New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Cherry Rebels,
But Still He
Plays Self
On His Roof Garden Y.
Shows Himself as La,;.
mer With Make.Up m

mahsic' drawing rooH1 heroes. H.,.s.
diences never doubted that Ii. a.,
curtain In its slow descen. wou,d .s M
ceal Charles Cherry cmbr.e.n, L,n.
rette Taylor (eleven years ,,o, "
Elsie Ferguson (raore recently, =.
Francine Larrimore Naat year, ~
tho audiences never were nis,.d
So it happened that Mr. Ch.rrx
engaged FOR the role OF Leonard ~
young eloping husband In srb. no-.
Road"
"lt, another one 0. .hos. a;n,,,
said Mr.. Cherry, after r..d;,. :.
Everybody will be saying, ., u.r.,
oh, he's just playing himselt.,s p.
has imagination was gripoed By IN.
character Of Latim.r, tn. wh,n,;.,f
meddlesome bachelor, IN. r.c.pt.,
room Of whose hoass on Ii. no..s
Road is the setting % the con.av
During rehearss.,o ne said n =.
dressing room few dsys sro, ~ ~.
suaded Mr. McClintic Che produs,,l
to let me try the elder -5ls o, ratin..
instead OF ths young husband. A.
trial he va. good enough % ,.t.
have tho part
Problem Of Getting
Into the Character
""hile we ver. -.hear,ins r...
TO De concerned about get.,ny ,,,L
the character. thought tha. .hs b.u,
Of playing Charlie, Cherry might b. %
'Ixed with nc that couldn't ret .r,-
from it. I us.d 70 speak son. ,,,.s
at rehearsal, and then ask NJ NJ,
C.intic, Now tell ne, honestly, NJ.
shat Charles Cherry sssakiayr son..
times he would sav eYes,' and th.n ~
have to scheme OFT some ~sv o, n,,,-
ing it differently. Eventually he'd -,
Now that's Latim.r, and Id snow "a
struck it,"
Charles Cherry at home aImos. ~.
suaded visitor, though, that this p.r-
t'cular stars effort. to escape hinssl.
on the stage are as vain as trying to
get away from ones shsdov. Latino,
De it remembered, is found in a setsy
OF antique furniture, real tapest,ie,
we'll trained servants, excellent wines
Cherry lives in \ bachelor apartment
house just off Fifth Avenue IN 10 W.r
F11ty-fourth Street. It is most ..
spectacle atmosphere, for John ..
Rockefeller jr. lives across the street.
and although Mr.. Cherry may not knov
It, Mr.. Rockefeller owns all the o,os.
efty thereabouts and is his landlord
Inc Cherry apartment is at tho t.a
SO that the star has tiny roof garden
a"nlnged in the summertime and n,
with masses OF color In several dov-
beds. Just about the distance thg
one could throw q tennis bail is .h
roof OF the impeccable Mr.. Rockes.k.
1he chimney pots all about are tin
OF perscus almost equally dist.
it is on the roof garden H.
i'ors arc likely to spot a sasrsssn
enat Latsmer is merely Charlie. Cherry
with his makeup on.
See that bit of chicken wire Mr.
onerry pointed TO fence Constructed
across an isthmrs Of roof connecting
with smother building. zone Of the
helghbors has cat that used to come
IN here and scratch up my ssfden."
But a Cat Has
for Fence
Would kis royal htuAaess ths Grown
Prince Of Germany, w!th lis s.!H, up
turned mustsche, as p!ayed by MIR.
Cherry in Her Great Match" would
that arrogant hero have fenced Of q
lat? He'd have sbot it or dropped T.
over the edge to splash, sometime s4t-
erward, on the pavement below. But
Iatlmer could not DO anything 60 esual.
DE might lecture the cst BIZ, but 10
would certainly have fenced II eus- As
matter Of fact, there Is fenss shcst
The premises of Latimer'y residence On
he Dover Road.
But the Cherry living room is tas
most convincing evidence that st lsF
The real Charles Cherry 10 being sen
IN the stage. From the cid c!sw fsetse
sidscoard at ono enc Of tAs
ong low-ceilinged room to the bo0
shelves at the other end. there is n
iected the tastes of q gentleman WY
owes quiet, studious ease. There ~
hinxs on that sideboard and padloeH
IN the cupboards which also reject
iinship between Latimcr and Chefst
There are old hunting prints and seae
rood engravings on the walls. The9
ire also some first editions on t
helves, where most Of the books ~
With the theater.
Houston" commands Cherry, "bss'e
n that Stillson." a
1t is done and then the actor pr'
eeds to discuss the advisibilsty
;eeping treasure Of q cheese in ter
Of 80 degrees, or OF say Y
egrecs. Statesmen could not be moP
rave over new treaty But any VIZ
night be fortunate enough to have
lite Of this cheese treasure wov~
gree that its welfare was massH
or deep and appreciative concern.
There is one other thing about tn''
unsuccessful attempt of Charles CnesE
0 escape his past. When he tufnsa
p for the first rehearsal OF E