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$1,500). This can be taken, as a
pretty fair estimate of stars' salaries,
with the exception of Mary Pickford,
the highest paid actress on the
screen, and a few others, mostly
stars from the legitimate drama, be
cause their names bring great pres
tige to the movies. -
Most of the film player's salary
goes for clothes needed in the parts
she plays. Griffith is the only pro
ducer who furnishes wardrobe to his
regulars. The clothes the star buys
must be the real thing. You can't
fool the camera with cheap fabrics.
The clothes must have the style; they
must be ultra-modern.
An actress must anticipate the
styles in advance. Frequently the
picture she is appearing in will not
be released for months, therefore the
star must have gowns and suits made
for a future style. If the scenario
calls for Paris gowns, nothing but
Paris gowns will do. They cost reg
ular money.
It takes at least five weeks to make
a five-reel feature. Dorothy Dalton'3
salary for five weeks is $750. Here's
what happened to one five-week sti
pend recently:
Coat $180
Two hats, advanced style, $25
each 50
Ball gown, Bernard, from Paris. 85
Afternoon gown . .' 60
Suits for the street, ultra fash
ionable .' 60
Pumps, gloves, jewelry, etc 100
Total $535
This leaves a balance of $215 for
more than a month's hard work.
"Fortunate, indeed, is the star who
plays the part of a poor girl through
out the entire picture," said Miss Dal
ton. "I like those parts best They
claim more sympathy from our audi
ence and save you hundreds of dol
lars in gowns. My only hope of real
izing any big profit from my work is
in being cast for a 'Salome Jane,'
where I don't have to spend all I make
on clothes."
SO PARTIAL TO THIS
WHY IS THE STORK
PENNSYLVANIA THOROUGHFARE?
Towanda, Pa., Jan. 4. This town
is all stirred up over the first real
mystery it has ever had!
The seventh pair of twins to be
born on Union st has just arrived at
the home of Samuel Cullan.
Union st. is not half a mile long
and therefore everybody is seriously
asking and wanting to know
Why the stork is so partial to this
particular street?
Local physicians having failed to
explain the mystery, the mayor has
addressed a communication to Dr.
Samuel G. Dixon, state commission
er of health at Harrisburg, asking if
he or anybody in his department can
explain just why nothing but twins
are born in this short thoroughfare.
Union st is in one of the driest
and healthiest parts of town and a
survey conducted by local authorities
has revealed that persons living in
the street average remarkably high
health records. As far as most of
the residents examined can recall
they themselves in addition to en
joying particularly good health all
come of strong, healthy stock.
The authorities seized upon this
as Being the logical explanation of
the predominance of twins, but this
theory was discarded when one of
the last women to be questioned, a
Mrs. Geo. Foran, was found to have
been practically an invalid up to the
time of the birth of twins a year ago.
Since then her health has improved
rapidly.
Atmospheric tests have revealed
that the air roundabout. Union st. is
somewhat freer from soot than in
some other sections of the town but
does not differ in any other partic
ular from the atmosphere in other
streets. Therefore the twins can-