The evening world. Newspaper, January 30, 1920, Page 29

iain! FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1920 hat Makes a Movie Star? four Producers Analyze the ‘‘Open Sesame” to Stardom—; “Good Looks Count 10%" (Griffiths). “Brains: Just Plain Gray Matter, That's All” (Fox). “Not a Ques- tion of Beauty at All; It’s Face Mechanics That's Needed’’ (Lasky). ‘Business Sense, Plus Brains, Beauty and Screen Personality,” Is ALL Mr. Lewis J. Selznick Requires. By Hermine Neustadtl Copyright, 1826, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Byeniuy World.) HERE may still be old-fashioned daddies who would grow apoplectic } at the thought of thelr girls “going on the stage.” But all the| Movies make them say is “My Jane, or Mary, or Helen could do | jet as well; she's just as protty.” Peeresses, we are told, are the latest | quirition of the picture play. And now find us any one too blue-blooded, | i Ler pain ar too gifted to see in the “movies” the vehicle for their lents The only question now seems to be, How do they get there? With ors of salaries in six or seven figures and filmland daily crowning new eens, everybody wants to know “How do they do it”? especially since Jane, or Mary, or Helen is just us pretty and could do just as well.” , to lift the mystertous curtain, to ffnd for our friends the magte key, the pen sesame” to the enchanted land, I “quizzed” four producers repre- Renting the largest motion picture companies im the world, And, each | prance from another viewpoint, they have given us something that is new, uch that is enlightening and’ nothing that is uninteresting. | Of my first informant, Mr. R, EB, Long at the Griffith offices, I asked fomething that tm the light of Mater information I realized to be a very PLEASE MR DIRECTOR — WHAT, DO y'cor BRAS, wipe! | SOMETIMES IT’S BEAUTY. AGAIN, ITS PERSONALITY. Biuniting question, Summing up, as I thought, “all there ts fo It J taquires: | “Which is considered the greater attraction in a movie eatt y e Personality? And what's the percentage?” i ‘It's all personality,” Mr. Long shut Buck with unexpected vehemence, Shen noticing my incredulity, “Well, | gay looks count 10 per cent. ow,” he continued, “that does not ean that a homely or particularly bain girl would score as a movie sometimes néar the nose of mouth, which the camera would show wp 50" strongly as not only to impair the beauty of the Tice but to render it absolutely disagreeable. i “ISven @ director cannot always tell. As a matter of fact, We often fini ou Movie How THEY SIT AT THE END oF THE HONEYMOON ves xreatly disappointed.” In @ctress. But every girl is more or fess good looking and has potenti- ities for beauty, It is by the re- jection of the personality, the soul thin her, that this is brought out And the audience thinks she is a favishing beauty, On the other hand, @ girl might be unusually pretty, and Bhough thts would undoubtedly make M easter for her to get a start, if she Bad nothing to back it up—no ‘pep,’ Mo vitality, nothing of the spark that fmakes an actress—she would never be a movie star, 1 is talent, sheer falent,” concluded Mr. Long. With a wave of the hand, Mr * Kingston, General Manager of the fox Company, somewhat cooled this (alent theory. “Brains,” he “just n gtay matter—that’s a one instance one of our directors saw in a restaurant an extremely pretty girl who seemed to be just the type for which we were on the lookout for a certain part. He found out who she was and brought her Into the studio, But she didn’t screen at all.” From Mr. Lewis J, Seiznick, who is said really to make stars over night, have we something practical—and ympathetic. 2 movie star” said Mr. “4 girl must have in ad- to beauty, brains and screen nality—-the ‘proper ‘backing.’ he importance of this last factor} s exemplified in the career of Zena | Keefe, No, of course you ‘don't know her—that's the story. Zena | Keefe has all the attributes of a suc- cessful movie star—all except busi- Ness sense. see, there ig another requiremen For several years she played well; but shortsightedly, her principal thought was the tmmediate Such Is Life! Copsright, 1920, The Press On. 0 Now York ford.) ‘erenina HOW LOVERS SIT AT THE > V7 i | / ADs TALKS THE HAIRDRESSER THE MEN RATHER SIT TOGETHER AND We ’LL SIT WE THis THROUGH LIFE! DON'T LEAN Your HEAD on ME I'VE Just BEEN To Business 1 io Mayor Walker would be un- There is much indignation. ‘ i > es Don'T LEAN SOHARD I Just HAD MY THE WOMEN RATHER SIT TOGETHER. AND GossiP ( COAT PRESSED Hubby’s Money, No Longer Used for “Stocking Up,” Can Now Be Diverted for the Beautification of Wifey; Women’s Clothes This Spring to Be More Elegant Than Ever Before; the Spring Modes Will Be Grace- ful, Clinging Muslins, Blue Ribbons and Hats Cov- | ered With Flowers. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall | Copyright, 1920, hy The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Mvening World ) BS * Samad about the “dry” styles this spring? Tam not referring to lemonade sets, grape-julce bowls, malted nil decanters and similar objects of horror and gloom, which are bound to be “taken up” by everybody, But what fashions tm frocks will come in with the first Prohibition Baster New York has known in the memory of living man—and woman? Will women dress more sadly or more gladly? Will the blight of Puritaniam hit the dressing table, as well us the dining table? Or, since husbands no longer can spend their money on “stocking up” (“you know, my dear, we can't get any MORE when this ts gone“), will their purses be loosened for the beautification of their better halves, with the result that even more wom- derful clothes will be worn in New York than during any other season? THEY WILL—that we are promised by Milton Wolf, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of thé Couture Division @f the National Garment Retailers’ Aesoclation, which holds its spring fashion review at the Hotel Commodore next Tuesday night. Wine is down and out, but woman is to be lovelier than ever Spring Fashion Note:—Widening of the Skirt by Allowing the Fuliness the Hips Gradually to Extend to the Bottom. Over “Women's clothes this spring,” the urbane Mr. Wolf assured me, “will be more elegant than ever before—not more elaborate, but more elegant. The reason? Prohibition! Women never wore their best clothes to res- taurants and cabarets. In this atmosphere, with the smoke and crowds and confusion, lovely dresses were likely to suffer irreparable damage. And on the crowded dancing floor of the public restaurant gowns didn’t have a chance. Their good points could be missed too easily. “Now that home entertaining will | ——~——~—————— be the rule—for the obvious reason the wasp waist will return. But the waist will be drawn in, as in nature, that almost every one at present has and there will be a fulness over the something at home to entertain with —women will wear more beautiful and elegant frocks than they have chosen in years, The setting will be perfect, and the wearer of # lovely evening gown will know that every other woman present will be able to atudy and analyze her costume ity last Qawless detwil So the stan- dard in dressing will be higher. At this season of the year Fifth Avenue dresamakers are designing more e gant evening frocks than ever be- fore.” Naturally [ asked Mr. Wolf In wha lips. The hipless, straight-up-and- down figure is not the natural one for a woman, and the silhous! to follow the natural lines this year. “The most remarkable change will be the widening of the skirt by al- Jowing the fulness over the hips grad- ually to extend to the bottom, autumn skirts will be quite ful around the bottom.” “And how short?” I asked. “Ning inches from the ground—that is, Just above the boot-tops,” he re- plied. “The Paris fashions of knee- length skirts and evening frocks without any backs have not caught on here, and they will not. Our