Hollywood at play

This staged scene plays with some then-current preoccupations about etiquette — what not to do, but with pretty people.

Walter Frederick Seely (1886-1959)

Initially a photographer in partnership with his brothers, Seely went to work for Hartsook Studios in Los Angeles before going off on his own. 

There’s a bit of a theme here. 

Edmund Burns (1892-1980) — his career peaked during the 1920s.

Ben Lyon (1901-1979) was married to Bebe Daniels 1930-71 and to Marian Nixon in 1972. All three were stars in silent film, Lyon most prominently in the early sound picture HELL’S ANGELS (1930).

Carl Miller (1894-1979), best-remembered for his roles in two Charlie Chaplin films: THE KID (1921) and A WOMAN OF PARIS (1923).

Conway Tearle (Frederick Conway Levy, 1878-1938), part of the Conway and Tearle clan of actors. His stage career began at the turn of the century, leading to matinée idol status in silent films.