Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-27
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Sharp IN VANITY FAIR"


Mira Fiske is once again to be seen
In her famous role Of Becky sharp
IN the recently completed Edison
masterpiece. vanity Fair released
through the Kleine-Edison Feature
service and booked as the stellar af'
traction at the Queen Theatre on sat
urday Of this week.
Mrs. Fiske played the role through
out the country precisely one thou.
saud times Her one thousand ana
,rst portrayal has been registered oy
the motion picture camera. thus pre-
serving one Of the most interesuns
stage figures that the theatre OF
America has known. i
Mrs. riske's Becky" because o.
ia individuality and ingenuity OF
Characterization. ranks with Edwin
rorrest's Lear" Joseph Jenersons
..Rip van Wrinkle" and Richard Mans
aeld's "cyrano de Berserae." Those
splendid nsures Of the stage now l've
only in the memory Of the older gen
Grafton Of play.sosn. II is some sat
Isfaction TO know that Mrs. f1skes
~pecky SHARP Is to be saved BY the
magic Of the flm.
Az soon as the fact that MIS- f'ske
was to appear In pictured version
~ "vanIty Fair" became known. 'ne
.c,ress began to receive letters IRON
her personal friends among college
professors. literary men and women
ar,,s,a and critics. evidencins me
greatest interest In the enterprise and
commenting II In the highest terms
some, however. Of Mrs. Fiskes cor
! RESPONDENTS concluded their letters
+ with the query: But what woa,'
; Thackeray think Of II ALI" TO Inn
c question Mrs. Fiske replies;
+ ~ have no doubt whatever Una
rhackeray would be most highly ae
n lighted could he but know that ~
|, characters in Vanity Fair were =
d live again on the cinema screen n
d was. in high degree. an author wnos
Is v,,., interest lay In the people apou
Q. him: In the foIbles and fancies OF NJ
IA ro .uch a man, at this preser
i. time. the new medium would maH
lie strong appeal.
Of "A few years ago ! made the sta.
le ment' IN an interview. that II wo0'
A. not be long before the greatest
our dramatists would Be writing =
h. tho moving pictures and that u
he greatest Of our players would be p'
60 tured on the screen. The pFopne'
In was received with mingled mirth al
LIST indignation at the time, and 80 maj
op Of my friends scofied at the Idea tn
lst was rather regretful that ] had
OK. pressed II. But the few interveni
Ing years have given ample proof that
NC was right. and. therefore, ] am
now afraid to venture the ASSERT
IIr. about 80 great man a. Mr.. Thsc'
tbs ray"
OK. A number Of literary people :"
Gus wrote TO Mrs. Fiske about the piet'
led prior to It's making expressed a.
ION curiosity as to how the rich qualit
by Of humor and satire In Vanity ~
and could possibly be transferred n
ons the printed page to the picture sore
ms. At the outset this question rat
the puzzled the actress herhelf. but
ups ing the several weeks spent In N
pnd' Ing the film she became convi
1000 THAT seemingly impossible things
rect made possible by the indefaus'
the work, care and genius OF the NAL
ten Of motion pictures.
1um. The working scenario OF va
than Fair" which IL quite . volume II
self, was prepared By Sumner
lIams and Mr.. Nowland after man,
pei. readings OF the book and much
wss]ins into the records Of the pei
sley. Then came journeys OF hundred
10 A. miles. by automobile. in search
/ Jr.. scenes. both interiors and sxter
Q "a. Ito suit the requirements Of the .
BODY A street 10 Boston WAS found .
|. In. about replica. IN the fashion Q
/ ~ |buiIdlnss. Of Russell Square. Lo1
the ~ . famous Girls school near