The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-16

1OIk. one lIleu 10 lOIBeI HtI per
sonal affairs watching King Lough-
lin. the director, and Tommy Shan
non, leading man, rehearse a scene.
co ON WITH THE STORY
w, vvrnriy shannonr' said Mr..
Lane equably-"Tommy all right, he
knows what he's doing. All you got to
do is let Tommy Shannon alone and
he'll ring the gong every shot"
But if that's the case. why did Mr..
IAuglin take so much trouble to
show him."
'Well, you see, it's this way" Mr..
Lane explained: Kings all right, and
Tommys all right, but if Tommy don't
see a scene the way King shows him,
and King starts to bawl him out,
why, Tommyll just walk off the lot.
And then where are you? You can't
finish your picture without your lead
ing man. can you? And there's maybe
q hundred thousand dollars invested in
this proposition already. one of the
first things a directors got to learn in
this game is how TO handle actors"
II see," said Lucinda thoughtfully.
1.-THE way to handle an actor is to let
him have his own way
You got the idea" Mr.. Lane APPROX
ed without smile.
But suppose" she persisted-"sup-
pose the leading man insists on doing
something that doesn't suit the part
he's supposed to play?'
That's easy. What's your continuity
writer for?''
Il don't know. Mr.. Lane. You see,
Idont even know what continuity
writer is"
why he's the bird dopes out the
continuity the director works from
you know, the scenes in a picture, the
way they come out on the screen:
Scene One. Scene Two. and all like
that. Wen, 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 to do when
you get maybe a hundred and fifty
or two hundred thousand dollars hung
up in a picture"
But doesn't that frequently spoil the
story?"
"oh, what's a story?" Mr.. Lane ar.
gued reasonably. People don't go 10
see a story when they take IN an Alma
Daley picture They so because they
know they get their moneys worth
when they see q Ben CUP production
that's taken from some hig Broadway
success ana costs hundred thousand
doilals. But principally, Of course, they
ga To see Alma I'aley, becouse she's
the most poplar actress on the screen.
and makes more money than Mary Pick
ford"
There was sudden deluging Of the
st with waves Of artificial light Of q
weird violet Tin, failing from great
metal trorghs oyell,oad ana beating In
horizontally from the metal stands on
screens which We're now seen TO b,
banks Of incandescent tubes burning
with a binding glare.
Nor was this all: shafts and flood.
OF light OF normal hue We're likewis,
trained upon the scene from a dozer
different points until the blended ray,
lent almost lifc,.ke co.0rlng 20 the face,
OF the actors, whose makeup had
therefore, seemed ghasty and unnatur
al 10 uninitiatcd eyes
Camera
The command came from King Laugh
lin. Lucinda could just hear a NUT
fled clinkipg.
Coached 10y Mr. Laughlin, who dane
ed neryously upon the side lines, thD
scene was enacted.
Nov, Tommy. come on-slowly-
hold the door-iook around. make sur
the room is ompty-hold it-now shu
the door-up TO the table-dont forge
whore to put your srght. splon
did Now you look az the other door
listen-show me that YOU don't hea
anything open the drawer
easy now, remember you're trying no
20 make noise--look FOR the paper
SHOW me you can't find them. NJ
God whore can they bel That's Il
Now YOU hear a noise off-tReldy
Alma l--shut the drawor--start to p.c
up your hat-too late. Come on Aim
come onl You don't see him. 20
look out OF the window and Arh-lct'
see you sigh, Almo--bcautiful! boaut
fui' Now, Tommy, you mw,-sh
sees you--sec him, Alma. Slowly-hol
it-wonderfull Now call to him. a
ma-Egbertl Egbortl"
The little mans voice cracked wit
the heartrending pathos he infused int
TINT cry; he continued to dance an
bark directions at star and leading ma
till the door closed behind Miss Daley
frantic exit.
Good Now well shoot the clos
ups"
The camera was brought forwar
and trained at short range on the 50,
where Miss Daley had fallen. sever
stands Of banked lights likewise wei
advanced and adjusted. The actre
lay IN a broken heap with her IA,