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It is a well known fact that members of the theatrical profession are probably the most superstitious class of people in the world.
No one actor in a thousand will permit a hat to be placed on a bed, nor will he allow any of his best friends to whistle in his dressing room, or look over his head into the mirror while he is making up. An iiluminating insight into the superstitions of actors was disclosed in the production of "The Devil Stone," the Geraldine Farrar-Artcraf t production which will be shown at the commencing and
which centers about a theme of superstitious belief.
While a number of the actors engaged in the production were standing on the Lasky stage with Cecil B,. DeMille, producer of the picture, before entering upon the day's work,^ cigarettes were offered to the group by one of the actors. Two players of the cast lighted their cigarettes from a single match and a third one was on the point of using the same match to light his weed when he was stopped by a rude hand which dashed the burning lucifer to the floor,
"Don't do that!" exclaimed the actor, "Don't you know that is the worst luck in the world?"
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"What's the matter?" asked Mr, DeMille; "Has all this superstition in the picture gotten under your skin?"
'^Well, maybe it has and maybe it hasn't," replied the actor, smiling, "but nevertheless I noticed that when we were scheduled to begin this picture on Friday the 13th, the set wasn't ready or something transpired — conveniently, perhaps — so that we didn't begin work until Saturday, "
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