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AMUSEMENT
SECTION
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SATURDAY
April 1, 1916
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THfc TALKATIVE
. MISS CLARK HOLDS
A LONG jtNTERVIEW
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In Twt "tr Mid B "Rather" She
CKtm Her Views on the
Movies
PERSONALITIES AND PLACES IN BOTH HEMISPHERES OF THE AMUSEMENT WORLD
THE PERSONALITY
OF EUGENE BRIEUX
LOST AND FOUND
interest in his .fiay "uamageu
Goods" Dwarfs the
Real Man
MbrytMttt Ctrk Is ona of the few
otrMM -wBo r gtceeMlr opposed to be
f ftttnrrirA lIAringr very cnrefullr
form! the opraton that Interrlawa with
sUw are fenerally foolish, frequently mis
repTentntlT of thft Interviewed and al
most invariably tedious, Miss Clark re
fu, very Kontljv hut yr so firmly,
id 1m interviewed.
On very- insistent yotmK reporter had
been assumed to interview the Famous
flayers' star and hs proceeded to call
tapon her at her home. He received the
custoinary unswe from Miss Clark's
maid, but ho was a cub-s-and he had been
told that in the brleht lexicon of news
paparflom thero Is no such word a fall.
Bo he called Miss Clark on the telephone,
after doing some real uleuthlnsr In order
to obtain her number. The result differed
from that of the first trial only la the
person of the Blver of the messaue, for
he had boon fortunate enough to talk to
Miss Clark herself over the wire.
Btft that brief conversation only whetted
hi appetite and he wrote the star a note,
setting forth the difficulties of rcportorlal
work, with emphasis on tho utter dlssraco
of falling to turn in a story on an assign
ment. So Mies Clark, moved partly by
admiration for the youth's persistency and
partly by curiosity, wroto him a note
stating that she would not be Interviewed,
but that she would bo very glad to meet
him It he would call at the studio at a
cerUtri time.
' The results of that meeting wero about
as follows: "Miss Clark, In your opinion,
does acting In motion pictures Involve the
knowledgo of a different technique from
that which Is required for tho stage? That
l to say, is It true that gestures which
would bo Very effective on tho stage
cannot bo used In thn moUon plcturo bo
cause every movcm-- has to be made
slowly In order to at M blurring? Is It
true that, though m.tion-plcturo acting
Is silent and, therefore, dependent upon
gesture's and facial ozpresslon alone, It Is
still very different from pantomime and
' S shbuld bo cons.dered a distinctly soparato
' aA aau .libAi. ...,Im. am 4lih .t.iu Aw
H,l irUIIl OIU1IH M.LIUB VI, ,uv b-BU VI
genuine pantomime T"
"Ten."
"Is It equally true that costumes which
would be wonderfully effective on tho
stago completely lose their charm on the
screen, and that gowns which would be
considered Impossible on tho stago or In
tho street make stunning costumes In
films? This effect Is duo to- the photo
graphic qualities ot the colors In the
gowns. Is It not to the fact that other
various shades of yellow photograph black,
while other tones of tho n&mo colors de
velop peculiarities of their own that must
be reckoned with In selecting tho materials
for motlon-plcturo gowns?
"VThtto is another very troublesome color.
Is It not. Miss Clark? I believe that It
causes camera men a great deal of worry
because It reflects strong light very readily
and blurs the whole scene. That Is tho
reason. Is It not. that pale yollow table
cloths and napkins are used In many
studios, instead of white, and that many
I ot the actresses wear pale yellow gowns
Instead of white dresses?"
"res."
"Do you consider that the motion pic
ture is going to supplant the so-called
legitimate stage7 Doesn't It rather seem
to you that motion pictures are going to
benefit the stage In the long run by making
It Jess and less profitable for the theatri
cal nfanagers to put on cheap shows and
forcing them to offer the public better and
batter entertainment In order to compete
fwkh tho cheap admission prices of the
"motion-picture houses? Doesn't this
rather foreshadow tho development of the
better element or the theatrical world
along the lines of quality rather than
those ot quantity? Surely It would seem
that the competition of the film producers
l of the higher quality type will make that
the Inevitable trend of theatrical activities.
rouia it not?
"As for the injury of the stage by the
Jm man, does It not rather seem rldlcu-
us to assume that such would possibly
the case In view of the fact that the
titlon picture is such a totally different
rrn or ontertainmeni, ana tnat it nas so
lie In common with the Blags In the
Etter of action, silence of the characters,
ersity or settings ana otner consldera-
s?"
SRather,"
pThank you, very much. Miss Clark, I
L vary giaa, indeed, to have met you."
PNot at all. I am delighted to have met
and only regret that I could not ner-
t you to quote me at length, if you
any wisnea to."
I- ' !
