Judge — February 7, 1920 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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T want you to see that every photoprapher in America one Or We Want Bumps to Be a Betrer Actor tTHan He Is How Celebrities Can Save From Six to Eight Months Each Year By Dox Heroto Hlumination by Tue Avtuon SAW photographs of Blimps, the actor, in seve teen different photographers’ showcases, the other afternoon. Now, Blimps is not the actor that he used to be. He does not put the energy into his stage work that he did a year ago. He even forgets his lines. In fact, he forgot almost all of the second act of “Some- body Else’s Pajamas,” in which he is playing, when I saw it a couple of weeks ago. It is my theory that Blimps is going to the dogs, just by getting his picture taken too often No doubt the photographers offer him enticing inducements. ‘They want Blimps’s picture for their sidewalk showcases. It brings business. For all I know, he gets a half* dozen sepia prints from each photographer free of charge. And Blimps is not the only celebrity who is going to the dogs in this manner. Edna Stittinson, the actress, is going to the d I saw her picture in twenty-nine dif- the same way. She is ferent showcases in one afternoon, recently not the actress that she was two years ago Phineas Phitfizzle, the diplomat, is going to the dogs by the same route. I saw eleven different views of Phineas Phitfizzle in two blocks on Fifth Avenue, with wonderful light and shade effects in his whiskers in every picture, last Mond Photographers dote on the nt and shade effects in Phineas Phitfizzle’s whiskers. But Phineas Phitfizzle does not sling the fine old brand of diplomacy that he used to sling Other celebrities, too. All spend too much time getting their pictures taken for photographers’ show- cases It is not the fault of the photographers. It is not the fault of the celebrit tis the fault of the system. I wish to suggest a new system Why shouldn't there be one photograph gallery in New York devoted entirely to taking photographs of celebrities for other p ners all over the country to hang in their sidewalk showcases? Then if Photographer “NX” found bu s growing he could phone up to Celebrity aph Head- and a picture of Edna Stittinson or Phineas Phitfizzle, and hang it in his showease and wait for business to pick up. Edna or Phineas could go to Headquarters and get one photograph taken for all the different showcases nstead of trotting around to all the studios six or cight months out of the year. The point is, we all want something better out of our present generation of celebrities than we have been tung. Wewant Blimps to be a better actor than he is. We want Phineas Phitfizzle to brush up on his diplomacy. Surely the photographers have no objection to my plan. Surely the celebrities have no objection. And the general public will, | know, welcome warmly suggestion which will give us better celebrities. Weather Effects The cloud-burst’s wrath in deluge flow Can't keep us from the movie shor Let one rain-drop the window smi “Oh, it’s too wet to go to church!” Ignorance Is Bliss First Henpeck—Ain’t these wives the limit? We husbands don’t know anything at all and our wives know everything cond Henpeck—Nope; there’s one thing myewife admits esn't_ know What on carth is that?” “Why she married me!” Drawn by WoO, Wisos ALC. That chair is perfectly darling; » jod do you want, | comicbooks.com