The Washington herald., 1922-10-15
Trevor Decides
To Let Others
Kiss the Girls
Grown Gray and Digniheo me
Hero of "Toby's Bow" Ia
To Real Acting.
By EARLE DORSEY.

TT is too bad-too altogether unfortunate -1.
something cannot be echoed here in su.
of the fierce and partisan approb .a
- chorused in various critical circles last ] -
day in praise of Miss Grace Georges actin
TO Love-" the new play that William A -
brought 70 the Gsrriek last week
It is too bad for = number Of reasons. .
one i nearly lost bet Miss Grace GeS 90
age with who's Who decide the arSu o..
and for q second reason It appeared that b u
critical praise was concerned. Norman
was entitled to at least 100 per cent more
than carefully stage-managed audienc
corded Miss Grace George. the star.
However. let it pass There is dec
silver lining the ethereal emptiness oi
Georges new French translation, ana whi .'
cannot evade the idea that Miss Georges
ambition in life is TO act in anything and
acting. regardless of what her aud
think. It is pleasant. indeed. TO observe \
Trevor coming at last TO gracefully acceI
fact that he is longer kid OF 3
conduct himself accordingly
Trevor brings to his stage work
telligence. a genuine force and a pains
insight that is not precisely contagious in
light circles. He appears 10 possess
foundational knowledge Of psycholoEy.
grasp of the autoeatics OF his trade. aiont
q physique and a personality that Instant
attention. He is. furthermore. a man oI
years, mature appearance and finely 70
mature dignity.
Not always though. has Il been posi-
speak nicely of Norman Trevor. Not
four years ago this same Trevor. apps
hghting of maturity with both fists. attc
to bring an approximation OF vitality and
to the role OF cutie-lover a leading juv
part. in John Taintor Foote's "Toby's
willis a little later he was at the same
philandering in that Wilson-Tarkington {
Up From Nowhere"
rushed over TO Boston during the pa
week to introduce. with his usua
pomp and distingue. the Boston n
miere OF his new picture. "one Exciting Nigh
later. and probably be seen in Washington /
fore the winter passes.
Grinith's new picture. so far az can
learned is his contribution TO the current VOC
for mystery plays which has spawned su
thrillers The Bat" The Cat and the Csnar,
and a few others OF that ilk. AS a matter
fact. II is apparent that Griffith was multi
the idea for picture OF this kind at
time he presented orphans Of the Storm" at {
Rialto here.
Leaning on the hack Of a chair in TC
Moore's spacious Offices at the Rialto. Grin
beamed with interest when someone mention
The Cat and the Canary"
Il that the other night" he said -Tl
were carrying out fainting women who could
stand the excitement" His face was wreath
in smiles. And shortly afterward we heard a
Griffith was making a screen mystery play
Privately, l suspect that such stun chaIlenc :
his love of suspense. That is the prime 1
quisite OF mystery yplays-suspense-and Grinl
never employs the screen effectively as VIII
he builds suspense. Presently no doubt
shall be hearing that Griffith has toned do
his picture. He had to tone down orphans
the Storm" on that account. The suspense =
been laid on too thick at the guilIotinc stag
the proceedings. and the thing became too II
for the guests who were Invited in TO inspect
1t is only natural that Grifith any other dra
atist. should lay thickly at the beginnil
Too much suspense can always be ameliorat
but too lttle-well, that's a tragedy
1t will be interesting to observe 'One I
citing Night" II is peculiarly Grifithian. n
title. and smacks not a little Of those Biogra
pictures of years ago. In any event IL shol
prove an intensely engrossing example Of the 1
of the cinema ''cut-back' in creating suspen
Most of get into the habit Of how'll
about stupid production tendencies in the al
and occasionally we get to the point where
think the stage is superior dramatic medu
About that time along comes Grifith TO show
glimpse of the real dramatic possibilities
celluloid and at such times the stage slws
seems artificial. theatric. and woefury makeshi