The Expressions of Doris May (1920) 🇬🇧

The gifted star with many accomplishments, ranging from music to cooking.

Mr. Ince’s Persuasive Powers.

Doris May’s mother was very much against her daughter going on the films, but when Doris’s father died tin’s sensible little girl felt that she ought to do something to help fill the family coffers, and she thought she could do this best by motion-picture acting. She applied at the Ince Studio, and it was Mr. Ince [Thomas H. Ince] who finally over-ruled all Mrs. May’s objections, and persuaded her to let her daughter join his company.

The Importance of Make-up.

When Doris May applied at the studio, Mr. Ince told her that she must have a test. Poor Doris did not know much about make-up, and her hair was not quite right, so that when the test was run off she came on the screen looking a fright. It does not seem possible, does it, when you think of pretty Doris May?

Mr. Ince, however, ordered the test to be done again, and he personally directed Doris’ make-up. This time she was so successful that she was immediately engaged to act with Charles Ray; and now Doris has proved that she chose the right profession, for she is a co-star with Douglas MacLean.

These are some of the films in which these two have acted: Twenty Three and a Half Hours’ Leave, What’s Your Husband Doing?, Let’s Be Fashionable, Green Eyes, and Playing the Game.

Literary Ambitions.

One would naturally imagine that Miss May had reached the height of her ambition, but no, this little star has other heights which she wishes to scale.

Perhaps it is not surprising to learn that she cherishes literary ambitions, since she is the daughter of Willie Green, a sporting editor, while her mother was a feature writer on a newspaper.

An All Round Sports Girl.

Doris May confesses that she would rather read than anything else in the world; but she is also an all-round sports girl. She loves to go for a morning canter on her mare “Strawberry,” while she is a good tennis player and swimmer, and not so very long ago she started to learn golf. The reason for this was that in one of the May-MacLean films, Doris had to play golf, so Douglas offered to teach her.

She also has a wonderful talent for music, and is a splendid pianist.

They Knew What Was Good.

Another accomplishment of this gifted star is cooking. During the making of a film it was necessary to have bran muffins. The property man had a difficult task — he couldn’t find anybody who knew how to cook them.

Then Doris came to the rescue and cooked the bran muffins herself. They were so delicious, and a member of the cast happened to taste them with disastrous results — they had very soon all disappeared.

The scene that was to have been filmed had to be delayed until the next day, and Doris had to do more cooking. The director warned everybody in the company that they must not touch the second batch, but he counted without “Teddy” the dog. Teddy happened to find the muffins and once more the plate was cleared. Doris had to cook on still another day, but third time lucky!

A Short Description of This Pretty Star.

Doris May has soft hazel eyes, and very light brown hair with golden lights in it, and she is only two inches over five feet in height. She has an adorable lisp that is most fascinating.

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If you wish to write to her, address your letter —

Doris May,
c/o Thos. H. Ince Studio,
Culver City,
California,
U. S. A

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Photo Captions:

• Rather shy.
• Her adorable smile.
• “No nonsense, please!”
• Delight.
• “I must think about it.”
• Appealing.

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(Special to “The Picture Show.”)

Collection: Picture Show Magazine, November 1920