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Show Studio Pets Cop liht ISII b h I re "Vow pa e S nd cat Fnterol at S at o em Ha London A Rh w v ( u 1 s a of a a n Pbu tion of th s a t c n ho pa a xp chs ro od except b epo a ar anyone w 0 Th M e No spap d a WV hI ha e r t mas o a and hej br k u o an 1 also son e trn-geJ n o o v for wp j Sfd n a he v) h i whan ea for other cl mf n anl thero a e hear a hoa at partlngr en btt veen a puny a a or a bird and yourself "When tho Fan o a Papers do burnel n anv of ou it U pes ie o oa and we ha e grle ed ab u then e since The e m la ar es a d k h and a couple of raca ps aed to b ea into o r Irt-sa g oon a whe we left the loors open and p ng ke Chi nee pirates o r shoe ose s or baaketn or wardrobe. I had a aaucv little bu errle that when he to e n fu op erm ho sht he had k 1 ed a no n ain I n and the r arroga t pride of 1 1m an he a ke I ar nd on he tips of his oea wit vha remained of It in his mo t made me f rsret ho v roaa I was with h ro and 1 had to augh 1 apitf of n ae f My Songbird, Billy An admirer sent me a beautiful Uttle canary a ga little fellow feathered tl tnfc with the oice of a raven I cheeped and I whistled to him every time 1 an e into ro v dress) g room b t to no a at no warble ca ne f om hia throat in spite of the fact that a vr Imposing ticket was attached o the top of hia cage Guaranteed to inar I naned html Billj and because he v,rb tame I are v ery fond of him allow ins him to fly around the room and perch oi m dressing room table while I was p t ting on my makeup The procesa always seemed to Interest him and he watobed me out of his little black bead ees vlth hla head perked on one side as ImpertI nent as a critic If 1 could understand bird language 1 azn a re Billy was remarking e ou certainly look like a dodo now Vary Pick ford with all that n akeup on Bverv one In the studio liked mv BH J and all made suggestions as to 1 ow I could treat his bronchial t bea so I oould change his name from Billy to Caruso I paid no attention to anv one until a li rector told me that if I -bought another bird I was sure could sing Billy becom ing very jealous, would out warble the new arrival. So I bought what they called a German Roller and installed him as Billy's sing Ing teacher Coming Into my dressing room one afternoon. Billy and the new bird ftew to my shot Ider and seemed ve y much pleased with themselves There was such a chattering In bird language and when I reached my dressing room ta be, my eye Interpreted what their bills were saying Right on my powder puff was a little blue speckled egg which Billy had laid Now they have built a nest and as the dressing room la warm they think the spring has coma. Five little eggs are in the nest. Billy sits upon them a very fat and proud little mother bird. Tou can t call her Bl Iv any more, they all laughed as I told them the story Of course I can I replied I have already renamed her She la now BilUe Burke, with apologies to one of the pret tiest little actresses on the stage. I am teling you all about my pets be cause so many little girls and bos write and tell me about theirs and I always think of ch Idren as caring for and being kind to aril ma s So many ch Idren offer to give me their pets and if I could only accept them I would have to h re t e Zoo in Central park as a home for them. Once out west a cowboy gave me what to him was a most in erestlng trophy j He n r humd ns r M us T kfo rl and 1 h a f g coftdd nn od a i He s g (if nen a rs ! I Ju nped an f om a o f I hud h e shot f hore e lay o ed ad eu Iv o spr ng the o en tl e s reen was remo od fron e o, of tte box O e dear o d man sent me ha f a doaen horned oado wh c he tiR d wou d keep e fi oa o of n dress ng roo n na bo se n e a cour e of lsnrdn w h sea npe eJ ou of e b v as I nno e t ope e They ran a o nd n d e g roon and ooked as la go aa sen fi" pen a me no n a Id vas lye u e pected appearai oe lit e ice are often n ade pets Jlo ke s and pa ola arn aaen n 1 e dtf feren dressing rooms of a tressee Res of al I 1 ke a dog a 1 a ho se If I ed In the country however I wou d ha e chick a s big pompo a geese !m ponant waddling du ks p geo s pes and a goat i ke the one we used Tn Rage. He waa the most ainb nc ous ea re that e er bu ivl In o m fe because the amera was not on me a he ne vhrn 1 was t y ng to na age h m ui I had some expe en es w to ha animal that will not go town n e rees I maj or may no ell o abo It later ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS i Leaoro Hughes Win hrop Maas ask ng for a artl la upon the cae of th har I spired n wri ng one mmed atel nder the head ng When Teas Shan pooed Her Hair I Id no w p a longer art Ic upon i as ne ods for ating for m air ar er s p e and an c t M In a few wo ds keep clean bn h el and ne er r w I I Irons I am so glad ahe 1 ked t e I awn of a Tomorrow I so n ere ed to p t all hat waa of n e no that for I thought Glad a very I tercsting c ar acter study It I M Ch cago TIL akn f there is n u 1 opportunity for a wea em girl and an experienced rider in p rtures Se ral jea h ago western p ures were al the vogu and ma owbo s came from the r ranchos o appear jon the screen A girl who could ride horseba k waa then er much In demand whle It la now an asset she must not only pho tograph well but be a cle er actress n order to reach an great holghta In the moving p cture profession |