Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1920)

Photoplay Magazine — Advertising Section 117 Mary, the Well Beloved (Concluded) M R Y rnancc at once of the Los Angeles theatres, ; and sure enough, we received our badly I needed money." 1 And there was, among innumerable other incidents of Mary Pickford's interest in these children, the most wonderful picnic that ever was — all arranged by Mary herself. It was away olit in a beautiful spot in the foothills of the Sierra Madres — first a ride on the interurban cars, and then automobiles to their destination. And there was a band and a regular outdoors festival of every imaginable dehght. But guess what was best of all. Mary was there too. And it cost her something to be there. She was in the middle of a picture and the people who insist that p'ctures must be made by ;t certain date were hurrying and hurrying, so it was impossible for Mary to be with the children all day. So she had things arranged in such a way that she could be absent from the studio for three hours in the middle of the day, and by defying all the speed laws managed to motor to the picnic, spend an hour with the children, and get back on time. How easy to give checks, when you think of this little woman, every energy needed for her work, finding time and strength to give a few poor orphans a little hour of joy I When Mary was making "Daddy Longlegs" she used the Orphan Asylum for the childhood scenes. One of the children was quite ill at the time, but seemed to improve considerably while Mary was with her, for the hospital ward, when it has any occupants, is one of her first interests. When she had left, the child, half delirious, cried for her to come back, and she did so. While she held the baby's hand it slept and rested comfortably, but the instant she tried to release herself the baby woke. And so she sat there, ate her dinner with one hand, and finally, aided by the sisters, made herself as comfortable as possible and slipped beside the little patient remaining there all night. In the morning the baby was almost recovered. Stop a moment, you who think of the movie stars as devoting their nights to hilarious gaiety, their only thoughts in the hours when they are not working being The children also sing to the melody of 'The End of a Perfect Day" these words: is for Mary, the children s friend and the friend of the soldiers too for the ardor with which she has served our glorious "Red, White and Blue" for the Rosary we whisper for her in the tranquil hour of prayer, for the years that ■we hope she w^ill live scattering love everywhere. of vast extravagances! Picture this scene — the highest salaried woman in the entire world enduring a night of discomfort — merely because a baby cried when she took her hand away. You who have wanted to know why Mary Pickford is a great favorite and why her popularity never wanes — can you not see in this little story some clue to the mystery? It would be unjust to many other generous persons to leave the impression that Mary Pickford is the sole support of this great institution. There are several other screen notables interested likewise, but ss one of them said, "What all the rest of us do isn't a patch to what Mary does— not a patch." But just the same — we were compelled to swear not to divulge these names — a certain genial Irishman who recently has been elevated to stardom by Lasky, and a certain other genial Irishman who used to be a director but who is scoring a greater success as leading man in Allan Dwan productions, and still another genial Irishman who has long been one of the chief funmakers in Mack Sennett comedies — these three for example provided one of the most glorious Christmas trees that ever was for the delectation of the orphans. There was a stocking for every one, with her own name on it, and the tree was lighted with hundreds of little incandescent lights and flying birds and silver streamers, 'neverything. And the same lads sent over more turkey than the whole lot of them could eat, 'neverything. And one of them — the Mack Sennett one — played Santa Claus. And Fatty Arbuckle has promised to go over and play with them one day soon. 'Neverything. But that sacred little shrine which every girl cherishes in her heart as the place where she keeps the thoughts of the best beloved of all, is Mary's own, or perhaps Mary shares it, as she would wish to share it, with Sxiter Cecilia with her kind smile and her "God bless them, who could live with them and not love them?" And in their dreams — I am not of the Church and I hope this is not irreverent — I believe that the Madonna with the Blessed Babe, and Sister Cecilia, and Mary, all look very much alike. 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