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The
rown
nnce
of
Hollywood
Junior, Heir To The Kingdom
Of Laemmle, Is As Open-Hearted
As He Dares Be
"K
By HERBERT CRUIKSHANK
^ND some have greatness thrust upon them."
This, indeed, is the lot of poor little Crown Princes all
.the world over. And it matters not a whit whether the
Empire be political or commercial. The burdens of industry are as heavy as the cares of state. It is doubtful, for instance, if Michael, princeling of Romuania, will enjoy a sphere of influence as broad as that in which the will of young Carl, of the House of Laemmle. must one day be exercised. And not even Wales himself will have so strong a voice in the aflPairs or his realm.
In infancy an inexorable Fate overshadows their cradles. In boyhood they are impresbcd with their Divmc Right. In early manhood their .slight shoulders are yoked to the plow of Dynasty. Life is merelv an apprenticeship to be served against that day when the old Ciesars pass. Then, "/.^ Roi est mort. I'ive U Rot!"
Their kingdoms are ready-made for them. But as any Prince will tell you, it is no sinecure to hold such a patrimony against the rapacious raids of rival royalties, and the Machiavellian machinations of conspiring courtiers. In comparison, the task of the empire-builders seems slight. These had nought to lose. And thus they proceeded with carefree desperation to hew and hack themselves a place in the sun without considering the cost. That would be paid by the vanquished. Truly, they were the happier warriors.
But this is not a story of Princes. It is the story of a Prince. "Carl Laemmle, Jr. Crown Prince of Hollywood, Scion of Universal and Thrall of the Movies.
He came into being almost coincidentally with the empire founded by the Old King. Tne wise monarch provided himself with an heir to his throne even while he, and the cohorts of Clan Cochrane his able allies, were battling to keep that throne from tottering. They won their fight. And perhaps the Old King was inspired to victory by thoughts of the babe who would one day wear his ermine. In any event, the empire was firmly established.
The Heir Self-Apparent
ONE may imagine visiting sycophants cooing over the child as the proud father had him carried in from the royal nursery. And when he grew taller, he was summoned from play to have his neck washed and his nose wiped, and to be presented to the ladies and gentlemen as the heir to the kingdom, and its domains beyond the seas. Then having been headpatted and flat{Continued on page 80)
A minor of major importance in the realm of motion
pictures: Carl Laemmle, Jr., in the circle and at the top
of the page. On either side of him, in the centre, are
Richard Bennett^at the left — and John Barrymore
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