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Beauty
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begin at the beginning. The beginning was nearly four years ago when we met Mr. Wanger just as he was about to go across with La Guardia's flying corps. It isn't necessary to tell about how handsome Miss Johnstone is. because those who haven't had the pleasure of seeing her in person will soon have the chance to view her loveliness on the screen. But no one ever has seen Mr. Wanger on the screen, and as they never will we must put in how he looks, because he is Miss Johnstone's leading man for life. He is twenty-five years old and dark and so good looking that when we saw him in his aviator's costume we thought he was the handsomest man we ever had seen.
Although we had known Mr. Wanger for so long we never had met his wife until the day that he took us both to luncheon at the St. Regis. Even before we had ordered our grapefruit, Mr. Wanger began to discuss pictures and stars and directors with us, for no matter how often we are warned not to "talk shop" we never get far away from the subject which interests us most. Miss Johnstone is very gentle and sweet, and she just smiled as her husband talked.
"You're not giving me a chance to say a word," she
said at last, "and I've got lots of things I want to say, too. You know the last time I was interviewed, the man said to me : 'Miss Johnstone, what do you consider the most important thing in pictures?' 'My husband,' I answered without stopping to think. And Mr. Wanger said: 'That wasn't the right answer.' "
"Well," we said, "it probably wasn't the answer the interviewer expected, but it was the right answer." And Mr. Wanger didn't look very much displeased.
"I really don't believe you realize what a very hardworking man my husband is. Why they don't engage a star or a director nor any one without consulting him."
Miss Johnstone looked so happy and proud when she said this that we hated to stop her. but we had to make her talk about herself else how could we write it. She is a perfectly natural beauty without artificial aid of any sort, and that is so rare in this age when even
Justine Johnstone considers her husband the most important thing in motion pictures.
the lily is painted. Elegant is the adjective which we should choose to describe Miss Johnstone. She is so quiet and simple in her dress and manner and so very young. To see her you never would dream that she could be Justine Johnstone, the professional beauty of the Ziegfeld Follies, a popular hostess, and owner of a theater. The "Nora Bayes" was originally named for Miss Johnstone, and the "Little Club" was Justine Johnstone's club. Miss Johnstone smiled when we told her this.
"I started in young." she said. "You know I was only fourteen when I made a picture with Marguerite Clark, and I was cast for the vampire part. I don't believe I even knew what it was all about."
"My wife was president of the dramatic society when 'she was in finishing school, and I think she had an idea that she would make her debut as Portia or Ophelia or Continued on page 93