New-York tribune., 1922-11-24
Young Boswell
InteruietDs
Lillian Gish
BECAUSE she Is tho tragedtsnne Of

BECAUSE she is tho tragediennc OF
motion pictures,
she best understands The pushed-o8-
fn-G-corner l1omen,
her beauty ia fragile and her emo
tfonat appeui subtle,
6ro6eh Blossoms" though tragedy,
'oas the finest film, arttsticallp, net
produced,
she has created ",noviev teohnique
apart from the stage technique,
s@e has sailed for ltGly to produce a.
1lec masterpiece.
The entire passenger list Of the Pyou
tdence follo1pcd LILL.iAN GiSH TO the
boat deck, Dhero photographers swarn,ed
TO anop her iphiIe she checked her
tfuaks,. which had already been checked,
ana said premature goodbTs TO her sis-
tor Dorothy and Mary Pichfo1d, qoho
had come TO sec her Of
"She really is loaely booking" remarked
one lady through her torgnette. "And
thoso orchids are just the riaht Ro1ocrs
for her," ~ ike that gray auit scith
me fnr collar" commented her dough-
ter. And, mother, '0ant little black
hat ike hers, toith q lace veil"
Young Boswell drcW MISS GISH
aiodJ from tho photographers to quiet
corner behind boo ventilutor.
Young Boswell-What arc you going
to do in Italy?
LILLIAN GrSH-We are going over
to do "Ihe White Sister," By Marion
Crawford.
Young Boswell-oh, yes. / drove out
to his villa in Sorrento, Beautiful view
of the Bay of Naples from there.
LILLIAN GIsH-You know he wrote
perfect continui y. He built his stories
up to the sort of climax which the
scenario has to have. He used our
technique My only regret Is that he
Isn't alive to see his work produced
Ihe White Sister" is set in Naples and
home' and we are going to do several
scenes on the island of Capri. / hope it
viii be a good picture It's trapedv
Like Broken Blossoms"
6e!ated photographer pushed You,,g
eps~eH aside, TO run of fe,O feet Of
film for tho 9Oeeklies.
Young Boswell - Don't you ever get
tired Of being photographed?
LILLIAN GISH-No, / really ,ova =
Did you see Hamlet" last night?
Young Boswell couldn't get In.
LILLIAN G1SH--Well, one Of the
critics called John Barrymore the best
Hamlet OF this generation I can't
imagine better Hamlet of any gen
- 'oo gu OK per-
formance. hope it is still running
when | come back / should like to see
it again. I'm coming back in about four
months. W.
And then the joghorn bls,o g deon
6lost. LILLIAN GISH chung to her sis
ter Dorothg, and began to cry. Naru
Plcktord tried to comfort her.
LILLIAN GISH-I really ought to be
happy going abroad. / was when went
over before, during the war
She looked out into the mist settling
ouer The horbor, reitiug the passing tuGs
and ferries, and the gray .acafer belosy.
Il guess it must be the gtoomv day," she
said. The 1chistLe bleqv again. GOOD bu,
D!lorothg; good by, Mary. Good by,
Young BosWeu"
When Young Bosweu eUds wandertno
to1oard the nearest subWoy he thouqht
Of the stqteroont she aoea to occttpy---T1ot
large and luxurious and decorated ike
a florists, as Que Uould enpect-and Of
aohat SHE had sGid uhen asked to
c1pIain the pashed-of f-in-n- corner 70oap-
an. "AN of us are ike that. .Struggling
o1,d defeated and trying to make good
We are all Saint Peters in our minds"
No. thought Young BostoeU as he
dropped his nickel 1T the slot, "she isn't
q typical 'movie' actress. She is ve1g
Teat person, sincere artist"