The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28

man tragedy. We have removed the seed of the evil, and I believe the whole world within 50 years will follow the example of America"
 Miss Garden then brought out her famous mirror gown. It looked like one of those big glass chandeliers in a Louise Seize room.
 Lift it." she invited
 I did. It was as heavy as a coat of mail.
 Last night at Louisville when was talking to some friends back of the stage" she said, "a funny thing hap pened. I felt something behind me. and when turned to look there was small boy trying to rip off one of the mirrors with his jack knife. He wanted it for souvenir, he said.' Mary Garden interview would hardly be complete without some refer ence to the woman's world. What ef- feet would the events of the war those terrible four years have in this regard?
 | Again her blue eyes sparkled, and she was again our effervescent Mary of old as she laughed "Well, it has set wom- en free; actual liberty is theirs from now on. l am not ranking feminist but think that women have won and are winning something more than the merely mechanical ballot, which has never appealed verys strongly to me. They are going to be what the French call puissant If you want that put into the campus English, you might say that after this women, generally speak. 'ng' are going to have a weighty say in what is to be done in the world. It is hard now to analyze reconstruction problems, but these will work out; women will not be the losers, and the
 United States stands on the threshold of it's greatest era"
 1 he1erence to her own part in wom- ans war work in France during the
 war brought no ready response, despite the fact that Miss Garden was decorated by both the French and Serbian gov ernments for such activities. That is I discuss. Nor will the fair Mary give any reasons for this reticence. 1 In love? Yes. she is in love with a man whom she has never met. He is 1 William s. Hart" she said Ut is prob- able that he does not know of my un- dying admiration. but have been smit-
 ten ever since saw him in Paris in the
 movies. All the Parisians are wild about him. They think, At last the whole truth about the wild west and
 the cowboys It is his obvious sim cerity which wins them, and he never overacts." s Her own experience in the pictures naturally followed for discussion. z T hated the work before the movie camera at first, but after I got used to the Stew surroundings, the strange
 technique, I grew to like it very much think there is much greater artistic future for the cinema than most people ! think. The depths of artistry have not ! been sounded in this field, although we occasionally see subtleties displayed ! upon the screen that only indicate how
 much farther actors and directors may go in human realism and psychological
 portrayal in moving pictures. l believe
 that some day this art form will assume eqral dignity and importance along with
 opera. drama and other histrionic me-
 diums. That is q long way on, but it will come.
 Mechanically photographically, the
 science of motion pictures has already
 reached almost perfection. Such won- derful effects as have been achieved leave little or no room for improvement. lis seems, but as an art strictly speak ing. it has a long way to go. That in
 telligent restrained, human, even in 1 tellectual. acting may be registered on the film has been demonstrated by this same Mir. Hart and few other real actors. The cinema is very young, and like many young industries, it has suf-
 fered greatly from commercialism. It win eventually settle down on q better
 taking and take Its place among the arts
 as well as the sciences.
 My favorite role? Impossible. They are all different identities. and each seems to be the best while I am in it. Thais, Carmen. Monna Wanna, Melisande
 are all different identities, and eacl, is a favorite in it's own turn.
 Prom one standpoint l enjoy Melis- ande the most. She is so complex. so f&. from obvious. It requires so much cafe.
 such mental effort to project her intt