Judge — May 15, 1920 — page 31: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Drawn by F. G. Casavant-+-A.C “What is your name, little boy?” “Me name’s Kid Smith alias Red Kelly, alias the Spider, alias Three- Fingered Pete, but mum’s the the word, ’cos I’m wanted by the police.” Who Made the Movies? (Continued from page 26) hat and a million dollars. The ex- reporter drove to the corner saloon in a blue car with purple stripes and a colored chauffeur. The original director had the “Ambassador’s Suite” at the biggest hotel. Three of the spear-carriers had developed into directors in their own right, at two hundred a week apiece. An ex-pony from the chorus had shown “Real Talent” and “Developed” into a “Star.” Even the buck-tooth poct-lady was scenario-editress at one-twenty-five (all dollars, no sense) per week. Of course, there were flickerings. Once or twice Richard found the money was going as fast and as mysteriously as it had come, and had a momentary panic. Then he’d fire the manager and a couple of directors and all the scenario department and hope for better results from the new ones; next time, he’d fire the new ones and take the old ones back. But for the most part the current flowed strong. No use to tell Dicky ything about Robert Browning now! Why, he even ut Shakspear on the map, by filming “All’s Well that Ends Well.” At least, he thought it was Shakspear. | making pictures on Abe Steinfelder separated and started acompany ofhisown. Rich- ardQ. fought him and pretty near busted him. Joe Brown __ began a more conserva- tive basis, selling the films to Pathé to release for half again what they cost. bust a little later, when the cost of production went up—didn’t have enough available margin. Dicky Dockweiler bought himself a yacht and a Motion-Picture Theatre of his own. Happy Days! Hence the Movies. But it was not always thus. Their Excuse “I don’t know when,” admiringly said the book agent, “I have seen such an industrious. well-behaved lot of children.” “Eh-yah! Circus in town next week,” re- plied Gap Johnson, of Rumpus Ridge, Ark. “‘What did you say that there book of your’n was about?” DIAMONDS _ON CREDIT _ WATCHES ON CREDIT Send for Jewelry. § ae Itis Free He went | A Query By Cuantorre Becxex ON cabbages one may depend— And they are useful, too— They fill the garden beds, and end As salad or a stew. A rose is very sweet, but why When she so useless grows— Do we just pass the cabbage by, And always praise the rose! Drawn by P. O’Suutivas Plumber—The job wili cost you six hundred dollars and seventy-two cents. Lady—But haven’t seen the leak yet! don’t make-no difference.