New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
Ramon Navarro
Bears the Test
OF faOOse-Up
And Tells All About How
He Happened To Be
Rupert of Hentzau
By Harriette Underhill

Ramon Navarro. who created q sen
sssson ss Rupsrs IN "Tbs Prisoner Of
Zsnda" and q furors as the ill-fated
younF lover IA ''TrihinE Women" has
rsturnsc from cubs and iS enjoying
his second visit 70 New York. He was
here once before with the Morgan
dancers, for Ramon was on the stage
before he was on the screen.
~And what did you do before that"
W. asked, because We love 70 hear him
talk and he 10 reticent.
Il was n SON. ho replied, "just a
son IN Msxieo," which IL terse and
telling. How many young men are Just
sonsi And then they become lawyers
or doctors OF preachers or anything
that their parents decide on. Ramons
parents rather favored the last named
calling, but not 20 young Ramon
whether no realized that eyes Ike
black velvet pools, skin like the skin
on q peach, waving black hair and
dazzling smils would not be 80 great
an asset in the pulpit or whether he
Just sighed TO be an actor no one ever
will know. but at any rate no one day
announced his intention 10 tho family
and the next day be was on his way
from Mexico 70 Los Angeles.
Tho Passion Vine" comes next,
doesn't iti We're longing 20 see that"
To which Rex Ingram replied "Yes.
but you mustn't call Il The Passion
Vine Mr.. Hays doesn't like the word
passion used in a title. He says it Is
sueeestive. So we arc going to call II
'Whsrs the Pavement Ends"
"And," we added. turning 20 Jack
Mesdor, Syou see that nobody in Metro
calls II 'Ths RomAnes Of a Mission
ary's Daughter But what will Mr.
Hsys say when 'Ths Passion Play Is
seresnsdf Make them call It whatT
And then everybody separated into
PAIRS for luncheon. John Russell, the
author Of where the Pavement
EndA" chose Jack Meador, Rex Ingram
went with Alice Terry and we went
with MT. Navarro.
II became acquainted with Richard
Bsrthslmess in Cuba" he announced
~ We stepped IN the elevator, and
when ws reached the nice restaurant
around the corner with tho red table
cloths and The hreplaees and the cory
sornsrv he vas still telling us about
Dick.
~yiiss Terry and I net him IN the
Plaza In Havana and We all recognized
one another immediately. But he wa
smbarrasssd and We we're ember-
yssssd, 90 We passed on when all Of
us wished 70 stop; and then, suddenly
we all turned around and walked TO-
ward each ether"
~of course. every ore has told yot
how much you resemble Richard"
"YssI and he told me that every on,
had told him the same thing. So h
wished 70 see"
"And was he pleased With what h
aawT
-He ssid yesi and no told me, too
that be thought I could act. OF that
howevsr. know nothing as yet Bu
what q chance have being with m
best director IN Areriesl"
'Mr. ingram Is the best director II
America. That's true. all right"
"And the way IL came about. Thn
vas % strange. II Is fate. I mad
ors picturs with Ferdinand Earle. I
vss Srhs Ruhsiyst,' and Mr.. ingram say
postsf Of me n . costume ths
locked Ike Hamlet and he sent 70
ma 'Oh. let me plsy Rupert Of Hent
Ess.' I sAsd. Bat Mr.. Ingram sat
'Nseh TOO young and not st all IN,
sypa' So I went home and grew tha
beard and that EoustAehs and tha
moneeis. and whsn they took q test o.
ne Mr.. InErAz said Tt Ia enough. Tn,
psrt 10 yours.' So for weeks / had 4
war that beard and that monocb
vbsrvvsT I went. Il Is { trick to ge
ussd 70 them"
sAsd that vas your second picture
AsaT
nc. n vas ny third. In III,
Woman 0od FOrKOt' I played nothing
IN sxtra- Bot the part have in 'Th'
Passion Vine I Ike best Of all. Per
haps 'Ths Passion Vine viii be a
cTsst a. Broken Blossoms. When
saw that picture I wanted TO 50 pre-
cipltstsly wiring the hand Of Richard
Bsrtheimess snd marry Lillian Gish
Wasn't she bssutfulf
Whom DO you consider the most
heautifuif"
Ramon turned those black pools on
us and was about 10 speak when w
ADDED son the screen" We know those
Latlns, end not for the world would he
bs - uEsniiAat a. to nAzs snSthsr