The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Miss Marjorie Marquissee
Chosen as Belle of Ke-
nosha" Leads Cast.
FILMING PICTURE now.
AH-KenOsha Cast In Evening
News PhotODlay Completes
Scenes of Pictures.

and transplanted Americas movie col
ony to Kenosha for a weeks engage
r,ant The city took on all the
eeonos If q mammoth movie location
when Director Walter Steiner, OF the
Hudris Film company, New York and
Tos Anoeles came to Kenosha to SUI
pervise the selection of the cast and
tbo Aiming of the scenes Of The Ke-;
nosha News photoplay, "The Belle or
Kanosba y Interest in the motion pic
ture had been keyed up to the high
oct mitch ever since the first an
nouncement of the details was made
week ago.
When Saturday afternoon came
around the director was on hand az
Library park to greet more than r"o'
hundred persons interested IN part
in the cast, and anxious to try out
their talent in the hopes that they
might be the lucky ones to be CHOSEN
But it wasn't a matter OF luck with
those that were chosen for the cast,
All the young ladies, the children, the
young men, the old men and the OLD
women were lined up and given sever
al tests-the same as are given to AL
applicants for work in the films IN,
HOLLYWOOD There were tests design,
cd to register all the emotions and.
those of each class who reg1stsredg
them best were placed in the cast.
Steiner Had Difficult Task.
And it wasn't quite snap to decidel
which of the vast numbers that Werei
on hand to try out deserved the posi-
tion most. After considerable testing,
and re-testing the following cast was
chosen:
Miss Marjorie Marquissee, 42A Iy-
man avenue, was selected to be the
"Belle" Of Kenosha. She is a charm
ing young lady with a most fascinat-
ing personality; her ability TO register
the various emotions required in Pfc
lures was singularly remarkable, and
Director Steiner declared that he was
quite satisfied that Miss Marquissee'
fitted the part perfectly.
Gordon Swarthout, 36B Strong
street, was chosen as the leading man.
Swarthout is high school student
in his fourth year and was selected to
play opposite Miss Marqnissee only
after more than twenty others had
been considered for the part.
Miss Anna Marie Young, IS North
Edward street, and Miss Ann Smolin-
ski. 654 Wilson avenue, the former
employed at the Mash Motors plant,
and the latter at the Allen A, were
chosen to play supporting parts for
the Belle"
Jean Hanson in Movies Again.
Baby Jean Hanson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Hanson, 426 Edward
street, was selected to play the girls
part in the Juvenile scene. Jean play
ed the part of Baby Anterior in "The
Romance Of Kenosha,' filmed here
two summers ago, and while Mr..
Steiner had forgotten the pretty little
face, she played up so well in the
tests that she was Immediately placed
on the cast. Milton Elfman, 804 Ed
ward street, little freckled-faced,
red-headed kiddie, was chosen to play
opposite Jean.
Mrs. Otto Hopf, 669 Durkee avenue,
was coaxed and prevailed upon to help
the young folks out in the picture by
taking the part of mama" Wells
Roberts, 500 Durkee avenue, kindly
consented to be the papa" to the
leading folks in the cast, and in the
scenes "shot" Monday morning both
papa and mama did some excellent
acting which will materially bolster
up the story.
Other members of the cast chosen
on Saturday afternoon were as fol-
lows: Martin Petersen, 684 Quinton
street; Ernest Olsen, 773 Erie street;
Mrs. Katherine Rugani, 564 South
street; Carl Svendsen, 226 Lake ave-
nue.; Edward Scheckler, 91s Balm ave-
nue.; Fred HUFFMAN, $40 Garden
street; Harvey Osborn, 470 South Ed
ward street; Albert Tousignant, I'll
Market street; Julius Ruseck. I'll
Pleasant street; and Guerdon Mills,
SO North Brockett street. Captain
Emil Clausen, of the Kenosha police
department, helped the cast consider
ably when he consented to provide the
necessary atmosphere for police Of
fee scene.
Complete Scenes Today.
The first scenes of The Belle of
Kenosha" were filmed on Sunday aft
ternoon. Exteriors were taken before
the Greiner-Nash company, the Ma
iestic theater, the Barden store, Iser-
mann Brothers, Block Brothers, and
the Irene Shop. Other scenes on Mon
day morning were taken on the George
A. Yule estate at 525 Durkee Avenue.
More ~exteriors we're taken with the
SutATS GdSL On 1dIIH az DSTTyNlllS,
in Winthrop Harbor, Eichelman park
in Kenosha, and before the grounds
at Kemper Hall. Today the cast has
been working continuously since nine
o'clock in an effort to complete all of
the scenes without sighting any of
the action for lack of time. Loca-
lions were in front of the John B.
Wallig Sheet Metal Works, the First
National bank, and the police and fire
station.
Several stills" were taken of sew
eral of the various scenes and these
will appear during the week in the
kenosha News. Director Steiner
and Cameraman Granville L. Howe
have promised The Evening News that
all efforts will be made. to complete
the laboratory work on the films the
developing, the heading, titling, cut
ting, continuity work, etc.-in order
that the completed picture will be
ready for exhibition at the Majestic
theater beginning the week of Sunday,
September 16. AT that time all Keno
sha will he invited to ace iss avn
>Reighhoxs in tbs movies, and parhAaa