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-By Ernest Lynn..

what wearying. "I'm a little tired,

Dan Rorimer. former New York nDan," she confessed. paper man, who is now writing scenarios for

Garry Sloan, it seemed, was Continental Pictores in Hollywood, uta Letter front an old friend la New York, director of the picture the Zlaxy Young, telling him to look working in. named Anne Winter, who has come from Tubes, Okla., to "erah the pietures."

of Ziggy, but Anns

Dan complies reset proves to be charmtax. She has had alage experience in stock com panies, which Dan tell her is the best foun-j dation for an extra wo bars. Anuw gathers that be is little dimatifled with things at Continental.

The following Monday rehearials begin on his picture, an adaptation of a story he had written. That evening he learn that Anne 1s to work the following morning, making the second time she has found extra employ

ment. That same evening Dan go to Wan dinner with Paul Collier, who writes

• dally movie column for string of neWW- paper. Collier lamenta his inability to ret hold of what he calls the "real Hollywood

atory" the story of the thousands of extras -bow they manage to live.

CHAPTER VI

and

Dan said,

"Garry Sloan,

the

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Grand United's using its big guns Sylvin Patterson and Sloan."

"I told you it was to be quite a pieture."

"Do you know how long you'll be working on it?"

Way?"

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Anno nodded.

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No. of Shares Danc.- 9,500,000, help during her early career.

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"No. A long time, I hope."

Dan said, "Has Sloan still got his crush on Sylvia Patterson?"

"Are they supposed to be that "I thought," Dan said, "that everybody in Hollywood knew about that. Sloan's married, you

couple Anne Winter was in high spirits

She made no reply to that. She got a chance to play a real role when Rorimer called for her themerely said, next morning. She said, when she he's a wonderful director."

"Everyone says that of the vamp' in Red Wine. Then I had better luck and was had settled beside him in the

"One of the best, I guess. He's assigned to parts in 'Speakeasy, roadster, that she had prospects certainly got a big enough reputa- Fox Movietone Follies of 1929. of a week's steady employment; tion."

Sunny Side Up' and others- possibly more.

They rode in silence for a while, parts that meant something. But "It's to be quite a big picture, and the tyres sarg under them; I'm through being 2 'clothes- CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD. gather, with a lot of people. I'm and presently Dan turned the car horse. Never again.

thrilled to death, even though I am to the right and down a declivity,

Miss Lynn's latest appearance se unimportant."

and they beheld the ocean shim- is a featured role in "Let's Go Dan, inspecting her critically in mering beneath the moon.

Places,"

Movietona the Fox her flat movie makeup, remarked The car stopped beside a stretch musical extravaganza, now show- John Ambulance Brigade begs to the chiseled perfection of her nose of beach, where the sound of breaking at the Queen's Theatre. acknowledge with thanks the and chin. in profile, and the ing waves fell pleasantly on

their Joseph Wagstaff and Lola Lane receipt of the following donation shadowed beauty of wide dark eyes ears, and they sat very still, word-supply the love interest of this to Brigade Funds. Tung Hing against the tawny pallor of greaseless and thoughtful in the sea's en- funny and tuneful production, Knitting Factory. Co., $25. paint and powder. She was wear: chanting spell.

which has a Hollywood back- ing a white polo coat, long and

Rorimer lit a cigarette. He said ground for much of the loose-fitting and sporty,

Д presently, "Old Man Pacific looks a Frank Richardson. Walter Catlett, white beret.

and little different at night, doesn't Dixie Lee, Charles Judels "What's the picture?" he asked. he He had shown her Santaka Chase are also co-featured in "I don't know that they have a Monica on their Sunday afternoon this Frank Strayer film. name for it. Sylvia Patterson is drive.

"Caught Short." starring in it-she's lovely, isn't she?

He said. "Sport clothes to-mor Gaily patterned silks with short "Oh, I'm not so crazy about row? Give me all the details." jackets of the same material or

Sir Harry Lauder has been a blondes," he drawled. "I prefer "Sport and evening both," she carrying out a neutral shade are favourite of the concert and vau- them with dark brown eyes and said, smiling. "Oh, I forgot to tell a definite Autumn addition to deville stages of every city in the black hair, and. I like them to come you. I met the sweetest gir to-day, Milady's wardrobe being particu-world for a generation. He has from Oklahoma-

Hengkomm. 11th September. 1920, She's an extra, too, and working in larly adaptable to morning, after-made countless phonograph re- "You're headed straight for that the same picture. I may go to live noon and sports wear.

cords of Scotch songs in the telephone pole," she reminded him with her that is, if things work Anita Page, Metro-Goldwyn quickly, and he turned his eyes out right."

Mayer player, in "Caught Short" front.

