Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-19
BILL (TWO-GUN) HART
MAGNET AMONG MEN
"The Aryan" a Sentimental,
Courtly Child, With Keen
Dramatic Intelligence

The only way to meet William s, Hart
is to spend eight or ten years Of your life
meeting a hundred or 50 ordinary actors.
Then. and then alone you realize the differ
ence. For Hart is that anomaly In stage
fand--a man VIII retains both his histrionc
skill and his genuine masculinity. All TINS
coupled with a quiet dignity, n virile but
unostentatlous assurance that leave ther
mark on the least easily impressed, He
is never unapproachable,
During the week 7 talked with the Tri-
angie actor.director at some length. II was
n talk full of human virtues ana empued
Of personal vanity. THE hlm fans are
crazy simply mad" he said. with an optic
twinkle that didn't shield his beliet IN wha'
he said conclsely, but kindly The PIC
t,Ires have taken a hold on them with whlch
nothing else is comparable ! didn't rear
i've n TIL we started East. our train WASH |
supposed TO stop till we reached hahSaS
City The first time we were held up we
admit understand what the people were
driving at: I give you my word we were
that Innocent. In some places theE hol
only had the regular police force actiNe o,
the streets TO restrain the mobs but caHed
~, ,ho rsserves In one town. a rough
ene I was received by a priest, belted WIN
.ups about the waist. In another a notheI
ran forward to me. holding up 'h"u an"
CRYING: This little girl prays Tor you 'NsIs
night. Brllr I have made more spef'heH
than any political campatEner ana shaSe
more hands than ] imagined eNis'eo' n. ,,.I,,,d
hsa the least sort Of sweled nut II woulu
ha ali on with me. But, honestly l taNe
49,. smallest kind OF personal pride IN such
achievements 1t Is the pictures 'He'.
selves I Just happen to be doing the west,
arm stun that has caught on, FOLKS 'uen,us
me with them But It is the pictures 'na'
count. l.,
III have an ideal in the business ,
20 acouaint spectators with the true "Is
- .ha Wild mining and cowboy towns OF
tha west as they were in the early uayS
7 never did a strictly nonwesterh MN
.Aouyn, .Retween Men, with It's dresssul'S'
was an approach 10 that sort OF thlhs.
I have always wanted 20 prove 10 i"oN' ~,
fans that I could do something oesiue @ .ne
Eun-drawing and cigarette-ro,,'ns ,ir,e
Mr. Ince wanted me TO- But every -, -
shs theme is hroached, the dlstrinuuhs
agencies set up yelI' ....
Mr. Hart Though he prefers 'Bill Is
mighty good company, He tells SUI
.better than Chauncey Depew, WIN an m man
actors c.evernoss and none OF an aoloI !
attitudiniZing He smokes real cigars a@Iu @
drinks a glass or two OF reai WIZ h,,,
once in a while ne swears, not violently pu'
in n gentle booming tone that taxes away
~ the sting Of profanity and makes curse
sound like a thunderous blessing
He is frankly sentimental, especially
about animals and children. OF prime i'm
norta7ce to him In his pony, which he got
from some OF the Indians who came "a
fneeville a couple Ot years Ego. He gay'
fhe writer some unusual sidelights on th'
chances that lie and his company TAXI
while shooting" Every day he says. SOM
one in the cast goes 10 the hospital. bu
he has had rare luck The only time
he was painfully Injured were during thu
nlrning OF "Hells Hinges and THE Two
gun Man" In the first mar led he brok
two ribs when his mount rolled down
sand bank In the latter he crushed hi
knee when he rode through the big windoy
on horseback.
The final impression Bill leaves on yo
a. one OF complete capability and an un
snoiled, child-lilSe. gentle, strong nature
Skeptlcal fans, who dsassociate what actor
do from what they are may be assured O
this. He Ia a regular person. in additio
% being a talented producer and player.
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