San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
ROMANCE ONLY.
IN PICTURES
NOT IN LIFE
Examples Of How Actresses
and Actors Perform
Told by Writer.
By LoUELLA o. PARSONS
Universal Service Movie Editor.l

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-The inno-
cent bystander who visits the motion
picture theater in search of thrill,
often visualizes an ardent romance be-
tween the men and women who are
playing the love scene.
To see the beautiful heroine clasped
to the manly bosom of the brave hero
is frequently regarded as an indica-
$ ton of n real romance. "CertaAly
Jack Gilbert could never kiss like that
unless he were madly in love with
Aileen Pringle." wrote one OF my
readers when His Hour was shown
at the Capitol.
At the time this letter was written
Jack was very much in love with
Beatrice JOY, TO whom he was mar
ried. As for Aileen Pringle, Jack
Gilbert meant no more TO her than
clothing store dummy. She could have
shown the same emotion to any one OF
dozen actors.
These love scenes between Jack
Gilbert and Aileen Pringle were SO
realistic that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
cast Aileen and Jack in any number
Of flaming love dramas.
WANTED TO QUIT
Instead of being delighted at play
ing together, Jack Gilbert was looking
around for another leading lady while
Aileen was ready to strike and walk
off the set IL they made her play VITA
Gilbert again. Not that there was any
dislike, but that both of them were
sick and tired Of making love to eacn
other.
sThe Enchanted Cottage" Furnished
Il =. chance
play some of the most dramatic love
scenes of his career May McAvoy
was the plain little girl to whom love
acted as beauty restorative. Certalh-
ly never were there two people VINO
gave more realistic performances.
Here was a real love affair.
Instead of there being any sort Of
romance it is common knowledge May
McAvoy and Dick Barthelmess had
battle royal all the time the picture
was being filmed. May thought she did
not have as much opportunity as she
deserved and Dick thought she had
too much. Just little friendly clash
of temperament. That's all.
There have been fewer performances
TO compare with those of Mae Busch
and Matt Moore in "The Unholy
Three, Certainly there was really
n love affair between these two. Those
who visited the Capitol Theater were
sure an engagement would be forth
coming. On the contrary, Mae in her
blunt way admitted that while Matt
might be a good chap. she wouldn't
marry him il he were the last man in
the world. AS for Matt, l heard no
expression from him, but have reason
to know that while he considers Miss
Busch fine actress that is as far as
his feelings go.
ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
"The Making of 0'Malley" gave
Dorothy Mackaill and Milton Stills
golden opportunity to do some pas
sionate embracing. Certainly Dorothy
Mackail adores this handsome hero
and her affection for him is not a mat
ter of celluloid drama and unless Mr..
Stills returned her feelings he could
never make love in such realistic
fashion.
Milton Stills is a married man and
as far as anyone knows, living in peace
and harmony with Mrs. Stills. As for
Dorothy Mackail, she makes no secret
of the fact that Milton is not her idea
Of what she would choose for n hus-
band. Mr.. Stills might be the perfect
lover TO all the matinee girls, but not
to her outside Of the studio
Marie Provost and Monte Blue were
married so many times in the films
that everyone thought that one day
there would be n real wedding. Then
Marie said ayes" to Kenneth Harlan
and Monte Blue married girl from
Seattle, Washington. The Blues and
the Harlans are very good friends.
but Marie says that as for husband,
Monte Blue does not fill the prescrip-
ton. In fact, both Marie and Monte
decided they had played in too many
pictures together and that they want
cd to separate and be featured with
some other player.
Lila Lee was Thomas Meighan's
leading lady in several typical Meighan
dramas. There were some love scenes
that made all the girls envy Lila and
all the men think Thomas Meighan
had pleasant job in life. Lila Lee
is happily married to James Kirkwood
and Thomas Meighan has been mar.
ried to Frances Ring for years and
years. So that the love business be
tween Lila Lee and Thomas Meighan
has been all a matter Of motion pic
lures.
ALI, MAKE RELIEVE