New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
A Little About
SaIome and a
Lot About ALA
Actress Proves of Far
Greater Interest Than
the Princess of Judea
By Harriette Underhill

By Harriette Underhill
One By one the Bryant family dr!fted
IN 20 luneheon. First came the director
% publicity, who had really invited Us;
then came Charles Bryant. author
director ard leading man. and last OF
all came Nazimovs, herself. looking
sbou. twelve years old. in blue Rus.
ran frOek, with white collar and cuffs
and a big hoppy black hat, with red
velvet peoples on H. Madame ex-
planned in the most perfect English
that Il was not her fault that she was
late. because after making the engage
mert for her everybody had forgotten
20 tell her about IL. And Mr. Bryant
and the publicity director both pleaded
guilty.
To Talk
About Salome
We had expressed a desire 70 meet
Nine Nazimovs and her handsome hus-
band 70 talk with them about the new
picture which they brought out
"Sslome." But before We tel any
thing about Sslome we've got TO tell
what we found out about Ala. She has
the most remarkable eyes. blue Bs sap
phiTes and surrounded by black lashes
d half inch long. They arc glorious,
and In spite Of her nose, which is not
according 70 Hoyle, she is distinctly
handsome. Her black hair Is boboed
and she has the face, the figure and
the nsivctt Of a young girl.
I'm late" she said 20 Ne waiter,
"and want lot Of something cold
and sour lot Of different things, in-
tcrcs,ing things--you know
"Ycs. Madame" and the waiter dis
appeared and in moment was back
again with a tray Of hors d'oeuvrcs.
They are beautiful" said Madame.
u van, one Of each" and We had
fancied that she must have 20 deny
herself everything good 10 eat 20 keep
tfe, wonderful fgure Of hers, which is
almost boyish.
TIE Danger
IL Past
OF course now that "Salome" is fn-
t.La Oil. ...~-s. - o-,f.c 80 irrno~farf.
but. from what we hear Of that picture
she could not have kept anything from
her public in the way Of avoirdupois
II she had taken it on while she was
making "Sslome'
who is going 20 release 'Salome'"
We asked. while Madame devoted her
self 10 tho ffty-sevcn varieties on her
plate. Mr Bryant answered, I'VE
haven't decided yet"
And We arc not going TO until we
Jet every one see IT," added his wife
"we know Of man who is crazy
10 get IL" We confded.
And know Of two others said
Ala. smiling. but We shall see"
u should like 20 90 20 a play this
afternoon and another one tonight 7
want 20 see something talky and
gloomy and Russian. like them very
,tlky"
yes" We said. "like The Master
Builder. Now do not tell us that you
liked that. even Il YOU did play in IT,"
Then you shouldn't like IL for the
scrcen,' said Madame in pretended
surprise u had thought OF doing it
next"
The One
Best Bet
NO" We said. decidedly, you are
20 buy the flm rights 20 'Kiki' and
do that next"
"iu admit that had some such
vain ambition before ! saw the play,
bu, after last night. never, II any
one does IL on the screen il must be
Miss Ulric herself. 40 one would dare
10 do II after seeing her IN Il; she is
quite too. too marvellous. One never
should undertake a part unless one
feels confident Of doing II at least as
well as +, was originally done. You
know comparisons are fatal. and who
could hope 20 equal Miss Ulrie's per-
formsnce? il is perfect
So. besides being handsome and
brilliant and humorous and clever
Madame Nazimova is generous. or. If
YOU prefer Il, "Alls is great