The Washington times., 1915-10-13

although the dimpies never show
unless he laughs heartily. His hair
Is black. and brushed straight back
from his head, and his eyes. are
Oh. dark and rather big.
He is quite a fine looking chap, but
say. just misses being-stout Is quite
evident.
Besides, IN self.defense. II may be
said that he has all OF the other
peculiarities OF stout people. He
dIc,sns dTSwls when he talks. although his
move about like Douglas Fairba nks,
and he Ia blessed with a placid. rest-
tul nature which fond mothers al
ways describe by saying OF a hea lthy
looking infant. He has never given
born
damning evidence that Mr. TasGart's
frst horrible memory Of moving pic
tures Is coupled indelibly with the
horse" and the secret becomes pa
tent. Robert Taggart Ia lazy. and
tne pictures are too strenuous for
MIN. lie didn't admit It, He wasn't
even accused OF II. but It simply
oozed from the edges OF his conver-
eation.
Not Afraid Of Work.
Perhaps, just to refute such an
accusation, Tasgart will 20 into the
movies and make one OF the coming
stars. not the kind that blossom on
the stage first and then ask for a
million dollars a minute and no ques-
tions asked no matter how terribly
they screen. but one OF the stars
made from hard work day in and day
out In this one particular line.
He isn't afraid Of hard work, be-
cause he said 80. and there Is a very
great difference between hard work
and strenuous work
Il love the pictures" he said.
amiably. twisting a half smoked
cigar from one side Of his mouth to
the other and pulling on It reflec-
lively. but can't say that I think
that they are art. For instance. you
will come into a room. within a given
space. be told that a man in q chair
has stolen money from you and that
You are to register rage and hatred.
Now. | hold that with practice al
most anyone could do that. Some
could do II without practice.
Again. half Of the success Ia won
II you photograph well. What they
want in pictures Is black and white.
II you have fair hair. very fair. or
are very dark. with dark eyes. and
strong decided features which can
, produce shadows capable OF register
! ing the emotions. you will be sue
cessful
when one considers those things
| first. art takes a back seat. The
value of good features may be inn
aRined when one rcalises that the
| little shutter which opens and shuts
fhirf V-aarNnd nf qnrnnG
| catches every shade Of expression
| made within that time. II sees what
the human eye cannot distinguish.
Changed En- Route.
| The great fault of looking al
| ones own pictures in this merciless
| photography Is that one will get toe
| critical. Nv first film was torture
| to me In more ways than one. and
when saw myself acting all tina,
could murmur was Oh, Oh! do
look like that! couldn't possibly
| have done that
1.-THE first time presented myself
was told to get on a horse ant
ride. did. hadn't been on ont
Tor years. ages. The next mornini
I literally crawled down to tn
studio. and the day after when m.
torture was extreme. the manage
invited me to do the whole thin,
over again"
The 22-karat Taggart smile boom
out and the black head was shakel
negatively.
But that taking the scene owe
reminds me OF another scene tha
I had to take over. ! was to jun