'. ON AND OFF
Hera wa have Conroy and Le WaJre ill a dual personality act On the left, they are singing in the Lyric's
MW Wit G:4 afcoWi Tha World of Pleasure." On the right, they appear in street clothes trying to
' JLsjjersonatQ themselves.
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PEACHES ON THE BEACHE3
Vivian Reed and Edith Johnson,
Selig stars, arc giving "Bruno"
a sunbath.
Milady Babbie is
Jack of All Trades
Tho paraphernalia of the Maude Adams
company was being unloaded nt tho door
of a theatre In Michigan tho other clay
An Important-looking Individual found his
way to the stage and, approaching some
men who were nt work connecting wires,
demanded Information.
"I'm the city Inspector," ho said, "and
I want to see tho switchboard this com
pany Is going to cut In with here Where's
your chief electrician."
"She Is In her room on the O P side,"
answered one of tho men.
"Oh, I don't want a 'she ' I want the
chief electrician."
"Well, she's It," was the reply.
And In her own company Maude Adams
Is "It." Sho Is tho chief electrician, chief
carpenter and the head of every depart
ment. There Is not a thing connected with
her productions that does not get her per
sonal attention. For years she has made
a study of stage lighting, and probably
knows as much about It as any man In
tho profession. There nro said to be moro
new patented devices used In stage light
ing by Miss Adams In her productions
than by any other company on the road.
All that Miss Adams asks of any theatre
In which she playB Is plenty of electric
current; she will furnish tho necessary
switchboard, dimmers and lamps. She
doesn't want any scenery, the bare walls
of the stage are enough for her, and. If
necessary, she will put In a curtain When
the actress and her company left New
York a few weeks ago It was said that
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"LOVE MY DOG," OP COURSE
That is tho only possible caption for the snapshot
of Daisy Irving, of "Come to Bohemia," duo at
the Forrest Monday.
Bho had the best equipped organization
that had eer left tho city.
Individual Art for
Stage Designing
By Elsie De Wolf
JJfis J3fsle De Wolf, the actress, who
retired aomo years ago to take up in
terior decorating of woman's clubs, or
homes, has turned her attention again
to the stage, this time as decorater.
In the theatre, too, individuality should
be the keynote. Instead of a blind follow
ing of foreign fashion In Colonial times
our art was charming, because it was the
natural expression of the needs of the
people Then came the following after
falso gods, and we dressed up our homes
with unnatural French elegance or Italian
heaviness, or English severity, when It nas
not suitable at nil Now we are beginning
to realize that beautiful as an Italian villa
Is on the shores ot the Adriatic, tt may
not be at all suited to the shores of an
American river or take
It Is the eame with stage setting
Booms on the stage have for years been
planned without due regard to the type of
person In the play to whom they are sup
posed to belong. They remind one qujto
frequently of the Illustrations that do not
Illustrate, so apt to be found In our popu
lar new novels. Now, In getting ready for
"Nobody Home," the first thing I did uas
to carefully consider the kind of hotel
lobby most In accord with the place the
persons In the first act would be apt to
patronize, then set to work making It as
true to life as possible.
In the second act I show a room In the
very modern Central Park West apartment
of a very modern young girl. There are
rive doors at Irregular Intervals In the
room, which sere to break up the usually
stilted and conventionally shaped trl
walled stage room, because "Tony Miller"
la not a conentlonal type and wouldn't be
apt to select that kind of an apartment.
The color scheme, which Is black and
white, with llttls tubs of orange trees
painted on them, baskets of oranges for
chandeliers, half-way up the walls, black-and-white
and orange motif In the bird
cage, the couch, chairs, cushions, etc., was
not thought out as fie average individual
might Imagine. I carefully study and
plan style and period; but colors, never. I
Just feel tbtim. I can't explain why I used
orange in this particular "Nobody Kons"
set, any mora than purple, except that
felt prange to be right for that particular
room.
HTTSIOAIi
CARL TSCHOPP C8SEUol?4
tlAXDOLW. 1UNJQ. QUITAB. ZiTOSS,
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A BIT OF MOVIE, UPLIFT
A specimen of the weighty matters that go to
the making of a photoplay. ThcS heavy plaque,
so different from the papier mache affairs of
the stage, will be visible at the Palace next
week during tho course of "Tho Case of
Marcia Gray," a Morosco-Paramount pro
duction, featuring Constance Collier, who will
shortly join Sir Herbert Tree in New York,
appearing in "Macbeth."
On With the Dance! !
Society and Stage
Link Hands
The dancing craze which has swept over
the country Is responsible for the entrance
of a number of society girls Into a stage
career Among the most prominent Is
Diana Lemee, who has taken a small part
In the new musical comedy, "Come to Bo
hemia," which will have Its metropolitan
premiere at the Forrest April 3. Two
other society girls are also tn the cast,
Mabel Qullford, of tho famous Baltimore
family, and the Baroness von Ulm.
