New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Edwin Carew
; Says the Play
7 Is the Thing
No Director Should
Be Expected TO Become
a Jack Of All Trades
Bv Harrictte Underhill

Il An the Law Nhlen VPone Wv
Strand to-day. One reason We are so
anriousiy awaiting that is because OF
ii. biz. highly eolored posters that
have preceded the picture by some
ve.k,, and which depict Noah Beery
about 70 throttle Rosemary Thsby.
Also. the h,st picture Of new cor
porstion 10 always interesting, because
, director does feel At that time that
vhst.ver he does will be held against
him In tie future. BE Is in thank
les position, too. II be achieves q
MASTERPIECES every one will 70 TO his
second picture and say, y guess he's
done for. That last picture couldn't
compare With the frst one And n
he nskss . bad picture every one will
say, ~Tbs second one couldn't be any
rced, <ithsr.- So pity the poor di-
rscNri
wnsn In poabt
F,eueve the Experts
Mr.. Csrsw feels exactly that way
About il himself. "1f you SEQ q house
vllch 10 badly constructed, ono in
which the srchitecturs Is faulty. do
you blame the interior decorator" said
Mr.. Carsv impresSivsly when We asked
rim to voics his unhsppiness. yet
thst Is exactly what happens to d.
roctoY. He may be handed 4 story TO
4, which he knows is bad. II is filed
with impossible situations which he
will lie Swske nights over trying 70 de-
wise nome way Of redeening them from
utter bsnality. Then when the picture
is tnished people will look at II and
.sy, 1t is shame for a director 70
turn out q thing like thstl' And II
really 10 shame for a director 10
have 10 turn out such . story. The
thing which the motion picture indus
try needs above everything else is an
appreciation Of the importance Of the
scenario. No one ever pays enough at
tention 10 the story, and neither do
they realize how very important are
the titles. They are TO pictures whn
the dialogue 10 70 a play"
Here vs agree perfectly with Mr.
Csrev. Titles can make a picture for
ul. but about the other--ve have al
ways believed that a good director
could take any sort OF story and make
q good picture. A number Of the d.
reetors sgree with US about that. and
then there are plenty who insist that q
good picture can result only from q
good story. or course, II all depends
on what you call good picture. To
Mr.. Csrew IL means one with big
thrills. or at least dramatic moments.
"That 10 because had been an actor
for 90 many years before ! went over TO
the screen" said Mr. Csr.w. when we
pointed this out 70 him. The story Of
7 Am the Law, pleased me, and still, in
spite OF that fact, was rather sur
prSd at the praise which the picture
received. mean that do not consider
II my best picture and 50 many people
hsve said that II is. II was adapted
from an old novel By James Oliver Cur
wood One thing which plesses US is
the fact that Ar. Csrew is going 20
work in the East. We wish enough com
psniss would come back here 20 open up
all Of the studios in Fort Lee. The
Edwin csrew Picture Company is going
te make a number Of big productions. To
fellow Immediately or the release Of ~
An the Law" Charles Burr is the
president Of the new company.
And we are wondering, also, II the
Urban Movie chats, which deal with
stiqust< and its pros and cons. will be
RELEASED in New York. We are longing
10 zee them because Reed Hamilton. who
k., Just come la With the Greenwich
Village Follies," ssw one Of them in a
Western town and be says that no one
should naiss them. The fact that they
are called urban" may mean that they
are coming 10 the big city; otherwise,
they would be called the Suburban. The
prss notice which we received reads
thus:
"Ia sitting at the table keep your
feet fn an easy and graceful posi-
ton Notice the right wsy--and the
vroaer
Htiscstts for
the ptiausttiquss
sDout place yeur napkin anywhere
bot Ia your hp--srd don't unfold it
sat!rsly.-
sNsver team cpcn ths table; don't
handle the srverware and don't al
Lou your body 70 droop. Hold yourself
In IN erect but not stiff position"
Ppohibinonc ought 20 make this last
butte simple
vDont cut your roll or bread With
= lnife and don't use the
StAsl knife for spreading butter"
~Rresk your bread in this manner
And use the butter knife, which is pro-
xdsd for the purpose"
Never place your knife In your
mouth for any purpose whatever"
The most interesting Of this is "for
ary purpose whatever" 1t opens up
sxny lines Of thought.
sAnd remember that II is very i'm
Proper 10 dip your bread into butter
or sauce"
Never blow upon your soup 20 cool