Betty Compson, Actress-Producer Actress-Producer of the Films 'n "Prisoner of I-ova," shown for tha first time In New York at the greet Cap. Hoi theatre. Hetty Com peon made her debut, sot only aa a motion picture atari but as a producer. It also Introduced her a tbe first actrese.producer In the ooun. try. Other atara hanro-had their own com. pen lea. but It remained for Miss Compson to bo the first to attend to every detail of the business of her producing company. Mho selects her stories, assigna the writ-era writ-era who are to prepare thfcm for tha screen, chooses her own production aides and directors, sa well aa tha supper ling uaats, and oversees tha work of the technical tech-nical staff and dostime and constructs aets. and selects locations. She also at. '- "- "r-r-ir'nl and nf nffnn-i, rr celvlng dally reporta on ths Income and' expenditures of the company.