Motion Picture Magazine, May 1914 (1914)

98 MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE list which I was endeavoring to con- ceal, and then, reaching over, he very masterfully helped himself to it, and looked down the list, with lips pursed into an inaudible whistle. "Great Scott!" he exclaimed; "am I to answer all of these?" "Yes," I answered gently; "and those on the other side, too." He pretended to swoon, then re- covered and set about it briskly. "Yes, I have written a few scenarios. Had 'em turned down, tho. No, I haven't any favorite novelist or poet, or anything of that sort. My hobby is hunting. I do a great deal of that when I have a chance. My great ambition? Oh, to have a few million dollars and a chicken-farm. I mean a regular chicken-farm like the Kimballville, there in Atlanta." (Atlanta papers, please copy. Mr. Zimmer, please note.) '*I weigh about one hundred and sixty-five, I guess, and am five feet eleven inches from the ground. Say'' — turning suddenly to me —■ "what color is my hair?" "Why. brown," I answered, sur- prised. "All right, then, brown it is," he said, and read on for a moment. Then, anxiously, "What color are my eyes? What color do vou like best?" "Your eyes are blue," I answered severely. He seemed greatly relieved. "I dont study my parts, for I seldom know what we are going to play until I reach the studio. Do we rehearse? Oh, my! Ask Mr. Williams, our director, or Miss Trun- nelle, or Mr. Prior. Do we? We DO! "My diversions? Theaters, clubs, all that sort of thing, you know. That's also the way I spend my even- ings, so I answered two questions with one answer. Oh, yes, I enjoy photo- plays, both dramas and comedies; but I dont care for educationals, except some of Pathe's, such as 'The Life of a Snake,' 'The Story of a Butter- fly,' and things like that." When I asked whom he considered the greatest living statesman, he said gravely: "I'm sorry, but I stayed home from school that day." Since nicknames are an evidence of popularity, it goes without saying that he has one, two, in fact—"Joey," from the series mentioned before, and "Chick," for no reason that-concerns either you or me, evidently, for he failed to give a reason. He lives with his parents, up in Harlem, and he is proud of it. He has never been in public print, has never done anything heroic, and doesn't like to be away from the Great AVhite Way when night-time comes. And that's all he told me! Pearl Gaddis. HELEN LINDROTH, OF THE KALEM COMPANY I had long been very much inter- ested in Miss Lindroth, and when A lice Hollister, that charming little lady, very kindly offered to in- troduce me to Miss Lindroth, you can probably imagine my delight and gratitude. And so it was in the pretty sitting-room of Miss Hollister that I made the acquaintance of Helen Lindroth. She is a lovely woman, with a sweet, gracious manner that instantly endears her to every one who is for- tunate enough to meet her. She claims the distinction of having made the longest trip ever made by a player from one company to join another. She went from Jackson- ville, Florida, where she was playing with the Southern Jacksonville Com- pany, to join the El Kalems in Pal- estine—which was quite some trip, according to Miss Lindroth. "I was born in Providence, Rhode Island," said Miss Lindroth, pleas- antly, '' and was educated there. Yes. indeed, I have been on the stage for a number of years. I played with Mabel Taliaferro in 'Polly of the Circus,' with Emma Dunn, and also in vaude-