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Evening star., 1922-05-21
Life in the Movie Studio-a
Great Picture.

IN order to satisfy the desire of mo-
- tion pictures fans everywhere to
see the inside workings of motion
picture studio, Paramount has just
completed what is declared to be the
most remarkable super special ever
shown on the screen.
The picture. called "a Trip to Para
mountown," gives an intimate glimpse
Of the Fascinating "back-stage" life
In the largest motion picture studios
in the world-the places where Para
mount pictures are made. 1t was pro-
duced under the supervision Of Je-
rome Beatty and combines the entire
resources of the huge Paramount Or
ganization-stars, directors, artists,
scenery. costumes. and properties.
For its really "all-star cast" it
shows the following:
Elsie Ferguson, Alice Brady, Jack
Holt. Agnes Ayres. Theodore Roberts.
May McAvoy. Thomas Meighan. Betty
Compson, Bert Lytell, Wallace Reid,
Bebe Daniels. Wanda HaWley, Doro-
thy Dalton, Gloria Swanson, Rodolph
Valentino. Mary Miles Minter. Tom
Lucien Littlefield, Mitchell Lewis, Con-
rad Nagel. Julia Faye. William Boyd.
David Powell. Walter HERS, Harrison
Ford. Lila Lee, Walter Long. Nita Nal
di, Theodore Kosloff, Helen Dunbar,
Charles Ogle, Clarence Burton. Guy
Oliver. Milton Sills. Robert Cain. Cas-
son Ferguson. Sylvia Ashton. Anna ..
nilsson. Lois Wilson and T. Roy
Barnes.
These screen favorites are shown in
some Of their most famous charac-
terizations Of the past as well as
working in scenes for their current
productions. Never before has such a
cast been shown in one picture.
For those who do not know how a
director works when he is making
a photoplay "A Trip to Para
mountown" pictures the follOwi ing
well known directors in action: Cecil
b. De Mile. William De Mile. Sam
Evening star., 1922-05-21
Co-operation In Production

DYRAMID PICTURES. INC. an
nounces that it will extend it's
new departure of making motion pic
ture productions on the cooperative
plan, to include not only directors
Under this plan the director is Civ
en- a royalty based upon the pro-
ducer's gross returns from produc-
ton, with a nominal drawing account
turing the time consumed in the
preparation, filming and cutting of
his story. in lieu Of a straight salary
arrangement.
Authors with unusual stories that
give promise of making big box ONCE
attractions are likewise offered a roy
same arrangement will be extended
to stars of exceptional box office
value.
Arthur n. Smaliwood. who Is super
vising the eompanF's production ac-
tivities, says: Pyramid has set a
productions a year, on which no ex-
pense will be spared to make them
really big pictures. 1t is our ambi-
ton to. make every Pyramid produc-
tion special. and, II proper incentive
to our directors. authors and stars
for exceptional attainment will ac-
complish, our aim. Pyramid will be-
come recognized as a leader in the
motion picture Industry as producer
Of uniformly high-grade pictures"
1--WE are not out to buy regulations
in the purchase Of stories or the en-
ployment of directors or stars. We
will not pay exorbitant prices or
salaries, just because the asker has
written. produced or appeared in
big success in the past. But we will
give the author. director and the star
an opportunity to secure. rishtful
proportion of the profits from any
success with which they are identi-
fed. Net results obtained will be our
basis of recompense. ',r-,5
Salaries of four figures or more a
week not warranted by box ONCE
value of the product itself are the
cause Of most of the ills-in the mo-
tion picture industry today. Too many
people have been collecting super.
feature salaries for making program
pictures. Under the Pyramid plan
creative ability Is given fullest recoE-
nition.- The author, the director or
the star, all three working in unison
to create q worths while production of
big earning power for the exhibitor,
should receive their fair proportion.
The Pyramid plan provides the incen-
tive for maximum achievement, and
at the same time protects the exhib-
itor against program pictures sched-
uled At super-special prices Just be-
cause unwarranted salaries carried
production costs to a prohibftive hg-
ure."
Evening star., 1922-05-21

