THE LURE OF HOLLYWOOD

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 82, 5 April 1924, Page 21

THE LURE OF HOLLYWOOD

A bizarre situation has arisen at Hollywood, the Californian headquarters of the film world, owing to ■ the desire .of' American boys and girls to become cinema stars. ■ The Nipw "York correspondent of the " Daily ' Mail " ' states that screen-struck youths. and maidens iv incredible numbers are deserting their homes and migrating to' Hollywood from all parts of the country in the belief that there, they can earn fame and fortune. According to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, 10,000 of these aspirants arrived last year, and vainly besieged the different" studios for parts At tho/request of th e chamber Miss Mary Pickford addressed a mass meeting attended by 20,000 people on the folly of these .'youthful optimists. She tald them that the cinema always needed new blood, but that candidates, for its honours must be ready to wait for five years if necessary f or remunerative em' ployment. To girls who wanted to test their fortunes at Hollywood Miss Pick ford gave this urgent .warning • "Take mother abng ; you'll need her '' '