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inside, of the arm, could be developed so as to take care of the work of the missing elbow joint. As soon as he oould bear the pain of lifting a small amount of water in the pan. he increased the amount. Gradually he was able to lift more and more, until, after two years of steady, unremitting practice, he was able to lift a great weight. The muscles had developed as he anticipated and today he has a great knot of muscles bulging out on his arm where formerly there was a flat surface. If Tom had not overcome this great handicap, he would never have been heard of in pictures.
Bernhardt's Courage
|§) araii Bernhardt has overcome greater physical handicaps than any other living actress. In simply overcoming great age — she is now nearly
eighty — she was considered a real heroine, but when she persisted in staying on the stage after her leg had been amputated, the Avorld unanimously gave her the platinum medal for real courage. She took the
Speaking of minor handicaps, Gloria Swanson h a d to overcome two difficulties before she attained her place in the sun.
role of a French soldier boy, who had lost a leg in the war. She has refused, however, to walk with an artificial limb, although she wears one. Even her personal maid has never seen her take a step. She cannot bear to look awkward.
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Exercise Made Her
.nnette Kellerman's name always comes up when instances of this sort are mentioned. For Annette was a cripple as a child, and only regained her health after her father had taught her to swim. Her twisted leg and back straightened out undor the magic of exercise, and she became England's champion swimmer. She is one of the few who have almost swum the English channel.
Lila Lee Apfel steps forth to say that she is a real heroine, too, for, queries Lila, who could be braver than the girl who starves herself for the sake of her "art"? Do you remember how plump — not to say fat^Lila was in "Male and Female"? If Lila let herself go, she would be as big as Mama Apfel, who is ample filling for a coupe. But Lila wants a screen career, and only the slender have a chance at stellar glory. So Lila diets unremittingly, and manages to retain the slim grace you admire on the screen. Lila would give a week's pay to be allowed to eat one big square meal — without worrying.
'"jfiiERE is a brand-new heroine at Universal, an emotional actress, who has overcome one of the biggest handicaps — that of chronic and apparently incurable ill-health. She is Vera James, born in Wellington, New Zealand, and just over here from Australia, where she played in pictures and in stock. Stuart Paton, director of "The Attic of Felix Bavu,,' in which Miss James is working, says she is one of the greatest emotional actresses of any time and any country. Undoubtedly her past sufferings and her highly strung nervous system are responsible for her emotional power.
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Handicap Sets Style
you have wondered why Irene Castle has not been seen on the screen lately, just put it down to a
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