Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1927)

Advertising Section 105 Manhattan Medley Continued from page 57 At the end of the first act little Sammy Shipman looked over at Rowland, his eyes beaming, and remarked, "Gee, it's swell, ain't it!" "Aw, go on," said Rowland, "you don't know any more what this is all about than I do !" Not Such a Perfect Foot, After All. Ed YVynn takes his movies seriously. He is not one of those stage stars who measure their cinema art by the size of their pay check. He will tell you. to be sure, that there is a difference between acting for the screen and acting for the stage — three noughts at the end of a dollar sign — but that is just his humor. Every humorist is entitled to at least one joke about the movies. But when Ed Wynn signed on the dotted line for Famous Players, he kept his wits as well as his witticisms about him. and he wrote his own story — "Rubber Heels." In other words, he did not leave the job to the other fellow. He did not wander nonchalantly into the studio one morning, and say, "Is my picture ready?" And then wander out a few months later and exclaim, "Aren't the movies terrible ! They simply butchered me. There's nothing in them, after all. but the money." What Ed Wynn did was to study hisjob. Two months before his picture was started, he was to be found at the studio every day, watching, studying, conferring. Even-body, of course, confers in the movies. In fact, even stenographer must learn to say — and without a smile — "I am sorry the boss won't be able to see you to-day — he's in conference." But Mr. Wynn did actually confer and, by dint of questioning and obsenation, first learned what the movies were all about and then, with the aid of gag men, he wrote a story for himself which demands fifty changes of costume and forty kinds of eyeglasses, winding up with a dog team comprised of even' sort of pup from a Pomeranian to a great Dane. And he remarks that to be a screen actor one must exercise suppression, to be a stage actor one must rely on exaggeration. Which is no joke. Though you may not associate such a thing with Ed Wynn, it is common sense. For he is by no means "the perfect fool," even if he does say he is. You can own this latest model CORONA It's the finest Corona ever built — made by the world's pioneer manufacturers of portable typewriters. A sturdy, dependable writing machine with full width (10 inch) carriage, twelve yard, two color, self-reversing ribbon, variable line spacer, everything you expect in an office machine. Yet it is compact, portable, easy to carry with you wherever you go. Standard keyboard Corona has the four-row standard keyboard used in all offices and taught in business schools. If you are accustomed to using a large machine, you will be at home on Corona. If you have never used a typewriter before, you'll find that it is easy to learn with Corona. Buy a Corona on easy terms A small deposit puts Corona in your home and then you can pay on easy, monthly term3 just like rent. Your Corona dealer will gladly accept a used typewriter, any standard make, as part payment. You need not wait another day. Just look up Corona in your phone book and the dealer will send you one for free examination. Spare time can be turned into money -with CORONA Thousands of people have an unsuspected talent for writing short stories and articles. A Corona and our free book of instructions f orwriters will help develop this gift in your spare time. If you are in business, a Corona at home can be used in other profitable ways — finishing up odds and ends of work, writino; advertisements, sales letters, plans. In the quiet of your study at home you will find it easier to concentrate than at any other time during the day. And you will be glao to have Corona ready at hand to put your ideas in neat, presentable shape. Mail the coupon now — it does not obligate you in any way. L C Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc Sales offices in principal cities of the world Established 19=5 Also manufacturers of the L C Smith Typewriter, the ball-bearing office machine I, C Smith Sc. Corona Typewriters Inc E. Washington St., Syracuse, X. Y. Without obligation to me, please send me a free copy of The 'Writer's Guide — and comolete information about Corona, Xame Address I own a typewriter I should like to know its trade-in value, should not