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Fanny the Fan unburdens herself of a few harsh words on the subject of talking movies, and elects her favorites for the coming year.
though, until I see Winston and Pat in a show where they do their burlesque Apache dance, which is the main feature of the nightly after-dinner vaudeville at the Miller home."
"For one who refuses to take any interest in talking pictures," I chided her mildly, "it seems to me that you are showing a lot of interest in digging up candidates for them."
"Oh, well, who ani I against the whole industry?" Fanny granted generously.
"I suppose you have heard that Alma Rubens has been signed by Universal for 'Show Boat'? They are still looking for a juvenile team for it, but they grabbed Alma and signed her to a contract, so as to be sure of one player they wanted. While waiting for production to start, she is taking vocal lessons. So are a lot of other people. It may be hard on us, but it is a banner year for teachers of singing and elocution.
"Of course, Dolores del Rio has stolen a march on all the other stars by becoming a singer of recognized ability. Her phonograph records of 'Ramona,' and a little Mexican song, have had a tremendous sale. Even if the picture 'Ramona' hadn't been a hit — it wasn't with me, but I seem to be a minority of one — the royalties from the song and the record would have pulled it out of the debit ledgers.
"And while we are on the subject of singing — Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon should have been teamed in a talking picture that gave them both a chance to sing. I say 'should have been,' because it is a little late, now. Doris' contract with First National has expired, and she has announced that she will not renew it. They didn't seem to have anything for her to do out at the First National lot, except play opposite her husband, and her salary was so big that it left little for story, direction, and what not. Also, it meant little glory for Doris."
brought up how Doris free lance.
Virginia Valli will appear in a Reginald Barker special.
Photo by Hesser
Naturally, that the question of would fare as a You never can tell, when a girl steps out of a long and lucrative contract, whether she is just around the corner from
Photo by Autrey
Olive Borden is making a picture for Columbia.
fame and glory, or oblivion. Virginia Valli holds the longest and most consistent record of good engagements for a free-lance player, and Margaret Livingston holds the nonstop record for the greatest number of films. Patsy Ruth Miller can hardly be classed as a free-lance player, because she has an agreement to be featured in a number of Tiffany-Stahl features in the next two years ; and as fast as she finishes a picture there, she rushes over to Universal to make a costarring comedy with Glenn Tryon, or a Universal special. Olive Borden is the horrible example of how completely a former star can be ignored by producers.
"Olive's working now," Fanny announced, "so her