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Show "ow ow I1ow " I Broke Into IntoThe intoThe The Movies MoviesCjoPYnffht CjoPYnffht | , [ | Copyrieht Cop'nlht Copnlht ) ' by Hal C . HermanBy Merman Herman jj jjBy By BILLIE DOVEAIIATEITR DOVE DOVEA A'IATCUR AIATCUR AIIATEITR A ' MATEUR : theatricals thc'1tricnls thc1tricnls ' , physical phvsfcal cuI cul cuIture culture culAx ture and dancing danclnt { were the ave ave- a avenues avenues ve- ve venues - - nues by which I reached the scr screen screenI n nI I was born in New York Yorlc Yorkwhiere , , .where where . vvhere I Iwns Iwas Iwns wns was educated In Ia one of the schooh school schoolsI schoohI ' I attended , physical culture was taught taughtreligiously taughtreligiously taughtreligiously religiously and I became very pro proficlent proficient proflclent ficlent ficient , partly because becnuce , I enjoyed the thee theexercises theexercises e exercises erCl es From rrom this It w \ was as an easy easystep easystep easystep step to dancingThen dancingThea dancing dancingThen Then Thea it \ was as disco discos discovered , ered cred that I I"screencd I"screened I"screened Iscreened "screencd screencd "screened screened " " well wcn ' ' That 'lh'lt lhlt 'Ihtt Ihtt ' means , in mo movIe movie movie vIe parlance , that one has a face that thatregIsters thatregisters thatregisters regIsters fa\ fa favorably faorably \ orably before tlie the ( lie camera cameraNot cameraNot cameraNot Not al\\a al a always \ s Is this the case and some some- sometlmcs sometimes sometimes - - times tlmcs a II very beautiful be'1.uUful be1.uUful be1uUful ' . face \ will III not notphotograph notphotograph notphotograph photograph satisfactorily sntisfactorlry satisfactoriry It seems seemsto seemsto seemsto to be something for which there Is no noreal noreal noreal real explanation , you either screen screenwell iicreenwell creen creenwell well or you don't dont ' I was fortunate fortunateI I studied ' and 1nd took part in amateur amateurtheatrIcals amateurtheatricals amateurtheatricals theatrIcals In my high school daysI daysIt daysIt days daysIt I It took me just four and a h\If h If hIfI hIfyears I halfyears tlf tlfyears ' \ I years , howe however , er , to reach any emi emI- emInence eminence eminence - nence In the films My 1\Iy 1 Iy \ first role "as as was waswith " waswith I IwIth wIth Con'5tan Con5tan Constance ' e Talmadge In 'Polly Polly 'Pollyor ' Pollyof Pollyof or of the Follies " To Lois Weber , I owe owemuch owemuch owemuch much of m my my success In attaining what whatwe whatwe whatwe we are pleased ple'1.sed ple1.sed ple1sed ' . to tel teim term m "stardom"My stardomMy " ' stardom " . My greatest chances came c\me c me time ' \ with two twoor twoof twoof or of her films , 'The The ' The Sensation f > Seekers Seekers"and Seekersand eehers " and and'VI 'VI VI ' " "The The "use use " he Marriage l\IarrIage l IarrIage \ Clause ' Then I Ihad Ihad Ihad had a marvelous mar.elous marelous . opportunIt0 opportunity opportunIt \0 0 \ ' when hen I Iplayed Iplayed Iplayed played the feminine lead " with Ith Doughs Douglas DouglasPalrhanhs Doughsrairbanks DouglasFairbanks rairbanks Palrhanhs in 'The The ' Black mack Pirate " 'The The ' The Lone Wolf Returns ' gave me an another another , other opportunity opportuD1t and finally finaIl ) came my myconttact mycontract mycontiact conttact contract with wllh I list ! ' . National .atlon'll .atlonll atlonll sationtl ' pIctures picturesAt picturesAt ! At first I was "as as " featmed-later featmed later featured-later featured featuied - later came camestardom camestardom camestardom stardom The Initial picture under underthIs underthis underthis thIs contract was "An.ll'lllr "An An " \ . Yffair \.ll'lllr .lllllr .ll'lllr lllllr affair ' of or the theFollies theFollies ; Follies Folliesto to " toThen Then came 'The The ' The Tender TenderHOUl Tenderliour TenderHorn HOUl liour " and with ' "Ihe Ihe 'the the " 'lhe lhe ' Stolen Bride Bnde ; , " " ' I Iwas Iwas . was starred I ha\ ha hay have hae \ e a since sinee made made"American made"American madeAmerican . "American American " lleutnd Beauty lle\ut\ lle ut ' \ \ " ' ' \ and \nd nd mnd 'The The ' The Lo Lov Love LoveWi , e ; 1 1G G 4 4a 4'ry 'ry ry ' Wi / : L LaY a Vf ssss "w w " % W aY aYy"J * - \ f < / "T T " y"J yJ " ilO " pT pTf by byH byVN ? ? f 0 < y yMart H VN F FM Fpy M ' , py 's s ' , - 'floe floe . ' ivo- ivo ivot - t o , o2opo . oaoa _ ar arBillie Billie Dove DoveMart Mart " The latter Is a George rttz Pitz rttzmaUl Pitzmaurice Fitzmauiice maurice maUl Ice production and a beautiful beautifulstory beautifulatory beautifulstory story atory of old NeOrleans New Ne\ Ne \ ' Orleans . . More re recently recently recently cently I starred in 'The The ' The Night Wntch Watch ; , " ' Tellovv 'Yellow Yellow "Yellow ' " ' Lily , " "Adoration Adoration " " and such suchtaIl"Ing suchtalking suchtalking taIl"Ing taIlIng talking " pictuie plcture plCtUl e as 'Careers Careers ' ' ' and "Her Her "Herlrlvate "HerPrivate "HerPrivate HerPrivate " lrlvate Private ) Lifeto Life to " toWhat What shall sh'lIl shlIl shill ' I sa say say to the thousands thousnnd of ofgirls ofgirls ofgirls girls who seek a career hi ill pictures picturesMust ? " ' 'I I ' " " Must it be "Don'f Donf "Don't Dont I hate to say that , in a way . , because becauseI I hate to discourage ambition , and yet yetas , as I look back over even e.en een . my brlel brief brlelcareer briefcareer briefcareer career , think of the Innumerable dls dis dlsappointments disappointments disappointments appointments , the difficult work , the theinnumerable theinnumerable theInnumerable innumerable problems , I wonder it If I Iwould Iwould Iwould would be justified In advising any any- anyone anyone . - one to try it It . . Of course , I have been beentreated beentreated beentreated treated with ' 'consideration consideration ' by the pro producers producers producers ducers , directors and associate plav play- play players plav-ers plav ers - . ers I ha have base , e no complaints to offer In Inthat inthat inthat that respect . . It is merely that the thework thework thework work Is exacting and that the compe compe- competition competition competition - - tition is very keen All AU one's ones ' forti forti- fortitude forti- forti fortitude fortitude - - tude and courage are needed in the thelong thelong thelong long months and years tliat that must pre- pre precede precede pre precede - - cede an any any , } sort of success And then thenof , ot of . course , not many do succeed I Idon't Idon't Idon't Idont don't dont ' put that th'lt thlt tb-it tb it ' - do down " n to any wonder wonder- wonderful wonderful . - ful talent or other qualification on my mypartI mypartI mypart part-I part I - I think thinl It is mainly m\inly m inly ' \ hard work workand \ workand ork orknnd nnd and the tact fact ( that lint I did screen wellThe wellThe well wellThe The compensations are great gre'lt grelt greet ' I am amver amvery amver very ver ) happy now But I , loo too , might mightba.e mighthave mighthave ba.e bae have . failed and turned to other waIl walks walksof walksof s sot ot of life disillusioned and dlscouragecI discouraged dlscouragecIIt's discouragedIt's discouragedIt's discouragedIts It's Its ' a good deal a matter of Fate , I Ie'tpcct Iecpect Iexpect e'tpcct etpcct ecpect ' . . Anyway , I am glateful g1ateful grateful , , e et- et etceedingly ex exceedingly . - ceedingly grateful graterul , to all who ha has havehelped , e ehelped ehelped helped me on the . . roadwr.u roadwzrU road WMJ wr.u wru wzrU . Service Sen-Ice Sen Ice - |
