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Gloria's imitation of Mary's childlike pout and tossing curls was one of the finest bits of burlesque ever seen on the screen. For the moment the piquant Swanson face looked exactly like the angelic Pickford one
Famous Tricks
You never can tell about mannerisms. Sometimes they are
delightful and charming. But beware! A little
of them goes a long way
By Selma Robinson
AT a tea recently, I met Mr. So and So, the noted
/\ cartoonist, who invited me to look over the cari/ \ catures he had made of some famous ■ movie stars. His walls were hung with autographed sketches of Menjou, Barrymore, Gloria Swanson, and other famous personages. What impressed me was the way he grasped the essential characteristics of these actors in a few strokes ; Gloria, for instance, was represented by a slanting eye, a sharp tilted nose and a sweep of hair, but she was unmistakable. John. Barrymore's portrait was a long line for forehead and nose and a curved line for his hands ; the suave Adolphe was there in a neat mustache, elevated brows and a sneering mouth.
"It's easy to caricature them, isn't it?" I asked. "They have such distinctive faces. The next time you see Claire
"I dont Catch Windsor, watch that slow,
their faces. It is drowsy drop of her eyelids . .
,1 • , • , ,. , as it the weieht or her lashes
their tricks that was too muchs to bear. It-S a
make the carica lovely gesture
tures," he said. Then as I looked a little bewildered, he
explained: "Their tricks of expression, I mean. All the
good stars have tricks."
"You mean tricks ? The stars are guilty of tricks ?" I
asked. He nodded, surprised that I should be surprised.
"Watch for them yourself."
I did, and discovered that he was right. The stars
have tricks, some of which they know about, others which are as unconscious a part of themselves as breathing. The little tricks they employ are perhaps their most fascinating assets and at the same time among their most annoying. They have helped many actors on to stardom and they have been responsible for ousting many old stars from their pinnacles.
As a rule tho, the Stars dont know they use any tricks. The movement of a hand, the toss of a head, the side-wise glance, and other 43 PAG
Russell Ball Tommy Meighan uses a trick motion with his right hand. But Tommy himself is not aware of it. Herbert Brenon, his director, called it to attention
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