Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1918-Jan 1919)

«1°K!£URf At the American dios (Continued from page 59) metal butterfly and the whole car spells classiness. Mary has a chauffeur, but she can shofe might}' well herself. Margaret Shelby still rushes about in her "bucking broncho," as she calls the little Scripps-Booth. She fairly lives in that car and is a dandy one-hand twirler. She often drives it to Los Angeles, but is learning to handle Mary's big Packard, which is a bit awkward to drive in the downtown section of Santa Barbara. Margaret's wrist-watch is gold, with a very odd face, mounted on a gold bracelet. Mary manages to rise at 6 :30 by referring to a platinum and diamond oblong watch, mounted on a gray silk ribbon, which bears a slide to match the timepiece._ Lloyd Ingraham, Miss Minter's director, lives near the studio in a very quaint bungalow, which his oldest daughter thinks resembles a dungeon. His two little girls have traveled so much that they are mighty interesting conversationalists. The Ingraham family has produced many musicians, Herbert Ingraham, a brother, being the composer of numerous popular song hits and settings for musical-comedies. Zella Ingraham, the twelve-year-old girl, has already composed several pretty songs, and is destined to be a singer and pianiste. The younger girl is a born comedienne, and is looking forward to the time when her doting daddy will allow her. to exchange the schoolbench for the still stage. Ted Sloman's bungalow is blessed with flowers galore, and tea-time on the front porch is like imbibing nectar in paradise. The Sloman baby is a year old and named after Eva Tanguay, her mother's intimate chum. Mr. Sloman told me a funny incident connected with the youthful boss of his home. The baby has a quantity of curly locks and is a born vampire, who flirts outrageously with strangers. One day she was coquettishly casting her dark orbs in the direction of a streetcleaner, who paused long enough to wink back at Eva, junior, while her sire perambulated her along the sidewalk. Suddenly the old "white wings" turned to Mr. Sloman with an admiring, "Golly, aint she got a fine set of hair, tho?" Mrs. Sloman will be remembered in a great number of American successes under her stage name of Hilda Hollis. Henry King's daughter is a tiny French bisque doll, just the daintiest bit of humanity that ever set a small town agog. If she shows histrionic ability a few years hence, her pater intends making a second Baby Marie Osborne of the kiddie. At present she is directing her "old man" from a baby-buggy throne, and believe me, Director King has learnt to "stand by" and be ready for "action" as her numerous toys land on the floor. I've always longed to see a studio rainmaker, the kind which drenches Constance Talmadge in "Up the Road with Sallie." No, I dont mean Hatfield,, the professional who drenches Ventura and Santa Barbara County ranches for so much a shower, but the sort of machine which inexpensively furnishes film thrills. Here's a picture showing the real thing, the rainmakers being placed in close proximity, fashioned somewhat after the manner of fire-towers, the artificial downpour being realistically blown about by wind machines resembling propellers. Everything used in the American products is fashioned right at the lot. There's a wonderful modeling room, a splendid conservatory which nurses every known variety of bloom, carpenter and cabinet maker shops which turn out beautiful furniture, and pottery works which produce anything from the huge columns for Aztec ruins to pillars, statuary and marbles for up-to-date American ballrooms. Members of the company just gave a fine performance of "The Wolf" at Potter Theater, Santa Barbara. Carl Stockdale, formerly of Lasky, played William MacDonald, Margarita Fisher was Hilda MacTavish and received so many lovely flowers that several autoloads were taken to local hospitals. One beautiful floral gift consisted of two dozen American Beauties standing over six feet high, which had to be brought thru the door horizontally and held by two of the actors, since their weight was too much for Miss Fisher. George Periolat's make-up was fine, as usual. This was his first stage appearance in ten years, and he said that when he noticed how Lloyd Ingraham's pipe shook nervously, as he portrayed Andrew MacTavish, George decided not to smoke at all. None of the players had spoken lines publicly for years, so they felt a bit worried over the outcome. They had rehearsed all night Sunday, and had dress rehearsal Monday, Ted Sloman directing and playing Jules Beaubien besides. Jack Mower was handsome as ever in the role of George Huntley. You know he supports Margarita now, and is some leadingman. The American donated stage settings and brought in huge trees, ferns and real flowers to offset the scenery. A very realistic picture of Canada was presented, and all the trees had been sprinkled with cedar-oil, so that the audience was fairly transported into the setting of the story. There was a clear gain of $1,500 for the Red Cross, and it's planned to repeat the performance in one-night stands in other towns, since the players cannot remain absent from the studio longer than Saturday or Sunday evening. Lots of people traveled up from Los Angeles, for not often do we get a first-class stage production on this West Coast. Unfortunately, Margarita Fisher took a heavy cold, for she wore furs on the stage and then rushed out to cool off. Next day she motored to Los Angeles to shoot some scenes, much against her physician's advice. Within twenty-four hours she was confined to the Van Nuys Hotel with pneumonia and has been in a critical condition. Miss Fisher is such a favorite out here that the wires were kept "het up" between the two burgs with anxious inquiries as to her illness. Miss Minter's contract calls for ten pictures a year, and as she rests and buys new duds three days or so after each picture, one may imagine how she has to work during actual time of production. This means having about thirty-five days during which the picture is shot, assembled, cut and finished. Mr. Russell and the other stars are kept quite as busy. This studio is run like a button-factory, and in case of illness it is necessary to work at night or Sunday to make up for lost time, since the American prides itself on never falling down on a release date. 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