The Moving Picture Girls Books
Oh, isn't it just splendid, Ruth? Don't you feel like singing and dancing? Come on, let's have a two-step! I'll whistle! "Alice! How can you be so - so boisterous?" expostulated the taller of two girls, who stood in the middle of their small and rath
The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays is a novel by Laura Lee Hope. The book follows the adventures of Ruth, Alice, and Irene, three young women who work in the film industry as actresses. The girls are sent to Oak Farm to shoot a series of rural plays, but they quickly find themselves embroiled in a series of strange events. They encounter a mysterious woman who seems to be hiding something, and they witness a strange robbery. As they try to unravel the mysteries surrounding Oak Farm, the girls also find themselves caught up in a love triangle with two handsome young men. The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm is a thrilling and suspenseful novel that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.1914. In addition to The Blythe Girls Series, Hope was the pseudonym of the writer of The Six Little Bunkers, The Bobbsey Twins, The Bunny Brown and The Outdoor Girl series published by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Moving Picture Girls, another of her series, is about the adventures of Ruth and Alice DeVere. Their father, a widower, is an actor who has taken up work for the movies. Both girls wish to aid him in his work and visit various localities to act in all sorts of pictures. This book is full of fun in the country, the haps and mishaps of taking film plays, and giving an account of two unusual discoveries. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Ruth and Alice eagerly anticipate warm weather and palm trees in Florida, where they are to film a series of dramas. They also think of the possibility of reacquainting themselves with two girls from Florida whom they met briefly while traveling to Elk Lodge. During the voyage, the film company has its usual share of adventures when the ship catches on fire. Russ films many scenes of the fire, evacuation, and rescue of the passengers to be used in a future play.
Well, Ruth, aren't you almost ready? "Just a moment, Alice. I can't seem to get my collar fastened in the back. I wish I'd used the old-fashioned hooks and eyes instead of those new snaps." "Oh, I think those snaps are just adorable!" "Oh, Alice DeVere! Using such an extreme expression!" "What expression, Ruth?" "'Adorable!' You sometimes accuse me of using slang, and there you go-" "'Adorable' isn't slang," retorted Alice. "Oh, isn't it though? Since when?" "There you go yourself! You're as bad as I am." "Well, it must be associating with you, then," sighed Ruth.
Excerpt from The Moving Picture Girls at Sea, or a Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real I'm too tired to look out, or even look in, was the answer, as the younger girl closed her eyes. Truly she seemed much fagged, and Worn out. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
There, I think I have everything in that I'll need at Oak Farm. "Everything! Good gracious, Ruth, how quickly you pack! Why, I've oceans and oceans of things yet to go into my trunk! Oh, there are my scout shoes. I've been looking everywhere for them. I'll need them if I do any hiking in those war scenes," and Alice DeVere dived under a pile of clothing, bringing to light a muddy, but comfortable, pair of walking shoes. "I don't know what I'd do without them," she murmured. "Alice!" cried Ruth, her sister, and the shocked tone of her voice made the younger girl look up quickly from the contemplation of the shoes. "Why, what have I done now?" came in rather injured accents. "I'm sure I didn't use any slang; and as for not having all my things packed as quickly as you, why, Ruth, my dear, you must remember that you are an exception-the one that proves the rule."