The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-26
PIANIST AT MOVIES
INTERPRETERS DRAMAS
Has to Play lust the Music to
Bring Out Every Scene
of Film.
HER LIFE NO MERRY JEST
Enterprising Reporter Figures
Out How She Works Harder
Than a Horse.

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Everybody has been TO the movies.
oh. yes.
Everybody has heard and seen the
girl down front who thumps away on
the piano during the various per.
formances OF the day and
Well, what of Il?
Probably not one movie patron in a
dozen has thought OF Il, but that girl
ia the interpreter OF the drama.
She IL like one who attempts TO tell
an audience of deaf mutes what an
actor IL saying-except that in this
case the actors are mute, too.
Plays for Climax.
You've noticed, no doubt. that
sometimes the girl plays fast and
furious; the plano notes give one 4
auivcry feeling. and tho movie spec.
tator straightens up in his seat. Look
closely at the screen and there you
Will see action, a climax In some
episode of the reel.
The girl has interpreted the feeling
OF the actors, and you have felt IL.
The music has largely brought this
about.
Then again, the girl will play a luli.
apy; one u soothed and begins TO
think. away back in his mind, OF
grooming mothers, childhood hours.
and the memories of some lovers lane
In the old homo town.
rse, n. SAT, N,.,..
on 'ne screen there Is scene or
tenderness, something that touches
the heartstrings and makes one for.
get the rartime or tb. .heavv. pou.ic
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' WIN '"o oeiore'
TINS 10 ,he work OF the girl at the
piano IN the motion picture theater'
livery uhy OF hor nto-and SIX or
seven times "a aey-shc interprets the
aoIehs OF mooas ana the actions OF the
MN stars STANDARDIZATION would
ioe' just IKE an INTERPRETER 10
y" auu'onoo OF oeai hhu'o'' ooro'nS
Nni'a Sen''hns' VINO p'syS tue pan"
accompaniment Tor motion pictures
In q popular Ninth street theater, told
n reporter for The Times.
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Interested In Thsir Work.
This was Miss schiiiing's idea OF
her work. and AZ was the best way Of
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told the reporter Inc reporters nrst
iaea was 70 nnu OUT nov muon work
these girls 90 IN a aay' put they
wanted 10 teu MIN VIVA. ouoc. they
,,ea 70 proauco IN .non work, now
lnteIesuns anu '"s' NO" 'hey
were able to do IL
NOW. MISS rlAho roIte' W you ever
thousht you weh.ea 70 SIT UP IN
ron. OF .he front TOW anu play TOT
INC movies even 20 DAD listen 10
What these kns toid the reporter
now muoh Norh 90 you mink they
nor Ihoy work anywhere from SIX
70 eisnt hours 81. rms means
thst they aseraso aoout SIX shoWs'
In most SHOWS there are three reels
OF drama ana one OF comedy. They
play more thsh twenty songs TOT each
much more out OF their own nina
For each comedy reel they play more
than thirty pieces ana improVise not
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eetunS Down 70 Figures.
There are thirty or forty bars in
any piece OF music, and when you fig-
ure on doubling up the choruses and