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Show gr Mi ftyfflp JS Eis First Cup of Coffee. OOBBY CONNELLY, the little Vltagraph " player, tasted coffee for tho first t.me In hla six years of existence ono day last week. Bobby had been working In a picture with tccnes of him adrift In a rowbo.it. These scenc3 x were filmed at Coney Island, where Bobby was tossed about In the boat by the waves, for about three-quarters of an hour. The weather belnG of the kind usually felt In early December, Bobby reached the dock almost frozen, and his motl.er, who had been anxiously waiting, decided de-cided to break her rule and give him somo coffee to warm him. After drinking tho coffee, Bobby remarked: "I wish we had to take the scene oer, then I would get some more." Eutli Blair's Cousin. XfHILE making scenes in Chicago not long J long ago for the Fov feature. Tho Fourth Estate, Ruth Blair, who is starred in the play, received a box of candy, a bouquet of roses, a note and later a phone message from a young mnn who said his name was Horace Blair, and that he felt sure that Ruth was a cousin of his. Miss Blair said she thought Horace's method of introduction was mucli too fervent for that of a more cousin, so returned his gifts with the suggestion that the would-be cousin first prove his relationship to her people in Wllllamsport, Pa., and that if the relationship could bo proved she would be very glad to avail herself of his invitation to dinner upon the occasion of her next visit to Chicago. Chauffeur Doubles as Typist. VW1LLIAM GARWOOD, the star of the Journal Jour-nal of Lord John, Universal series, has so much correspondence these nays that ho ha no time to attend to It and take part In thi picture, too, and he has taken advantage of his chauffeur's handlncss with tho typewriter to make him do tho answering of his letters. Garwood dictates the letter, of course, and signs his name to them, but he says that tho pounding of a typewriter Is very monotonous after taking part In a strenuous series of pictures pic-tures all day. Pathe Club Formed. yilE department heads of tho Patho forces havo formed a club for social purposes. Tho organization Is known as the Pathe Club, and Is being Incorporated. That tho Rooster-Ites Rooster-Ites mean business Is shown by the fact that tho club started out with a capital of 51000, paid In. besides receiving tho hearty support of Mr. Charles Patho and General Manager Gas-nler. Gas-nler. Officers have been elected with Charles Patho as honorary president and Mr. Gaanlor as president. Western Vitagrahers. Tr OT all the Western Vltagraph Company are a In Bear Valley, for a capital one-reel comedy Is being put on at the studios in Santa Monica, Cal. The comedy Is called Pansy's Papas, and as Mary Anderson Is "Pansy," and Webster Campbell, Anno Shaefer. Otto Loderer. Jack Sowerby and Jack Mower are In the supporting sup-porting cast, it promises to be bright and breezy. Doll Replica. LOUISE GLAUM dressed a doll for a big doll charity bnzaar, which Is a replica of herself. Tho doll is dressed in black, with spangles a train, and even the patches on tho face are there. The doll looks a regular vam-pirlsh vam-pirlsh sort of imago, but Is cleverly and prettily gotten up. Miss Glaum will wear the same sort of dress at the sale. Sadie Lindblom Qualifying. O ADIE LINDBLOM, the owner-lead of tho Liberty Company at San Mateo, Cal., Is not content with merely owning and playing leads, she has written several good photoplays already, and Is now learning the camera and laboratory work. Sho Is determined to be proficient In all the branches of tho Industry so that sho will be able to speak and act with some authority. Axetitler, New Invention. ANEW device that records dlaloguo on the screen as tho scones of the play aro projected pro-jected Is used in tho Centaur Star feature, Could a Man Do More? a drama featuring Crano Wilbur. The plcturo opens with Crane Wilbur entering enter-ing his 11 bra r' and taking his seat In a comfortable com-fortable arm chair. Facing the camera he is seen to say by tho movement of his lips, "Let mo tell you a story." In perfect syncronlzatlon with the spoken words tho same line Is flashed on the screen, not as a leader or subtitle, but photographed over the scene with Mr. Wilbur. The plcturo then fades Into tho theme of the Btory, which Is carried through to tho end, whon VJ'IVBb BaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBa OH BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBr BH it again fades In tho scene of tho actor still seated in his library. Again facing the camera Mr. Wilbur is seen to say, "And thus my story ends," tho film at the same time carrying tho line. The Axetitler. Is an invention of David Horsley, the head of the Contaur producing concern. con-cern. An Auto Dressing Room. OCCASIONALLY a motion picture star Is beset be-set with trials that spring from unexpected sources. Carolyn Birch, a Vltagraph actress, had an experience recently that resulted In a call for the police, who woro forced to form themselves into a human wall to protect her before she could go on with her work. Miss Bitch was to enact a number of exterior scenes in a plaj which had to bo staged In the streets of tho poorer quarters of tho city. Several changes of costumo woro necessary and the actrosH figured on making tho changes in an automobile, but she neglected to mako sure that the car was provided with curtains. The usual crowd gathered to watcn tne P'cturo making, and when tho tlmo came for the changes of costumes to be made tho crowd gathered around tho machine and nothing could Induce them to move. Miss Birch closed tho windows with articles of wearing apparel, but p.tlll they hung on. Tho director tried to explain and tho chauffeur chauf-feur tried to force tho machlno through tho crowd, but had to stop for fear of hurting somo one. As a last resort tho police were sent for, who, whon they had dispersed the persistent mob, encircled the machlno. Miss Birch then made her changes in comparative comfort, and free from the eyes of the Inquisitive public. Living the Part Almost Fatal. THE ability to live a part, to allow tho mind and feeling to becomo submerged In tho diameter Ib a distinct asset to an actor, but It sometimes Is unpleasant, as an Incident that happened to Louloo Crollus will show. Whllo tho Alater Caso was being filmed at tho Essa- t nnS' studios, Miss Crollus workod herself Into j H such a state of nerves whllo waiting to bo shot j H that she was unable to work for two days. In the play. Miss Crollus 1b sitting facing a fire- jBJ place when sho Is shot by a rovolver carrying a Bllencer. Tho director placed the girl In IBM front of tho flreplaco with hor back to tho rest of tho scone, and told hor to wait for tho IB "ping" of the revolver before sho moved. Of jBfl course, tho actress know sho was In no danger, BBJ but being ono of the players who live a part, r , ""feho was to all Intents and purposes In deadly j . danger. .' H After tho director placed MIbs Crollus, he ' ! was compelled to cntor-Mnto somo lengthy ex- JBI planatlons with tho other members of tho cast. 1ffaV The player sitting patiently waiting to bo shot K ( Bftj before she cpuld fall from tho chair hold her- H self In tonso expectation minute after minuts J" ,' until the strain of waiting grow too much.' 'IH When tho nolso of the trigger, which told that I . KBJ the scone was over, finally came, It was folindi fi , H that sho had fainted and -she -had to bo carried ( from the studio, , M bH BBBfl Aflm BBBfl |