The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-17
TALKS
by
Crane
SOMETHING HUMAN
corrnlorr leko nx ,aarr rars

Aa Va go up and down the ways
Of this busy age. the thing that
makes ~ stop ana wonder. the thing
that h like the discovery OF hidden
treasure or pearl OF great price. Is
Something Human.
have just seen two whopplnF
human treasures. one Is tho writing
about Mexico by ihanez a wonderful
piece of Journalism. OF which | may
speak later
The other is n moving picture en-
titled ''iIumorenaue. based on "a
story by Fannie Hurst.
The intense humanity OF n Is en-.
phaslsed by the fact that n n all
about people who live In world en-,
tircly different from any have
known Something human appcn ~
all the more human when u rs Japa.
ncae. or ilottcntot. or Eskimo. Then
Il N brought home 20 you that these
people. SO different In their environ.
mcnt from yours. are. after all
blood OF the same blood and spirit OF
the same spirit.
The characters IN this movie are
taken from the Ghetto. They are alt
Jewish. In this story we are thrust
into the midst az this little world. ns
close and ciannlsh as ever little
world was. and our hearts are melted
within ua at tho realization OF our
common humanity.
The real star Of the play IL the
Jewish mother. performed by Ncm
. H.. A. - - q III
the program. and Of whom have
never heard. have no hesitation In
saying that u h the most remark.
able and appealing Characterization
have ever seen upon the screen.
Che h the incarnation Of what.
after all. h the most interesting
type TN all the world mother. She
il the most perfect representation OF
motherhood l have ever seen Al
tho strong currents OF mother feel.
ing. affection. fear tenderness. ap.
prchenslon. Eioaiing. pride and Joy
Etrcam from her face IN an over.
whelming tide.
While ] have never had the hc-
auainiance OF any lady OF the Ghetto.
Z l had the feeling as n my own
mother had enyclopcd me In her per.
sonall,y.
+ The art Of the thing ~ uncon.
HciouH. Somehow the spectator feels
that neither tho writer 81 the plAy.
nor the director OF the film rrOduc.
ton. nor tho actors Themselves really
intended 10 do the smashing thing
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upon telling n story and making
Eood pictures and developing the
love scenes between the boy and Etfi.
ana showing tho trials OF a ntruE
Cling artist Hut ali these arc bY
| the way II is tho simple. naive.
child hearted Jewish mother tina,
walks away with the whole perform.
ancc.
For. after MI. IL Is the mother who
IL the one universal firurr. II II the
mother who h the real League %
Nations. !, IL IN motherhood tina,
there IL neither Jew nor Gentle,
Greek nor barbarian. bond nor free.
Their. are all manner % tongues.
customs. tastes and divcrguncies
among human beings. but the one
rtrun. rcd cord that binds them for.
ever together IL Motherhood
And this Is the trucst. deepest buEl.
ness Of the theatre: 10 reveal 10 un
our humanity. TO show us strange
types. and how. after all. they arc
not strange at all.
Here " tho real hope of mankind
that underneath all our differences.
our HtrugElcs for precedence. our
race hates. our ciashinE Helflshnoam
our claimant competitions. our war;
and r7imora Of wars. our contests Of
classes. our angry disputes Of labor
and capital. our envy. huperrilloua.
noaH and provlnciaiiam--unde
all these Is the mothers lap. around
all these are the mothers everlasting
arms
Most books are written. mos; plays
arc tinkcred up. once in "A while a
story b. born. not made. '1Iumor.
esaue" was born. and don't forget
that tho greatest figure IN u H. the