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Picture Show Annujl 35 Their Birthplace The Gish girls were both born in Ohio, Lillian in Springfield, and Dorothy in Dayton. Lillian is the elder by two years, having been born on October 14th, 1896, while Dorothy was born on March 11th, 1898. They both have blue eyes, and both are fair, although we are apt to think of Dorothy cis dark owing to the fact that she always wears a black wig for her picture work. Lillian and Dorothy make a delightful com- bination in the same film, and all the photoplays in which they have played together have been a In “ Hearts remarkable success. Among the best oflheWorli known are “Hearts of the World,” proJ^herxfl “ Birth of a Nation,” “ Orphans a comeJienrte of the Storm,” and “ Romola.” wanted to be quite sure of his “ find,” and he also wanted her to have confidence in herself. Her first real part was in ” Oil and Water,” which was produced in 1912. With the old Biograph company she played many parts, and one of her favourites was in “ An Unseen Enemy,” in which Dorothy also appeared. Films were at a " serious ” stage when Lillian and Dorothy first played for them, and although Dorothy was only fourteen she played nuns, cast-off daughters, wronged sisters, and even mothers ! And she confesses now that she revelled in al! the black, hopeless sorrow she could put into those roles. “ It is strange that it took a picture of the war’s tragedy to show me that 1 wanted to play comedy, but it’s true. The part of the Little Disturber in * Hearts of the World ’ was the turning point with me, for I became so interested in her that I suddenly dis- covered that I loved comedy. It is such fun to make the world laugh ” she says. A Meeting with D. W. Griffith True to her promise, when the play was finished, Mary asked Lillian and Dorothy to the old Biograph studio, to see what she could do for them in the way of film work. They were waiting with their mother in the reception- room of the studio when a man passed them, who happened to be none other than D. W. Griffith. He knew at a glance that Lillian particularly was just the type for picture work ; Dorothy was a bit young, he thought. He sent for the little girls and their mother, and made Lillian and Dorothy an offer straight away of “ extra ” work. There were many weeks of this kind of work before Griffith would entrust Lillian to play a small part. He Id The Two Sisters in of the Storm Orphans Ql Lillian Gish with Rkhard Bartkelmess and Lowell Sherman in “ Way Down East