Motion Picture Classic (1923, 1924, 1926)

Masters of the Motion Picture learned to secure brilliant effects ol distoi n<>n 01 mi. i i, n. mi nature alone, merch l>\ I he , .it which the camera approached its ial But In now the cinema had become an anient which lent itself flexihlj to the n.ilioii Willi I he tit •< m I of • Cierman pictures, such as l.uliitsch's ption" and "Passion," with the mak oheim's "(.reed." the modern era been ushered in. Instead of beit j for spending an evening gaping .it star's agreeable physiognomy, the a vehicle for the expt cssion ol pictorial beauty, relating movement, and ■ and tailing tempo. In works such as t haplin's " \ \\ oman ol l'.o is." 01 red Wagon," the photograph) had become so clear and logical that the clean Inns of a picture always converged directly upon the thing or figure that should hold our attention. Their touch u.is more deli and more intimate than ever before. The >huttmg of a door, a nudge, the grip hand such things acquire tremendous ificance in the new photograph) and the new directorial technique. The inventions and experiments of Lubitsch alone can hear the fullest examination, "(Ireed" is an imposing chapter in the history of the new art. It is interesting to note, however, that James Cruze had followed clearly the American tradition of (irillith. as well as that of Sennett, in "The Covered Wagon" and "Hollywood." And thru Cruze you re finally at the superb achievement of Kmg Vidor in "The Big Parade." [Mr. Josephson will contribute a second article on this subject in the July Classic] Reviewing Pictures on Broadway (Continued from page 77) enjoyment of reading about themselves, adding 'now gratified they were to observe that they had "modulated, cultured voices." The writing-paper showed that they were living in a Fifth Avenue hotel. A reviewer's life, as you may have gathered, is not all beer and skittles. Thereare days when the theaters are terribly crowded and when the management has forgotten all about the critics. At the opening of "The Freshman," the best tlicv could do for me was to give me a seat in a box, from which Harold Lloyd looked to me about twenty feet tall and a fool wide. I explained to the manager that my review from that position would be hardly what he wanted to see next morning. He then escorted me to the other side <n the house, where there was a similar seat in the opposite box. 1 was indignant and the manager was anything but happy. Nevertheless, we were surrounded In the merriest crowd one could hope to see. Finally they found a seat for me. and I soon joined in the laughtei of the packed theater. Just to be a little original, a Xew York theater manager decided to present "The Gold Rush" a little before midnight last August. Hence, the critics, after their day's work, had to get down to business at the witching hour. Mr. Chaplin, looking spry and cheerful, was greeted by (Continued on page 84) Mme. Blanche Arral, Opera Star Finds, in Java, New Way to Reduce Fat Javanese Woman The secret of the Javanese women's slender beauty is out at last. The method by which Madame Arral reduced so surprisingly has been used in Java for years. It is simple and harmless yet thoroughly scientific. Xo medicines, starvation diets, violent exercises — no Turkish baths, dangerous purging nor reducing garments. This method, it is said, removes fat at the rate of about one pound a day, and at the same time strengthens the body and benefits the general health. "The results were astonishing,'' says Mme. Arral. "Just this pleasant simple native treatment took away my surplus flesh, restored my voice and my health. Today my mind is clear and buoyant, and I truly feel as though I had stepped from a hazy darkness into bright, glorious sunlight. "I had previously tried. 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