Her name, Anne said, was Mona at the Queen's on Friday, illus- "You look as if you're going out Morrison. "She's adorable, Dan;trates three fetching models, the

"Huntingtower" won firaise in charter of The National Government as sz to play tennis instead of to work," we became friendly right away. She first two of which show a con- London where it was first shown he said.

has the loveliest red hair--almost trast in skirt and jacket while the and Lauder was hailed as a true Anne laughed. "Don't I, though? like Clara Bow's and she's so third embodies a uniform mate- screen find. According to the I'm supposed to be a guest at a cheerful and funny. She's cute!" {rial. One has a tan background press reports, Lauder's art has lost fashionable house party. To-day "Where's she from?" said Rori-with patterns in orange, yellow none of its appeal in the screen it's sports wear."

mer. "Remember, I'm responsible and black. The jacket is of appearance. In this picture, Vera "You look like a million dollars," to Ziggy Young for you, and if you orange silk pongee while the hat Voronina, the Russian actress who Dan told her, thinking that what go around making friends you've is of a bright yellow shade with has made many successes in the dothes he had seen her in would got to tell me all about them." a youthful pleated brimline. United States, including an im-and large connections in the important com indicate Anne Winter's wardrobe! "Yes, sir." Anne made a funny A green

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"The Doctor's Secret."

new

He let her out at the Grand won a beauty contest in Chicago, The dramatic vehicle that United gates. "Pick you up this and made a few

Adams to stage appear-swept Maude evening?" he asked.

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latives in San Diego, and when all-talking motion picture. they drove East last year Mona The rights to Sir James. 'M. came back with them. She's crazy Barrie's renowned play, "Half an about pictures. Oh, you'll like Hour," were acquired by Para mount and made into a full length all-talking production 'un- der the title of "The Doctor's Seerct," and will be presented at the Central Theatre to-morrow.

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"But I want to know how the day went."

"Then call me up this evening."her, Dan!" "How about going places and do-

Ruth Chatterton, H. B. Warner, John Loder, Robert Edeson, Ethel Wales, Wilfred Noy and Nanci Price comprise the cast which is C. de stage-trained. William Mille, famous stage and screen director, not only directed the production but adapted the story as well.

"And you think you and Mona Sole Agenting things?"

will hit it off together?". "Not if I'm working to-morrow "I'm sure we would. The only MITSUI morning." Anne said, shaking her thing-well, you see, Mona is live BUSSAN head and laughing. Early to bed, ing with a girl now, named Eva KAISHA you know that's what keeps the Harley. They have an apartment lines out of little girls', faces.". and they've seen the cutest little "But at, least we can go for a bungalow, but the rent is too little ride." Dan argued.

much for the two of them and "Well, we'll see about that later." Mona thinks it would be grand if His day dragged by or leaden the three of us took it together, fect. Collins was exacting and the It has five rooms.” cast was not speaking its lines to

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E himself, was a good-humoured ty- She added that she would see both Secret." This is a play of drama- rant. His wide and easy-coming the next evening. "Mona has in-tic intensity, filled with suspense grin took the sting out of the sharp-vited me to their apartment for and ruthless realism, and pierced est reproof. It spread his little dinner. Eva isn't working, and with flashes of almost sardonic blonde, sharply upturned mousshe's going to cook it." Ttache, and crinkled the corners of

"Is Eva an extra, too?"

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his eyes. and flashed whitely with healthy teeth.

He would say, holding up his hand: "Brand, you're speaking

your lines like a ventriloquist's

humour. It is one of Barrie's Yes. Mona says she's beauti-with its being transplanted to the finiest plays, "Half an Hour," and ful-a blonde."

screen, as audible entertainment, "I don't like blondes," said Dan. im fans and lovers of the drama I like brunettes from Oklahoma." may be assured of perfect enjoy-

Anue, holding her chin in her ment.

dummy. Don't give me a dead hand. laughed." "Dan, you're so pan; put some animation in your absurd!" Upactwood, here, has taken your

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Then the grin, and then the repe-in momentary shadow. From one Scotch comedian and songster, tition of the lines. Thus the of the houses above the passed, and that evening Rorimer came the music of

whose first film venture, "Hunt- told Anne Winter he had formed a phonograph; and then silence ingtower" is now showing at the new respect for picture making. once more, as though someone had

Majestic Theatre, Kowloon. This Collins knows his stuif opened and shut a door.

"In both cases," says Lauder, Anne."

audience is an invisible Yhe had consented to go for a Anne sat looking out at the reality, I always act my songs ride, provided he would get her the chill of the night air. Rorimer whether or not my public. can back before ten o'clock. They were wondered what dreams might lie actually see the motions because riding westward, through Beverly behind those dark, expressive putting the feeling of the words Hilla, and Dan had in mind the eyes; what fires burned beneath and phases into my facial and beach at Santa Monica.

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