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Show HI HHH9HHHHHHHHHHRMIivir ttHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHMHMBllMH HHHHwHHHHHhHHIHHDHHEmHI I MOTES . rMm jfift . I sZ-ZZ? C KAR rAVE: I T-fl I WC11, IaVC- J Want t0 teU H you about that Sunday- H """" school entertainment that M "' I went to because them H V women wanted mo to como B y". " H0 ey couId have a raov,e H k" v pla-y to run 0lT and the I ActorTn It so they could seo what a big movie actorlike me looks like, and I could make them - jtC HI 1 1 '' lifcSi v r H "I got chased all around the H house in the rain." H a little speech and tell them how the movies H are made. Hl But I didn't make no speech, on account of Hj having such a had cold, and 1 -wouldn't havo D went at aU but J. J. Murphy said: H "Do you want to make them people soro and H disappoint all them girte that wont to take a H look at you?" H Tho way I come to get that bad cold was M from working in a play with rain stun! In 1t. H We don't make pictures of It raining like you H think wo do, Dave, because it don't rain when H the sun shines and you can't mako outside H moMca when the sun don't shine, and if they H had to wait for rain to come along every time H they wanted to have a scene of that kind they H would just have to wait till it rained. Hl This plcturo v, hero I worked in the rain H scone is where I go to see a girl that 1 like and H her pa won't let me come in the house and the Hj bulldog won't let me go out of the yard, and I Hi get chased all around the house in tho rain H which is made by a rain-making machine that Hj Is like a big sprinkler, only there's more water H in one of them movie rainstorms than there Is in any cloud you ever saw, H After the scene was over I says to J. J. Mur- Hl "Hurry with them other scenes, I am getting He says: H "You poor boob, we ain't going ' to make them other scenos till tomorrow. Got that wet 1 make-up off: of you or you'll have bronkklttis or something." And tho next day 1 started to B sneezing like a house afire-and my 'nose was That was tho day of the entertainment that H was to be pulled off that night, and I said: H "Oh, pshaw, I won't let a llttlo thing Ilk a H bad cold keep me away and disappoint them H women," but when J. J. says that evening, H "Everybody go out and got some cats and como H back to the studio while wo make them lnto- H rlora," I told him I couldn't go to no enter- H tainment, because you, can't bo at two places H at ence, and ho said: H "Wo only need ou. In one scene. You can H beat it in time to go there, easy." B I said: "Yes, but won't I be awful tired work- H Ing, and I've got such a bad cold." 1 He said: "Tom, I didn't think you ts afraid H of a bunch of women," and I eald, "I ain't H afraid of no bunch of women," and J. J. says, H "Well, then, go and let 'em gaze on you and H make 'em a little speech, otherwise you'll mako H them sore at the whole movlng-plcture lndus- H try and there's lota of people that go to Sun- H day school In this broad land of ours. What If H all them people quit going to the movies? it H would cripple the business, and a lot of actors would lose their jobs." H And that a right, Dave, you got to be careful H and not mako peoplo mad in this business. While we was making them other scenes of H that brakemon picture I got to studying up that H speech to mako .to them people, ana 1 couldn't H think of nothing on account of having that cold H in my head, and I said to J. J.: H! "Why don't you send Bennle Stelnbush to H make the speech and Just let me go along for H them to look at, and Bennlo con tell them about Hj what a flne actor I am." H J. J. said, "What's the matter7 Got cold feet 1 again?" 1 says, "No, I got a cold In my head." Bennle says, "Good I Then I'll get In on some 1 of that popularity stuff myself. I'd Just like to H CO ovcr there and mako 'em a spoccbu I'll tell B 'em about Tom, but I won't forget to 'tell 'em about little Bennle, and I'll bet I make a hit. B All them girls will want to kiss m'o, 1 guess." X said. well. I guessed I could go and make them, a little speech by myself, only I wished l didn't have this cold. Bennlo says. "Como with me. I'll nx that so you won't know you ovcr had a cold." And wo went to a place called Jake's Place, and Bennle said. "Jake, shake hands with Mr. Boggs-, the celebrated movie actor He's going out In society, so-ciety, and needs a llttlo bracer " And Mr. Jake says, "Yes. he looks like one. What ho needs Is one of my stingers." And we drunk one of them, and it mado you feel good, and I tald, "How much does them drinks cost?" Jake says, "Three for a quarter:" I told him wc didn't want but two. and he Raid tho drink was patented and tho inventor had to drink one every time anybody else does, and so I bought a quartor'3 worth of the stingers, sting-ers, and Bennlo says, "Don't your cold feel better bet-ter now?" and I said, "Yos, it Is bettor." A man como up and butted In to us while w was talking, and Jake says to him, "Who son: any messonger boy for ou to come and horn In on us this way? I'll tap you with this beer mallet mal-let if you don't beat It." But Bennlo bas, "Desist. Jacob. Tho gentleman gentle-man Is attracted by my friend Boggs. who is such a famous actor that people take all kinds of chances to get to talk with him." The man said he was an admirer of genius, and he was an awful nico man, and he said he had always wanted a chanco to talk to a real llvo movlo actor, and I bought some more stingers sting-ers and give him one. and then I said, "Well. I'll have to go and get this make-up off and go to that Sunday-school entertainment." And then Bennlo Stelnbush thought of a good scheme. "You just go tho way you are, Tom," ho says, "and set down In tho back of the halL If folks know you they will bo bashful about saj lng nice things about you to your face; but if they don't know you, you can havo lots of fun listening to what they say about your acting when tho flllum Is run off." I thought that was a good BChome, and Jake says, "I did that when I got married. My wire's folks had novor saw mo, and I went around and didn't tell them who I was, and I said to her old man, "Did you lenow your daughtor was married?" mar-ried?" And the old man said, "Yes, she married a bum." Then the other man, who thought I was such a good actor says to me, "Have you got change for a dollar?' I said yes, I had change for a dollar dol-lar and I gavo it to him, and he bought moro stingers, and I said, "Whoro in the dollar I give you chango for?" And ho says, "Oh, 111 hand that to you in tho morning." And then Jake says, "Let's have another round." And wo did. and my cold was all gone, and I told them all good-by and shook hands with them and a lot "Jake, Mr. Boggs is going in society and needs a little bracer." moro people who weio In the place, and told them I would send them all my picture, and then I went to the entertainment. Thero was a whole lot of peoplo going In the hall, and there was a great big picture of me and "Strongheart" having that flght in tho scboolhouse scone posted up on tho outside, and a lot of people was looking at it, and I stood up alongside of the plcturo eo they could see what I look like, but none of them didn't know who 1 was because I had them brakeman clothes and make-up on. and a man Eays, "Stand to one aide; you are blocking up the picture gallery." I went Into tho hall and they charged me quarter to go In, and I didn't think they ought to have done that, but it was for a good cauB and I paid and didn't say nothing, There wasn't hardly any scats but way back In the hall, and I sot down behind a lot of girls and their bo's who had brought them there. They started running off that picture of me aB tho backwoods school-teacher, and I tell you, Dave, if you see yourself up there on tho Bcrcen acting out a piece, you don't know how funny It fecl3, and them girlu got to talking talk-ing and ono said, "Ain't ho splendid?" And one of tho men, a llttlo olt of a runt, said: "If that guy is an actor then I'm a pugilist, and I can whip Wlllard and Moran both at once." And ono of tho( others eays: "Ho don't act That's tho part of a big rube he's got to play and he's acting natural, that's all." One of the girls says: "You boys aro Just jealous because all the glrhj aro In lovo with the movie actors," and another man said: "That guy ain't no actor, he's Just stalling around, and, besides, nice glrl3 don't fall In lovo with actors, It's only chickens that do that." I was going to tell them who I was, but they got to the part of the film where me and Strong-heart Strong-heart and them roughneck extras has that big flght, and I forgot all about them, and pretty soon I didn't know what I was doing, but I was waving my arms and going through that scene again right there, and I grabbed a man in front