Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb 1914 - Sep 1916 (assorted issues))

CHATS WITH THE PLAYERS 113 the general belief," she told me, "1 am not an Indian. My parents are Spanish, descendants of an aristocratic family. I was born in Los Angeles and educated there. I was supposed to be destined for the operatic stage and went thru a long course of voice cultivation; but the Moving Pictures attracted me, and I joined the original Bison company at Santa Monica, under my present director, and I suppose I made good at the outset, for I have been with Mr. Montgomery ever since." "Where did you get your knowledge of Indian lore?" I asked her. "1 have always been interested in Indians.** she told me. "There was always a number of them at Santa Monica, and they represented several tribes. I got their interest and good will, and soon learned their languages and customs. Then we visited several tribes and lived amongst them. I was created a Princess by Chief Rising Sun of the Arapahoe tribe after a two years" sojourn with them." Mona Dark feather showed me her really wonderful and valuable collection of Indian jewels, costumes and curb most part presents to her by the ornaments, blankets, dresses, tiful beadwork. She is very "I am glad to be back with Mona. "I was with them after fore I joined the Universal. I was versal Bison Company, by the way much as I love doing Indian tray other characters now Mona Dark feather is accomplished musician which is much enjoyed home. She does not means. She is a daring to see her vault on her Comanche is almost Darkfeather will tell you than she will about herself, anything he is told to do and told to do. He can lie as dead doors, carry babies, liglit oh ! lots of other things. Cobest friends, but she has lots MARGARET JOSLIN, Comfortably ensconced at hill-sheltered Xiles, after a homemade of the camera in the flood of ozone-laden breezes of the exponent of all the chargrown pleasurably to look "Sit down," she said, that I'm no great actress, wherever it be, but particu"That makes things her. "Where and when thoughts, never mind that. How do you like this?" in a most comprehensive bathed stage out in the "I like it fine! I like here. I've got my husband I've got a home and congenial more do you want me to Pressed for a few declared by many that are one of the best comedymitted that she got into chance than malice oi It was Mr. Todd's fault, case. Mr. Wm. Todd t i o n of ever y tunate enough did and suc icquired by purchase and for the ndians themselves. Solid silver moccasins and marvellously beauproud of her belongings, the Kaleni Company." said left the Bison Company and bethe first one engaged for the DniMy work is more varied here. for. maidens and squaws, I like to porand again." decidedly versatile, for she is an and .i>ossesses an alto voi<je. by visitors to her pretty know what the word i<<tr horsewoman, and it is good horse "Comanche." a human being. Miss more about Comanche for Comanche can do several things he is not as a pickled herring, open fires and gather wood, and manche is one of Mona's and lots of others. R. W. OF THE ESSANAY CO. in her picturesque bungalow enjoying a well-earned rest lunch and a morning in front California sunshine and the Pacific, I found the cheerful acter women that we have for in the Essanay pictures: "I want you to understand and that I love my home, larly when it's here at Xiles." easy," I hastened to assure were you born? On second Let's get down to business, and here I waved my hand sweep t o w a r d s the sunopen. everything and everybody and my little girl with me; work thrown in. Now, what say V" tails, Mrs. Todd, who is decompeteut to judge to be women in the business, adthe pictures rather by anything else aforethought, it appears. If that be the deserves the commendabody who has been forto follow his wife's splenappearances on the screen. cessive