Screenland (Apr–Sept 1923)

from Hollywood Yellow Peril {Continued from page 47) And he and his wife are received everywhere. Sessue, by the way, has a regular Valentino effect on the ladies, though he makes no conscious effort to win their liking. He has a very decided charm. And his little wife resembles a dainty, Dresden China doll. She Thinks She's Chinese C3ne of the most interesting persons in the Chinese film colony is little Mary Jane Fong. Mary Jane is four years old and thinks she is Chinese. But in reality she is Mexican. Her father and mother died, leaving her alone in the world. She was adopted by a Chinese woman, whom her own mother had once befriended. And the little olive-skinned tot is being brought up under Chinese customs, never dreaming that she is at all different from her yellow-skinned playmates. But the white blood will come out at times, in moments of excitement, when Mary Jane will laugh or cry with a vivacity that never distinguished a Chinese girl. Pseudo-Chinese 3 ome of the finest interpretations of Chinese roles have been given by white actor s — vide Richard Barthelmess' Chink in Broken Blossoms — and also some of the worst. In East is West, Constance Talmadge was as pretty as paint, but was about as Oriental as pot roast with noodles. Lon Chaney has done some very wonderful acting in Chinese roles. His make-up is the last word in realism. He uses tapes to draw back the skin over the temples, thus slanting the eyes. Tiny tubes distend the nostrils. Greasepaint and pencils and other tools of the trade change a white man into a sinister being. But startling though his made-over face may be, eloquent thoueh Ms acting, do you ever forget i hat it is Lon Chaney playing a Chink? Leatrice Joy should never have essayed the part of the Manchu princess in Java Head. She was charming, adorable. But how could she, how could any white girl, plumb the depths of the subtle, age-old wisdom of this daughter of an ancient dynasty? Yellow psychology and white — there is a gulf between them that is not to be bridged. A Chinese girl should have played the part. But what chance had a Chinese girl to land so juicy a dramatic plum ? 97 WE would like to make it clear that our operation of the BROADWAY-CLARIDGE HOTEL in the heart of New York is going to be successful only because we render sincere service at a "square price." It is our privilege to prove the old slogan "A Room and a Bath for $3.50" is not just a fairy story which generally applies to ONE ROOM in a 300-room unit. We wish to go on record that the BROADWAY-CLARIDGE HOTEL has 100 rooms and baths for $3.50. This does not mean the rooms are cheap. It is that simply corking good due. Now making yearly leases at moderate rentals. We are desirous of catering to the right kind of people and assuring them of a hearty personal welcome. There is NO CHANGE OF POLICY, QUALITY, OR CHARACTER IN THE BROADWAY-CLARIDGE. It is just as clean, wholesome and well conducted as in the past, with a warm personal greeting and welcome from its old staff and its new opera tor. Edward Arlington THE HARDING. 54th Street and Broadway COLONIAL ARMS at Jamaica. L. I. GRA ND UN 10 N. 32nd Street and Park Aot. JUST THE THING FOR YOUR DEN ! ! ! Snappy French Colored Drawings just imported. Postcard and larger sizes — Something entirely new!!! Must be seen to be appreciated. Postcard size 20 for $1.00 — 40 for $2.00 — 60 for $3.00 — All different subjects. ■ ARS MINIMA GALLERIES, Department I 63 Washington Square Greenwich Village, N. Y. C. A New Complexion Clay! Ka-lor Plastic Beauty Clay No more massaging; as massaging only stretches the skin. This is a natural California clay. Exercises the facial muscles and tissues; creates blood circulation; cleanses the pores; lifts out blackheads and all impurities. Clears the skin and leaves it firm and soft, tingling with the glow of health. If dissatisfied, money cheerfully refunded. Price $2.00 large jar, postpaid. K. LORIG Chloride, Ariz. K. LORIG, Chloride, Ariz. Enclosed find $2.00 for which please send me a large jar of Ka-Lor Plastic Beauty Clay. Name Address • • •