The New York herald., 1922-12-03
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The Town that Forgot God" he was
moved to a verbal outburst on the
subject of Movies, Music and the
Mob" He says that the pictures on
the screen and the music OF the or
chestra are complementary-tha one
appeals to the visual sense and one TO
the emotional with the same vigor.
To explain his point, he cites an in
stance from the film itself: After
alternating light and shadow, having
TO do with relatively quiet phases of
rural life, there suddenly sounds q
more portentous note-a smouldering
ominous undertone suggesting a vague
terror. 1 partly realize that the or
chestra is playing the awesofne OPEN
ing bars of the Fri King Schubert
indeed, had the program music idea
when he wrote this great dramatic
song about a terrified boy crouching
beneath his fathers cloak. while the
horse gallops madly through the storm
and darkness with them. Does the
audience recognize the music? Better.
they feel 1t without recognizing it, for
visible on the screen is another terri
fed boy in a lonely garret sobbing his
heart out -. while a steady drum
of shrapnel rain hurls itself against
the house."
Incidentally q great many average
citizens are beginning to develop an
appreciation for good music. where
before their melodic senses did not
go very far beyond Hot lips" and
e..y a.
Me-; and the medium of their enlight-
eminent has been that generally
sneered at institution, the moving pic
ture theater.
NOTES.
The company which is TO make the
film version of Joseph Hergesheimer's
novel, 1.-THE Bright Shawl has left
for Havana, where most of the ex-
teriors are to be photographed. Rich
ard Barthelmess is the star, Dorothy
Gish the sub-star, John S. Robertson
the director, and Edmund Goulding
the scenarist.
We learn with regret that the series
Of Johnny Jones Comedies" two of
which have been shown at the Capitol
has been discontinued-due, it is said
to rather darkly political reasons.
These little two-reelers possessed an
individuality and a spontaneity which
was truly refreshing to one who is a
bit tired of the rubber stamp goods
that ordinarily come out OF Holly
wood.
Jeanie Macpherson is now at work
on the story of Cecil B. DeMilles new
picture, which is to be a frank expose
of the Ten Commandments. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. De Mile OBJ
tanned this odd idea from a contest
which he conducted through the Los
Angeles Times.
We are unable to imagine how Miss
Macpherson will develop this theme
but If she treats it the way she treated
"The Affairs of Anatole" and THE
Admirable Crichton." then 1t would
seem that Mosess great contribution
! TO theological literature is in for a
severe mauling.
NJ. Louis Deliuc. editor of the
French ian magazine" Cinea, has
published an article on the French
attitude toward American movies. He
makes many astute observations. from
which we gather that our films are
received more favorably in Europe
than we might suppose.
He rates our stars as follows
Charlie Chaplin. Sessue Hayakawa
Douglas Fairbanks. Charles Ray
william s. Hart. Nazimova, Mabe
Normand, Mary Pickford. Priscilla
Dean, Pauline Frederick, Lillian Gisl
and Norma Talmadge.
The most interesting feature Of this
list is the prominence given to Haya.
kawa--a prominence which, regret
tably. is not accorded him in this
country.
Hayakawa. in our opinion, is one
Of the really great actors of the
screen. Because OF the prejudice
against his race. or something like
that. he has actually been driven out
OF Hollywood and Is now looking fol
work on the stage here in New York
The absence of Rodolph Valentino
from Nj. Delluc's All-American team
is explainable, possibly, on the ground
that most of his pictures have not
had time to reach French audiences as
vet. Indeed, IL was little more than
year ago that he first came into
prominence over here.
Bebe Daniels has recently had two
wisdom teeth extracted. but we under
stand that their removal will not in.
terfere with her celebrated pout.
Preferred Pictures has acquired the
movie rights to THE Broken Wing.
the melodrama by Paul Dickey and
Charles w. Goddard. which was pre-.
sented In New York two seasons ago
This play should possess greai
screen possibilities. but experience
prevents us from being too hopeful
about anything.
AZ the Selwyn Theater this week ID
| w. Griffith will present revival OF
THE Birth of Nation" his first and
in the opinion of many. his greatest
picture Hts most recent Offering
"One Exciting Night" departed last
night from the Apollo 10 permit the
carpenters TO perform a major opera.
tion on the stage.
We saw a revival of The Birth OF
Nation" at the Capitol a year or sc
ago and were nightly impressed with