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The outer manifestations are not to be slighted, of course, but really, contributors, some of the verse received is too saccharine for publication. It is out of all moderation. If you must rhapsodize in the amative key, address your outpourings to the deity in person. There is some really tine material left imprinted for this very reason. Let's make one more New Year resolution — that we will be sane rather than sentimental, sensible rather than saccharine, and fair critics rather than unsought lovers.
Hugh S. Pretty, 447 Brock Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada. in language stately-sweet, has appreciated Naomi Childers. To his appreciation we award the prize :
THE RETURN.
(Lines dedicated to Miss Naomi W. Childers. on her appearance in the Vitagraph Company's film, "The Spirit and the Clay.")
In long dead Athens life had known her counterpart — Perfect the contour of her face, the brow so calm. With beauty's steady eyes to crown such graceful poise, The picture finished by the sweeping, classic gown.
The gesture grave, full eloquent each motion ; The sad, sweet smile that told eternal joys to come, Conveying thought so truly tongue but idle were To express -in speech what art portrayed so well.
Great Phidias once did chisel such a profile sweet From cold, inanimate marble, that the while Did grow by his deft touch to such a head divine That all but moved and spake the ancient Greek.
And so I saw, in modern, wordless play, a being
Such as whom the sculptor famed perchance hath lov'd to 'vest
With soul patrician, thus to span the Gulf of Years
And walk once more the Attic ways she knew so well.
I did not know that it was customary to compare one player with another in a letter to be published, but after seeing it done so fre-' quentlv in "The Great Artist" letters. I have decided to do so myself and compare that superb player, Miss Mary Pickford, with her competitor. Miss Young. I can honestly say that "Little Mary's" exquisite beautv has not influenced me at all. but I have seen her in eighteen plays' with the Famous Players. Imp and Biograpb companies, and I have also seen Miss Young many times, and, to me. there is no comparison. Miss Young is very fine in drama, but who has seen her equally good in a comedy? While Miss Pickford is wonderful in both drama and comedy. "My Official Wife" was a fine picture, and Miss Young's perfect artistry was shown to better advantage perhaps in this than in many other pictures, but compare that with Miss Pickford's work in "Tess of the Storm Country" and "Hearts Adrift" ! Who. then, could proclaim Miss Pickford anything but the Greatest Artist? Yours sincerely.
151 Kenyon Street. Hartford, Conn. Li>tdley Hubbell,
There's a challenge, contributors !
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