Judge — May 31, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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Babes in Hollywood A Far from Silent Drama [ue scene ix the spacious living-room in the — super Mullins, $1,000,000 child movie tuated in the heart of Hollywood's ovie-riche colony. Newly bought furni- ture, hastily antiqued, clutters the room, The star’ Mickie Mullins, Sr.. former superintendent of the Belvedere Arms ou West Seventy erenth street, New York, ix busily engaged Mother Mullins, in another corner of the room, is autographing hundreds of photographs of Mickie for his admirers, as Mi wll has not yet learned to write, ther and personal manager, mapping out a new contract. him- The star x scanning the Sunday colored supple- nents with an air of professional disdain, Mickie (registering a These comic strip artists give me a pain. 1 wouldn't hire them to do a script for me, They don't know the first’ thing about continuity! ... Say, Ma, can I have a lollipop? Mother Mullins—Mommia’s darling boy shouldn't eat lollipops. You remember n your last. picture vou broke two teeth lollipop and held up the shooting wz scene for three days. Mickie (shedding real tears)—T don’t care, Lwanta lollipop! Lwant a lollipop! Daddy Mullins—Keep quiet, Mickie. Can't you see I'm trying to dope out a wonderful new contract for you? Mick Who cares your old contract? All the movie magazines say I'm a real boy Daddy Mullin. yawn) about and eat. lollipops. You're an ungrateful child! Didn't T get you a radio set last week with gold-plated — head-phones? And because you listened insomuch you missed your personal appearance at that theater in Oakland. Mickie—1 should think my first check for the royalties on the sales of the Mickie Mullins Dolls should take care of that. Mother Mullins—Now don't disturb your father, Mickie. He’s very busy. Mickie (sulking)—Yes, and I guess he's sending out. some more bunk about me to the editors! I won't forget. the hone he pulled when he told that lady reporter my favorite dish was: Zwei and milk. Daddy money t Mullins—I'm sending all my relatives in) County Kerry to join us here. Mother Mullins—Dow't. forget. my side ef the family, Daddy. Be sure to send a big money order to my Aunt Grishka in Minsk. s got eight children and y wait to bring them to Ame e—Huh! All those kids coming over here on my salary! Mother Mullins—Don't worry, dear, studio-bungalow of Actor—This is an outrage, steward! Tin Aj ande~ In the future I want it distinctly under- stood that when I'm posted my name is to be printed in large type—one can hardly you can use them all as extras in your next picture, “The Pied Piper of Hame- lin.” Daddy Mullins (vising)—Well, P've got to go over to Mr. Gainsburg’s office and clinch that deal with the First’ Magni- tude Films. Mickie’s got to do some- thing bigger and better than mere kid parts, (Enter Jecks the butler, as Daddy Mullins exits.) J (announcing)—The — etiquette tutor and the fe Master Mickie. Michie dowt want any tutors! I want to go to school! regular kid and. serub blackboards. Mother Mullins—Nonsense! Who ever heard of Mickie Mullins, the wonder- child of the screen, attending school? Mickie—Well, tell them to come to- morrow, Jeeks. I'm going to get. all of cing instructor are here, T want to be a read it now! mother’s old fur coats and put them on redales to play jungle. Jeeks (withdrawing)—Very well, Mas- ter Mickie. Mother Mullins (succumbing to auto- grapher’s cramp)—There! ‘That's all I'll do to-da I'm going out for a drive in my new Hispano- Mickie—Dou't let t hhauffeur shoot anybody, Mother. I don't want = my ned. (Re-enter Daddy Mul- # Iv excited.) Daddy Mullins—T've done it! I've put it over, all right! Old Man Gains- burg backed out at the last minute but I signed a with a gantuan bullet-proof contract newly formed company, the Ga Films. Mickie (hopefully)—Now. can 1 go to Max Lier. comicbooks.com