Show So Swt t - 4-- a v-ax- - CUSTARD’S LAST STAND Macs iek- - ever arrested during his first show while impersonating the rear end of a horse When Sennett reached Holly wood he learned that script writers were the real money makers there Mary Pickford had actually received $25 for a story idea! Sennett promptly submitted a script based on ‘a story he just had read It was declined with a recommendation that if he was going to lift stories he shouldn’t lift them from O Henry His name was too well the movie producer who changed the custard pie Bennett Cerf from a desaert to a cosmetic has written the story of hia life for Doubleday The title “King Of Comedy” couldn't he more appropriate Sennett not only brought to the screen the Keystone Cops and the balmiest bathing beauties in history but developed such major stars as Charlie Chaplin Gloria known Swanson Mabel Normand Carole Madeline Hurlock Marie Dressier and Buster Keaton Bing Crosby made his first picture for Mack Sennett and so did W C Fields Sennett first laid eyes on Marie Dressier when he was a kid in Lombard Northampton Mass Miss Dressier appeared in a play called “Lady Slavey” Enraptured he decided on the spot to seek a career on the stage His mother’s lawyer agreed to give him a note of introduction The lawyer's name was not yet famous Ilia note read “DearMia Dreaalcrt This boy wants to go on the stage Yours truly Calvin Coolidge” says of Coolidge that show people always doted on him with special affection He was easily the best actor we ever had in the White House — an expert humor with a perfect in dead-pa- n sense of timing Don’t think he didn’t reato he was giving the people a show when he let them dress him up in Indian suits and war bonnets “Will Rogers loved him and Will never would have cottoned to a man who had no " sense of humor” Sennett recalls a time when a fake Indian princess demanded an interview with Mr Coolidge Her press agent was very persistent “How did you finally get rid of her?” asked Sennett t Once he became a producer Sennett never dreamed of buying a story His greatest successes in fact went into production with no shooting script at all Everything was improvised When invention lagged Sennett simply sent for another truckload of custard pies Results were more than gratifying “1 made my first million no recall Sennett “my finger ached front trying to fatl” count it” THE LAST STRAW Sennett almost lost the Mack services srrTjETT iyiamenl’s ftcmiumMantagcs: ‘‘You might My" replied Coolidge dry l “t hat Calrut ta ” 0 The filter certified for consistent and superior Co filtering efficiency by U S Testing 0 that tops the A custom-mad- e away from your mouth V A RCCCSSCP w riLTtR 4 WCM ECBTHAMPTON Mack Filter Mouthpiece filter recessed superb blend of premium quality tobaccos specially selected for filtered smoking at its best '-- S' 0A O A smart crush-pro- of box— a cigarette case in itself KlUO SIZi o r REGULAR —son pric cA'i Sennett drifted to the Bowery in New York where he made his stage debut in the exacting role of the rear end of a horse Little Egypt a belly dancer was also on the bill and the night Sennett opened the police raided the sliow lie believes lie’s the only I0S3 SEiKETT favorite Mabel With his Normand of Mabel Normand — whom he adored — because one of his right-han- d men Chester Conklin failed in the part of Sir Walter Raleigh It was raining cats and dogs one in morning and the pavement deep front of Keystone was inches in mud and water Conklin spied Mabel on the other side of the street wondermade ing how to get across and whipped He magnificent gesture coat and spread off his brand-neit in the mud w Min Normand miled gratefully alepped daintily dinapprared Into a manhole -l- actor This Wrrk EKXmCftf JmmuMrt |