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Ah-ha, this young lady with the dainty knees is none other than our own Betty Compson. And this little scene was taken from an old Nestor comedy. The two gentlemen seem properly attentive to one destined for movie glory.
Here (right) we have Betty Compson as she is to-day, after staging her amazing come-back. She's one of the contenders for the title, "Played in more talking pictures than any other actress."
our fortunes told. He claimed to see wonder/ul futures ahead for all of us. He told Betty of two love affairs and two marriages, great fame, stardom, and predicted that when she renounced her career that she would live quietly abroad, probably in England. Richard Barthelmess and Connie Talmadge were at the beach and came in and had their fortunes told, too. Connie was quite happy over hers. She told us that she was going to be famous and wealthy and travel abroad. Dick was reticent about his fate. No doubt, the seer predicted as brilliant a future for Dick as he did for the rest of us.
The old Christie Studio wasn't much to look at, then. The stage had no roof, but the sets were protected from the glare of the sun by a canvas arrangement. There was no gateman on the payroll and the fact that anybody could enter or leave at will lent a "homey" atmosphere to the place. A lot of us felt as fhough we belonged and accepted a paltry three dollar check and worked ourselves half to death simply because we liked to be with the gang that hung out there. A lot of them have since faded from the picture.
BETTY COMPSON has always been beautiful but she was very young then, with a round face and dimples. Vera Reynolds was quite tubby in those days, not at all like her present svelte self.
The boys haven't changed so much. Harry Edwards was the handsomest fellow on the lot. I think he was listed on
the payroll as an efficiency expert, but if he saved any money it was for others. I am afraid his salary was as negligible as the others on the lot. I know more than once he begged a ride home in my humble flivver and I am sure it was in order to save carfare and not because he especially desired my company. Harry had no ambitions for a screen career but like all of the other workers and technical men in the company, when he was not busy being efficient he played in minor roles or even essayed an occasional leading part. If he had not possessed such genius where finances w.ere concerned, Harry would undoubtedly have become a screen star. Instead, he succeeded as a money expert and is happily wedded to Evelyn Brent.
I REMEMBER one very sultry, uneventful day, Harry suggested that we run down to San Diego and get married as there didn't seem anything else to do to relieve the monotony. Billy Bevans overheard him and told us that he had married his wife on the spur of the moment and that they were still married and happy after fourteen years. I was rather touched by his story but I suspected that Harry's suggestion was merely another [^Continued on page 76]
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