the help of any hick actors. I will
take care of my daughter myself
THAT was a bad beginning. wasn't
it? The next day ! was a guest at
the country club. Frank and Hilda
were there. ! didn't obtrude myself
But keenan, was of different nood
Let's see he said. addressing me.
you're on the same bill with me.
aren't you? I'm afraid l was pretty
gruff the other day. All broke up.
you know. Won't you dine with US
at our hotelp'
II accepted. In day or so / re-
turned the dinner. | ordered flowers
for Hilda. and had ordered the din
ned beforehand. Did the best / could
with our accommodations.
I'VE were on the same bill for
eighteen weeks. Hilda and ] went
about together. Frank was satisfied
Evening star., 1922-05-21
Didn't Change AIDES Stuff

vilIainy or,gun play. In other words,
We tried to do something different
something on the order Of The Col
Iese Widow and The County Chair
man.. which the public liked several
years ago.
Il wrote the play in the hope that
the patrons of picture houses were
ready Tor a change from the highly
seasoned photodramas which they seem
ed to like two or three wears ago.
"You have given the play a fine
cast and first-class production, and
for these. as I have already sug-
gested, 1 am very grateful"
In commenting on the AIDE picture.
Thompson Buchanan. the we'll known
playwright, now a supervising direc-
tor at the Lasky studio. said:
IF there is any literature of the
scresn, this Is it. Not merely Is It
hlled with laughs, but it has world
Of genuine emotion and a significant
theme deeply applicable to American
life Green has directed 1t beauti-
filly, with fine sense of comedy and
emotional values. Meighan himself
has never done better. Altogether,
the picture is bear"
Evening star., 1922-05-21

GEORGE. ABE has come to the de-
fense Of the movies.
Most authors cry that the motion
picture companies change their
stories and ruin them, but AIDE says
they didn't change his stuff" on him.
Aftsr-seeing finished print Of Our
Leading Citizen" at his Indiana farm,
he wrote the following letter to Jesse
L. Lasky, hrst vice president Of the
Famous Players-Lasky Corporations:
"Tom Meighan and Al Green have
just brought to me the completed pic
turs called Our Leading Citizen Be-
lievs me. 1 am very happy over the
manner in which YOU have treated
my material. Here is one author who
will not dare to complain that they
changed his 'stuff' on him.
IN this play. written for Tom
Msighan. we tried to get In some com,
edy and some drama and some real
American characters. without resort
ing to any sex complications or deep
Evening star., 1922-05-21
4 Circus Picture

be one of the unusual dramas Of next
the scenes are laid in backwoods
southern Canada community, there
are no ice foes, dog teams or barren
icy wastes; neither are there ball
room scenes nor any touch of
cosmopolitan life. The hero of the
story is a curcus elephant, Oscar
= The Wray company Joined the
circus at San Jose, and from there
throughout the entire bay district
scenes were taken day and night. in
cluding the tearing down Of the big
top and the early morning arrival at
the new circus grounds.
The screen players were rehearsed
in their various acts. which were
made to appear q part Of the circus,
until the most of the circus crowds
believed the screen players were in
reality q part of the circus.
Evening star., 1922-05-21
Romance and Real Life

