Arizona republican., 1922-02-12
Hollywood

The tragic taking off Of movie director has
turned attention to the make -beeve-land OF Holly
wood again critical attention than given
it by the Arbucke The impression then was
that it was simply immoral, fact that seemed to be
disclosed not only by the light thrown upon the
orgies of Arbucke and his associates, but by the
eagerness with which the movie colonists and the
pastor of one churches rushed to the defense
Of that outrageous character.
Now Hollywood is being further analyzed and It
is found that perhaps it less immoral than it is
immoral region of restraint because its inhabi-
tants are for the most part insane through the sud
den acquisition wealth which they have not learned
how to spend. majority Of them went there ignor-
ant and poor and when they were unexpectedly de-
luged with gold their heads turned.
1t win be recalled that when the movie industry
was young, persons of eminence on the speaking
stage looked upon it with contempt. The industry
had to take such talent available and that
no talent at ALL Its actors and actresses were
persons who had either failed on the stage or had
been able get foothold without prospect OF ad-
vancement. A comparatively few great actors and
actresses have been since Iured to the movies for
leading parts in great pictures but they have never
really become naturazed citizens Of movie land
which a writer has said is without background,
without traditions such obtained in the world OF
the stage no conventions to be followed history TO
study" saysthe writer:
Each citizen in this land Of the unreal is a law
unto himself. Each one has his own morals, his
ideals his own pet fancies TO conventions, and in
the land itself there is little criticism OF ones neigh
bor Each one is tolerant each one is sympathetic.
1T was only little while ago that Americas
Sweetheart was playing in Her Fatal Wedding in
the Criterion theater Chicago singing little song.
getting little money working hard, working out
her dreams.
t'It was only little while ago that Mabel Nor
mand was working for nothing, bending all her
energies to the task of pleasing the public
1T was only little while ago that movie actors
and slept in hallrooms and felt hunger and
went cold and i'll clad through the streets And nov
these folks own large estates and stables full of
costly motor and yachts, and blooded horses and
dogs, and more clothes than they wear. Some
Of them live palaces and patoons of servants
"The gamins-poor. flattered, empty headed, rich
little garnins-didnt know what to do with their
money their leisure their sudden supreme import
ance They bought cloisonne vases, no first edi-
tons; they didn't such things were OF any val
ue; they didn't know such things were in existence"
Hollywood though is not all there is of the movie
industry and in it there is little Of the best. These
olts is receiving though will sober it and improve
it; give it sense of responsibility and habit OF re-
straint.
The industry has come to stay. 1t accepted
at first only because Of its novelty The acting in the
beginning was at first absurd. 1t would not have
been tolerated at cross roads school house by
speaking actors. was the motion of the pictures
that instantly attracted held long enough for the
character of the pictures to improve. Then it
permanently fastened and the industry has fairly well
advanced as the popular taste demanded advance
ment
Much of the acting is yet uniform and wooden.
Emotions are expressed in much the same ways and
in ways different from of trained actors of the
stage This though is not the acting OF the actors
but the direction of the directors There is much
be said though in favor of the movie actors Though
| most of them would be forever condemned to flat
failure the stage they qualities of sue
cess on the lot that actors could never gain
through perturbation. There the trained moduated
voice and the refined restrained grace of the actor
| are lost.
The pictures what the American people want
and will always want with improvements, to the de-
mands for which the industry is quickly responsive
And the movie industry is yet young and increasing
| in virity. When audiences are not approving they
are tolerant They seldom or describe picture
! as rotten" term which is Of frequent application
to shows on the speaking stage.