The Moving Picture Girls; Or, First Appearances in Photo Dramas

e planned it, events could not have transpired to better purpose. The combination of circumstances had forced her father al

!" Many a girl would, and so have spoiled matters. Alice me

ly in this matter she was more resourceful than was Ruth. But then ch

DeVere. "It is being forced on me-the movie

d Alice, stoutly. "I'm glad you are goin

such-who take parts in moving picture plays mus

e were some as nice as you'd want to meet. They were real gent

med to be doing-the so-called actors, I mean-was falling off horses, roping steers-I believe "roping" is the

-just like society plays, you know. Of course all the scenes won't take place in a parlor, I suppose. You won't

," he replied, wit

iking and interest in the moving picture side of acting. "You should see some of the scenes I saw. Why, Dad

However, let us not discuss it. The subject is too painful. I have decided to take up the work, since I can do nothing else on account of my unfortunate

too bad if you have to sacrifice y

g, but bread and butter is better. We have to live, my dear. And, after all, my art is not so wonderful. I hope I have not exaggerated my worth to mys

etail as to what she had seen at the moving picture

tell to think of me," he said. "I wi

r Mr. DeVere returned from it with a smiling face-someth

ining room, where she and Ruth were trying to make

not a large one, but of a size to which t

titude of one of the characters in which he had succes

little laugh. She foresaw that some of her

until my voice promises to behave," he went on, "I shall live, move and have my being on the screen. I have signed a contract with Mr. Pertell-a very fair contract, too, much more

sorry?" asked

o! I'm glad!" And

suggested Ruth, an

as you expected; was

racters, and some with exceptional ability. Mr. Well

a smile. "I heard Mr. Pertell caution him about not letting Hamlet get into

get accustomed to it. There were some of the young ladies, though, for whom I felt no liking-

ly," remarked Alice. "So Russ told me

iety drama, and will be put on in a few days. Mr. Pertell gave me some instructions. I shall have to unlearn many things that are traditional

Alice, slipping her arms about him,

ke your dear mother. Run along now, I must take up this new work. What a relief not to have to

she could not quite bring herself to like her father

e younger girl, "you may like this new wo

e care of this money-my first moving pic

typewritten sheets of his new pa

real dinner. I'll go and bu

in places he was to "register," or denote, different emotions. "Register" is the word used in moving picture scenarios to indicate the showing of fear, hate, revenge or other emotion. All this must

cried Alice. "Can we go and se

he replied. "Would

, with more interest than she had b

ourselves, some d

!" she cried, with a hasty glance at the table. "Not a bit of salt. I forgot

Alice crossed to the apartment of their neighbor, not

pots and pans, and naturally

n, but the next moment she drew back in surprise and fear, for a

seemed

Alice. "Isn't Mr

ered the man. "I-I'm the

ing that the man looked like anything but a plumber. She backed out of the kitchen, aft