New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07
Bringing Up
Father, RAYS
Hardest Job
And Now Pater Work. :.
Charley, Presiding (l -
the Corporate Aff.;s

you'll realize your folly VIII.
older" war
Such was the remark with
Charles Rays father brought "a -
a long but fruitless attempt u ~, =
suade the son from entering u,,s "a.
life which he considered 49,, 49, :
struggle for young feI,os ~.
Charley's temperament. Not
years later Ray the elder found =,
self occupying the presidency !, =
Charles Ray Production Comps,v !. $
reward of his sons diligent sso,,. ~
his chosen vocation. To-d.v !.
tremendously proud of his sons s,..,
ments, and the suggestion Of hi. -.
having forbidden his boy to v;sls
his innate proclivity, which b.. "a.
mateIy brought fame and for,,.
his door, causes him som. ;,
comfiture.
Road to Stellar Position
Far From Smooth
A less tenacious person than cb.,..
Ray might have given I'D in de,,...
after a similar sequence of h,,s
knocks and adversely For dur;,, A..
first three years in motion picture, !.
played many a thankIess role: his
received little or no aotice 10 ;,d;,.s.
his having participated in the nun.s
Gus productions. But the boy strpvrs.
persistently for the big thing, 81.
were to come.
He is fond of relating his first =,
periences in flms-now that they a..
but vague memories. One part;cn,..
picture was "The Favorite Som ~,
he appeared in it with Grace Cu,s,,
Il was SO sure that was punk !, an
admits Ray, ''that l didn't have a.
nerve to see the review of It in A.,
studio. However, although wst,s..
the director and the other ot;..l.
closely for few days thereafter. ,h.v
did not seem to hold anything against
me, so felt whole lot better. was,s
teriy Disguised with my seeming fa;,u,.
to do the work I wanted to do Ira.
was only the thought that if ont An,
OF the projection room | would nova,
never again try to do the impossible
Then, to my establishment, I heard ",
lnce's voice above the clicking of II.
projection machine: That's clevs,
piece of natural acting; that boy ia,
something in him. You can imavn.
how much better that made me fsA
Charles Rays
Quarrel With the Clock
The only regret that Charles Raw
has is that there are but twentv.fou,
hours in g day. For besides STARING
in his own productions he directs them
supervises the preparation of ,As
scenarios, assists in the cutting and
editing of the completed product and
manages the business affairs of tas
Charles Ray Productions. Therefore
it is quite evident why he would lik.
little more time than the clock and
daylight saving time allow to accom-.
plish all the things that fall on biz
youthful shoulders. In fact he il such
hard worker and so devoted to his
profession that he did not find time
to go on his honeymoon until several
years after his marriage OF his pro.
fessional work he says:
Good acting is the result of hard
thought. ! lie awake some night,
thinking how 1 can improve bit Of
business and similar things. 49,. 1t
IS my intention to continue producing
such pictures as l have produced in
the past-the wholesome, human nature
interpretations which ring true to the
clean, entertaining side of life
His latest production, "A Midnigh.
Bell" will be presented at the Strand
Theater to-day.
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