New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Maage Kennedy
Gives r art to
Mary Pickford
Star Of spite Corncr''
TeIls Why She Will Not
Play Dorothy Vernon
Hy Iiasyictte underhill

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rights 70 'Doroxhy Vernon of Haddor
KalI'f Il u che most fascinating shar.
acter ever offered to : motion piesurs
ssAs. and how well ysu would have
done I'll Wasns yeur hsars broken
when yeu gave 4 rp 10 Mary Pick
ford r.
This II what we said 10 Mades Ken
uedy - ws followed her fran the eis-
vatos through the xrssnfcem, which
ssnf green at all, but ross coior. and
into her dressing room as shs Little
Tbsassr. after ihs anal curtain.
Elm 20 glad yea asked me.'' replied
Miss Kennedy, without rsaiixlng at all
that she was snniasing Bert Savoy.
sAnd I'm glad. teo. that you think l
shouid have kept the story for myself.
For tbs rest Of Il am sosry--sorry,
mean, that bad 10 Let Mary Pick
ford have it, sIfhough / know that she
10 going TO be perfectly gorgeous in IL.
somehow, feel that could have done
y, soos I reslly do, and 80. OF course.
am tlekied TO death TO hear you ex-
press such On opinion. and know you
mean Whist you say.s
II We never had ssen Madss Kennedy
acs Ne certainly should never have
picked her sor such role ~ Dorothy
Vernon. u seems that she would make
wonderful Juliet. OF an ophelia, or
any ether sweet lady Of history or ac-
sion. but never q Mary Tudor or Dor
oshy Vernon. who has been described
ns "a bsaustful, red-headed vixen.s
Whether you meet niss Kennedy first
- an actress and later see her es she
reslly is, or whether you meet her face
to face first and then see her net. ven
are going 20 be equally surprised. On
shs stage and on the screen she is an
ii.imitab!e fafceuse; at home she 10
gentle little lady with very large brown
eyes. lot Of brown hair twisted
around her head. and a very soft voice
You never would dream, IL you did mot
know OF her past performances. tha,
she could frolic In o part such as she
had In Twin Beds and In aFair and
Warmer" Then. when she went on the
screen she followed up her stage sue
cess oy giving some Of the most per-
zcct performances Of naughty lngenues
the camera ever has recorded. Then
bne went back to the stage again and
played for season In a melodrama
called "Ccrnered." The big sensation
IN this was that Miss Kennedy played
twin sisters, which 10 not nearly so
easy OF accomplishment on the stage
as II is on the screen. Her new play
IS Spite Corner" and 1t 10 because of
this play. really, that she gave up the
wonderful story Of Dorothy Vernon 20
Mary Pickford This Is Miss Ken
nedy's own version Of the transaction.
You see, we had TO make the picture
right here In New York, because am
playing here. and still We could NOT
make II without having lots OF bcaut,-
fui exteriors. with trees and hills and
water. and where are you going to And
n.
that around here In November? RI 7
had done It myself Il would have meant
that It would have to be held ever unf,,
next spring. and there was Mary pick
sord offering. oh, SO much money FOR
" J Just couldn't resist Mary and her
oncr. \ eanf understand how IL han
psned, but you know we bought the
story for i song.s
"And Miss piekford paid $4,000 sor
I. IL. didn't shas'
"sornething like that So you .es
had heart balm,' even II couldny pyax
the parts 'e-s
Miss Kannedy's new picture 60 h,
released almost Immediately "a ca,,a,
The Purpls Highway" Grace Laru,
and Hale Hamilton did It on the stag,
and called It @Dear Me-" which doe,
not sound like musical comedy t,tlc
aftes ycu learn that II Ia so called BIO.
cause the girl wr;ses chidinx letters h
herself and begins them .pear Me-
Ths Purple Highway" sounds like the
titlss OF hundreds OF other picture.
named simply to propitfsts the mar
~ the box office. Monte Blue will be-
seen To Hale Hamilton's stage role. and
ut eourse. Miss Kennedy viii be aMe )
Il had been rumored chat aCornersdn
wss 70 b Misc Kennedy's nexs picture,
SO We asked her about chat. she shoot
her head. II do not think that thas
would make an especially interesting
pscturs. The sisters looked exacS,y
alskss the only difference was "a their
voicss. That % drawback number one.
Than the trick Of getting off and ON
Ehe stsEe and sometimes Of smolovinc
double without the audiences knowing
which was which held the interes,
every moment Such dual roles are 40
common On the screen that Ii would
Dc aothing unusual, Donx ycu sbinx
am right r. Tc which we replied
"Absoiusely,~ for Miss Kennedy haa
said 20 Us exactly what we should have
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