Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-21 | Page 21 | "D. W. Griffith" Honors Texas City Signs up Beautiful Blonde as Star

D D W. W GRIFFITH HONORS TEXAS CITY cT t y m w I y To y Y M I SIGNS UP BEAUTIFUL BLONDE AS STAR I II re 5 t k I N w I II ii I r if aTHE THE FAKE GRIFFITH OLA M M. M THE REAL GRIFFITH ALLAS Nov David 20 D David Work D DALLAS Griffith came camo to Dallas last week worked society queens and their husbands for free en entertainment entertainment en- en danced with local debutantes dabu- dabu d bu- bu hired a beautiful blond salesgirl salesgirl salesgirl sales sales- girl irl as hl his next movie star and and and- Went hack back to Atlantis Atlanta Ga in custody of two Atlanta detectives accused of having forged to worth of checks in Georgia As te he e was registering at the Adolphus Adolphus Adolphus Adol- Adol hotel an excited movie fan rushed up and exclaimed Youre D. D W. W Griffith Griffth Am Ann I was the calm reply SEARCHING FOR BLONDE Griffith then admitted he came to Dallas seeking a beautiful blonde type for his next film production The fan knew exactly the tho girl he wanted and led the movie movi magnate straight to tho the Edison shop where Mica Ola Marguerite Marguerite Mar Mar- g Kelley 22 was ws employed Sure Miss Kelley would sign First year did Mr Griffith say lay Double that every year until the fifth year when sho she could name namo her own figure figures Yes perfectly perfectly per per- satisfactory However Miss Kelleys Kelley's boss C. C H H. Mansfield noticed on the distinguished visitors visitor's engraved card his second name was spelled Work and not Wark Wank He started an Investigation Meanwhile Griffith had taken Miss Kelley to a department store Introduced himself to the proprietor and directed that Miss Kelley be given credit to buy anything she wanted Miss Kelley Keney not only got the credit but the proprietor Invited Griffith out to shoot ducks CHARMING FELLOW Griffith proved a charming charming- man and a dozen Dallas girls sent him their photos asking if it they had movie mo faces After the producer had danced with the seasons season's debutantes at the Terpsichorean clubs club's ball and had dined at the most exclusive homes Joe Luckett who handles Griffith films in Dallas did some impersonating ing himself He impersonated a a. plumber plumb plumb- er and inspected the strangers stranger's room at the Adolphus Adolphu Nut the real Dave Dare Luckett declared de declared de- de and the cups cops closed Ira in Then Griffith u that his real name was J. J P P. Daley