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A Practical Idealist
Photograph by C. Heighton Monroe, L. A.
There is about him the detachment of the student, that air of elusiveness that clings to one who lives much in the silences within. Above and below, Jimmie Morrison, the smiler and the student
By
MAUDE CHEATHAM
EVERYBODY calls him Jimmy Morrison!
This is significant, for even tho the name James seldom receives its full dignity in this jazzy age, to be universally hailed as Jimmy, speaks loudly of a compelling cheeriness and a friendly spirit.
For my own part, after being welcomed with his quiet smile and cordial good humor,
I -felt I had found a real pal. This friendliness, however, does not conceal the impression that here is a personality that could never be summed up within the limits of a short chat. There are depths and subtleties that would require many quiet hours to fathom.
There is about him the detachment of the student, that air of elusiveness that clings to one who lives much in the silences within, and he seems to have evolved a protective philosophy which he draws about him as a mantle.
“Why plan? Why worry?” he asks, simply. “Our part is to make the best of each opportunity, feeling assured it is but preparatory to bigger things. There is no use getting excited over matters you cant help. “Which shows James Morrison to be a practical idealist.
The evening of our chat, Jimmy was in a contemplative mood. He had been very busy with long rehearsals for the stage production, “Enter Madam,” which a selected company,
headed by the wellknown actress, Henrietta Crossman, is to produce shortly at the Egan Theater in Los Angeles.
“It is mighty good to hear the spoken lines again,” he said, warmly. “They are deliciously clever, and I’m getting a real kick out of the whole thing. It is very helpful to alternate with stage and screen ; each brings out new powers of character building.
“Miss Crossman asked me the other day why so many really fine actors made flat failures in motion pictures. I told her I thought it was because they brought nothing to the screen but their voices. The camera teaches that it takes more than a well-trained voice and perfect diction to make an actor.
“I am interested in any role, if there is a touch of character,” he 'continued. “I dislike a ( Continued on page 93)
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