, 1923-04-08

are not even natures noblemen.-
There is a certain man whom we
will call E.. who is very much IN de-
mand as a type. There Is no
who looks Just like him, or can
make up to be his double. Like the
man referred to in the paragraph
above, E. does tricks. but he does
them with his salary check. For ex-
ample, e. is called to display his pc
culiar "physiog" before the camera
of the x Corporation, and it is
agreed that he shall receive $40 for ].
the days work. That finished, he
goes home. In the course of the
next day. the director discovers that
he needs E. again on the day follow
ing. The casting director calls up z
and asks him to return next day for
a continuation of the work already
done. E. regretfully tells the cast
ing director that the z Company has
called him for the same day. and that
they are going to pay him SIS per
diem. The obvious inference is that
IL the X Corporation wants him.
they must pay the same figure. And
they have to do II. OF course, no
casting director likes to say that E.
is classifying, but they all think 1t odd
how often this situation arises. And
once two of them compared notes:
There are many illustrations OF the
studios attraction for the stage peo-
pie who weary Of the grind of the
road" of weary weeks of rehearsals
in a production which promptly
fails, OF all the Illustrations and I'M
certainties of the theater. Some OF
these actors have waited until their 4
best years have been spent behind
the footllghts; others come while
still young and able to compete for
the highest rewards.
One of the latter is Curtyne Eng
Ter. who has already made a gratif-
ing success in musical comedy AID
vaudeville. Trained for the stage ia
n of the best dramatic schools u
the land, she went with Charlie g
Greenwood in "LinGer Longer. Lc-
ty" as ingenue and premiere dance.
This. her first professional ongas,
ment. lasted two years and covered
h entire country.
MoVies-and n Home.
Then she danced a season in vau-
deville as premiere with Marvel, the
famous deaf-mute dancer and panto-
mimist. Here she became interested
in the wonderful possibilities of pam
tomime, n her study and practice
gave her a vision of what could be
dom with it in its greatest field
motion pictures. Her season closed
with the arrival OF hot weather, and
she found herself in Los Angeles. on
Hollywood boulevard, which is to
motion pictures what Times Square
is to the stage.
Parenthetically, Curtyne had an
other vision-of a homei Instead of
the gypsy life of the stage player. she
longs for the settled and daylight
saving life of the screen actress.
A Settled life" may not sound good
to you, sheltered little girl Of the
small town, but how inviting It seems e
to this girl and her mother, who
have been existing month after
month in a different hotel room each
week or o~ftener. with only at inter
walls a really comfortable apartment
during a run in a city like New
York or Chicago.
So Curtyne (say It Cur-teen) de-
cided to have a try at the motion
pictures. Patiently, she began tho
study OF the new medium. Bravely<
she put aside the recognition already
gained from a public appreciative OF
her dancing; renowned tho kudos
won in stage circles, and declared
herself willing to begin as near the
bottom as was necessary. OF course,
her stage experience helped her. and
she has already made creditable ap-
pearances, though in small parts.
The girl behind the star! Will she
come to the front? What are the
qualities that bring her from OBJ
security into the brilliant sunshine of
public favor? No one can say exact
ly; no one can predict just the fate
of any particular aspirant. She must
try 1t for herself.
II o are strong. II you are stout
OF heart and sound of body. IL you
can withstand disappointments and
bunetings, If what burns within your
breast is a steady fame of ambitious
desire, and not the feeble spark of a y
whim; then you may AXE up your
humble place behind the star. begin
your battle for screen honors-and
ind that the event is worth it ALL
Thomas Shepherd.
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