The blue book of the screen (1923)

RUTH ROLAND I T is an admitted fact that Ruth Roland is the queen of the serial in motion picture circles. She is the pioneer of the serial film actresses and the history of her glittering career is known to every picture goer. But if the truth were known it would not only interest her followers but cause them no little anxiety as to whether the screen will keep her or the business world will steal her from the maze of the "thrillers." Miss Roland is a business woman of the first water. When she was featured in her own serial company she not only wrote the stories but was also business manager of the organization. Then her ideas turned to real estate. Some way she managed to find time between pictures to go into business for herself and she bought a tract of land between Universal City and Hollywood. There she sold lots to her fellow workers in the film industry and a small colony has sprung up on1 the tract named for her. Now Miss Roland devotes half her time to buying and selling of real estate and the other half to her film making. Miss Roland is a native of California. She was born in San Francisco and after private tutoring there she went to Hollywood where she attended high school. Her professional career began on the stage when she was a child and included vaudeville tours and child parts with the Belasco and Morosco stock companies. Her first serial was made for the Kalem company in 1911. "Hands Up" was followed by "The Tiger's Trail," "The Neglected Wife" and others. These were made under the Pathe-Ruth Roland Productions, Incorporated. The first one written by Miss Roland was "The Adventures of Ruth," followed by its sequel, "Ruth of the Rockies." Miss Roland's hobbies are everything in outdoor sports. Secondly, she is a collector of Japanese art. She has auburn hair and blue eyes, weighs 122 pounds, and is five feet four inches in height. 211