, 1923-02-18

Il he had been n racehorse or a
trained animal. TIrrey spoke OF him
as a gentleman. who could wear
clEhes N look the part. He had
been miscast IN his last picture. He
was willing to take three hundred q
week off his salary because his wife
wal In the hospital and one Of his
daughters was going away Il board.
ing school.
Another telephone call-an agent.
evidently, for Tirrey said: I'VE took
a test OF Miss Glover. She's terrible!
Her mouth is repulslve. her teeth
ought to be Strengthened, her eyes
are of the b.ue that photographs
like dlshwater. We. can't use her.
| Don't tell her that. of course. Tell her
we're not certain about h picture;
we may not do It for months. Give
the poor thing n good story"
TITS was a discouraging back.
ground for Mems siren scenario.
But she was determined to carry out
her theory. Mr.. Tirrcy's eyes looked
her way now n then as lie listened
to what. was coming in through the
wire.
When he looked away, Mem, in all
self-,oathing. adjusted herself in her
a Cleogatran' sinuosity. She thought
Of her best lines; secretly twitche1
up her skirts and hrust her ankles
we'll Into view. She turned upon Mr..
Tlrrey her most Ianguishing eyes
and tried to pour entIcement Into
them as into bowls OF fire.
She pursed her lips and set them
full. She widened her breast with
deep signs.
Ti-rey seemed TO recognize that
| she was deDloytng herself. He grew
n little ureasy. Before he finished
the telephone talk. his assistant came
IN to sa~ that another Of the direc-
-ors had decided to call a big ball
room scene the next day, and fifty
ladies' AMI gentlemen must be Sc.
cured at let
He wants real sweIls, too" the as.
slstant said. HE says the last
bunch of muckers queered the whole
picture"
Tirrey groaned and said, Get busy
on the other wire" He took up
his telephone again, used It as a long
antenna, and felt through the city
for various extra people. He advised
several actors and actresses to lay
aside their pride n take the real
none rather than starve.
nulus o~TlsinIlTu sTu 'sousnDd 9Th
siasm for the welfare Of these invis.
ible persons, touched Mem with ad-
miration. She could not see where
or when this Samaritan could find
time or inclination to play the satyr.
He was a bit tagged when he fin.
shed his last charge upon the indi.
viduaIs n the agencies. But he
was as polite to Mem as If she had
been Robina Teelo.
What can I do for your"
az want a chance to act"
whats you liner"
Anything"
Anything Is nothing. What expe.
rlence have you had2"
Mem had not come hero to offer
her past. but her future. She was
suddenly confronted with the fact
that ali actors must offer themselves
for sale-not the pretty women only,
but tho old men, too. and the char
acter women.
Actors are much abused for talking
of themselves. Few Of them do when
business is not involved, but when II
is they must discuss the goods they
are trying to sell. Shoe merchants
talk shoes: railroad presidents, rail.
roads; politicians. politics; clergymen.
salvation. Each salesman must rec.
ommend his own stock and talk It
up.
So Mem had to grope for experience
md dress her window with It. And
she had la so little she lied n little,
as one does who tries to sell any.
thing:
4 was VIII AHt NoA4A1AAg NN@N VI |
Hobby and Robinn Teele played in.
I took the part of an Arabian woman.
Mr.. Folger. the director-er-praised
my-er-work."
"wen, he knows" said Tlrrey. but
he's not with us, you know. Have
we your name and ADDRESS and pho.
tograph outside in our files7"
mo"
"well. II you"l give them to Mr..
Dobbs, with your height, weight,
color OF eyes and h9ir. n expert.
ence, we'll let you know when any,
thing occurs. Everythlng's full just
now. and we're doing almost moth.
Ing. you know"
He was already implying that the
interview was ended. She broke out
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