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"The microphone is the severest received from their correspondents in audience in the world." The little, New York, by Messrs. Swan, Culbertinanimate instrument that hangs prima donna with Eva Tanguay in Cora Beach Shumway was the son and Fritz, Sassoon House, Shang- hai, (cable address: Swanstock over the heads of Hollywood's mo- "Sambo Girl" in 1909. One of the Shanghai) who are not responsible tion picture stars during the film- largest and, hence, one of the most

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Miss Chatterton, who has faced girl of the line, has been in the Anaconda

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her during thepealed to these women as a "tark" transacted. Ioans and overdrafts aranted on 95 first few days she rehearsed on the and it was on this appeal Director security. Carrent and Fixed Deposts 46 sound stage for her role in "The Dating coaxed them back to the They are to be sear ung. Doctor's Secret," the Paramount limelight.

walked out Hollywood boulevard Dan Barker, former New York newspaper toward Vine street. The rain had man, who is now writlag scenarios for Con-stopped by late afternoon, and tinental Pictures in Hollywood, geti a letter, from Zisky Young, an old friend in New there was a moon, but the night girl named was chilly-cold enough for top

coats."

York, telling him to look ve Anne Winter, who had come from Tules. Okla, to "erssh the pictures,”

Dan compiles reluctantly, na 'he la distrust- Collier kept up an inconsequen fus of Zlepy, but Anne proves to be charming tin chatter for a while, but Rori She has had stage experience-la stock corn. panies, which Dan tells her is the best founda-mer's responses were don for an extre to have. Anne gathers that ables, and presently Paul fell sil- he is fittle diasatifed with things at Con Linental.

ent and they walked slowly to-

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Harimer tella Anne about some of the disgether, each busy with his own couraging phases of extra work, but he really belleves she will make the grade, and thoughts. thus assures her. The following Monday re-.

It was some time before either hearsals bezia on kis picture, an adaptation of

had written, That evrsing he of them spoke again. Collier, learns that Anne. is to work the flowing stopping short, said they had gone far enough and ought to turn back. He said, thoughtfully, "There's a great story in this town, Danh

"It's full of stories," said Rori-Montgomery mer, thinking of Collier's daily column. "You crack day' don't you?"

CHAPTER V. "You do?" said Dan. "That's swell! Tell me allabout it." "I'm to report," Anne Winter said, "at Grand United at nine to- morrow morning,"

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42 all-talking picture based upon Sirjand heard in the all-talking picture 54 James M. Barrie's play, "Half an "The Dance of Life" now showing mended to shain Letter of Credit from us, 23 Hour, which comes to the Central at the Central Theatre,

Theatre on Wednesdayn ma

"When I look back upon it all

42 now," she remarks, it seems amaz. 36ing that a shining little instrument

Sir Harry Lauder's First Film Venture." Cinema-goers of Hongkong

75 could affect one the way it did me. showed keen interest in Sir Harry 28 The sensation, of course, disappear-Lauder's first starring film adven- ture "Huntingtower" at the 10 led by the time we had started pro- 31duction, although I must admit that Majestic Theatre, Kowloon last.

it is far more difficult to work in night. 62 front of the 'mike' than it is on

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"Nothing but the biggest and best "I'm not thinking of movie gos- for you, eh? Do you feel like cele-sip; I'm thinking of one great big brating? I'll be tied up at the story-The Hollywood Story. I'd Wampas dinner until nine, but like to be able to write it some "No thank you, Nine o'clock with day. And that's just what I'd call make up on. That means Anne Win-it--The Hollywood Story. ter goes to bed at 10 at the very "You and I." he said presently. Intest." She added that it took her "and all those fellows at the din- nearly two hours to put on a movie mer, know very little about Holly make-up..

wood, after all. You're inside of a studio, writing stuff for pictures. Paris... They write blurbs about the Geneva pictures and the people that make Berlin them; and I'm gadding about all Helsingfors

Oslo diny, flitting from one lot to an other, interviewing this star and Buenos Aires

Athens that, watching them do their stuff Shanghai fn front of the camera. I suppose New York I get around as much as the next one, but I don't know what's really going on."

"Well," said Rorimer, "you might let me call for you in the morning. I have to be at the studio at nine myself, and the Grand United lot is right on the way."

Anne assented and thanked him. "If you're sure it won't be any trouble."

"Not, at 'all-see you at 8.30... Goodbye.

He hung up the receiver and lae- gan to get ready for dinner.

,

Paul Collier came up to the room soon afterward, bringing with him Jim Donnelly, a publicity Continental Pictures.

man at

"Where is this story of yours in those mountains over there?" Rorimer asked.

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To judge by his performance in the stage. We miss the reactions "Huntingtower," Sir Harry Lauder of the audience, for one thing. The might have been a film actor for microphone is cold and unrespon-a lifetime. Every moment he is on sive, whereas any theatre audience the screen he is a joy to watch, He EXCHANGE RATES. gives out Invisibic responses to a gives life and humour to the figure player's performance. That is why of the little grocer which he por- the microphone is such a severe au- trays and misses no opportunity to London, Sept. 7.

develop the sympathy and liking we 123.775 dience."

