Show V I More V Truth Than Poetry I 1 1 By By JAMES J. J MONTAGUE MONTAGUE 1 A WORD TO THE WISE Just a moment Mr Moving Moving- Pl Pi Picture ture Censor Censor- V If f It happens that you ou ask for our support support- tYe t- t We Ye have got a no few suggestions and ane b some quite important important questions i And we promise that we tomake make mean to make em short V We shall not take up your time timp discussing morals morals Or the ethics of the photoplay to flout V V We Ve Intend to make no strictures the VV s on the and V V V style of pictures pictures' We shall merely name some some people to leave out Tak Take the man who plays the hero for example example- HI He HIis is always some designing dupe And he follows any ny s stranger ranger Into dark and deadly V danger 1 5 While the ba base e an and soulless scoundrel flies the thc V COO coop I Any audience that watches j him j can tell you V That his thinking tank Is empty to the b brim lm im Every pIa play In sense and action would supply more more V satisfaction r r. r If you'd only g get gt t to work ork and censor censo him Though we wouldn't for tor a fortune wound the feelings feelings V Of th the members of the sex sexY We could do without the cre creatures tures with the troubled tear stained es es And a vast excess of ot ione sweet complex Theres There's the lady who Is beaten by her husband And who never cries for help or makes dem demur demur- t All the world would be your debtor and all movies would be better If It you'd only have the sense to censor her Then there're Mexicans and bandits yes bandits yes and I cowboys V. V Of Ot a sort that never ranged never ranged the boundless West V Once perhaps we used to love em but eni-but but weve we've seen L too many of ot cm em And to banish em forever would be best You wilt will do your duty better Mr Censor If It before you pass a drama you ou will bar Ever Every sort of ot movie actor hero actor hero girl or malefactor malefactor- Who Vho is known among the public as a star |