Camera - April 14, 1923 to February 16, 1924 (April 1923-February 1924)

aera Camera! News Section Page 1 5 The Return to Characters By FANCHON ROYER I was very tall and distinguished in the I costume and neat Van dyke that were labiliments of the fourth Duke of Norpnd we found difficulty in separating the from the characterization as we interId Howard Gaye, on a Pickford set p "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" peing completed. He was telling us [he Duke of Norfolk had been a relative f own ancestors, the Howards, and we I well believe it. The historical noblepefore us was more than an illusion! [hat an exceptional role in which to reto the American screen, Mr. Gaye." es, is'nt it? Fortunate for me, I am that I was able to arrive in time for it." r Howard Gaye, so well-known to our re fans a few seasons back, has recently pd from London, where he went two ago to fill several engagements in the sh studios. We had heard of his great ss in the featured role of Gaumont's il production, "Byron," but foreign films \o rarely seen, that we had, otherwise, Bt lost sight of this erstwhile Griffith [ite. We mentioned the fact that we ed very clearly his vivid protrayals in Birth of a Nation," and "Intolerance," h suggested another question pu've gone in for historical characters widely, have'nt yo u, Mr. Gaye?" ather, I branched from leads and suave fes into this sort of thing with the photo you have just named. Robert £. Lee Le one and the Christ in the other ght that field before me in a fascinating Since then there have been others — from King Haakon to an Egyptian Pharaoh. These roles demand research that adds invaluably to anyone's education In the future, I hope to be provided with many such." We chatted along, for a time then, and we learned more of this artist's career. Commencing with the Ben Greet Players in London, it first struck into the American films with Kalem in 1913. When that outfit disbanded, Mr. Gaye immediately joined Griffith playing in all the units of the old Fine Arts company. As there were sometimes twenty of these, life was scarcely inactive "After that came a very great expansion for me," continued Mr. Gaye. We thought we detected a whimsical note in his careful enunciation. "I was contracted to direct a series of ten-reel features by Mena Films. The first of these, 'Restitution' was just comleted when the w-ar broke out. Perhaps you recall the production, something of a spectacle including pre-historic, Babylonian, French and other episodes. Naturally there was much satisfaction to me in the enthusiastic reception which it was given. But, there was the war, you know. And I had been feeling it for several years, as it was. I enlisted and the Mena series was not continued." . Before we had time to consider the significance of this sacrifice, the actor was through the war, with a short gesture, and telling us of his subsequent work. With his return from the front, there had been leads with May Allison and Katherine MacDonald, — and always his characterizations. He filled the positions of technical advisor on several European productions and then he returned for a space, to his native land. A wklely read, admirably poised figure, there is an ineffable subtlety in his manner, his philosophy and his work. One feels that where other players might guess at dramatic effects, Howard Gaye knows such values to their fractional parts, and utilizes them accordingly. The screen can very profitably absorb many such personalities. May the New "Camera!' Progress and Prosper ADONIS DE MILO Telephone 638-06 /// present on location at Catalina with Frank Lloyd unit filming "The Sea Hawk" May "Camera!" Gain Added Lustre in the Years to Come JOHN HERDMAIN EDITH M. RYAN uccess 1150 O HOLLYWOOD^ PUBLICITY FROM ALL ANGLES