ed WYNN. who is personally re-
sponsible for billing himself THE
Perfect Fool" tells this story of his
meeting with and wooing of Mrs.
Wynn.
TT happened at Winnipeg" he said.
Frank keenan, was a headliner.-
was an associate headliner. | was
standing out in front of the alley to
the theater, smoking a cigar. when
what seemed to me the cufest thing
in girls l had ever seen passed me
and went to the stage door.
Il tried to flirt with her. No good.
We were on the bill several days to-
gether, but ] never could find her.
One night 1 recognized her in the
maid in her fathers sketch. She vas
just going on when l caught sight of
her features and recognized them in
spite of the maids cap.
Il had been watching the sketch
every night. but hadn't recognized
her. This night l watched the maid
cross the stage and speak to man in
the cast. A moment afterward he fell
to the stage. Mr.. Keenan, faced the
audience and kept on talking. He de-
liyered a siX-minute monologue and
the curtain fell.
The stage manager hurried past
me and said. That man that's lying
there is dead. He died when he fell
Il had to go in front of the curtain.
1 was doing my single, cutting capers
and playing the fool. while the dead
man lay six feet away. Another man
followed me. who fortunately did a
single. too.
"Hilda and Mr.. Keenan, sat there
beside the dead actor They were
waiting for the coroner. A body must
not be moved until an inquest has
been held. / went up to Mr.. Keenan,
and said: i am very sorry about
this ] understand you Will have to
walt for the coroner. Would you like
me to escort the young lady TO her
hotel?'
"Keenan's nerves were on edge. He
snapped back at me: No. 1 don't want
Evening star., 1922-05-21

A FTEE travelling with Howe's cir
l Gus FOR one week during the
filming Of scenes for the Ince feature,
Someone to Love- Madge Bellamy,
Cullen Landis. Noah Beery and other
members of the company have re-
turned to the Ince studios. declaring
the circus location" to be the most
unusual of their careers.
Under the direction of John Griffith
wray, the company left several
weeks ago for the Santa Cruz
mountains to Aim exteriors for the
story and to await the coming Of
Howe's circus to the San Francisco
The story, by C. Gardner Sullivan.
is written about the elephant girl"
with a small traveling circus. 1t will
Evening star., 1922-05-21
Cooperation.

From the ArgUnnut.
Mrs. Worth had just learned that
her negro workwoman, Aunt Dinah.
had. at the age of seventy, married
for the fourth time.
why. Aunt Dinah,' she excia imed,
YOU surely haven't married again.
"Yassum. honey. / has" was Aunt
Dinah's smiling reply. "Jes' S Ofen
as de Lawd takes 'em. so will l.
Evening star., 1922-05-21

with what he thought was Transient
friendship.
But when we talked Of marriage II
was different matter. Frank didn't
want me Tor a son-in-law because I
was OF different race. Kate. UiIds.s
mother, didn't want another actnr 80
the FAMILY. Said she'd lived with on.
Tor forty-two years. That had cor
vinced her that one was enough
But Hilda stuck to me. and two
years later we We're married a.,
boy, four years old now is 49,
<eenan" '''i'u
Evening star., 1922-05-21
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Evening star., 1922-05-21

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-28
GAMBRELL GOES TO ABBEVILLE

George C. Gambrell of Greenwood
formerly connected with the depart
ment of internal revenue with offices
here, today took charge of the Adair
Department Stores in Abbeville. Mr.
and Mrs. Gambrell expect to move to
Abbeville in a short time.
Under the "to the victor belong
the spoils''' system, Mr.. Gambrell was
recently removed without cause from
the department of internal revenue.
For several years he has been one of
the most popular deputies of the in
ternal revenue office and has hun
dreds of friends in this section who
will regret that he. will. no longer be
connected with that department.
Index-Journal.
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MRS. GARY E~NTERTAINS.

Mrs. Eugene B. Gary gave a de-
lightful card party Thursday after
moor at her home on Greenville St.
in compliment to her daughter, Mrs.
Sydney Eason, who is spending the
summer here.
The Gary home was thrown to-
gether and prettily decorated in vas
es of flowers. In the dining-room the
punch bowl was a thing of beauty,
being decorated in different fruits
and garlanded with grapes. Mrs. Ben
Wolfe of Monroe, Mrs. c. P. Town
send and Miss Louise McDill served
here.
There were six tables prepared
for the players and the games were
lively and enjoyable. Ice cream and
cake were served at the close of
the afternoon.
Mrs. Gary and Mrs. Eason were
assisted in their duties as hostesses
by the little Eason children who
looked after the guests in the way
of tally cards.
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ENTERTAINs FOR VISITORS

Mrs. Ebert White entertained at
a delightful party Wednesday after
noon in honor of her visitors, Misses
Lennie and Lois Thornley, of Toe
Goa, Ga, Rebecca McQuerns of
Hodges, and Maris White of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. The guests or honor
were attired in dainty organdie
frocks of different c%olors, while the
home was also pleasing to the eye
in decorations of green ferns and
asters.
Rock was played and after the
games Mrs. White served her guests
cream and cake as refreshments.
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Y. w. A.

