The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-25
Nv FATHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

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Because they are evidently not en-
+ire1y informed as to the present char
acter OF the movies"
Those famous wild west" pictures
are practically nil.
Very few films of this sort are now
seefISfn the picture houses.
Az 1Eto1t truth is there is national cen
ge6fSHlb which has done more to elimi
nate the exaggerations formerly char
acterizing the picture plays than all
other agencies.
The fact that the moving picture
drama is rapidly evolving into legi-
innate medium of theatric expression
is becoming established.
The stories told by them are enter
tanning.
Comedy, of course, prevails.
But there is little farce.
And as little tragedy, although there
are some picture plays that do not
have the traditional happy ending
The majority depict every day life
in It's various aspects and the human
element is dominant.
Many plays are made from historic
incidents and characters and these
are educative as well as entertaining.
But are these patronized by that
element which points the finger at the
wild west drama?
Not so you could notice it.
At least not in considerable num-
bers.
Not long since a series of splendid
,pictures was shown here reciting the
;incidents in the life of Columbus, pre-
'yious and subsequent to, as we'll as
including, his discovery Of America.
These pictures were brought here
by one of the picture theatres at heavy
expense.
And were of enormous educative
value.
In addition to being dramatically
and pictorially superior.
II the members of the patriotic or
EXAMINATIONS of this city were present
in overwhelming numbers the fact
twas not evident. 49,.
During the past year we have had
some excellent things here in the way
7of moving picture plays.
Last winter, in instance, one Of the
Theatres gave Mrs. Fishes play OF
Becky Sharpe" the dramatfzation OF
u N III famous novel of VANITY
-. Fiske did not play the
Head y f04A (the part was well taken
by a1other actress and the play pre-.
scented with great accuracy of detail
comprehensiveness and lucidfty.
At this same theatre during the past
few months was seen shakespeare
Julius Caeser."
In the theatre showing the Colum
bus pictures dramatiZation of pip
pa Passes" Browning's we'll known
poem. was presented earlier in the
season.
81 B1k. Although We have a local Brown
I'M ciety few of the latter. were II
}fol <hce to view this dramatic pres
n nte u 0f one of the great writer's
most lkhous poems
Chatincev Olcott, a delightful actor
was Iseen IN a characteristic play. a
4 u1e sthe moving picture theatres
= inter-, and in still another wa:
y .see, dramatic presentation of Dan
i i1slIs lkferno."
When productions of this nature are
brought here they should be support
ed by the public to which they partic
ularly appeal.
But. as a general thing. they are
not
Instead this public. marooned with
in some drawing-room in club session
will discourse about the delinquenciei
of the Midwest" shows given in the
moving picture houses.
There are too many criticisms bas
ed on inadequate knowledge and hal
baked reports.
That's one reason citizens shoult
attend the sessions of the city council
BY getting their information at frs
hand by personal observation. the,
might find out that lot of things
were entirely different from what the.
seem.
It's like that famous objurgation tina
nothing good ever comes to Rich
nsQnd.; in a theatric way by thos
S nassed up the Irish Players, tn
Nika orchestra, THY Neighbor'
E and other incompatible thing
q ~ - appeared in the Gennett last sea
son
TITS easy to talk.
And nothing easier than to tall
about things about which you know
nothing
To the latter human idiosyncrac
can be accredited most of the villain
Gus gossip which floats round town.
Tracked 10 its lair most OF the ou
rageous stories which people te
about each other would be found t
he absolutely lacking in foundation.
It's a peculiar human quality tina
delights in hearing of the degradatio
and humiliation of an individual or ST
of individuals.
You know yourself that YOU take
certain hideous. if vigorously denie,
MEASURE. in hearing derogatory tai
i q xonr. dearest friend,