women will not accept immodest atyles. the special distinction consisted. ony “In the material.” le explained, |, Uvening: scwns may be cut to ‘4 “which is either the richest and mo: J nd in a point, or the point may stop midway of the back, coutly brocade or tho loveliest . it broidered chiffon. ‘The trimmings are Bi. #0 long ns tho space between the simple in appearance, but a single gle is Darrow artificial flower for the corsage may S74? |s modest,” explained Mr. Wolf. — ntininilinbaiiianiey 4 4 “Like this,” he tHustrated, drawin; The Vox interosts have eliminated gain and she kapt changing from one . 5 oom & hundred dollars. . Flower will | slim, demtire eagles one had sete rei, ape; they are one-man con- small company to another—whichever be worn a great dea nd the de- nor lying on his desk, ‘“n cein, While in Mr. Kingston's office could offer her an incroase Im lace, e auor oO e u e arr amt sign of the new frocks, which allows | Pri. iT, On his, desk. cnever Uke chee d or plotur eal < dual drapini , ane) te I saw him sign checks for five Her pictures were not attractive and for @ great deal of ing dua ' rap if generous saucer-shaped curves. “Eve- n 8 of dollars, he ; 0 aker, wit My ag ma Sor thoumnda) of dollars, engage. the public did not know. her. After By Bide Dudley By Roy L. McCardell oe oe by: the: crea en [Ming gowns will remain sleeveless, And production of pictures, BO mes | feat made of her cad wen te ot Copericht, 1920, by The Pres Publishing Os, (Tho New York Evening World.) Copyright, 1920, by The Prese Publishing Co, (Tho New York Rveping World ) ‘ere keynote of the spring fashions Bo ania ut rill 096 Be oe cows i thinks he ought to be uble to answer ghe had great potentialities. | + will be feminine charm and refine- | the Wrench made Bie question witen with a broader gen, incompetent photographers haa |? Walker Has Decided Not to Let the Anti-Hoboj|{Mrs. Jarr Finds P You-Enter Cars P Mont “dainty womantinand | Women | rgagna, they. will be ahort age ta vision as well us a stronger courage failed to bring out her best aspec atker Has Decide ot to t ntt- ooo * r rim ay-as-rou-Gnter Cars Pay 483 | ire tired of being military and ath- | thes trom the floor ne J now enlarged to “What makes &| We signed her up for eleven y Sari: ‘he La ’ letic and severe. They want to hort A movie star?” Consclingly: Mr Bolsnick. 7hade Club Act His Original Playlet. T y Go When dy Passengers Go as They Pay. back to the old, graceful, clin tween, shailite sat atecse waite “Of course,” sald Mr. Kingston, “a! “There is na doubt that there . modes--which mnen always pref | muc 0 i v girl must be good jooking to begin many girls who have great beauty HEY Men's Anti-Hobo} able to find any poor in Delhi, tho|¢¢67—°HE ‘pay-as-you-enter’ cars| somo of these strect railwaya are so| Before the summer is over woinen will wring and muminer, Mr. Wott pete with. Then she must have n° only | and all the qualifications of a most 7 POURS are a BDU: APY BOOr ‘i » id be wearing white mustins, blue rib- | cic” No gloves will be worn with @ strong personality but what we call popular mbvie star;who are not on League of Delhi is to have a|6ame being a tribute to his Adminis- they have tm those beautiful | dishonest, So are some conductors, | pong and hata covered with flowers.” | (tik Wve gloves will Be Wore with @ SOREEN personality, That is the screen simply because they do not benefit theatrical performance | tration.” California cities. are much | "4 it 1s just as well to keep tempta-| The clinging vine,” TI murmured, | temperature permits, my lady will something the pudlic does not think happen to get the attention and in.| at Hugus Hall on the evening of l'eb.