Mrs. J. d. Cason and Miss Ruth
Gregory entertained the Y. w. A. of
the First Baptist church Thursday
afternoon at 6 o'clock. This being the
monthly social meeting there were
about fourteen members present.
Miss Ruth HOWE was elected
president for the next year. After
the business was over refreshments
were served by Mrs. Cason, Miss
Ruth Gregory and Miss Elizabeth
Edmonds.
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room and served punch and sand,
wiches, olives and ginger.
Mrs. Williamson was assisted in
entertaining by Mrs. j. D. Kerr, Mrs
Wyatt Aiken and little Mette Will
hanson.
The guests of the afternoon were
Mrs. Weeks, Mrs. R. B. Cheatham,
Mrs. E. w. Gregory, Mrs. Edmunds
and Miss Jones.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-28
A SICK BABY.

Edward Francis, the baby son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Barnwell, is
very sick at their home on Chestnut
street. The little fellow has pneu-
monia and other complications and
DR.. Weston and a nurse will arrive
in the city this afternoon for con-
sultation with DR.. Pressly.
The friends of the family are anx-
ious about the little boy and will
hear with interest the news from his
bedside.
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SERVICE AT SHARON SUNDAY

The service Sunday II o'clock at
Sharon will be the first of a series
of services to be held during next
week with preaching each day at II
O'Clock and 8:15. All the people of
the community are invited to be pres
ent and cooperate.
Preaching next Sunday at Bethel
at a o'clock and at Grace at 8:15.
j. B. Kilgore, Pastor.
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SOCIETY
FOR MISS DUNBAR.

Mrs. W. H. White invited a few
friends Thursday afternoon to play
cards and to meet her friend, Miss
Belle Dunbar of Beech Island, who
is her guest. The time was spent at
Bridge and in the enjoyment of the
delightful refreshments served after
the games.
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WHAT, WHY AND WHO"

DR.. J. C. Solomon will preach at
the Baptist church at Calhoun Falls
Sunday morning at II o'clock on
the interesting subject what, Why
and Who" He will preach another
sermon at $3.50 in the evening on
"How we can best help the town in
which we live" The public is invited
to attend.
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FOR MISS BOREN

Mrs. W. L. PEBBLES gave a bridge
luncheon at her home on Chestnut
Ave, Thursday morning, having as
her guests twelve of the pretty rose
bud girls of the city to meet her Sis
ter Miss Cam Boren who is here
from Greensboro for the summer.
The house was prettily decorated
and an enjoyable morning was spent
in playing bridge. At noon q lun-
cheon of salads was served.
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FRIDAY MORNING BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. D. H. Hill entertained the
Friday morning Bridge Club this
morning at one of the most pleasant
meetings. There were twenty five
guests present and the house was
thrown open for the entertainment.
The flowers used were marigolds and
everything looked sweet and attrac-
tive, and not the least attractie was
the charming hostess.
After the games were yer Mrs.
Hill served a luncheon of creamed
chicken salad on lettuce, pickles,
crackers and iced tea.
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SPEND-THE-DAY PARTY.

Miss Helen Cromer entertained at
her home in the country today the
following young ladies from Able
vile: Misses Carolina Chalmers, Ma
ria Neuffer, Grace Milford, Debby
Owen, and Sara Leslie.
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MISS HARRIET cOAN HERE.

Miss Harriet Coan of Winnsboro
is in the city for a visit to Miss Re-
becca Jones. Miss Coan is very popu-
lar in the city and is being given an
ovation, much to the discomfort of
her bright particular star.
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H BOOK CLUB.

