Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-25 | Page 8 | Tourists Find Studio Closed

TOURISTS mm FIND STUDIO CLOSED Shaking Hands With Film Celebrities Not Be- Be Being Be Being o ing Done BT lIT JACK JACI JU HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD Nov TIp H-TIp 24 Tip to tourists trudging toward Molly Holly Hollywood I wood Do not count on seeIng feeing the Inside of a 0 movie studIo or an introduction Introduction tion to a star herewith wherewith to regale I th the folks folies back home hone It isn't being done this season season- I happen to be of ot such political prominence that our Presence presence has publicity value alue I In look e you'll be told to pleasant and hold held It for any I of still photos with reign reign- Ine lug and probably will ling get a free lunch to boot i Movie Mo studio studios for some time past have ed visitors to the bitter of tourists ho ho came to Hollywood to see and friends Incidentally The rhe cost of admitting the ordin ordin- ordinary ordinary ordinary ary Itinerant proved too high In addition to that he became what Is known n as a 0 con con- confounded confounded con confounded founded nuisance The studIo solm olm finally turned and slammed the door InIs In Ms Is face as annoyed 01 ms sometimes sometime will III VISITORS VISITOR CAUSE LOSS President It M lIf C Levee of the United Studios once regarded as the easiest of access has estimated the a average loss caused by each at The Lasky studio also a magnet for visitors because of Its sIe activity and central location places placeR the cost coat even higher The Industry reports It has al already al- al already already ready saved sved a a small fortune the bar was placed upon the stran stran- stranger stranger ger er at the the gates gates tha a ot ff 1 U I friend th the Idol worshiper who has come 2000 miles just for a glimpse of bond nd o ind so 50 the cousin of an ex- ex exhibitor ex exhibitor the old pal of an editor the constant customer of ot center center- villas Center enter enter- l Ie ille s movie moie emporium and so forth Viol Visitors tors once a nere ere nominally wel- wel welcome we wel welcome come They were ere regarded as a publicity medium and hence worth all the they cost in lost motion and the time of escorts It was belle beile ed cd that their tales of a pleasant day at the studio would enhance the prestige of star and producer In- In Instead In Instead stead many told tales of quito quite a different character goaded on no doubt b by that preens Itself on having the Inside dope lope on things As publicity publicity medium they were not so good Then came the day of restricted admission when ihen hen It became quite ob lous that t film folk tolk didn t re- re regard re regard gard themselves cs as public propel propel- ty ty A handshake with a n star be- be became became be became came quite a 0 dodo and the most patient souls In Christen Christen- Christendom Christendom Christendom dom achIe achieved ed horrid LIKE UlE NEEDLES NEEDLE'S E DLE'S EYK Now s Now o- o w ell eU before you try to pry the studio padlock It might be well to read again the parable about a arich arich arich rich man s chances of entering the kingdom of heaven And It If itou Itou ou I the tho sensibilities of sour our friends In Hollywood those thoM ho hoare hoare are reputed to have pull you will vili thInk twice before embarrassing them with requests to get you be- be behInd behind be behind hind the scenes It is said that during the pro pro- production production pro production of Norma Talmadge's Ashes of Vengeance the cost or of admitting visitors to the set and set most of these were s ere era privileged persons perSons-as was as close to 25 On several occasions when high 8 sala lied sala-lied lied players and big scenes were hel held l up a mere tion to Norma orma cost Tighter than the hinges s s of Hol Ho Hoi that that that may become a nation nation- national a al bv ord It If ou are disappointed It may console iou ou to hear that hat Con Conay ay Tearle popular leading mon man sa sais 0 Money loney saved on en- en entertaining en entertaining visitors Is te now being put Into pictures and will do much to ards creating better entertain entertain- entertainment entertainment ment values Another tip Up It If ou simply must carry a trophy home homo are shops in Hollywood which sell II kod ko- ko koN N BIT 1 5 A d dak k pictures of the stars They look just as If It you ou had snapped them yourself With these theo and our Imagination as your our guido guide you ought to bo be b able to make snake the folks pop pop-eved pop pop-e ed