Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-18
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By the Noted Author
IDAH M'GLONE GIBSON
A Tnnnh of Temnerment

Just why Tony Melville still
clings to a glass rooted stage l
cannot understand, complained
Kitty irritably. "Everybody's
makeup ran off their noses and
am sure l had black smudges
al over my cheeks where the mas
cara ran down.
"Three times that insufferable
star asked me if didn't want her
maid to freshen me up. was
furious. She offered her maid on
lily because she knew I had none
and she wanted to Ritz me. / de-
clined more decisiyely than polit-
ely and now she hates me. In
all the scenes she managed to
cheat me out and I have had to
play with my back to the camera
most of the day in order to look
at her at all.
TONY bawled me out for it
and the star being present, l
couldn't tell him why / had to do
it.
About four o'clock this after
noon I got sore when Tony bawl-
ed me out for the ninth time. And
then wish you could have seen
us, Virgie. The star and 1 did
regular dido dance around the en-
tire stage. Every time she would
speak to me she would put her
self in a position where when !
replied my back would have to be
toward the camera and l, to re-
turn the compliment, paid her
the same trick until In despera-
tion, she said, Mr.. Melville, am
or Miss Dalton the star of this
picture?' Then 1 got bawled out
again.
eat this the camera man took
hand, and with a camera mans
disregard for anything but his
focus, he addressed his more or
less profane conversation to the
star as much as to me.
" What is the matter with you
two dames?' he sputtered.
II started to speak but he in
terrupted, 'Oh I know, little one,
that you weren't to blame in the
first place, but believe me you
came strong at the end. Melville,
the other Jane started this, but
between them 1 do not think we
have got a shot this whole after
noon We can use. Look here you
two. I'm going to give you your
distance again and don't move out
Of it,
after that things tanned down,
but I'm so dead tired tonight, Vir-
gle, that If were ON the speak
ing stage and some one should be
put in to take my part, I would
throw it up"
"Oh cheer up" I urged laugh
ing till I thought I should burst
at the scene Kitty described. ''It
can't be so bad as all that. You
still have the part and you know
that means a chance"
Eyes, I know, Virgie, but just
wait until you get your days of
bad luck. You are bound to have
them with Maud Samson. There
are times when she makes things
rather lively on the set, they tell
me especially for the young wo-
man on whom Theodore smiles"
Il wish you wouldn't keep
throwing that up to me, Kitty. 1t
gets on my nerves."
"You are in luck that I am able
to-
We both were just at the break
ing point, from my long wait
and Kitty from her bout with the
star so I said: kitty, you don't
mind If I go to dinner with Jack
Thompson do you? l am to meet
him at the little restaurant on
the corner"
John Storm has invited us to
go to dinner with him tonight, :"
said Kitty.
Where did you see him?" II
queried in surprise.
''At the studio. He is superin-
tending a church scene and cere-
mony for Melville. You know he
is very high church so Tony ask
ed him to come over and see that
everything was right. He is a
real man, Virgie."
"Don't you fall in love with
him, Kitty"
why not pray. He isn't mar
ried is he7"
mo, but"
ooh, yes, know. And because
he is the only man l have ever
met that I did not think that /
was plenty good enough for, he is
probably the oliy man that ]
would ever care to marry" snapp-
ed Kitty crisply.
Good heavens, Kitty, has it
gone as far as that?"
1T hasn't gone at all and II
never will go. l think he Is so
high church that he intends
never to marry. What are you
going to wear tonight. Virgie?"
But I am not going, Kitty. II
am going with Jack"
"0h. come on. l can't 60 with
John Storm alone"
why not? He can't hurt your
"VIrgie, I didn't know you
could be nasty" said Kitty drop
ming haP aomawhaf heIligarenf