Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1920)

Some Pre Release Impressions Together with some critical comments on a few forthcoming features. By Herbert Howe TO one set of mortals is ordained the privilege which Burns implored; namely, to see themselves as others see them. Previews of pictures are held for the purpose in Los Angeles and its filmbourg, Hollywood. Upon the completion of a film it is exhibited for the perusal of its participants and their friends, their servants, and their best enemies. You can tell how successful a player has been in procuring attendance by the applause he gets when he appears on the screen. An extra may get a bigger hand than the star, being more industrious as a procurer. Inherently modest, the player attending a preview of his work always sits in the rear of the theater. Of course, courtesy demands that he speak to his best friend. Best friend always sits in the front row ; hence the player must, shout greetings or walk down the aisle and chat for a few minutes, remembering all the time his best camera angle. If the player is femi. nine gender she wears a veil so as not to be conspicuous. No one else ever wears a veil. You can't miss her, especially since her veil serves its purpose as effectively as Salome's seventh. After the performance the players rush up the aisle in order to get out of the theater before any one sees them. Something always blocks their progress. Usually it is the door. Thus, against their wilb they have to line up and receive the congratulations of their friends, who have been unable to express their feelings heretofore except in whispers. Photo by Grenbeaux Betty Blythe adds much interest to Lew Cody's work in "The Butterfly Man.