Picture Show (Oct 1920 - Apr 1921)

Picture Show, November 21th, 1920. 17 THE EXPRESSIONS OF DORIS MAY. (Exclusive to the "Picture Show.") DORIS MAY. CHARMING little Doris May is a co-star with • DougliiR MacLoan in Thomas H. Ince productions, and whenever we see these two artistes on the screen we can be quite sure of a delightful photo-play. Their chief charm is their spirit of youth — Doris May and Douglas Mac Lean are essentially onejs ideal of a modern girl and boy. Mr. Ince's Persuasive Powers. DORIS MAY'S mother wos very much against her daughter going on the films, but when Doris's father died tin's sensible little girl felt that she ought to do something to help (ill the family coffers, and Tke Gifted Star Witk Many Accompltskments. Ranging From Music to Cooking. sho thought she could do this l>ost by motion -picture acting. Sho applied at the Jnce Studio, and it was Mr. Inco who finally over-ruled all Mrs. May's objections, and persuaded her to let her daughter join his company. The Importance of Make-up. WHEN Doris May applied ut tho studio, Mr. Inco told her that she inust hnvo a tent. Poor Doris did not know much about make-up, and her hair was not quite right, so that when the test was run off sho came on tho screen looking a fright. It does not seem possible, does it, whon you think of pretty Doris May ? Jt :« * Mr. Ince, however, ordered the test to be done again, and ho personally directed Doris' make-up. This time she was so successful that she was immediately engaged to net -with Charles Ray ; and now Doris has proved that she chose the right profession, for she is a co-star with Douglas MacLean. These are some of the films in which these two have acted : " Twenty-Three/ and a Half Hours' Leave," " What's Your Husband Doing ?" " Let's Be Fashionable," " Green Eyes," and " Playing The Game." Literary Ambitions. ONE would naturally imagine that Miss May had reached the height of her ambition, but no, this little star has other heights which she wislies to scale. Perhaps it is not surprising to learn that she cherishes literary ambitions, since she is the daughter of Willie Green, a sporting editor, while her mother was a feature writer on a newspaper. An All Round Sports Girl. DORIS MAY confesses that she would rather read than anything else in the world ; but she is also an all-round sports girl. She loves to go for a morning canter on her mare " Strawberry," while she is a good tennis player and swimmer, and not so very long ago she started to learn golf. The reason for this was that in one of the May-MacLean films, Doris had to play golf, so Douglas offered to teach her. She also lias a wonderful talent for music, and is a splendid pianist. They Knew What Was Good. ANOTHER accomplishment of this gifted star is cooking. During the making of a film it was necessary to have bran muffins. The property man had a difficult task — lie couldn't find anybody who knew how to cook them. Then Doris came to the rescue and cooked the bran muffins herself. They were so delicious, and a member of the cast happened to taste them with disastrous results — they had very soon all disappeared. The scene that was to have been filmed had to be delayed until the next day, and Doris had to do more cooking. The director warned everj'Kbdy in the company that they must not touch the second batch, but he counted without " Teddy " the dog. Teddy happened to find the muffins and once more the plate was cleared. Doris had to cook on still another day, but third time lucky ! A Short Description of This Pretty Star. DORIS MAY has soft hazel eyes, and very light brown hair with golden lights in it, and she is only two inches over five feet in height. She has an adorable lisp that is most fascinating. If you wish to write to her, address your letter — DORIS MAY, c/o Thos. H. Ince Studio, Culver City, California, U.S. A Rather shy. tz. _J 1 No nonsense, please I " Appealing, " I must think about it.