The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17

SOOu ACTORS Dy giving Cnem only
one part to play"
Walter L. Brown of the
''MOon-JOurnal," Battle Creek,
believes "toO much stress is
placed on pull of tieup of story
and outstanding current event,
with hastily prepared produce
tons designed to tie up with
current news interest"
Jack Sellers Of the Casper
Tribune-HeraId," Casper, Wyo.,
doesn't care to see picture
after picture with almost the
same players and apparently
little variation in casts"
A better feeling toward Holly
wood would be created in the
opinion of Eleanor Campbell
Spencer of the DAILY News"
Hamilton, Ohio, if "hard and
heartleSs" Hollywood would
soften up a bit and make a
picture with a group of the old
cinema stars. Miss Spencer
thinks such a picture would
attract millions on sentimental
appeal alone.
TOO many pictures with
morbid themes; too much polite
infidelity: not enough low COM
edies; refusal to strike out on
new paths" are the kicks from
Kenneth Nichols of the "Times-
Press" Akron.
Francis Arthur Robinson, of
the Nashville Banner, says too
much of HOllywOOd's work has
the appearance of just being
done to make a certain release
date.
There are too many "big
Shots" they are too smart and
nobody else knows anything,
complains Alfred w. Rose, of
the Camden News, Camden,
Ark.
Cosman Eisendrath, of the
Daily Herald, Biloxi, disap-
proves of Executives that are
financiers instead of shOwmen."
w. E. J. Martin, of the Buff
fal0 Courier Express, is amazed
at the plethora of writer's try
ing to make screen material
from shoddy IDEAS"
Overworked Players
Not enough attention to the
artistic cinema, and OverwOrk-
ing Of any players that happen
to click, are among the COM
plants of Frederick J. Topping
of the Evansville Courier,
Evansville, Ind.
Hollywood is Over-run with
temperament that neither
amuses nor is understood in the
hinterland," says Ted Wear Of
the Topeka State Journal.
"Waste of material and too
much unintelligent supervision"
declares Elinor L. Hughes Of the
Boston Herald"
"To much hOkum. False gods.
Unreal things. But all that is
necessary to fool half the
people," is the way it is put by
r. G. Miller of the Daily Okla
homa, Oklahoma City.
william G.. Stiegler of the
Cincinnati TimeS-Star de-
plores Over-exploitation Of the
sexy and sensational in screen
personalities and too little
stress on real acting ability.
A Red Hot Play
When Robert E. Sherwood
Road to Rome" was first OF
fered to Washington by Jan
Cowl, one of the District Atto1
ney's erudite aides was perchet
close to the footlights with al
eager ear and long blue pencil
He listened carefully and watched
closely but must have turned il
a good purity report for tn
play was not disturbed.
In sedate Boston, Road tt
Rome" was not so lucky. Cit,
Censor John M. Casey deletet
line after witty line, changed
one scene and insisted upon j.;
general deodorizing before tn
Back Bay was permitted to rails
a lorgnette for a critical inspec
ton.
The National Theater Player
will do Road to Rome" from
the original script. Not a wor
or a scene will be changed from
the script in which Jane Cow
opened the comedy at the Play
house on Forty-ninth Street, tn
night of January 81, 1927.