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Marguerite's Dancing Finders
Miss La Motte, a protege of Pavlowa, whose most noteworthy terpsichorean rival is her own sensational hands, has left the stage for the movies.
Photography by IVitzd
WHEN Doufilas Fairbanks saw Marguerite (le ia Molle's hanas, he iiasped and said: "Sign the young lady for 'Arizona.' If
girl with hands Hkc that isn't an artiste 'there ain't no such animal.' "
When Bessie Barriscale saw those same hands she exclaimed: "If she can"t act she can do pantomime with her hands and that ought to go over with a bang. We'll give her a part in 'Josselyn's Wife.' "
.\nd when H. B. Warner first glimpsed la petite Marguerite's wonderful fingers, he contemplated them for a long time and remarked thoughtfully: "If Paderewski ever sees those hands he will be green with envy."
Then Mr. Warner signed her up as his leading lady in "The Pagan God."
\m\ Marguerite is not yet sixteen years old.
Miss de la Motte's hands are not only soft, graceful and artistic, but they are strong, and as full of expression as her lithe and airyfairy body when in complete abandon of the dance.
Who is she ?
The daughter of Joseph de la Motte, a Los Angeles attorney and his wife — a school girl who cho.se dancing as a career and who at twelve had reached such proficiency that she attracted the attention of Pavlowa and was personally (oachcd by the Russian marvel. Miss de la Motte appeared professionally at (Jraunian's Theatre, Los .Angeles, a year ago in the "Blue Heron" dance, a terpsichorean gem created by herself from a hunting incident told her by her father and illustrated in the circle above.