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Shake Hands With Teddywhack
Sometimes I really felt sorry for Peg.
WHAT kind of a dog am I? Well, my owner says I'm a "Heinz"— fifty-seven varieties, you know. And my nam e — Teddywhack — is as nondescript as my family tree.
How did I get into pictures? Well, like Elsie Ferguson and Marguerite Clark and a lot of other stars, I came from the stage. Used to be in vaudeville; had several years of it, matter of fact. Then I turned to the screen ; it you so much more chance for a quiet home life, you know. I've done several pictures for Paramount ; was in Cecil De Mille's "Till I Come Back to You," and with Vivian Martin in "Mirandy Smiles."
I liked playing Michael in "Peg o' My Heart." It's a nice role, and I'm awfully fond
of Wanda Hawley. She's the kind of person who really likes dogs, and she understands me perfectly ; has a nice little habit of feeding me all the nicest bits of her luncheon when we're at the studio. She and I had great times in "Peg." She was crazy about playing the funny little Irish girl, and you've no idea how sorry I used to be for her sometimes when her work was especially realistic.
They wrote a funny stunt for me in that picture — showed me having visions of my own Irish sweetheart, and finally we met again and embraced each other. The joke of it was that the role of the sweetheart was played by my own son. I'm afraid he'll never succeed in pictures, though ; he's apt to look into the camera, and he gets in the players' way when he's not working if you don't watch him carefully.
Oh, yes; I'm really an old dog! Nine last winter. Take a look at my gold teeth and you'll realize that I've had my share of hard experiences — in the dentist's chair
Playing with Wanda is a pretty soft job, I'll say.
at least. Sure, I've led a regular dog's life; been run over by an auto, got poisoned twice, and — and had my share of fights, of course.
I'm not allowed in theaters, but I usually see my scenes when they're run off in the projection room. If you'd
like to Oh, you've got to go now?
Well, I'm glad to have met you — and do let me know what you think of me as Michael, won't you?