Alma
Daley. because she's the most poplar
actress on the screen, and makes more
money than Mary Pickford."
There was a sudden deluging OF the
set with waves OF artificial light OF
| weird violet tint, falling from great
metal troughs overhead and beating in
horizontally from the metal stands OF
screens. which were now seen to be
banks OF incandescent tubes burning
with a binding glare.
Nor was this all: shafts and Hoods Of
light of normal hue were likewise trained
upon the scene from a dozen different
1 notuts. until the blended rays, lent al
most lifelike coloring to the faces OF the
actors, whose makeup had heretofore
seemed CHASTITY and unnatural to unini'
tiated eyes
"Camera"
The command came from King Laugh
In. Lucinda could Just hear munled
clicking
Coached by Mr.. Laughlin, who danced
uervously upon the side lines. the scene
was enacted.
Now. Tommy, come on-siowly-hold
the door-look around, make sure the
room Ia empty-hold it--now shut the
door-up to the table-don't forget where
to put your hat-'sright, splendid. Now
you look at the other door-listen-show
me that you don't hear anything--good
Open the drawer-easy now, remember
you're trying not to make noise-loos
for the papers-show me you can't mo
them. My Godi where can they bel
That's t. Now, you hear noise Off
(Ready, Alma D-shut the drawe--start
to pick up your hat-too late Come on
Alma-come on! You don't see hiEa, you
look out of the window and sigh-let's
see you sigh beautiful teautiful
Now. Tommy, you moye-she sees you
see him, Alma SIowly-hold it-woner-
full. Now call to him, Alma-E9bert
Egbert."
The little mans voice cracked with the
heart rending pathos he infused into that
cry; he continued 10 dance and bark d.
rections at star and leading man till the
door closed behind Miss Daley's frantic
exit.
Good! Now we'll shoot the close-ups.
The camera was brought forward and
traineI at short range on the spot where
Miss Daley had fallen: several stands OF
banked lights likewise were advanced and
adjusted The actress lay In broken
heap with her face buried on her arms.