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OLD FAVOURITES INTO STAB PARTS.

VETERANS COME BACK."

Hollywood, Calif,, Dec. 9.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1928.

OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.

PROBLEM OF THE TIRED CHILD.

CAREFUL EXAMINATION. A mother called hor physician Young faces have been getting and greeted him with the state- the big play in motion pictures of ment: "I am simply frantic because the last few years. The compara-I think my child's mind has gone." tive newcomers have been given the Her boy, who had always been prominent roles, with the old-time physically and mentally alert, had troopers in essential but minor gradually began to lng in his play

and to fall in his school work. parts.

That status is being reversed.

Most of the time he sat around, Not a single young player has and he responded to appeals for role of importance in "Tillie's energy with the reply, "I don't Punchored Romance," one of the want to, I'm too tired. An in- biggest comedies ever produced by vestigation made by the doctor re Al Christie. Old-time picture fans vealed the fact that the boy had will get a lot of enjoyment out of become a gourmandizer. Ho was comparing this modern film version enting so much that his digestion of the story with the one filmed was overtaxed. The chief symp- years ago. The cinema has made tom was a sense of mental and great strides in that time. #

physical tiredness.

Dissipation of Energy.

In getting together a cast of veteran troopers, Christie has made a move other producers have fear-

Dr. Samuel McC. Hamill indi- ed to attempt. If the film is

cates many sources for the symp- successful, we are apt to have quitetom of tiredness in the growing

a number of others along the same child. Sometimes his hours of lines. Hollywood is like thatite sidep and rest are insufficient, film executives follow each other's Sometimes he is being over-stim leads like sheep.

ulated with music, dancing, and extra school activities. Sometimes he is being driven with too many punishments..

Four Veterans.

W. C. Fields, Louise Fazenda, Chester Conklin and Mack Swain! are playing the leading parts. All

It is necessary to study the

of them have been acting since the whole routine of his daily life. it days of one-reelers. Ticids is cast he complains too greatly of tired- as the somewhat villainous ringness and to. find cut, if possible, master of the bly circus, which is the chief source of the symptoms the setting for most of the picture that indicate a dissipation of his He is a veteran of both stage and energy. pictures and has several big, com edies to his credit of late.

Louise Fazenda has been member of the celluloid colony so long that she can remember when she used to be told to bring a fare and her lunch every time her company went on location. Louise has not tried to forget those days. In fact, she is rather proud of having spent some years working for what she has now.

The parent who wants to take care properly of a tired child should not point at him the finger of scorn, should not indulge him unduly, and worst of all, should not disregard him altogether.

And If he is disregarded altogether he will drift along, constantly lagging behind, until some real in terest develops in his life and causes, him to spurt on his accord. But he has already lost much valuable time and will have made a much poorer start than orig-other children of his age.

own

Punishing the tired, child or

Chester Gels Credit. Some of those who saw the inal "Tillie's Punchered Ro mance" may remember Chester If there is a physical cause for Conklin. He didn't get any sercem the symptoms of tiredness it must credit even though he played a be detected or, like most physical dual role. But he was important causes its effect will be cumula- One of the funiest scenes in that tive and tend to become worse. picture was the battle between Conklin and Charlie Chaplin, then just a beginner, in which they burl-burning him with scorn should be ed everything but mud pies at one classified as inhumane treatment. another. Chester is getting plenty The child soon realizes that he is being misunderstood and punished of credit on this film though.

And don't forget Mack, Swain. without warrant. He becomes He is another veteran from the ori-morose and resentful; he may re- Kinal production, having played taliate by hating, those whom he

should love. Tillie's papa in that film. He's filling the same role again this time. When the tired child is pump- The cinema village is carefully ered and indulged, he learns to watching the big tent where the lean on the indulgence. His tired-

Those on ness becomes to him a means comedy is being "shot," the "in" of the picture racket getting what he wants. Such think something big ay come of little will power as he has is de- it. And they want to be ready to stroyed, and he is likely to capitalize upon it immediately. In out a pitiful failure. fact, there are rumours that Scenario writers in several of the

of

turn

As with most medical conditions

B

Inrger studios are already work-here also diagnosis is of the great- ing on original stories that will best importance. If the child. cast completely with old-timera. tired find out what makes him Producers want these scripts ready tired. Only removal of the cause- in case. "Tillie's Punchered Ro will cure him. mance" goes over.

At last the "haracter guy" "is | coming into his own in moviana,

For years the real troopers in the film racket have played second fiddle to the hardsome sheiks "who as a rule did little more than make love to pretty girls. But things! are different now. The public signified its desire to see more of

AFTER "FOUR YEARS.

RUSSIAN STOWAWAY

RETURNS TO SHANGHAI,

Ivan Ivanovitch, a 17-year, old the honest-to-gosh" actors who used Russian, who had stowed away n to be classed as "supporting cast." a ship, which he boarded at Mar- Now stories are being written seilles, "arrived in Shanghai last especially for these men. They Friday, and presented himself on are getting the big play, with the Saturday to his mother, whom he good looking chaps being pushed had not seen for four years. into the background. Warner Saturday was Russian Christmas Oland, Hobart Bosworth, George and the mother was overcome at the Ilancroft, Noah Beery, Wally unexpected Christmas gift she re- Beery, Charley Murray, Clyde Cook ceived in the person of her son. and a number of other character The youthful Iván, at his mo- players are now heading the casts there instance, who thought no of their films,

Would be in better hands, left Warner Oland worked around the Shanghai in company 'with his Warner Brothers studio for several brother nearly four years ago on years and was in pictures longer the same ship, on which the Messa- than that but he never acemed to geries Maritimes provided passage get anywhere. Then suddenly his for a large number of Russian contract was torn up and he was Cadets, transporting them to Ser- given a new one stating that he was bia, where it was understood that to be featured. He started out in ample arrangements had been maso "Goodtime Charley" and for the to care for the destitute children- first time in his long career knew how it felt to be the big guy."

It seems that eveything in Ser bia was not satisfactory, however, Both of the Beory brothers, and the boy and his brother made Wally and Noah, are now rated as their way to France. stars.

The other expressed her long- Clyde Cook and Charley Murraying for her child, and he being are other character men who have homesick as well, desired to return risen to the top in the profession. to Shanghai He was without funds. Murray is having stories written She was in distressed circum- especially for him out on the First atances. And for several years the National lot. We always has been situation continued as such.. funny and now he's making come The boy became desperate. Some dics instead of being just the time ago be stowed away, but was "comedy relief" in someone else's discovered before the production. Cook is now being co-

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starred with Louise Fazenda, who reached Port Said. Here he was has never yet played a straight taken into custody and detained role, in "Domestic Troubles." one month before he was trans-

moved about in all parts of the master saw him, and upon making hold Sailors and steerage passeng The recent success of these old ported back to Marseilles. timers actually has done the movies!

Again bo bided his time and ship, on the first class deck and a few inquiries, ordered the boy to era provided him with food, and

one Chinese family, who disem a lot of good. It has instilled new about five weeks ago, he once more in the second class accommoda, be detained..

Tel, 0.5503.

life into others who have years of boarded a vessel bound for Shang- tions, he was not detected until Throughout the voyage the barked in Hengkong, are reported experience back of them but until håf. The experience he had ac- the vessel was within one day's stowaway however, spent most of to have been especially kind to

Then tae his time 'tween decks and in the him. six months ago had nothing ahead quired in his first venture stood steaming of Shanghai. of them.

him in good stead. Although he