Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-13
By Frank r. Adams

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dict, "the boy has unusual charm. He
could play The Prisoner Of Zenda' as
well as he could "A Yankee in King Ar
thurs Court"
There being no particular point in
mourning a suitor as permanently buried
as Herb Noble, Naomi got up the next
day. She thought she could take a little
air II sufficiently tempered by, the plate
glass OF her limousine. Stella went along
In case she might drop her handkerchief
or develop an organic freckle, or some
thing.
Quite by accident, Mike, her chauffeur
(it was a whim OF Naomi's to have a
chauffeur named Mike), drove the big
parlor car past the United Studios.
Turn in here" Naomi ordered. We'll
stop Tor a minute and watch Mr.. Hamil-
ton on the set. 1t think he Is shooting
today
Sure enough, he was. The orders were
that no one was to be allowed to pene-
trate the Enclosure which had been
blocked OF for the use OF his
But rules were not made for Queen Eliza
beth, Napoleon B~onaparte, or Naomi
Stanley. Her bus drove right up the
scenery street where the comedian was
working and parked Just in back of the
cameras. The man who would have
stopped the President of the United
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thing had almost let the car run over
MIN IN his desire to please and make
things easy.
Please go right on working" Naomi
requested regally when Ernest came over
to pay his respects.
That was easier said than done. Ernest
had long since cut out visitors on his
set for the very reason that he was al
ways self-consciously unfunny when
working before an audience of any kind.
On the stage when he made q personal
appearance he was an unqualified failure.
so he never did that any more, either.
But one couldn't treat the woman who
was practically the head OF ones profess
sion as he would any one else in the
world, So, perspiring with nervousness,
Ernest obeyed the royal behest.
n comedy was a burlesque on one Of
those cloak and sword melOdramas. Err
nest was playing the part OF a prince. To
lend realism to the Characterization, he
was filming a scene in which the prince
was thrown from a mule.
The continuity OF the scene ran like
this:
367. Prince embraces Rita. the truck
gardeners daughter, in farewell.
TITLE: I GO TIC ALARM THE COUN-
TRYSIDE."
368. Flash OF Prince and Rita.
TITLE: "GOOD-BY, BIG BEN"
ooo. Euu VI SpceCu duQ embrace. Prince
mounts his waiting mule, which, being
ex-circus ring performer. Immediately
to gallop around in a circle, with
Rita as the center.
$40, Closeup OF prince. He feels him
self slipping.
371. The trick mule begins to buck and
finally throws prince over his head.
They shot scenes 367, 368 and $50 sew
eral times Finally Ernest stopped to rest
a few minutes and came over to get the
queens verdict.
1T would be funnier II Miss Rawlins
played 1T as seriously as you do. The
girl never forgets her legs, which, for the
of argument, Ill admit are beauti-
full, nor her eyes. She isn't thinking
enough about the prince in this story.
What she's worrying. about is how many
fans will write to her telling her how
devastating she is"
II don't know how to make her do it
differently" Ernest replied. modestly.
We've been working together SO long
that we've probably gotten used to each
others lack OF technique"
II should think your director-"
"Oh. he's Miss Rawlins' husband
That explains 1T. No man can direct
his own wife"
Naomi thought that over for a min
ute. Finally: II can't direct, blu i think
1 could show you and Miss Rawlins a
better way to play that scene"
ooh, would your" Ernest was hattered
almost to death. Really. He was as nice
as that.
So, the great emotional actress discard
ed her furs, demolished her couture to
the illusion Of simplicity required