Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-28

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Ar THE outset. 1t must be adm'tted
a ,, ,horr is precious little chance
's' -, ,ho Movies" failing TO
Of 'H'"r1"o VI ~" r..,, rh.r, ,rc
,,rike ti'c N'Pu.u, ,,Imn, ,I n, ,hc sccnes
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On the s'"ui" W., cal n,,,,,.nl Ia thc
much sFhpH."' - C:ienn Vuntcr TO
characterization VI ~. ,,,t ro,no;,a.
vrecu1" >iIccss. .n,a.;,,s @ Norr I'm.
however. thGt the usnuac, ausr,on h"rn bcep
nelly oil" "e?is ,,oir trnnsfcr of clever
far more ap. J. .ni 70 riny ,bnn they
Dialogue .'".,' ,ho;r %o construction Of the
have been W '"''' ~
,omcd; ,, l.. th,t Mr.. Hunter und
The resI'.. 10 and SOME Of the others
Florence Nnsn .,anJoms burdens during
are carr!ms ,.r, NJ three acts. trying to
the greAt', .,td;.nce's td;e' attention from the
Keep ~. ,ho reai motive of Merton
.act 'na' ma ~" n,n,s A, n matter Of fnct.
vas 81. r,. :" until the fourth act, and
i didn . '" os hv far the best of tho
that hct ""' "
play. ...,o,o .\,erton of the
TsNcn no ,ort ~ Don Quixote in
Movies :" a,snt,,r,.s s" nf an individual
form~~fhe ""I, ,In ,nonnderiny md cate
vet form w Wv Victorian novel. II
gor'"al s'!M W hscousc there IL too
aofs I,,,n.. IN the lines--but ut tnc
nu'" tho third act 1t Is no further
'n'' w ~" ,h,r at the beginning. the net
n.,,,, heiny that Merton has nsen
,.r 81 from S!msbury, H.. to Holly
n''1"sc h scalif.. and has finally succrcded
Nosa, a;,;rr a mart in a picture.
]" va .rGder,y. lust before the cur.
me! ~, ,i. third act. tho real
'sln wa the comedy was disclosed.
mem. ". ,rs,,, state Of things was
.II,,,ro, Iir,, Thought, "onc act left and
'ne u",r." ",;r. rsal story to tell"
~" rI /; must be admitted. the best
-. ,hut story was told about
par ,hor.n. Merton Gill went 30 Holly
". ,.;ti, the most serious purpose in
nv'r o-'J He wanted to net in 'serl-
.s Nv ir.,,os" in which he might up
"t, W., ~. sry.en." When his chance came,
,I' s.IL tI d,,,i With Il, slckening thud.
~, N d..oI.,e. Then the "MortneUe
.,., ~. w ;nor of STUNTS, and In love with
,,N'' , .,,. n, a lob hy which ha was
WIT a. '.o,e,;c,; comedies (which he
'as' Nv is. ,hn nre,ensc las far ~
n,'e" "m.,a' n.,a cnrc,rncd, that he was
hcF''' ,"f,,,,y straight emotional
'""' '''e'
'-a'lN' .:. Nav.
Il'r" wos corh!ns s'.u.t .;,a f,r MI
:" wa ",r,,tr roars: +: tho director czqlng him
m :, rrw emotional heights: the cross.
,"oI ,,mei;au ~, in: to keep n straight
,ono. eli ~, characters, except Merton'
i,;u. 'h.ir hos, 10 extract every ounce
nn,,I, o,,. q; the scene.
'" W., Ike ,rns inst the situation which
,, rn,,,.;,y .nJ George Kaufman
cho,, No, (" sh"w on IN" s'hE''
,",d p'a,,s. aud even thought "i "
rreotcA lnu,!s. but II shown " "o",u
i,,yc hsen tho hi:h point OF the play. ~
/ no, ..!wnys ei,h"r pos'ihle or var
"a r,Ini WI posaiblr improvements III
H., ,,.chrn.cal construction Of play,
Lr, "u.rr,- ri IT," Movies would have
h.,, twice ~ good as il Is II everything
n,o tucn hupcheh forward q little.
wa nn.riny scene, III Simsbury's
r.ro,a, Sore. could be left, but cut
'nwr tho same thing. done even NOR"
,,,envously, would help tn. second oct
...,t the studio cnunnrc; perhaps
thsse ,vo could he combined iato one
,uoro nr less introductory act. Then
,S.r, cou,I follow Mcrton's tragic
dshnt 10 hn followed by the piece dc
romeJy outft~o Itamle, playing slap