Show how I 1 broke broh into the movies c copyright hal C by herman erman by GRETA GARBO TF YOU YOTT think it Is hard to break III 1 nto into motion pictures in america 3 ou should try it in my native coun aly the swedish government enczur flu alt to i aung noung hoya boys and girls lu in their the theatrical attical aspirations md endeavors to remove as many obstacles flom bom their path as possible this in itself Is an encouragement to the ambitious but by giving nearly eer body tin an equal chance makes the even sharper than it Is in the united states ever since I 1 can remember I 1 want ed to be an actress and would have quit school at an early age to take u theatricals had it not been for the wishes of my parents to see my education completed neither my iny her nor mother were professional people but when they saw I 1 was determined to achieve histrionic success they did all they could to help me my first drat public appearance on the stage was waa in a spectacular scene la in one of 0 06 old swedish plays I 1 was only one of the tha many young folk alio ft ho appeared in it for the experience and to observe the technique ae of tile the finished artists who headed the cost cast by oi king in such fluch plays with ninny ciany other young folk I 1 began to learn thu the rudiments of technical ap pp ON W greta grata grabo grace us ua w well 1 I I 1 as to develop stage pre presence renee it came to my mind that I 1 might make good oil the screen but since thet e it anre r e so few motion picture tu dlos lit in stockholm holm I 1 thought 1 I realy really would mould not have a cliance chance because so many other girls were applying for film work sweden in e en has as a traditional ra ona c ter whose hose life has been dram dramatized into I 1 gosta costa Il erlIngs saga which hecl I 1 in I 1 english means tile the story of gosta os t it berling I 1 was fa familiar mIllar with tile play so when I 1 heard that director u ritz stiller was to produce it as a pic ture nt at th swedish rum him industry inc I 1 determined to spek a role in the cast I 1 have much hope of success but I 1 put on my newest dress and sought an interview with mr stiller sillier hen I 1 talked with him I 1 was aas much surprised to learn lie had noticed me on the stage the result of f tile the interview was that I 1 was vas glen gleit one of the three important feminine roles la in the picture or of v filah mrs lars leirson who Is 13 now well known to screen audiences was the star the picture was well nelt throughout durone and many critics spoke of it as one on of the best ever produced in sweden the country which for some leara led the european producing field I 1 loul outs it haser head of the metro letro cold Goldt goldstyn n maser studio in CM cal happened to see the picture while lille abroad three years ago and offered tile me a contract to come to america and appear in pictures produced at the na M 0 M studio I 1 accepted and have bane since been with that company my aly only secret of beauty Is scrub bing JIP face ace with EL a complexion brush L u ohp and water in my country SN edon edn w N e do not tige cold crean so much a as s in amer lea it sounds strange to american pan ears I 1 know but a good soap plenty denty of water and a s mail scrubbing brush Is the best skin medicine cosme cosmetic tle I 1 one of the recent recen pictures tn in which I 1 was waa grand hotel with lilt monet lionel birry irry moe wallace bery jinn craw ford and other prominent anoe ran ie placers |