25.05 Featured with Miss Chatterton in feel ́för him from the first moment 0.416 The Doctor's Secret" are H. B. of his appearance. 18.17 Warner, John Loder and Robert 10% Edeson. The all-talking film was 75 directed by Wiliam C. de Mille, who 399/16 also prepared the screen adaptation

4.861 from Barrie's play. 12.07

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"I'm not kidding: I'm serious. The story's not complete without Collier loudly demanded a drink. the extras. Think of the thou- "Or no dinner for you, Rorimer.sands of them-men and women Prague You're being honoured tonight of all ages and descriptions- Wampas is particular."

"And exclusive." Donnelly added, hanging on and waiting and hop-Montevodio."

ing that by the grace of God light-Yokohama "How are you, Rorimer? I under-ning will strike them somehow and Silver (spot and forward) stand we're starting production on

they'll get a break that will bring your story."

them fame. It's pathetic, you know it? It's a damn sight worse than that; it's almost unbelievably

Collier said, "Some day you'll have to get Jim Donnelly to give you some of his recipes, Dan. The kid's good... Tell him about that one, Jim, with the tea in it—and the cider cocktail."

to

tragic.".

of them

"And for every one that, does, think of the hundreds that can't

"I know it." said Rorimer. "But once in a while one crashes through," he added, think- "I don't like elder," said Dan. "Did you ever mix it with gining of Anne Winter. and bitters?" Collier wanted know. "By the way, did you get ja touch with Ziggy's friend?" "I'll say I did," Dan said. "Well, what was she like?" "She's the swellest girl I ever met-

And that goes," he added. Collier sat up straight. One hand shot up to his black head as if he had been shot. "Well, I'll be hanged!" he ejaculated. "You wouldn't kid' me," he added, searching Dan's face with sudden- ly curious eyes.

hope for anything better than an Joccasional day's work at seven and

a half to $10!"

Rorimer said, "Well, they can't say they weren't forewarned; no- body holds out any hopes of star- dom to them."

"Yes, but this thing called Hollywood has a glamour about it that's as irresistible to them as snake's eyes for a fascinated bird. The ranks are overcrowded, but He turned to Donnelly and said, still they come and will continue "Get the fill-in on this, Jim. This to come. The producers' associa- guy Ziggy Young, back in New tion does, what it can to keep out York, is the biggest practical jok- the unfit, and it warns them all er that ever lived. I mean he what to expect-but there's no really is. Isn't that right way of stopping a person from

·Dan?"

trying to get into the movies. And when they do get in front of Rorimer smiled. "Just about," a camera, what are they? Just he said.

atmosphere-a by-product."

Collier flipped away his ciga- "Just as an illustration," said rette, continued: "What are their Collier, "when Dan was on his way emotions? What do they think out here, Ziggy wires me a full about? The stars-the big figures description of him, explaining who of Hollywood-we all know about. and what he is; and tells me to Everybody knows about them. get a cop and go down and meet But the extras who provide the his train and arrest him. Just to atmosphere for the industry- humour him, I went down. I didn't who knows about them? True. have time to look up a cop with a they're listed at Central Casting, sense of humour, so I got hold of and they've got men up there Johnny Riddle and the two of us who can remember what a girl pulled the fake pinch, But looks like when her name is an- Rorimer knew right away that nounced over the phone. But Ziggy was at the bottom of it.”

they're just names and types-a man with a bald head; a

"At Toledo." Rorimer

said, fat

"Ziggy wired me that he had a slender blonde who can wear sport hangover and asked me to take

an aspirin for him."

Jim Donnelly stood up. "I 'gather," he said, "that Dan looked up a girl friend of Ziggy's with fear and trembling"

on

"And with maledictions Ziggy's head," Collier put in.

and was disappointed be- cause she wasn't what he had ex- pected."

"Is she really that good, Dun?" Collier inquired. "You're not go ing back on that little O'Neil gal I introduced to you, are you? What a blonde she-"

"She's an absolute knockout,” said Dan, "and that settles it"

Collier said, "Hollywood's full of knockouts.",

"Yes? But I noticed you went] over to Long Beach Saturday night."

Collier said, with assumed dig- nity, that that was strictly his own affair,

riothes.

"How do they live? Before I came out here a year and a half ago, I subscribed to the popular notion that the restaurants and barber shops would be full of waitresses and manicures who care out here to crash the movies. It isn't true; Dick Charles says he's known only a few in all his experience. And anyway, if they did take a steady job some place. they wouldn't have a chance to work as extras.

"I sometimes wonder what it would be like if some giant hand could scoop up all the people cor- nected with the motion picture in- dustry, from the highest down to the lowest, and throw them into a giant hopper and have them come out of the little end as one composite persoft... Know what I mean?"

"Affair' ¡ia good," said Donnel-. Rorimer nodded thoughtfully. ly. "Come on; we'll keep dinner "Sort of a least common demoni. Waiting.",

nator of Hollywood?"

After dinner & quorum' adjourn- "That's it. And, man, what a ed to someone's apartment for a story 'that person would have to poker game. Rorimer, who had tell!"

ceased caring for the game, and "You'll never get it,” said Collier went for a walk. They Rorimer.

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