Motion picture acting (1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture acting
Date:
1947
Publisher:
New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co
Volume:
Motion picture acting
Leaf #:
000116
Language:
English
Contributor:
Internet Archive
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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MOTION PICTURE ACTING knock. I rushed up to the desk and said, "Mr. Sey- mour, I'm Lillian Albertson from California and / want an engagement!" I hadn't planned what I was going to say, I hadn't had time, but I couldn't have sounded more desperate if I had accosted him in a dark alley with a gun in my hand. He looked up, rather startled, but seeing what was confronting him, his face broke into a broad grin and he said, in ex- actly my own tone of voice, "Well, Lillian Albert- son from California, sit down\" I practically collapsed into the chair. And then I started to laugh, as the ridiculousness of the situation struck me. I laughed until the tears ran down my face. It was about as near hysterics as I ever came. He seemed to think it was pretty funny too, for he was laughing until he shook all over, and there was a lot of him to shake. It was probably the most unorthodox introduction he had ever had to an actress, and certainly the most emotional. By the time I got my eyes dried, I was telling him all about myself, how many good roles I had played, and what an experienced old hand I really was. He said, "That is a lot of experience for a girl your age. Have you told me all you want to?" I nodded. "All right, then, I'll tell you something, 90