THE WORLD'S ADVANCE 



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At the Time the Writer Visited the Solax Studios the Players were Indulging in a Brief Rest Between 

 Reels. The Arc Lights were Extinguished and the Cameras and Stages were Deserted. 



ished picture was in company with sev- 

 eral friends at a theatre. As the film 

 progressed, an expression of complete 

 disgust settled on his face. Finally, he 

 turned to the man nearest him. "Hon- 

 estly," he whispered, "if my acting's as 

 bad as that I'm going to move back to 

 the farm." 



Nothing but Mistakes! 



The majority of movie folk who "see 

 themselves as others see them" do not, 

 of course, view their efforts in quite so 

 bitter a light. But they do see their mis- 

 takes more glaringly than the most crit- 

 ical of audiences. 



In a miniature replica of a moving pic- 

 ture theatre at the Champion a pro- 

 jecting room, as it is called the players 

 are given a free opportunity for self- 

 criticism. 



"I call it The Chamber of Horrors/ " 

 remarked the leading lady. "No matter 



how satisfied I am with my part when 

 I'm playing it, a visit to this little room 

 afterwards takes away all the joy!" 



We were following a picture in which 

 Miss Thelby played an important part. 

 She was watching the screen intently. 



"How do you enjoy yourself?" some 

 one asked her. 



"Nothing but mistakes!" she laughed. 

 "I've counted twenty poses so far that 

 should have been different." 



The Passing of the "Friendly Studio" 



The Champion is one of the few re- 

 maining links between the "friendly 

 studios" of a decade ago and the growing 

 factory type of to-day. Its atmosphere 

 is warm and personal. For that reason, 

 if none other, Champion films are bound 

 to have a warmth of personality which 

 one finds lacking to a sad extent in the 

 majority of "factory brands." 



Members of the charmed circle at the 



