Actorviews (1923)

Record Details:

Title:
Actorviews
Date:
1923
Publisher:
Chicago : Covici-McGee, Co.
Volume:
Actorviews
Leaf #:
000265
Language:
English
Collection:
Books and Early Cinema
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
November 02, 2023
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Imperial Morris Gest 247 thought so sure,” he runs on, “when Mr. Belasco takes me by the arm after the first night of ‘Mecca’ in New York and says to me: ‘Russian’ (Mr. B. always calls me ‘Russian’ when there’s excitement), ‘Russian,’ says he, ‘you’ve gone as far as anybody can go. Nov/ quit!’ “But how can I quit? Listen to that orchestra! Look at that ballet of throbbing flesh! Feast your eyes on those silks from Persia, Syria, from the desert of Sahara! Can I quit? Which is the stronger, my head or my soul, my brain or my heart? “I don’t think I’ll quit till I’ve made Barnum and Bailey’s look like a vaudeville act — or I’ve gone broke.” “Going broke has never stopped you,” said I. “True,” he answered thoughtfully, perhaps prophetically; “going broke is sometimes my finest inspiration.”