| “Yes, out out the royalty,” suggested tion from them. Besides, the street} and Mr, Wolf did not deny: lay aside her long coat or her cape pe put it ip: Seer ene tae dis-| terest of a motion picture producer but the piece de resistance will! Secretary Hooter. “Let us now hear | "cer than those,” remarked Mrs. Jarry) way companios trying to get}, “Even soe Le ‘ e:) onetnenys | and wear tho Nittle short-sleeved street act brand of personal magne ector.” x “will emphasize the normal fe CHE sel a al, * Meni tee are tho requirements EAGT hae leona iparanlid when you |ROt be Mayor Walker's original play-| the playlet.” as she and Mrs, Rangle settled down. | 19-cent fares—the idea!” Py Ce ee ee a ag ane report | aris ft BerEe OF taffeta. | 80 cult: Unusa Mr, singvtony but if you aak focl impelled to ay fey Jane—or | I*t eaves Henry's rane® Pier iuisted scene," began the Muyor hey are so nice and clean, and, be-| ‘Phe uniformed individual whom it| from Paris may h od, Chat) dreqges will not be one-piece, ‘but Ripe es Rae habe? ao, | Mary or Holen—could do Just as well, |as reported in the press aif over the is” sides, you have only one person to] was best to kesp from temptation, | => ‘ the waist will be clearly defined and bo uA NEF Of ebro pobre gtngity 9 eR ete as pretty sive a thought | land last week. The Mayor has taken} “Cut that out,” said Hector Mul ‘ fi sae Pent nets agg ee pre pay hae . finished with a girdle or a girlish Yor the pred ting factor, ‘S| to the big bill these producers have | jig playlet away from the promoters | lam, seated in the rear of the room. | *!t with on the cross seats; and they Bt / r vpe }aash, T tailored suit ts waning te making of stars hinges largely upon | mapped put for you. ang f th is ful), | fore Liem. He was 4 henpeeked man | J popularity, and this year the smart Eroummiances, “itis suitability. ‘The | "A perfeet woman, nobly” planned,” | of the entertainment and says he will) “Since Prohibition haa cuine, opening [00S & sign up if the car iw full | fOr) Wn, tte wis a hengweked man impses popularity, and tiie year ihe iam girl who happens to be pie, tvPe | willing carly to bed und early to rige| have nothing to do with the show. — |scencs aro sadly misming, Kvery time J have to rido in these! vanded by an inspector. His wrongs which will be finished with the daini r or rt that we ha n to| for the clear eye and 00! ai “, ie vorpy bs seniiegs , /, J ort sleeve: a ey af Br 8 Pare nee ee bawoel forthe at im yevand acicoth i Last week when the league, an or- 2 op kp th or, The smelly old street cars [ think of how| were heavy upon him and bis voice | Into New York Shops | anor Maleate Hota, of shiny sejee “| recall the case of a very popular judicious weaving of her partie. | 4ization opposed to young men be- | frst scene takes place in a slaughter) cn nicer everything was when I| was full of tears as he remarked: : Jer, will be particularly smart, and tar who was the result of just such | ular fate, d she may yet shime|coming hoboes, decided to hold the| house conducted by Archibald | C ie “Fare, please, ladies; I'm a-waltin’!” | Capsight, 190, by Toe Pree Pubiishine Co. 14h). Summer large dress hats witl be @ situation. As I was leaving the /among the galaxy of stars to brighten | entertainment, Mayor Walker hap-|De Lancey of Sweet Brian, Ky, 1| Wis In Cullfornia on, fi M (rue New Yor Brening World.) required for almost all formal fume- Eien gina tree cnicy | ce Terence ne more fan; pened in and suggested that he fur think the ‘pay-as-you-enter'] |. “New. you a = Pie mae ume URING the busy weeks of Christ-| tong © jce, sifhoue e alley i “ ” TT i‘ on, ’ NaN, ou paid he e shopp! e barely gla " rreen » arainst the side wall af the nex! n the plgylet, He aid he had “Just a minute!” said Pullam. “No|cars are very inconvenient," said cine eae ras shopping we bas ly glam Jade groen wi be the most popular ‘ “4 it Tr ore com: fro dl ° ‘2 oe plays of t ov, a e a building, a profile that was just ex- written it years ago for the use of the | Man named us protty and coming from | 4. angle, who grew irritated i eedeny cia nae Rone ean diate at the a patgin 1m) shades. Black and white wil sly the type we needed to fit into | Faithful Eleven, a negro onganiza-|@ town us lovely ever run 4 slaugh- ae : Rik Ia ERe cutee sary for the Southern so) nu worn than during re- Renamer perk Ae pleee ne | tlon which had a dramatic olub that|ter house, Lot's don't have any first |henever her friend spoke of the aval purse, are actually adVance showings Of Witt ee are. Oh, und in ease YOU eher- Mi vel atiiand abe la now. «wel would tackle anything. As a matter|#oene in this piaylet.” pleasures of travel and delights of auctor, don't take her! will bo worn next suiiner It looks | i.h'any iitusionson the aublect, pret= w & < eo is now 4 wel a oh . money wid * ‘Here's| as though white would be poi clothes will COS c re ‘known star.” politics he had ucceded to the; ‘The Mayor was provoked, “You |sojourning in distant places she had} yy : Beautiful lingerie frocks in org es Wale ong rig ens: itely And to us of ine laity there is | caoyrignt. 1020. 6) Tue Eleven's request for a playlet and had | know nothing at all about dramalics,” |onjoyed. “They may use them b “Well, here's a ten dollar bill vol swiss and fine lawns are | 1, relieg in sicht for at least. acypar much enlishtenment in (he rather (The New York Evoulng World.) ian Maamhueees Hania, Biche wid rene ctedl aie Boa ele bein wa in both white and the | nd he that time there may be re oo eern oroducer for the | yty eet, European country once! venge” Then the man who was to| "No. but I'm there when it comes | use there are #0 many SRO I | ere te) ran ang pastel em ite abort shirts af | other Constitutional amendment 3 , ern producer fol 6 | had its sent of gover > | Venge. no Wi d et ws prominent, One ip aerepy Weave bas | yinting the wearing ; - Lasky Company.” jee tia “whl country aid the Gieier | play the hero was kicked by a mule|to slaushter houses,” responded Ful- | People in the world. It iv wo pitiful tof MEY either Proverbicuse heavily embroidered in| DIRE the wearing oe oeree PODY Janke a ayigs Aire re- | Capt, Dreyfus take place? and the light comedian was jailed for | 1am | be nickel,” and}, wiilned® the conduatar pink peat r. Naulty er fuce— Over whit river is the famous | s f shoes, It became| “Are you a Walker Democrat?” d rere # the conduc- |'* fo which does not mean her beauty Mandbn sie , stealing a pair of shoes “a ne : i ; in't the sub- Treasury. No, Whether we not, ADVERTISEMENT. this rather cryptic remark he added: | In what city was the first Amor. |Recessury to onll off tho show, ang|Manded the Mayor, or approucheéd, take pen added as soon us the he OVER WO LUFT | ppp ua s You know, motion picture stars do eani postr aitahed) lenat wes why the playlet hud neve: No, 1 mean to vote aguinst you, st uid Mrs. Jace Wiacons| se tae dire eopnes [aur atancion probabl How to Remove Tobacco not spring up ll rise are In What country did the War of! been performed. replied Fullam souriy, ductor docsn't ask for a fare, and ; cause the millinery departitents are h T, h daveloped. Therefore what you Itoses occur? “I sve his suheme!” came from the | you do not offer it nut think | °°! naking such elaborate and ext . rally want to know is what gives|"s, What instrument was first used | The committer of thor Anti-Hobo| wisor rnen he huld up one hand. | tat in dishonest it, See Li the ladies will permit ine!” wuld] Gigplays that one Just feel Stain from the Teet! a girl hor start—what it is that) to execute during the French revo- |League was delighted when the Mayor Sonstable Pelec Brown in thc | tt. a pins rides the way have @ new bat A stiff serubbing brush and some causes her to be picked out from | jution? joffered “Hamburcer Henry's Re er hitlci ; & you!” gaid Mrs, Jarr in i? gritty powder will scour anything: @ whole world of pretty gi 7. What is considered the fastest | " an decided that the the ¢ ‘ tor and sa n'¥e n't ask | bran” 1 but also ruin the best hardwood floor. Vhere is one absolute requireme growing plant on eartit, venge" But lt was daciced bi ny far ret les, if