Show r h. h rJ t 55 Why 3 y Stage Favorites Are e Often ate Costly Failures Failure When Playing in the Silent Drama Photoplay Actors F aceN eW Problem in Development of the Movies Public Now Is the theof Umpire of a ain Remarkable Contest in in Which Millions Are at at- atS S Stake take take- Famous Producers Discuss I Inexperienced Inexperienced Player vs Stage Star StarBY BY LOUELLA 0 O. O PARSONS I IFa Fa Famous ous Photoplay Critic and and Scenario Editor 1 ILL the salaried high-salaried stage stars injure the chances of ot r the inexperienced player to T win a place in the movies DILL asks a correspondent from New York Yort State This question is being widely discussed It is a serious problem and upon its Us answer rests a momentous decision which will influence in in- fluence seriously the future policies policies policies' of many film Producers Film men have e discoursed on its significance ance Actors have ha wagered among among themselves and the movie stars have pondered the situation There is isa isa a wide vide difference of ot opinion though the scales seem r i l iu In favor o of the girl born barn bo n and bred to the cell CU f Y r. r r fp David W. W Griffith who has te tested ted the legitimate n nr lency Jeney ency as against the movie mo infancy has put into rd d. d the result of his search to determine on which iJ elites the greatest artistic ability t The legitimate star brings to the studio not only u I to well deserved reputation of a great name in old old- line lInc theatricals but usually an enormous amount of material in the thc way of scripts characters and bust busl is as s well sa says s 's Mr Griffith p p He has been associated with fine traditions but depends upon himself chiefly whether h he shall shalle shallie ie e c adaptable to the new conditions For exi ex ex- i j je iPe le Douglas I Fairbanks has already proven him him- s sEI r f of such uch great worth In pictures that we have havea l a g Fed d him on an exclusive year three-year contract and lias abandoned the thc speaking stage tage for that time ast C st st. Other stars whose names it were invidious f mention WC ha have hac c tried and failed at the motion pice pic pic- i Jc e art Sometimes t they ey have put putout out one picture jollier instances stars have proved hopelessly innate in In- irate nate and not even en one picture of theirs has be been n W Why y Stock Star Feels Secure stock stoc star on the contrary has the ran ad-ran- e having of bf ha having been trained in all the niceties of the j Generally he has years of experience in making lure to his credit He lie h has nn s nothing to un- un In ru a and d lf it blessed with the requisite genius each ement li registers a higher mark than th the Devious one Comparing the two kinds of talents directly It uld seem that artists like Ilke Mae Mac Marsh Lillian and rothy foth Gish Glah and Robert Harron Barron are on a par with best sent us from the theatrical world Who with which branch the future of f the the motion picture I ture art rests i iI I y i Brooking r Oking at it from David W W. Griffith's Griffiths point of ie it would seem that to the victor will belong the Itlie he glory The victor to my way o of thinking will t ot t be he definitely drawn in either line Rather will j he h G cream of movie mo stars and the cream of the stage o. o selected and used to produce the higher class 0 motion picture There here are quite as many stage folk who fall down Before the watchful eye of ot the camera as film reIt rev re- f Tits It is in many ways an even toss with per per- tb tho the picture player a bit ahead of the legitimate r tor t r. r r Divided and count counted d the pla players who have made madeI madeli li od on the screen with no sta stage c schooling will out out- o I iber ber ber the graduates of footlights every time Still I hw re re e eare are many today who can boast a. a big big Broadway experience The Thc success all rests th t h the thc person Stage experience is often an adI ad- ad 1 I tage It is also frequently a sad disadvantage St t if If you have bave been an actress unlearn as quickly as ast t any little mannerisms that will be detri detri- l ital tato to your success as a movie actress Also Alsot 1 i t everything e of ot value that the stage gave It iu n and l carry it along to the picture studio If you youVe 11 i v Ve never ne acted before the footlights start in at the thet t You have ha nothing to unlearn and much tram Either way you have a fighting chance t Legitimate Stars Surprised Geraldine J Farrar who stepped from grand opera into vinto the Lasky studios was greatly impressed with tile the number of people she could reach via the films be believes beliefs the tIle motion picture will give her more popularity and aid make more friends for her than all aU the tile years of her operatic career put together She r v espi p l us HI a bl bit bie awed a wed at th the r rr t j rh i r t J I j pl b i. i f Wis c p f r I f I i l' l I IY y R. 