Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 6 | Rich Girls Only in the Movies

RICH GIRLS ONLY r I 4 IN THE MOVIES r i h This the le Situation Declares f a Well I Known Photo PhotoPlay PhotoPlay PhotoPlay Play Actress IDRESS DRESS EXPENSE REA HEAVY VY VYt f t- t t Gowns Required Cost a Big Sum Paid For by the ther Individual r r Copyright 1916 by General Film Com Com- Compan Company pany pan Inc tIT y T T is almost i Impossible for tor girls girl a without with 2 t out Independent means mean to enter tho movies mo nowadays says sas Nell Noll Craig I dont don't want ant to discourage the girl with talent but this seems to bo be tho the r O Of course those with the fire tire of oC genius burning In their veins will find finda a 1 wa way nay Oth Others rs had better beller not be ho in ini vt l i the movies anyhow There are arc two reasons wO why girls dei de- de i pendent on the mone money the they draw dra from their work for tor a a. living had better hetter look to something else as their life lire calling One Is s that In almost ever every studio even when the applicant passes the first critical examination of or the director and Is placed on trial she sho Is only onh givena given Ivon Ivona i a job as an extra girl This means as asA asa asa a rule wages a of about 3 a a. da day for tho thoI I t day sh she works w wr r Heartbreaking nt at Time If It a girl Irl is luck lucky she may put In several several sev- sev l eral ual days er e every week but generally at f first the they work not more than two or orf or f three and I nave have known of extra girls i going for weeks at a n time without work K work because there thore was no picture In r t which the they would fit IL This Is heartbreaking heart heart- i breaking enough for tor a n girl who Is I ambitious ambitious am- am but for tor tho the girl Irl dependent on i- i this for her livelihood of course It Jt t is 13 1 fatal The second reason Is that the expenses cx- cx tho moving mo picture actress Is 4 subjected to are enormous even en in tho small parts Unless the actress is 1 playing a character part she must bo v 1 1 exceptionally exceptional well dressed and up to tot f t the minute in all an tho the styles Directors will not put a girl Irl Into a n picture who r looks s shabby or out of stylo style The Tho clean Wand rand neat appearance wh which Ich goes Joes very en well for the girl working in a business office will not pass muster In the tho thoi i movies GO Arc Expensive t Gowns of ot all an kinds and descriptions Are re required A girl must havo have evening even even- In ing ig gowns street and outing costumes etc And you rou must keep your our ward ward- trobe up up all the time for directors will l not ot accept tho the same samo gown through sev- sev kl t eral r i pictures They The want individual rind and distinctive e clothes for e each ch picture thc f-thc they put out This means the purchase of new gowns when the tho ones you havo have arc perfectly good Fj f This outlay is enormous and Inces- Inces Hant And each Individual must pa pay for or her own So gowns O Of course courso If Ir a special design is needed which a l girl K cannot use uso for other purposes one designed de- de signed especially especial for tho the picture tho the producing company will pay for It it but not for the re regular wardrobe aary ary I I wouldn't for tor the world tell teU all girls Tto give ghe up their ambition to enter the movies movies for I kno know knot just how the they feel about It ft having hating had hd the struggle myself myself my my- self seU But I would like to suggest some of tho the difficulties they will meet so that th they will know what to expect before before be- be fore trying this hard road to fame tamo