The Washington herald., 1920-06-24
New York City
By o. o. Mcintyre

New York, June 23.--The amus !
ing encounters OF writers entering
the Land of the silver Screen would
Ill volumes. And yet one moving
picture magnate expressed IT. with
They may laugh Mt US but we
have built up the sixth industry IN
the country" There 10 an impor-
tant theatrical producer who has
his fingers dabbling In the movies.
A we'll known novelist came TO-
him recently with the idea OF inter-
esting him In a screen version OF
Edgar Allen Poe's immortal poem
THE Raven.S He explained that
success had been attained by the
producers who screened Robert w.
serviss The Shooting Of Dan NC
Grew"
The producer seemed interested
but as usual IL was difficult TO pin
him down to anything tangible. he
kept delaying things but stiii held
out hope and the writer who was
to do the dramatization and conu-
nuity continued calling.
Finally there came day when
he heard that someone else had the
idea and was liable TO put II Into
use at once. He got the producer
on the telephone and asked for an
Immediate appointment. IL was set
for late that afternoon.
When the novelist arrived he
found the producer In his ONCE
with a grip packed ready to make
a hurried trip to Pittsburg wher1
business had called him.
IF we are going to do Edgar Al
len Poe's poem" he explained, I'VE
have got to get started at once.
The other fellows are hot on the
trail and may spring II at any
time. We need quick action. To-
morrow may be too late"
We'll, 1 tell you what you do"
said the producer, I'm going away
just leaving for the train now
but I'll be back day after tomor-
row. You make an appointment
for Poe tor meet me in my office at
10 o'clock in the morning." Be
fore the amazed novelist could re-
ply. the producer had picked up
his bag and was on his way out
the door. But at the threshold he
stopped. looked back andAsa But
tell this guy Poe there will be no
advance payment" And he was
gone.
Speaking OF the movies, Carl Hy-
son and Dorothy Dickson. team
of popular dancers, divided a check
for $500 one day this week. 1t
was for half hours work In the
films. The dancers were busy ana
paid no attention to several offers
made to them but at last accepted
the final one.
81 Goodfriend's famous plug hat
has been immortalized in a recent
tale by Irwin cobb in the Saturday
Evening Post. Goodfriend Travelled
a year with Cobb over the country
on a lecture tour as business man
ager. Goodfriend's hat Is as famous
on Broadway as Maxfeld Parrish's
painting. "Old King Cole" Year in
and year out-summer. fall, win
ter and spring--Si's hat is to be
seen. IL has been the butt Of jokes
in vaudeville. musical shows and
all the newspaper columns and
Goodfriend smiles at IL all good ma
turedly-realizing that he Is being
carried along to fame with his hat.
As Cobb remarked: Outdoors,
lacking Ii, he would have felt as
John Philip Sousa on parade would
feel without his medals--that is to
say, practically nude"
Burglars in New York have al
ways had the reputation OF being
polite. And now the vulgar crooks
who stick-up cigar stores are
showing signs Of culture. The
other day they bound and gagged
two clerks in a downtown store.
took all their money, looted the
safe and a half hour later called
them on the phone and apologized
for being so rough. 1T Is just Il
part OF our work, you understand.
and we have no personal animos-
ity," they said.