The regular meeting of the book
club was held Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. G.. E. William
son and the meeting was one of un-
usual interest. Of the members pres
ent all took part in the discussion of
the books and the current topics and
all listened with interest to the story
of the Wesley Centennial as held in
Savannah recently, told by Miss
Anne Jones, the guest Of Mrs. Mil
ford. Miss Jones is a teacher in the
High Schools of Savannah.
After the business meeting the
guests were invited in to the dining
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Local.
News
personals

]. A. Schroeder in the city.
Mr.. Allen Jones of Abbeville was
q business caller in the city yester-
day neutrality-suspicious. Tribune.
Mark Bradley is down from Glenn
son College visiting his cousin, Will
lie Bradley,
Mrs. T. T. Penney has returned
to her home in Charleston after a,
pleasant visit to relatives here.
Miss Julia Pennal has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Joe
l.. Maxwell in Augusta.
Mrs. G. j. Vandiver and children,
Margaret and G.. j., Jr., are visiting
relatives in Atlanta.
Mrs. J. C. Fair of Greenville is
visiting her father, Mr.. L. c. Haskell
on Greenville street.
Mrs. E. W. Gregory, Misses Ruth
and Lucille Gregory have gone to
Williamson to spend the day.
Miss Sara Bailey of Anderson is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur Link
on Wardlaw street.
Misses Lennie and Lois Thornley,
of Toccoa, Ga, are here for a visit
to their cousin, Mrs. Ebert White.
J. W, White of Chattanooga, Tenn.
is spending the weekend in Able
vile with his brother, Ebert White.
Miss Rebecca McQuerns of Hodges
is in town visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
bert White.
Miss Helen Haigler is spending
this week in Mccormick with her sis
ter, Mrs. Wistar Harmon.
Miss Lucy Evelyn Nichols of Jack
son.. Ga. is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Paul Link on Chestnut street.
Mr.. Brantly Wamble, of Raleigh,
N. C., is in the city and is spending
a few days with friends.
Mrs Walton Stephens and children
are spending several days in Monroe
Ca, with relatives.
Miss Florence Neuffer returns to-
morrow from a pleasant visit to
friends IN Macon, ia.
Prof. and Mrs. D. H. Henry of
Clemson College were in the city
yesterday visiting Prof. Henry's
mother, Mrs. Francis Henry.
Mrs. A. B. Catchart of Winnsboro,
arrived in the'city today for a visit
to the family of her brother, R. S.
Ellis.
Misses Mildred Cochran and Eliz-
abeth Smith, and Messrs. Davis Kerr
and Bill Hughes spent today in
Greenwood with friends.
Misses Frances and Mary Shaw
Gillian are spending ten days in
Honea Path with Miss Marie Mitch
ell.
Carter Arnold of Elberton, Ga,
was in the city for several days this
week. He came over to see Mrs. Ar
mold and her mother, Mrs. L. T. Hill.
DR.. Joseph Hicks of Calhoun Falls
was in the city yesterday attending
the meeting of the Highway commits
sion.
Mrs. John w. Hafner and Mary
Ellen are at home after visiting MIR.
and Mrs. j. w. Spearman of Green
wood this week. Mr.. and Mrs. I. G.
Hafner went over Yesterday in the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-28

Misses Rebecca and Rachel Hodges
and Mrs. S. D. Hodges have return
ed to their home in Roanoke, Ala,
after visiting here with Mrs. j. G.
Ellis and Mrs. w. G. Harper.
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Mrs. John Harris, Jr., Miss Clair
Henly and Carroll Atkinson of
Greenville motored to Augusta, Ga.
Thursday and spent the day with
Mrs. Harris sister, Mrs. Allen Max
we'll.
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Tom HOWE returned yesterday
after a pleasant visit to Selma, Ala.
He was accompanied by his friend,
Louis j. Bristow, Jr., who will visit
here for some time.
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Mr.. Bristow is back at his post at the
Planters Bank where his many
friends missed him during his vaca-
ton.