The Washington times., 1916-10-10
Young Film Star Declares
Ancient Princess the 0rigi.
nal Vampire.
BUT SHE WOULDN'T BE NOW
Actress Thinks Judean Noble
woman Represented Rest
lessness of Her Sex.

Now that with the aid OF Mr.. Kim
ling and the motion picture the
verb ITO vampire" has become a
part Of the English language. and
now that with the aid Of the varl-
Gus wall-eyed young women who
wiggle and wobble, and. wear their
hair parted in the middle and call Il
acting, the business value Of motion
picture vampiring is being reduced
every day. II Is not Improbable to
go over the history OF vampiring
and consider Just who holds the
championship belt. This being, OF
course. the most appropriate thing
that could designate vampire
championship as 1t frequently Is a
homely. but entirely complete de-
scription of her costume.
Young Norma Tallmadge, who Ia
doing quite few real and whole
some things In pictures-and who
isn't a screen vampire In the ac-
cepted sense OF the term at all-has
she Is OF the opinion that Salome
Is entitled to the championship. At
the same time Miss Tallmadge has
lot Of nice things to say about
Salome that will make her present
day imitators feel proud of them
selves.
"Salome comes pretty near being
the original vampire lady of history.
to my way OF thinking" Miss Tall
madge writes The Times. These
modern creatures-ugh!-of motion
pictures are tame compared to the
tempestuous princess.
Ancient Vamp Had Brains.
These colorless tiger-skin ladies OF
modern days. when women have so
many interests and professions.
cannot comprehend. but the hayward
daughter of Herodias has come down
through the ages quite understand
able. Indeed. with all her almost
barbaric lure Of the olden days. she
is quite modern.
"She symbolizes all the restless
ness of the women of today She
had nothing to occupy Ter mind and
morbid love crept into her thoughts
instead. Jewels. cosmetics and mas
culinity were the only mental d.
versions OF the day. Today, Salome
society. lecturing mere men from a
street corner. Or she would be in
terested in settlement work. Poor
girl! Salome was a victim OF old
fashioned feminine limitations. And
she would have made such a SPLEEN
Olu suffrage lcdueT!
Il doubt IL anyone has been more
maligned than Salome. The popular
conception of her is an undulating
lady discarding her seventh veil TO
the music of a circus side show. In
reality, she was a misunderstood
young woman Of royal blood--and q
woman who could think. too.
Might Love Billy Sunday.
THE dramatists. likewise, have
never given the lureful salome a
chance. Sudermann. in Johannes
made her a temptress who claimed
the head Of the prophet. because he
met her advances with reproof. In
the end, Sudermann comedies that
Salome would have relented had the
prophet been willing to ask of her
his life She was piqued and when a
modern girl is piqued she would like
the guilty persons head, IL she could
get It. We're all Salomes under the
skin.
''Salome really was in the position
OF a modern princess who might fall
In love with Billy Sunday. But,
these days. she would forget about II
In bridge, athletics, social activities
or suffrage work. These modern
vampires haven't a genuine reason
for vamping Salome was surrounded
by a gilded and immoral. or rather
immoral, atmosphere and the Town
Topics of Judea must have given
the affair a lot OF publicity.