When I went into that theatre I had no idea of ever going into the film business. When I went out I was glowing with the sudden realisation of my way to fortune. I could hardly wait until I told my idea to my brother-in-law, Jesse Lasky.
“Lasky, do you want to make a fortune?” With these words I burst in upon him that evening.
Lasky, who was at that time in the vaudeville business, indicated that he had no morbid dread of the responsibility of great wealth.
“Very well, then,” I continued. “Put up some money.”
“In what?”
“In motion-pictures,” I answered.
“Motion-pictures!” scoffed he. “You and I would be a fine pair in that business—me, a vaudeville man, and you, a glove salesman! What do we know about the game? Besides, how about the trust?”
ELSIE FERGUSON
Dignified stage star who lost none of her lustre on the screen.