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How Wampas Baby Stars Are. Chosen
A NUMBER of people have asked me how the Wampas choose their Baby Stars each year. I will try to give my understanding of the Baby Stars and the manner of choosing them. When the time comes to choose the Baby Stars every available young woman player is considered, first from the standpoint of dramatic experience; then as to beauty and figure and youth ; then as to background.
To be a Wampas candidate each girl must screen well. She must have brains and she must have education. The reason for these requirements is the fact that the Wampas selections are supposed to become stars in their own right within the ensuing year. All of the candidates must have played a number of good parts, even starring roles. There must also be the assurance that some big producing company is behind and will give her the necessary opportunity to advance.
The 1924 Baby Stars were Elinor Fair, Clara Bow, Blanche Mehaffey, Hazel Keener, Marion Nixon, Alberta Vaughn, Carmelita Geraghty, Julanne Johnston, Lucille Rickson, Gloria Grey, Lillian Rich, Dorothy Mackaill, Ruth Hyatt and Margaret Morris.
So important has become the selection of Baby Stars each year that big producers eagerly grab up the Wampas selections whenever they are available. The word Baby Star itself has become a trade-mark of great promise among the young women picture players. The Wampas not only imposes a great obligation on itself in making selections but they hand down this obligation to the Baby Stars themselves. These girls work doubly hard, not only to make good for themselves, but to justify the confidence the Wampas has in them.
The Baby Star selection is the hottest event of the year in Los Angeles and throughout the picture business. After a year's study and investigation the qualifications of all the candidates are tabulated and placed before the members and a number of ballots are taken. The thirteen girls that receive the highest number of votes are elected Baby Stars.
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