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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MOVIES
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the program broadcasted by this six-year-old, that she has become known all over the country as "The Mystery Child of Radio." Letters are constantly pouring in, expressing the enjoyment which Queen Titania is bringing to the world. Over ten thousand letters are now on file, with each day bringing more and more. These letters are from all over the world, such places as Hawaii, Philippines, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia and, in fact, practically every civilized country has been heard from.
Not long ago, Ivan Kahn completed a picture entitled "Saturday." The company making this picture had a cast composed entirely of children, headed by Radioland's beloved "Queen Titania." This picture was previewed at one of the Hollywood theatres. Did the public say "We will not go to see the picture ; we will stay home and listen to the radio"? They did not. One hour before the doors opened, the street in front of the playhouse was jammed with people. When the house had been filled to capacity for the first show, there were enough people still in line to fill it again, and they waited. After the second capacity house had been filled, there were still about six hundred people who were turned away, and the management asked if they might run the picture again the following day. This is just one instance of why motion pictures and radio should cooperate. If more proof is required, just ask Monte Blue why he is the guest announcer at one of the Los Angeles broadcasting stations, very frequently.
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To the small-town girl, and her sister from the farm, go the honors for attaining the greatest success on the screen. A study of the records in the offices of Hollywood's casting directors shows that eighty-two per cent of the successful stars have been born on farms or in towns of under 10,000 population.