New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Alfred Lunt
Joins the Ranks
OfScreen Stars
Like All the Rest, He Is
Aghast When He Views
Alfred on the Screen
By EIaniette Underhill

~You don't for a moment believe that
Luretts Taylor feels the way ! felt
when I saw myself on the screen for
the FIRST time. do yon7" inquired Al
fred Lunt after he had watched the
last flicker Of that marvellous new pic
turs "Peg o. Ny Heart" in which Miss
Taylor Is seen as her favOrise heroine.
"You told ne everybody was in state
bordering on frenzy after the first
glimpse Of his shadow on the screen
and l think you have been deeeivins
me-"
aNo, At all. have sat thrcugh too
many Of these first sessions not to
know how they react when they hrs'
see themselves act. Some Of them cry
soms OF them faint and some Of them
ius. euss, bot all agree that they are
awful and headed straight for cinema
disaster. After watching this bsHuti-
sul. childish and fascinating creature
on the screen you feel sure-do you
notf-that Miss Taylor must share the
enthusiasm OF all the rest Of Us but
III warrant you she does nothing OF
IN. sort- II you ask her she probably
will point out 10 you a score OF faults
and say. How could have done thisT
and How could / have looked Ike
thatf"
But wait until you see minel" eE-
claimed the Gpprehensivs hero Of the
new picture backbone" which be Is
making at the BiogrSph Studies.
you won't have 70 walt long, for
we're going up 20 the studio on Tues
day. and the hrst thing We shall DO
will be to ask Henry Hobart 20 lot rs
see some shots Of you"
Truo 20 our word. we went, We saw
h. conquered. The scenes which were
finished and ready FOR the screen were
Of the sixtsenth-eentury episods. MI
I,unt seemed TO be = prisoner Of the
King, and he is the hSndsOmsst thing
You can possibly imagine in ths boots
ana the doublets and velvet cape which
were then all the rage. he IA. as near
ly as one could tell from the snatehes
which we're shown, in Jail because he
wished 70 marry Edith Roberts, and
George MAcQuRrrie bad the sans Idea.
MseQuarris appears TO stand in with
Hugh Huntley. who happened to be sit
ting on tho throne at that time, 80 we
fear Alfred has his head cut Of 70
make q monhroh's holiday. But they
hadn't got TO that part yet
Up on the stage Eve or ten thousand
extras were doing some dances Of the
period under the direction Of Alexan-
der oumAnsky. King Henry II was
nonchalantly talking 20 Catherine de
MedIci, while Alfred Lunt George
MAcQuarris and Jack Johnston were re-
hearsinR a duel IN the background. Mr..
Hobart has an eye for beauty and no
had all the handsome extras out In
front close 10 the camera.
"Arent those girls beEutifuiT p NO
exclaimed. "Do they get more than
the othersr
"Yes, indeed. They get $3.50 a day
and the others get S."
Just then some one shouted, "All
right - lunchsonl" and the extras,
homely and beautiful. and all the prin-
eipals and the vioe-president and the
manager and the seenarist and the d.
rector and we, too. rushed down the
narrow stairs and Into the dining room.
Courtiers and ladies, jhilsrs and kings
fled In and sat down, q dozen at
table. Some Of the extra men were so
handsome that we wondered how II
happened they weren't being starred
"Most Of these people have played
parts" said Mr. Hobart "They are
really not ordinary extras"
"Sort Of super-eItras." we added.
At one table sAt Hugh Huntley, IN
lsvender tights. a silver mess jacket. 4
yellow ruff and q plumed hat. The hat
vas the only thing he could remove, al
though II was hotter than Hades Al
fred Lunt SAT next, wearing gray tights,
a black velvet cape lined With silver, q
silver jacket and big yellow neck ruff
&c suggested that no one would be Of
fsnded II he removed the cape. Henry
aobart. Howard Estabrooke, Charles
Whitaker md Edward sloman were
also at the table. dressed In eiyies. We
opened the pot by ordering Hamburger
steak and onions. and the others ali
stayed. Corned beef and cabbage was
the alternative. Next to us was seated
Mr. sloman, and he has such a sense Of
humor that one wonders how he ever
happened TO be a motion picture di.
y Teetor. We are not familiar with the
story Backbone" from which the pic.
ture is being made, but are ready e
wager right now that IL Is going to be Z
good picture. A director with a sens,
OF humor like that couldn't make sny
other Kind. And Mr.. Hobart has beer
either particularly lucky or particu
larry perspieaelous. His pictures whiel
have been made with George Arlisl
have been an absolute delight. and h
calls them Distinctive Pictures. In thii
case the titular evidence is conclusive
Bot we must add Alfred Lunt to The
long HIST OF actors who view theii