Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29

"A Student Artist" writes: Per
haps YOU remember, no. YOU must surely
hav" forgotten answering letter of
mine whose main purpose was Joseph
Schildkraut.
II was wildly enthusiastic about his
work in Orphans Of the Storm. ! am
still n "nthrallrd over his acting. and
wrote 20 ask YOU If YOU thought he
would care 10 hear from me-. We'll
took YOUR advice and wrote nice
sensible cOngratulatory pardon ndJec-
'ivesl letter and have never heard
a thing. Finally. A. We all know.
'I.iiiom' came and I. among every one
else. SO it seemed. attended the opening
night. am quite sure | saw you
there. 50 sure in fact | was tempted TO
speak TO YOU. II is rather passe 10
speak OF the glorics Of that play. but
think il was the most beautiful. won
drrfu and moving thing ] have ever
seen. In fact. n tribute 20 its reality
or rather intensity Is that during
theatre party (which by the way was
my third viewing OF III" play m"Ht
practical sort Of girl was 80 aH'cI"d
and moved nS to faint on my shoulder
during the suicide Of Liliom. Enough
Of 4. .lliom. though. except I" say thnt
| wa. So cnthused went back the
second night and thar evening, upon
chance encounter at the Rit2, spoke
~ our friend Schildkraut. Never have
been 50 disappointed in any one a. IN
tDnt man. ! should term myself an
ironocla~t. iuleed. should | urg" any
one 70 attempt 70 meet their theatrl'a
idols. | cannot tell YOU how affected
! WAS hv his repulS!"n Of my 'AS
rhuughIl un!ngratattng advance ter-
hans | expected roo much. aS !Ast jan
ruarv when Ethel barrymore was play
ing here in 'Doclasse, took advaMtaG"
~ a chance meeting again. ana MISS
BARRYMORE. being Miss BARRYMORE
took Il all A. u was meant, an I'M
promptu expression Of hero worship
and il came off beautifully. so branu-
fully in fact thar Miss Barrymore must
have been quite late for her HV"nih.
performance, Will" | shall always re-
member her n the most charming
and cunsid"rnt" Of women. 1t Is 80
good n pour out my tale to YOU. !
refrained from saying much ana, IN fhcl;
if Won publish this Ietter II would
n. yery unfair 10 print whnt | have said
nt Srhildkraut, bocnuse II would per
hap, prejudice few people against
him. and give n goohly number an I'm
ur..Sion that most ,ikety is entirely
fDl,p. Understand. 7 consider him n"
less urofr> siunally for this incident, for
I sill believe hlm foremost actor
~ our times. buy cannot tell how very.
much was affected by his lark "t
>por, ,Smansh!p and hls-wc!. n"th1hS
bur rud"ness viii >uthce'
Although, perhaps. it is an cd story
% mo-, every one, ! bay" HSt seen
ThcodOra. What shall ! >nl ~ II
BEFORE | -ay anything. though. | must
nxplnin thar | think | look AZ movies
through quite different eyes from those
If the average theat"gOer, and that
+, urtisticnlly. \ picture m"y b" an
,olute rot. u mere succession "i SHY
and uncOnnerted events. but II the
bnrkground the ensemble Of figures,
costumes and settings are charming
that picture j. knockout for me.
Although would not say that OF
'Thrud0ra' Ciu fact. upon reelection,
am quite unable 20 pass any Judgment
ion 'TheOdorr' was far too interested
and pnthu Sed over the marvellous wealtn
of detail 10 notice the plot. Sucriege
pcrhaps and therefore You can see
am rotally unfit 70 crfttCtze the movies
To ma 'Theodorn was u revelation Oi
what good taste, lImitIeSS knowledge
of historic ornament and infinite pains
cnn nccomplish ! nm awfuIly cmthuSi'
nsrir about the whole production, Aht
Luyr been wondering II YOU kne"
If any way in which | could possibly
secure prints of the architectural ant
uuturnl settings used, as they W"ul
he of extreme value To me in my work
II fear have trespa~se greatly OF
YOUR time, buy there Is II question
! would like TO ask you. What do En'
think is the idcal toward when M
movies should b" working 10 IN" IN
movies are an art in which II has, II
common with all other arts, the duty Il
reflect human events and emotions. bu
moi unreaervpdly. However, for aS alS'
in other arts II cannot be direct r"
Election, but rather an Interpretation
with consideration for the limitation
and material Of the medium Hence
think the idea all wrong OF succession
of tabeaux with explanatory interJec'
tions. As in any painting. for instance
nfter the conception of the idea, tn
form IL interpreted 10 the medium ant
is so carefully thought out lthat Is, II
NIL good pantingsI ~ 10 give the idea
which was the original planned, TO th
spectatOr without any explanation
whatsoever. Even title should b.
.uperfuous. The idea often as not i
,lhstract but still to be really good IN
J spectator is never puzzled or confused
/ the suggestion desired is predominant
Then should not the movies rather b
a series Of exquisite pantomimesy Hurel'
that Is the logicdt> translstlon of\ ists 9