The death of Miss Marie Dressler fatter a long and painful illness leaves big gap in the ranks of the really Jereat cinema artists of whom. she twas one of the most distinguished. Hollywood producers, backed by bombastic publicity agents, have jereated so many stars that a be= wildered public 1s often at a loss to japply their own estimates against the Jexaggerated standards of the cinema Jeapital but in the case of Marie [Dressler there was no doubt although fame came to her very late in life. JAgairst the artificial, glamorous fereatures of languid eyes, affected hair-dressing styles and insipid man-merisms which Hollywood has striven to introduce at frequent intervals in Jorder to achieve some degree of freshness and originality among a
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