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Show Comedy Actor a Poor Risk. TA11RY WATSON of Blckel and Watson, George Klolno comedy stars, Is provident and believes In having an anchor to windward In case of dlsastor, so last week ho decided to Increase tho amount of Insurance he carries on his life, and also to take out another accident acci-dent policy. He invited a representative of a big accident Insurance company to call on him at the studios to arrange tho details. Tho leprescntatlvo called, got Watson's application for Insurance, and thiee days later called to deliver the policy. Mr. Watson gave him a check, then Invited him to witness a lehearsal In which he was scheduled. In this Watson 'is run over by an automobile, falls out of a third-story window. Is blackjacked by a bandit, and wades Into a pool of water, disappearing beneath Its surface, and finally a safo falls on lilm from a second-story second-story window. These stunts have to be gauged to a hair's breadth In ordor to save Watson from-seriou3 Injury, and the insuranco man was heard to remark as ho left the studio: "I think we'd better savo time, and pay Watson's policy now." Likes Rags. A3 A motion picture actress, recognized as " ono of the beauties of the screen, would you be willing to sacrifice your charms for the sake of art and play parts Mhlch made it necessary nec-essary for you to appear barefooted, with hair tousled and dressed in ragged clothes? Margaret Mar-garet Gibson, playing In David Hoisley productions, pro-ductions, not only prefers charactcis In rags, but insists upon them, and In many instances slnco her entrance into pictures her wish has been granted. "I would much rather portray a waif or a similar character permitting a rango of emotions than poso before the camera as a fashion plate," Is Miss Gibson's explanation explana-tion of her odd choice. Patent Leather Footgear. U AHItY LONSDALE, Sellg actor, desirous A " of being realistic and up to date, recently wore a pair of patent leather cloth-top shoes aa part of his attire for tho driver of a "scraper." Tho keen eye of tho director caught tho discrepancy and Lonsdalo was taken to task. "What should I wear?" inquired Lonsdale. Lons-dale. "Heavy boots," he was told. Lonsdalo peisuaded tho director, Thomas Santschi, to follow him. Together they went to seo'thb grading teams at work on the new Sellg boule-aid, boule-aid, and thore Lonsdalo pointed out threo patent-leather-shod teamsters. A Hot Dog Rivalry. A RIVALRY exists between Emmy Wehlen, tho Viennese star, and Mario Empress! tho English comedienne, as to which owns tho smallest dog. -Miss Wehlen showed up at tho Mctio studio In New York with a Pekinese weighing not inoro than H pounds. But Mlsa Empress won tho prizo with what sho calls a "bisqult hound," a tiny mlto no bigger than a ban's hand. Miss Wchlcn's "Poke," which sho calls "Sweetie," Is seen In an IniDnrtant role in a Rolfo-Mctio feature. Her Reckoning, ; or Tables Turned. ' ' |