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Miss Gaynor has passed, without losing her balance, the tantalizing pitfalls that face a new star
By Will iam H, McKegg
IT is possible that some of you who read this article may be the stars of to-morrow. Of course you will want to learn what you will have to face — what conditions to accept and what to avoid.
Within the past two or three years I have seen several young actresses rise to stardom. Some have carried the honor quite becomingly — others have toppled over under the weight of it.
Sometimes it seems that a star has to put up with more than is bearable. Like royalty, she has to be diplomatic and alert at every turn. Her least actions are likely to hurt some one's feelings, while they please others. As the saying goes, her life is no longer her own. ••' •• •
But all that -apart, a young 'girl in moderate circumstances, 'who suddenly soars up to the heights, attracting the attention of the world in general, receiving a weekly salary of a thousand or two, must in some way become affected by it all. In any case, she faces a perplexing problem. Either she must work out a 'definite line of procedure, or go under with the rest.
How can a star tell genuine people from insincere ones ? What companions should she accept ? How should she conduct herself at the studio? Is display or simplicity best? Does national notice become a boon or a bore? Must a star necessarily change her looks and personality ? Should she lead a quiet life, or join in all the gayety ?
Such tricky, little questions must find answers in the star herself, if she wishes to lead a peaceful life.
Just what does stardom bring?
The appealing Gaynor personality as it will be seen in "Christina
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Feted and lauded as few stars have been, Janet has calmly retained her old friends and ways o£ living.
One young person who has succeeded in adjusting herself to this exalted position with no loss, so far, to her mental equilibrium is Janet Gaynor.
Janet was the great sensation of 1927. The picture colonies of Hollywood-and New York made her the center of attraction. The young Gaynor was feted and publicized and lauded, with enthusiasm few stars have ever experienced.
I have kept observant eyes on Janet for a long time. I have had more chances than the majority to do so ; and, as already stated, so far she has occupied her eminence with distinction. Without trying at the outset to dazzle Hollywood with limousines,