Motion picture acting (1947)

Page scan 000128 from Motion picture acting

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture acting
Date:
1947
Publisher:
New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co
Volume:
Motion picture acting
Leaf #:
000128
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 also knew that if I allowed myself to be talked out of the play which I felt was the only right one for me that I deserved to be smothered in French farcesl And, just to show how right I was and how wrong a great manager could be, that is just what would have happened to me. He produced seven of them that year with a gorgeous young beauty, Pauline Frederick, in the parts I would have played. And every one of them "flopped!" But "Paid in Full" ran for two seasons on Broadway and made millions for those new pro- ducers, Wagenhals and Kemper. It also made that obscure author, Eugene Walter, famous. While we played on and on at the Astor, six road companies toured the country and, incidentally, launched the careers of those two fine actresses who were soon to become important stars, Helen Ware and Julia Dean. Helen played in the Chicago company and Julia went on tour with the original company when I left for my delayed honeymoon. I waited for nearly four years, until my little son was two years old, before playing again. That isn't quite what I would advise for young players who are intent on a career. But, I suppose, it all de- pends on what you want out of life. That was what I wanted then, or thought I did. I had worked hard and achieved a fair amount 102