peu ate, tt ie & lt o with some tooth pastes. They Will she sereet Will her fe: 8 Who wrote "Two Years Before |entire membership should hear the y , oa I ' 1 Mrs, | i a i by ' A Bee will tures stand the : af tie at Mast?” | playlet read before it wag finally ac-] Aa tint aris ‘ “ hats fg bebddaer yarn reel arte ys hight under would Who commanded the Colonist | ear 1 v took plac Constat 1 " recommended phe tS a a og Aimed? This ta pot a question uf|rorces at tho Baitiocs Borwtnea yt (copied The reuding look p Pregl asin ihe You » pia 4et off, they are convenient in Mr. William Kuebler of 1809 Areh beauty at all. Jt js a matter of |) 49 What hates European | tried to Wednesday nig at the tion the y 1 uid t weepy conductor.| they are pliable and can be fattened | street, Philadelphia, considers himself facia) construction”- x : country which is being ruled by a|beadquarters of the Jeugue over the ns Ww jon’t you take the geat’s ten-} Out and tucked imto traviling | a heavy smoker. His dentist told him “You mean meahanics,” I laughed, | woman? | wreck of Hopper Bra ssuloon, | enza und Js | “Yond t M t bus. Albodon Dental Cream was the best “mace mach Care pabank sie ice 1. What vegetable is often mixed! «Listen, boys,” said the Muyor, av Aa the (prubane ara ° |: ed, “if y can get o t i OMI? cried) Mina Tare, The prevent plays of 1. preparation he knew of. Mr. Kuebler a st about sizes with yeast to make it work better? fi stable Ou the door, 4 fe je pre ap hal a Of cores & taco must be attractive; | Tis) Wine culteee ont ee Cor nicag |e opened the masusorict, “this ig a | fAyin EUR Be eee aorana | end of t \r t so where we transfer acrose,"|eries are beautiful. As is th now says it is the only one that will but our daily experience proves that tion the United States | Very good playlet and if you pay me| “He's an anti-Walker Dem usy at the back platform, | said Mrs, Rangle as they alighted,| Senerully, nowadays, the h keep his teeth free trom tobacco stain out of a great many unuaually pratty: 5 ent extend? |royaity on it I shall give it to the) he said, “ \ pme to « t f you can get AL and 100K | Hye le for nothing. He: | DAtArae pein | 19 ap 4 i Boe and artery and do ft willows Hoe girls only a few screen well; anc R t | - ” me in my suce for re-election arnad, the conduct vill t hi AeeuEATA RK Ak eh pnd, se ve an ying et othe yeavy smokers try fhough these might be the least} ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S | poor, if I can find any Dla ie pariat ap Ly is dl } ar Ob. pshaw, | these embroide for Vie SUN Many important dentists use Albodon beautiful of all, they would be the QUESTIONS, Samuel Cooney, Ohairman, inter-| With that he left the hail, kicking | You Dave been on the cur and paid) they're all ‘pay-as-you-onter’ But} me frocks on omlayed exclusively at the chair to clean their only ‘movie’ material, 1H Pribilet; 3, Loake; 4. | rupted by holding up one hand. B. Farnawor dog Chipper ax lie | him alread I've ta nickel for Southern w ute that em patients’ teeth, It is appropriate and “Many faces that would send an|Count von Hernastorf Elihu Root; | 74? ice ay siepped from the building, ‘The p “On, it ten't cents,” ree! “go have waid Mrs. Je “But | broideries will be used lavishly, espe- | Meo el artist into reptures reveal to the/6,D'Olier; 7, 5. K. L. Ross; 8 Chicago; | "2 40 not think,” he said “that we) te incigent hus set the whole town} ot it IAP oe Ee Q we Li aeld arr, “But! Gally on colored luwns, organdics ate tor ence and .childra A tubs metion pieture director a fine line!9, Ohio: 10, One Dollar; 11, Booth; 12, | Should pay royalty to go to the poor. | eg\king. marked Jarr t one tries isn't it outrageous that they want! and baguter. ; loft ne cream, lasting five weeks, or two, sometimes under the eyes, Montana. every Way not to pay carfare Pecause luws passed easing the fares!” e wasp waist will return, But the is sold everygyhere, guarunteed,— if ; t ! ee nn ne a ee