My own story (1934)

Page scan 00090 from My own story

Record Details:

Title:
My own story
Date:
1934
Publisher:
Boston : Little, Brown, and Company
Volume:
My own story
Leaf #:
00090
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 15, 2025
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MY OWN STORY to play royalty. It was not until I was assigned the role of Barbara in "The Black Hussars" that I realized that almost anybody can play swaggering romantic roles; character work is the acid test. Barbara gave me my first chance to make an audience mine. My most popular roles have always been those that portrayed the down-and-outer or the under dog. Poor Tillie, of "Tillie's Nightmare" was my greatest stage success, and it was Martby, in "Anna Christie" which gave me my big chance on the screen. The role of Barbara brought me a press notice which I still cherish. It appeared in a Minneapolis paper and read like this: "The young girl who played Barbara in 'The Black Hussars' tried to hide herself in the chorus, but she has a shape which might well win the golden apple." Leaving the golden apple entirely out of the question, it was sweet to think that any man could see me hiding in a chorus, or behind a barn for that matter. To this day, I have a tender spot in my heart for Minneapolis! During my three years with George Baker, I learned much that was to stand me in good stead the rest of my life. A naturally mobile face and a burning desire to do what anybody else could do kept me pushing steadily forward. I studied every 68