Screenland (Nov 1930-Apr 1931)

for February 1931 Confessions of a 'Juicer' Continued from page 53 he clucks up and changes the focus. First time we went to his house I went about my work and didn't watch him. Next day half our proofs were bad. So now when we go up there he doesn't get away with that trick. But he has done others. Once he put a piece of sticky fly paper right back of some wires I had to reach — ! Buster Keaton's prize trick was to tie a piece of string back of him to the electric light plug. The minute the photographer would shoot, he'd pull the circuit. After that he settled down and worked swell. It was up there that I saw Buster smile for the first and only time. As a matter of business, you know, he maintains that frozen face of his wherever he goes in public. But when he plays with his kids, man, what a grin ! Mary Pickford has a butler who can 'buttle' the pants off any one else I know. Charles Ruggles is imbibing again — only this time it's tea! Charlie is all dressed up for "Charlie's Aunt," his next comedy. But he sure was poison to me. I was dragging cable through the front hall, after making my hook-up in the kitchen, when this bozo came out and started following me around. He kinda got my goat, me that has never scratched anything anywhere. Finally Miss Pickford came out and saw the trouble and shoos him away. "These Britishers don't know as much about pictures as we do," she said. Say, maybe I didn't lay it on thick to the wife that night. "Now Mary sez to me, says she." 'When we went down to Marion Davies' * beach home we found her in the pool. "I know you came to work," she told us, "but let's have a swim first." We had a swim, and then we ate, and then we swam seme more. And finally we made some pictures. Marion is much like Haines and Keaton. She likes a good joke. She'll test a new photographer every time by_ shifting her position after he has made his focus. If he isn't quick enough to catch it, it's just too bad. Hoover took a great liking to the pictures made by one of the photographers I worked with. We went up to Palo Alto and were ushered into the President's house 117 LOOK.Miss Nobody thinks she Can play someone whispered — but when she sat down at the piano . . . Eileen had never expected to be asked to Grace Williams' party. Grace Williams — the leader of the most exclusive set in town. Eileen was thrilled — yet so frightened. Well, she had already accepted Bill Gordon's invitation, and now she'd have to go through with it. That night Bill called for her. "You look adorable," he told her. Eileen wondered how the others would feel about her. She soon found out. It was while they were playing bridge. "Who is that girl with Bill?" she heard someone whisper. "I never saw her before. Nobody of importance, I guess," came the reply. Eileen blushed. So! Soon the bridge tables were pushed away. "Where's Jim Blake tonight? If he were here we could have some music." "Jim had to go out of town on business." came the answer. Here was Eileen's chance. "I can play a little," she said timidly. There was a moment of silence. Hesitantly Eileen played a few chords— then broke into the strains of "Nola." Her listeners sat spellbound. Never had she played with such confidence. It was almost an hour before she arose from the piano . . . later Eileen told Bill a surprising story. I Taught Myself I tell you," Eileen [began, home, without a teacher. I laughed mvself when I first saw the U. S. School of Music advertisement. However, I sent for the Free Demonstration Lesson. When it came and I saw how easy it all was, I sent for the complete course. Why, I was playing simple tunes by note from the start. No grinding practice sessions — no tedious finger scales. 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