Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

6 With Comedians in Comedy Lane WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? By H. B. Suppose a booking agent told you there was nothing doing, and a minute later you got on a party line and your next door neighbor was told to come to work immediately. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? * * * * Say that you lived almost near Watts and you had to get up about 5 a. m. to be at the studio, made up, by 8 o’clock, and when you arrived at the studio you found that the set was ready, but the star wasn’t in the right moo’d or health. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? * * * Just when you are finishing your makeup, a fellow rushes in, borrows your grease paint, powder, liner and ■whatnot, you don’t pay much attention to him. But when he meets you upon other jobs and he repeats the same offence — WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? * * * If you called on a certain casting director for a solid month and always got the sweet reply, “Nothing In Yet,” and you went to the different studios and saw others working — WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? * * * Picture about 1000 people in a scene and there are twelve accidents, in front of you, in back of you and behind you, and you got out of the mixup without a scratch. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? >K * * What if you were living in a world all your own, you know what I mean, and things seemed to just happen to come your way, and one day there came an awakening. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? * * * There are some people who, when they get into trouble, turn their eyes upward and seek aid, and as soon as the storm blows over , their eyes look different ways. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? ^ ¥ Yes, WHAT WOULD YOU THINK of such a person? There are lots of them, sunshine friends who whisper nice things in your ears but as they leave — WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? THAT WILL BE ALL. ETHEL BROADHURST SCREEN INGENUE Who is playing in Zeigfeld Follies in New York. She will shortly return to California. Charles Clary is responsible for this one: “Many a man has complained about a broken roll when he has broken bread with a lady at dinner.” * * * HE TRIED IT FIRST Here’s one star who will not permit a “stunt” man to do any hazardous act that he would not do himself. A1 St. John, Fox comedy star, does not believe in asking a person to risk their neck or take any undue chances. Recently the comedian did a thirty-foot fall off a high cliff because he thought there was an element of risk in the feat. After A1 demonstrated that the “stunt” could be done without injury, he permitted his “double” to enact the scene for the camera while he himself directed it. This sequence will be seen in St. John’s latest comedy production, “The Author,” which will be released shortly. ADDENDA NO. 15,683 When informed last week that his name had been prominently mentioned in discussions anent the actor who was to play the title role of “Ben Hur,” Monsieur Ben Turpin, famous lover of the screen, star buffoon of Mack Sennett comedies, indignantly replied that he would never allow himself to advertise so prosaic an object as coffee. (No advertisement.) A MATRIMONIAL FAD By M. L. The present fashion, so ’tis said, Especially if you are wed, Is to separate, and take A holiday, and make Your old-time love awake, By traveling, or flirting so A lonesomeness will make you know The greatest passion you once had Is with the mate you try to shake. In vale, and dell, or city streets. Apart from wife, or husband, you Return to each, and take your seats, And turn by turn express your view Exactly how your time was spent — Vacationing from sentiment. That well known director, Jacques Jaccard, who is in cohorts with Mr. Graves, has taken space opposite the Universal studio to produce western serials. It wasn’t very long ago that Jacques was one of the king pins on the “U” lot, but his present method is a wise one as he saves for the promoter and himself a good deal of unnecessary expenditure, and at the same time keeps his picture at one hundred per cent. THE REASON— WHY? Has it ever occurred to you just what made you like the Doyale Country Club so well? No doubt you are like the rest — it is the Earl BurtnettHank Miller Orchestra. Speaking of musicians, these boys are the ten musical aristocrates of the dance numbers. They are known as “The Upper Ten Harmonists” and that means they are “high— brows” when it comes to dashing out the tuneful melodies for many fleeting, fastidious feet. Their popularity seems to increase with every note. Orchestras may come and orchestras go, but Burtnett and Miller seem to stick to the top forever. A DIRECTOR’S ECCENTRICITY Motion picture directors have many eccentricities. William P. S. Earle, for instance, has half a dozen bottles of milk delivered at the studio every morning. Earle, who is making the screen version of “Tutankamen,” firmly believes that milk makes for a good disposition and every hour during the day he partakes of a glass of this fluid so that he will not lose his temper while shooting difficult scenes.