of me and was tussling him around, and he Bald, "You're crazy." And an usher camo up and wanted to know what was wrong, and I kinda come to myself and roraembored where I was, and then the man who was running run-ning tho show made a speech. He said. "Ladles and Gentlemen Wo have a treat for you tonight- The actor that JUBt acted in tho picture you seen tonight will mako an address ad-dress and tell U3 some Interesting things abou tho life of a moving picture actor. He was to have been hero by now, but ho was dotalnod and we have sent an automobile to tho studio for him," An usher came up to me and says, "You come with mo, sir," and I had to climb over everybody's feet gottlng out of thero, and thero is the Ignorantest people out here, Davo. The don't know nothing, sometimes, and nearly all tried to trip me and make me fall, and once I did set down on a woman's lap, and she says: "When you are rested I hope you will get up and go on," and I told tho usher, "My name is Boggs, and I am the movlo actor," and he said: "Yes, yes, I know. Just come with me " I thought ho was going to take mo up to the front of the hall, so I could mako that Bpcech. but ho opened a door and we was on tho outside, and he says, "Now you beat It or I'll call a policeman." Well, good-by, Dave; I've kinda got somo of that cold loft and don't feel any too good yet. TOM. " F 'WVlKil yV "Now you beat it or I'll call a policeman' Important part with , - -j- -; ytyv'T' - m, "f , , 4 Ml James A Heme In ' f A & $ , WU'&kF i7, k Shore Acres at the , ' J&'mfe-t '' ' ' '' ' is, the leading part of fZ r'WT ,f , ' '" " SBS ' ' Kentucky While yet "" UMi I tm '" ' X"M W$ llM a child she went all . WfA S WmA ' ' t , Z'v1$l& fflm r the way to London L"y?? WM fi '' ' S Pii - '. J and made tho hit of ($ Afe'" & M$& W$t f! her young life In the fflg; M'U'M ' W&A W p fM Mary" In Mrs. Wlggs v &'' WmM W&tW " v M'-.W WW MiM of tho Cabbage 4 $6LA M ?'' ' '' " ' S V 111' --WW$ Patch, and all be- W $RP fl" ' " - ..- ?M '& causo her father be- &? z i$m$ , Wb ' 81111.? ' ' abroad, was'engage'u " ffilll mSm tent of their par- WArJBMm WmM' IfcjfrO ' cats more than m TO ,S' WMW WA ft CC V any other no ot WtfW'P NfflSP- $14; ' ,-X ) -Aork. This Is caused SdJ g ,t JtfFfo VT3 mainly by the condl- " k ' W6 ( Cc'S1 11? tlons of actors' lives. . MV-, , Wm ZS) S 0 ff3 WJ The child of th9 p, mAXMiQJ J -LYr r bankor or the butch- 'rt - WmM W-v y v'ClVNvP5 I ! er or lawj-or may V' , $5$ &W rKlUX a) xa prow up with Httlo v v iffl 0 ) WAS P knowledge and no ' ' i ffl fc) U0 AXJ3 A Hklng at all for the , MJPtLSsi -STf ,. W professions their V- "V- IJ fathers followed. ?T&OO?'JZ!i0TO tj Not 80 "with the actor's child. The actor, because he is constantly traveling, must tako his children along with him, and the llttlo ones acquire tho rudiments of the art and a liking for the fascinating work as soon as they learn to think, and as quick as they can toddlo out on the stago they are given parts whenovcr a child Is needed in tho plays being produced. Somo of the most noted picture stars Inherited their talent and love of the work from their parents. Miss Barrlscale Is but ono example. ex-ample. Another Is found in tho case of MI33 Alma Hanlon. This gill represents the fourth generation of actors. Her family wore the famous fa-mous Hanlons, who camo to this country years ago with Hanlon's Fan-tasma, Fan-tasma, Mary PIckford, her sister Lottie, and brother Jack, were almost raised on tho stago. Their mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, was a well- known actress at one time. Chnnes impim .s tne sou or English V t actors. Emily Stevens Is the daughter of an actress, and nleco of j Minnie Maddern Flake i E Wallace Reld's father Is Hal Reld, the actor and playwright. Flor- I enco Reed is the daughtor of Roland Reed, a famous comedian. Dor- 1 othy Davenport is the child of the well-known actor, Harry Daven- y g port. The three Barrymores, Lionel, Ethel and Jack, belong to a 1 g family who have been actors for generations. Their father, Maurice L , Barrymorc, was a well-known actor In hiB day, and their rnothor was ; h a Bister of John and Sidney Drew. Sidnoy Drow himself has a non, S. Ranken Drew, who Is making a namo for himself on the screen. Olive f1 Fuller Golden la the daughter of Georgo Fuller Golden, a well-known ! actor, and tho founder of tho White Rats, the association of theatrical f performers. L I L |