Camera - April 14, 1923 to February 16, 1924 (April 1923-February 1924)

Page Twenty-two "The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry" CAMERA ! HOLLYWOOD AND RETURN (Continued from Page 5) "The first scene is where you and the lion meet." I heard him all right, but realized that he wasn't talking to me even though he was looking over in my direction. I wondered who he was talking to. however, so I looked behind and all around me, and saw nobody, bo I again realize, by this time he was talking to me, and I tried hard to answer him. At first the words that came from my mouth meant nothing to the naked ear, but finally managed to say "When?" As soon as I said that I knew I should have said "What?" So I corrected myself very quickly. I was very nervous and was getting more so every second, and the director noticed this, as I had no control over my lower limbs which were knocking together something terrible, so he explained that Jerry was really very gentle, and anyway wouldn't be hungry for awhile yet. I was very anxious to work in a picture, so that I could carry out my plans and make personal appearances with it back east, and with that thought and many others I entered the cage with Jerry. The lion looked funny at me, and I guess I looked funny at him, then very playfully he started to chase me around the cage, the director yelling at me not to hurt Jerry, and I yelling at him to let me out. As I ran, I remembered whistling in the dressing room, and that the director told me it would be STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION, ETC.. REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24. 1912 Of Camera! The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry, published weekly at Los Angeles, Calif., for April 1, 1923. State of California. County of Los Angeles — ss. Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally appeared S. W. Lawson, who. having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher of Camera! 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Signature of Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this Cth day of April, 1923. (Seal) S. AV. Bt'TBEE. (My commission expires Nov. 17th, 1926.) bad luck, so I made up my mind right there that if I got out of this thing alive I would stay clear of dressing rooms. Everything comes to an end, and when Jerry got me in a corner with no chance of escape I didn't move, but was breathing very hard, that is, when I did breathe. Jerry came very near, in fact too near, for when he got a whiff of the garlic I had eaten previously he fainted, doing a Chaplin grin as he hit the floor. Seeing that Jerry was out temporarily the director took quite a few scenes, in fact finished me in the picture. I asked the name of the picture, as that was most important to me, and was told it was to be called, "The Lyon Fool." I then told the director how much I enjoyed acting for him, and he gave me five dollars for my work. Of course five dollars wasn't much, but it was enough to wire the manager of the Grand Theatre in Kokomo to run "The Lyon Fool" at his theatre, and that I would appear personally with it. I also sent a wire to my Dad for car-fare home, and told him to tell all my friends that I was a full-fledged movie actor, and they would see me soon, on the screen and off. Three weeks later a train pulled into the station at Kokomo, and the whole town was there, as I was a passenger. The fire department and his assistant were there, together with all the girls I ever knew and a few extra ones, the mayor and my folks. They were very proud of me, to have gone to Hollywood, returning to them a regular movie actor. Of course I had to answer many foolish questions, but the worst one I believe was, "AVhat kind of vaseline does Valentino use?" Of course I answered them as though I really knew what I was talking about, but anyhow everyone was glad to see me, and a parade followed in which they marched me down to the hotel, where a banquet was waiting. After the eats were devoured we all went to .the Grand Theatre, and sure enough, there was a sign with my name on. The hardships I had gone through in Hollywood were for some good after all, because now that I was started making personal appearances I would do the same in other towns. The wonderful moment of my life had arrived when the manager made his speech introducing me, and telling all how proud they should be of one reared in their town. I came on the stage with my hat in hand as Francis had done, and a half-hour later, after the applause had discontinued, I told them how glad I was to be with them. I also told them that I would explain my part in the picture, and motioned for the operator to start to work, which he did almost immediately. Sure enough there was the picture that I was in, but as the picture advanced I didn't see myself in it. The audience didn't either, evidently, for they yelled, "Where are you?" "That's what I want to know," I answered, and thought the chances were they cut some of my first scenes out. After every picture is finished it is given to a film editor, who cuts the bad parts out to make it more presentable. By this time the picture was half over and I hadn't appeared on the screen, the audience giving me the well-known "razz" with variations. They now thought that I never worked in a picture at all, but was just trying to kid them, and they didn't hesitate to tell me what they were thinking about. As they were yelling, I wished that I was any place but where I was, even the cage with Jerry would seem like Heaven. Now that I was thinking fast I remembered meeting the editor that cut this picture, and when I told him about going east and my plans, he laughed at me. I remembered his laugh, and I bet with myself that he had cut me out of the picture. For the first time in my life I was right, as the picture finished, all my friends gave me the horse-laugh and other things. I tried to explain, but there was so much noise it was useless, and jumping off the stage I ran through the audience ashamed of myself. They said many things disagreeable to hear, but as I reached the door, above every other wise crack I heard someone yell, "The lyin' fool." Professional Photographs It Costs No More for Quality Photographs at "Los Angeles' Finest Theatrical Studio" udio We are professional photographers and have the best equipment for making Portraits — Publicity Photographs Special Stills. 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