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Show 1 MY FIRST DAY IN PICTURES L p rlffh i 1 M Ne a p wl t H n oners Ha i rose ns k f a h a 1 of h i n o e r v w o el t M b) ape a rank? ne it 1 e Met Nf s I ape K n AFTLR I h I ft II w i-rn e gerL e a I o see if he e e 11 o us nh p el r dl a i e e a of -b o b t It men wlom , looked at a dtslnterea e 11 a id pro n st I us na rus as the pro m t 0 e ae ha e miil t be ral d her n ia fo no k Bu a nhole jejr pusseU an to ur dlsappointn en we it, Med lat ma are ailed but few are chosen Mother nas put) Ins a a theater In Brooklyn v. he I out of ork tried luck o ft more It was a few da after! Baater and dreaaed li) best of Kai er bargains. lth hope In n heart I atartrd out Because 1 felt that ha nu to be mj anJa da I adorned ymelf In mj rwautlful new nhite aerse ul tle Aral new suit I ha 1 had for n i man months. For In thoae hard tinea he spandins of tli for a dress meant that it was mother who had to sacrlD -e monte thins she really needed I went to the Btograph atudlo first and uoildry asked for the manacer Then a tall. seare looklns man with a firm mouth and kindly eyes looked at me and said Well little sir) what do you wantr 1 wuM like to work here. I replied , It you will let me see the manaer 'My name la Griffith, and be smiled at me, neouractnely T the manacer here. Have you ever been in 'pictures before r A Veteran rtkt "No, Ur Orimth I spolocteed timidly 1 have been with Mr Belaaco for two years abd hav had ten years experience on the sua. I am IS year old 1 added this to Impress him with the fact that I was old enoush to know what I wanted and that I carried upon my shoal dera the weight of much experience. This amused air Griffith, and he took nte kindly by the hand leading me through the office and onto the stage My heart was beating Uke a torn torn and the nolae as wen as the brilliant blue lights quite terrUled me. Take off your hat, Mr Ortfrlth told me. "I win put you right to work to see what you can do. I obeyed him mechanically and let htm lead ma. Uke a lamb to the slaughter a few feet from the camera. Hardly con sdous of what urns going on about me. I stumbled through the scenes, wild-eyed and gasping for breath. When I was OnUbM Mr OrHBtn gave me a aUp to collect MO and told me I could come there the following morning to work. Nothing In my life had ever looked quite so big to nw as that ten-dollar btu. I cmmpMd It Into the palm of my Hand and ranyftke rabbit out of that atudlo ami 1 o he h ee a u ready k mp k a lei bu I t t, hi or nn a e k 4 a KHuarM O my w ee 1o u u a ns a w fu 1 u fv fnl de) o ai oo la e at 1 10U n fla K etka U o o b was o gel o B otk j no e g ve hrr tie $ 0 a 1 tall he ft e i ma y n ore h rpr aea Ja ke u unsfrai r I ke a drowned kl en I reachsU Brook I and r n n ho a rm for I lo ka ft d h xks aeo Is e a all Ik a rest cars, tl I eached he the er ulere mo her na pU Thr nre h ns 1 am d to I r aa 1 -ushad n o her ar a was Mamma what do you hlnk' 1 m a mo na pie ure a, reaa A nan nan el Mr Irlffl h III K en ma a Job at the An erl an B ograp! a dlo I iad 110 and I m going o make a awful lot f mo t ad ou an ha a a fine houae vtth twenty roon a It and an a lomo la and I atopped 0 a h n y reat and I loo! e 1 a nother ho aa pol 1 n- lo m bedrassled clo haa hey er utterly and hopeleaaly mine. But It a alwaa after a atom hr aun ahlne the brightest so thla, my Aral memorable da In pktsraa propleeled much for rae ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Katharine P Columb a Ohio I am dla appointed to think your first attempt o Imitate me ahould have been the bleac Ing of your hair My own hair la grow Ing darker e ery day and 1 would ne er drean of alien pi Ing to change Ita color ir I were ou 1 nould let It turn back to Its natural ahade aa bleached hair makes one look false and ao much older Mm Palmer of Seattle writes to tall me they are naming the bab after m Mary Ptckford Palmer It Is the greatest compliment In the world hut I de not believe a wonderful little bahy ahould be named after a perfect at anger I always envy Utile girls who era named after their mother or their dear grand mo! era. Don t you think It would be wlatr to do that' Mrs. VYaJnwrlght asks me If the tights we use In the studios hurt the eyes. Her Uttle girl baa done some extra work and has complained about palna li the sock ets of her eyas Tee Indeed If the eyoa are at all weak the lights are blinding Dreadful headaches result from tl em and If jour daughter's eyes ar weak I would keep her away from them |