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Leaves from a Lady's Diary
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in Ruth Roland. Ruth made the rounds of the new and somewhat pathetic studios. Brave in her blue suit, her stiff Eton collar and huge bow tie, she called on Fred Balshofer of the Bison Company. In Mr. Balshofer's office were two ladies. One sat with her nether extremities parked on a table. The other chewed gum. Both had faces not given them by God. Ruth thought that ladies who painted and powdered were — but we must think of the kiddies. Mr. Balshofer talked to her, his face close to hers, his eyes intent on her mouth. And Ruth fled the spot with horror in her heart. She never did go back. She didn't find out until much later that Mr. Balshofer was deaf, which was why he had watched her mouth. Nor did she discover at the time that paint and powder do not necessarily stain a soul.
She met Mack Sennett, then an actor. He took an interest in her. He knew that she was poor and hard working .and he wanted to help her. He tried to make bets with her. Bets of silk stockings and gloves and things. Bets he knew she would win. She knew it, too, and so she wouldn't take him up.
Mr. Sennett went to New York and he wired for Ruth to come on. He would help her out until she got a start in pictures. She wanted most awfully to go. Her second chance to get in pictures. She might never have another. But there was that fateful
slogan "Virtue and talent." She knew Mack Sennet, trusted him, liked him. But . . . she didn't go.
SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A PICKFORD
DW. GRIFFITH saw her act and sent _• for her. She went to see him and he offered her a part then and there. Had she accepted it, she would have been the First Lady of the Screen in lieu of Mary Pickford. But she was booked for a certain length of time. She couldn't fall down on her word. She refused the offer.
In the theater at the time was a cranky stage manager. Everyone hated him but Ruth. She didn't hate anyone. Toward the end of Ruth's contract the cranky stage manager left and went to Kalem. He sent for Ruth.
And now we'll pick a few leaves from her diary — leaves which tell lightly of old days and old ways when the movies were very young. The words are copied from Ruth's old diary, verbatim. Only the parentheses are mine.
May 30th, 1911
Started today. Name of picture "A Chance Shot." Some acting! Oh, you audience! Mr. Hardigan seemed pleased all right. Oh, me arms! Some sore!
June 1st. 1911
Start new picture (two days later, you will note), "Petticoats and Cows." Oh,
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