Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1928-Jan 1929)

, MI99 „COLLETT& Francip I r I I.IAM M ,|-K*'C'W.I Proposals! r A glance at her blonde loveliness tells better than words why this beautiful New York City girl has received such flattering proposals from kings of movie and stage land. She's Collette Francis, of 255 East 25th St., Brooklyn; now one of the charmers in the Broadway hit, "Rio Rita." Miss Francis says: "Since I've been on the stage, so many people have asked me what I do to get the beautiful golden gleam and sparkle in my hair that I am beginning to think I'm really taking wonderful care of it. I really never thought much about it. What I do is so simple. Like so many of my girl friends here in New York, I just put a little Danderine on my brush each time I use it. That keeps my hair silky and gleaming, makes it easy to dress and holds it like I arrange it, for hours. My scalp was very dry and I had a lot of dandruff when I first started on it, but all of that trouble stopped quickly. And Danderine keeps my hair so clean I don't need to shampoo half as often, now." Danderine removes that oily film from your hair and gives it new life and lustre. It isn't oily and doesn't show. It gives tone and vigor to the scalp. The generous bottles are just 35c at any drug or toilet counter. A delicately fragranced necessity for the well-groomed girl. Keep Your Skin Young Remove all blemishes and discolorations by regularly using pure Mercolized Wax. Get an ounce, and use as directed. Fine, almost invisible particles of aged skin peel off, until all defects, such as pimples, liver spots, tan, freckles and large pores have disappeared. Skin is beautifully clear, soft and velvety, and face looks years younger. Mercolized Wax brings out the hidden beauty. To quickly remove wrinkles and other age lines, use this face lotion : 1 oz. 'powdered saxolite and 1 half pint witch hazel. At Drug and Department Stores Everywhere. OVIE STAR PHOIO LATEST POSES 24 photos, size 3 ^i x 5 'A (in ART pictures), $1.00. gxl0-$5 do eluding 75 FREE miniature $5 dozen. One hand-colored FREE each $5 order. Complete list FREE. Also Bathiwr Girl Photos: 24-$l. 00. FILM STARS PORTRAIT CO. 424 SOUTH BROADWAY, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Neither money nor the easy life of Hollywood could hold Lars Hanson there when he found he wouldn't be allowed to act according to his own artistic standards. So he and Mrs. Hanson went back to Sweden Leaves from a Lady's Diary (Continued from page 04) all the Chaplin pictures, was doing a satire). Ruth, of course, MORE FUN! MORE MONEY ! June 21st, 1914 Up at 9 a.m. Reported two retakes. Came home, darned stockings, washed, took a bath and then a nice nap. Mr. Kent came by and took me to Levy's for dinner. Saw everyone I knew, almost. Came home and sent letter to New York asking for raise. October 4th, 1914 Foggy morning. Reported at 8.30. Fixed couch cover, started series Oh, you drama! Everybody dandy. Stayed home, too tired to go out. (This was Ruth's first real dramatic stuff. Called "The Girl Detective Series.") October 10th, 1914 Worked today in auto picture. Some warm! Gladys, Gibbie and I had dinner at Maison Marcel. Five dollars — some speed! Went to see Seena Owen's first picture — pretty good! November 4th, 1914 Worked all day. Letter from Mr. Horkheimer. Engagement with him tonight. Very good offer if it's straight. That remains to be seen. November 7th, 1914 Went over to Lasky's. Saw Mr. Lasky. Here's hopes! (Ruth was negotiating with Mr. Horkheimer and with Mr. Lasky and Mr. de Mille, then with Lasky. The bigger pay check won.) November 18th, 1914 Up at 8:30. Dressed up. Went down to Lasky's at ten a.m. Took still pictures. Offered me lead in "Warrens of Virginia," a picture of Mr. de Mille's. But not enough salary. (They were quibbling over twentyfive dollars. Ruth had been offered $150. Lasky stuck at $125.) November 23rd, 1914 Didn't work. Went to town. Also went and had long talk with Mr. de Mille. "Lost Paradise." Funny coincidence (the coincidence was that Ruth told de Mille she had played in "Lost Paradise" as a child.) It was her favorite play. Mr. de Mille's father had written it. Not enough money. He is going to wire Mr. Lasky. Nov. 24th, 1914 Worked, this a.m. Went to town, called up Mr. de Mille. Nothing doing, so it's up to Balboa (Mr. Horkheimer). Don't know what to do. (If Ruth had accepted the Lasky offer, she would have been the first Lasky star. As it was, Blanche Sweet did it.) November 28th, 1914 Worked all day. Rushed to hairdresser and had shampoo. Up to Mr. Zimmer's, met Mr. Horkheimer and signed contract. He gave me first dollar bill in lieu of contract or something. He wrote on it " Where a woman was needed, a woman was found." GONE ARE THE DAYS SO much for the good old days when the stars were bearded ladies, cow-punchers or Chaplin imitators as the need and the story arose. Ruth produces on her own these days. Gone are the days when twenty-five dollars can matter one way or the other to her. She is one of the richest women in Hollywood. Acres of real estate on highpriced Wilshire Boulevard. Lots worth $350,000 right now. Houses. A ranch. A beach place in Malibu. Cars. Servants. Investments. And still to laughing Ruth Roland, "virtue and talent don't go together in New York." Still, for her, everything is dandy. She doesn't know the meaning of regret and she wouldn't change her life by one iota if she could. Tell me the straight and narrow doesn't pay, and I'll bean you! 96