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I I lS ft f 1 1 iff 1 F L w 3 y Y r f T lr A i 4 Jf s 's Y r thou thought ht of ot all the the p people ople who ho v would ld ha have ve a a ch chance to see her i. i t 1 1 t tI I have had m many ny stage celebrities celebrities' tell me that their appearance in one ne pid picture re br brought them moro moro ro letters from strangers than they had received in In all their years on the thc stage The number of people c to tobe tobe tobe be reached by means of the thc motion picture seems to have ha left an indelible impression on the thc minds of ot many stage folk foll George Kleine the president of the l Kleine leine Film Company does not beat a about bout the bush bush in expressing his opinion as to the relative value of fl film film m and and stage shige stars lIe He says Personally I think the public wants wants wants' dim fihn stars stars iJ in preference to stage stars A remark of that kind coming from a man wh who has many priced high stars under contract is worth considering In an rin In interview W. W Stephen Stephen Bush Bushof of the Moving Picture World Mr 11 Kleine leine said One question that confronts us us at at this time time is the case of the stage stars vs the film stars Personally Personally Per Per- I think the thc public want wants film stars in pr preference preference prefer prefer- f r. r ence to stage stars Well known stage stars are not not known everywhere c There are places having hiving good motion picture theaters where here the people have not heard beard and lep learned ned so sn much about stage tage stars Broadway Fame of Little Account Almost Imo t without exception the exhibitor fa favors fars rs the weil well known kno n film stars as against stage stars at least of the lesser magnitude Manufacturers are arid and h have been pr prone i to ov overlook the fact fact that i a stage e na name e well known wn on on Broadway may be know in far lesser degree in the smaller towns and cities In which 1 most of n most s of f four our our ni motion p picture theaters th aielo are located lo- lo sated You se see the film artist who has appeared d. d in innumerous numerous screen productions for a period of jears years ca s receives gre great t ml value e t tough through the feeling of person personal 1 interest which has developed on th the part of the mo motion ti tion n picture aud audiences In In my Cp opinion 10 this per per- personal personal person per per- son l feeling serves to disarm critics as the stage performer r recently converted to motion pictures pictures pictures pic pic- tures lacks this personal personal appeal and frequent colt COD con contact t tact t and is therefore at times thues severely y and harshly criticised I r have bave myself been disappointed disapPoint on on occasions sio s when a co conspicuous stage performer ner who ho happ happened to appear in one of our our feat features met a cold and critical critIcal reception It is a fact tl that at picture fans' fans are arc not respecters o of stage reputations iti nS We may may exclude a few of our largest Kc New York and Chicago aso theaters where certain st stars rs are well weIl known and j r pop popular ar If If Mr Kleine feels the expense Incurred in securing securing ing lag Broadway favorites favorites' is not a wise Investment investment the unknown girl may feel encouraged Supply is is created by demand demand and when the demand cal calls s for forthe forthe forthe the star of film origin it it itis is only rity a logical conclusion to assume that the supply will ill be replenished ed from frota the ranks It no has-no doubt doubt been 10 bt been a a bitter pill for the the manu anuj anu- anu j J ft re pictures t tp p y a f fabulous bulo s salary to a reputation and have that same reputation fall fail to bring the receipts up to a a point equal to those of a film In which a picture made player starred A. A Abig big stage name no longer attracts as it did a a. afew afew few feY ears The audiences have seen so many f farces acted by castl casting g an an old woman in the role of a Joung joung girl that the cry now now now- is for realism r rather t cr than ban reputation on Of Of co course there are many stage stars who have have made good Many of them h have established the hearts of the thc movie movi fans and are arc ac accorded ord d the same worship given the th the ph Will Stage Survive Movies The encroaching army of ot stage people need have havo no effect on your movie mo ambit ambitions ons dear friends o othe on the outside You have just as good a chance now as you you before pictures lured folks away from the stage All AIl that need concern you is the thc one oneA I A question which 1 I ha in the majority of ot my articles Have e you the thc ability and the picture personality pers personality per per- s It f you have hare no o obstacle can prove too big to l you from winning The Thc stage and the screen are two separate arts Like Liko Kipling's east is east and west is west and andt t f ne never cr the twain will meet the stage and the screen will Hi not Interfere w witt h each cach other Each has its plaice place and each will stay in its own wn bac back yard jard that the movies les Perhaps right now it ma may appear appeal are crowding the stage Into a corner and in t lC tion tiou u the sl st stage ie n is ia making n a mighty fight n lo 10 k keep last Jast stand Time will adjust matters and the stag will nill ba have bae e its place tace while the movies will wUl find n r r rival 1 of sufficient power to disturb their position 1 I oa Each will ill live and each will wm prosper rd is of course far reaching and if it is J your ur choice ch choice e f stick to it and dont don't let every flurr flurry put you in r panic of tl doubt and fear This week eek I have asked Mine Aline Bartlett to 1 you how she came Into the movies mo Only a months ago Miss Bartlett like yourselves was as stand standS ings ing on ron on the outside gazing wistfully into the magic world where lies Iles hope power and success Sh She is j good on her lIer second big picture a and 1 I t ou to watch her career Caleer for it promises to to be as a wN interesting resting g as some of the thc other screen screen- screen bred red girls girts i Copyright 1916 by J. 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