"Dancing," said Miss Lemee, In explain
ing why she ijad taken up a stage career,
'has awakened all young women to a
sense of Independence Society Is not
boring, at least, It Is not boring to any
one except those who are old enough to
have ennui anyway. But It Is stifling!
You seem hemmed In In your own sphere,
and when anything, most of all a human.
Is caged, It wants to escape. I and a
number ot my friends wanted to feel self
reliant and Independent to do something
worth while oursehea. When dancing be
came the vogue, we found that we could
dance exceptionally well, and when we
'discovered that society dancers were In
such demand on the stage we looked upon
tt as our opportunity. That la why I
Joined the 'Come to Bohemia' company."
"I need not tell any young woman what
It means always to feel dependent on
some one else for clothes, for food and for
fun," said Miss. Guilford. "I couldn't bear
It And then my friends have great faith
In my voice; and I'm Just vain enough to
want to Bee what I can do with it artisti
cally. And all art must be professional,
otherwise it la looked on as a distraction
of fi. dawdler or a dilettante. Heaven
spare me from having either term applied
to roe, and that's Just the end ot any talent
that I may possess, it I remained at
home."
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Mrs. Scnnctt visits her boy nt tho
famous Keystone studios, whence
come mnny of the photoplnys of tho
Arcadin and Victoria Theatres.
"DEAUTIFUL women have
--' "made" tho pictures. Their
names and fnces hnve become
household possessions wherever
enough people enn bo gathered to
make it wopth while to show a
photoplay. They have been tho
drawing card which has built up
the business to its tremendous pro
portions. Charles Oglethorp.
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DANCE THE OLD ri1 J
dances tonight Uanceland
A few years ago Itlchard Bennett
caused a great stir In tho theatrical wdrld
by his production of "Damaged Goods,"
tho most frank of "sociological plays.'
The drama created so much talk nnd tho
opinions of It wero so nrled that the per
sunallty of the man who wroto It wan
obliterated In tho discussion ot his preach'
mont. "Damnged Qoodi" returns to tho
city next week, at the Walnut. But, Inter
csllng as this Is, tt Is equally Interesting
nt this tlmo to know something of tho man
who wroto It.
Preceding his synopses of the plots of
"Tho Plays of Eugeno Brleux" in his
'xolumo of that title, P. V. Thomns gives
a brief gllmpso of tho man himself. When
Mr. Thomas called upon Brleux "a little,
before hlB reception at tho Academy," ho
was elated, because ho found "nothing
exotic or pompous about him " On the
contrary ho appeared very much as other
men. "Simple, cordial nnd cry accessi
ble; tail, big, easy In manner, with a
sound, practical grip of things, nnd a
fighter not filled with a fussy pugnacity,
but still a fighter not too hard to rouse,
and n ery hnrd hitter when roused." In
addition ho Bccmed'to bo "simple, direct,
not modest, not assertive, full of tho right
sort of pride, and plenty of vanity, doubt
less " Ho was also "a ery human man
In every way, slmplo nnd straightforward,
with tho absorbing eye of an observer and
tho Jaw of a fighter."
Eugene Brloux was born In Paris in
18B8, his father axarpenter who was able
to glo him onlynn ordinary schooling.
Ho obtnlncd n position as clerk nt tho
ngb of 1G, and read diligently In tho courso
of hh quest for a higher career. "Ho
Bpcnt night after night reading," says Mr.
Thomas, "sometimes on tho public stair
caso of the houso In which ho lived, by
tho light of a mlscrablo gas-jet, in order
to save tho cost of the cnndlcs. He had,
too, a pinslon for Chateaubriand, the In
fluence of whoso 'Chrlstlanlsme' has been
strong during tho wholo of tho nineteenth
century Tho young Brloux wns filled with
j-ollglous ardor and had serious thoughts
of becoming a missionary. Tho ardor hag
remained nn essential part of his tempera
ment, though tho dogma has been chnnged
under tho Influence of Sponccrhtn philos
ophy. Gradually ho began to read In moro
ordorcd fashion, nnd started to learn
Latin and areek without any other aid
than thnt of grummnr nnd dictionary. Ho
soon gavo up Greek, but porsevered In
Latin, and acquired a fair knowledge of
It"
Ills literary ambitions and his fondness
for tho drama began early. He was soon
hnrd at work writing plays, nnd In 1879
nftcr many discouragements one perform
nti"o of "Bernini Pnllw," written In col
laboration with his friend M. Gaston
Salnndrl. uai given nt a special matinee
at the Thentre Cluny. For Boven years
thereafter ho worked at Journalism In
Dieppe nnd Kouen, still continuing to write
plays, and In 1892 his "Blnnchotto" ns act
ed by M Antolne mado him famous. In
Mr. Thomas' little volumo, which Is pub
lished In this country by John W. Luce &
Co , each of his succeBBlve plays Is out
lined nnd nil tho essential facts of lta
history carefully sot down.
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