The New York herald., 1922-06-04
Will Hays Seems
Securely Anchored
With the Movies
High Lights and Shadows on
the News of Motion
Pictures.
by FRANK vREELAND.

= permanent ornaments of "or-
ganized films" From remarks he is
said to have dropped to his friends it
Is gathered that he has cast in his lot
for all time witk the movies, and even
If, at the end of his three year term.
he does not continue as the rock of Gil
braltar of the industry. the former
Postmaster General will still be on
hand in the photoplay business, pour
hours day. 1t is regarded as quite
likely that some big cinema corpora
ton will waylay him and put him to
work at half a million or so a year.
Incidentally 1t is reported that kis
present salary isn't puny $150,o0o. or,
as some have guessed 1t, 100000 an
nually. 1t is said to behold tight to
the seat--actually 100000 a year,
which certainly entities Mr.. Hays to
his perennial smile. Moreover, 1t is
understood that this sum was dis
tinctly stated in tis contract with the
film magnates and that the entire
amount for the three years was in
the bank before Mr.. Hays felt en-
couraged to sign the papers, That
ought to show that Mr.. Hayss repu-
tation for efficiency is quite deserved
Consequently. whether or not he op-
talns big film executive job In the
future. Mr.. Hays. with something like
81. 100000 rolling around in his vest
pocket. will have more than enough to
meet the town band at Sullivan. Ind,
on frequent occasions and pass around
cigars.
Two stills sent out for 1T Am the
Law" a Canadian film at the Strand
this week, and "Over the Border
another frozen north" picture at the
Rivoli show almost Identical scenes in
grouping, as well as prodigal use of
all the snow on hand. Can 1t be that
Royal Northwest Mounted Police stories
are becoming alike?
Kellum. whose talking pictures were
used by ID. w. Griffith in an attempt
to penetrate the fog of Dream Street."
has gone on improving his synchroniza-
ton In calm disregard of the pro-
nouncements of some observers that the
public would never really take to such
speaking likeness" It's a way in
ventors have. His device has just been
put to new use in the way of wrap
ping up personal inflence.
| Frank Gilmore, executive secretary of
| the Actors Equity Association, has been
imprinted on a reel and a record, caught
red-handed in the act of delivering q
speech. This embalmed oratory is to
be sent clear across the continent to the
Los Angeles branch of the Equity, SO
that the movie members there can sit
spellbound under his eloquence and
marvel anew at the miracle of the films.
which can save an orator his car fare
across the country.
Delightful possibilities are suggested
by this. For instance, cinemato-
graphic illumination by Mayor Hylan
against increased fares might be kept
on tap at Albany, so that the Governor
could turn 1t on whenever such pro-
posal came UP and give New York city
a hearing at a moments notice. Hardly
word in the speech would ever have
to be changed.
One by one the players fade out from
the silver sheet to the stage. especially
since Thotoplay production in the East
has begun to go below zero. The latest
to make the grand fit Is Louise Prus-
sing, who played opposite Eugene
O'Brien when Selznick was anchored to
New York. She has recently nestled
into THE Nest" at the Forty-elghth
Street Theater, and has been engaged by
Sam IN Harris to appear next season In q
vN1a xxrtt tAt. L. ,<~ts -l. 1-A
terry as IL 1t were new German movie.
Fashions in clapping change In movie
houses just as surely as styles In COL
lege boys neckties Back in the early
megalithic days of the films. around the
time when the Triangle company took
over the Knickerbocker Theater and
started to revolutionize the industry
offhand, the first appearance OF the star
on the screen used to be the signal for
loud burst of applause, so that the
spectator was somewhat disappointed
when the player failed to take bow.
Now. except In the smaller and less
sophisticated neighborhood houses-and
on opening nights of long runs. when the
battalion of friends are present. deter
mined 60 earn their seats by the sweat
OF their hands-even spectacular rescues
rarely arouse applause, and the sight of
the United States cavalry dashlng up
just In time to save the heroine from
a fate worse than death no longer
evokes gallery whistling. which seems
to be a lost art IL a picture is excep-
tionally good II wins a spatter OF appre-
citation at the end, but no ono grows
hoarse over II. Every one Is becoming
ultra discreet nowadays.
Missing Husbands" the French
photoplay which ended fits run at the
Criterion yesterday, spent three years
In getting n toe hold In New York
II was peddled around here for that
period before Metro finally adopted Il.
Gallo pictures these days are said 70
be tinged with socialistic propaganda.
Just as Russia is reported to be unwind
ing reels upon reels of Sovietism
throughout Europe. There was no such
propaganda In Pierre Benoit's novel,
"L'Atlantide," and if there were any
traces Of this proselyting In the original
picture it had been carefully edited out
until not grain of II remained amid
the desert sands.
Johnny Jones, Juvenile star OF the
Booth Harrington Edgar" comedies,
has been the latest In his new vehicle,
Supply and Demand TO draw an in
dlgnant "woof'' from that Cerberus Of
New York state morals, the censorship
board.
In one scene In the picture cat dives
into n barrel and Johnny, n short dis
tance away, remarks In Olympian wrath
That's the cat that kills my mothers
chickens." Thereupon, following the ir-