Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1919)

P h o ti)D^ a ^ ^ i4til[,^R A R Y V7 t I Ricbani l«kra iii* work seriously buC Wr i« no more a liem'i-gutl than (he boy bloek. He'» l^venlv-two or three — but he winhes he wore older. would have spent ihc n.rnt in the cooler if a man on one o; the paper« hadn't happened along. He got me out of the .-crape — but into his paper — " It was dam near spoiling Dick's vacation. He brightened up a little, though, when I mentioned his Chink in "Broken Blossoms." "Isn't that a fine part? I'd rather have a line of parts like Cheng Huan — character? — than my own company. l'!aying wealthy manufacturers' sons I' If a juvenile can snort. theT Richard snorted. "Ill tell you." he sai<l in a stage whimper. "I'll murder (he next director who gives me another wealthy manufacturer's son lobby ilown. makes older?" play. I'll murder 11111 1 ' Two m a i d c n adics at an adjacent tabic looki-d up uneasily. "I'm sick of it, sick, ' 10 went on — and he lookcil hurt. Vou have .seen him look hurt, on the screen. liaai;ine seeing him look hurt, across the table from you. "I've playcti 'cm so lonj; — seems to mc I've never done anything else in my life." We walkeil into the again and sat "Do you think it me look any he asked. The moustache. "No," I said boldly. He won't play opposite Ddrothy Gish any more It least for a while. t.nrfilh wants him for his own company. Richartl spoke of Ralph Gra\es, Dorothy's new caciing man, and Bobby Harron — "both corking chaps." L'arthclmess is the head of his small family — his mother and himself. His mother lives in New York and he was going back to the coast without her. He said, "I wish I had somebody out there to sew my buttons on for me, and pour my tea. It's a bit tough, living around at hotels, especially in California — working all the time — 111 tell you, an actor misses a lot. Sometimes I — " Just then a very pretty girl came up — a stellar blonde, still ift her teens — "Oh Richard," she said — "we've been looking for you. Vou must come out to the house tomorrow — mother's e.xpccting you.V Close on her dainty heels came Johnny Hincs. "Barthclmcs.-; — don't forget to meet mc at si.x, " — and lie rushed off. "Ves, I get pretty lonesome. People think—" "Mr. Barthe'messI Mr. Barthelmcss!" ■Just a minute until 1 answer this ca!l," he apologized. His minute was the length of several women's. Three people stopped him on the way. We got settled again and he becan to talk about film work in general. "It's not easy but I do like it," he .said, "and there's a lot more money in pictures than the stage. It just happened that I'm in pictures, anyway. Last season I a'most accepted the juvenile lead in 'Friendly Enemies' — and I'd been playing that part yet if I'd taken it — the play is still running. I went into films instead, have played several dozen parts, and now In; with Grifhlh. I don't want to pose as a juvenile. It must take an awful lot of ner\e for a rhap to 5;t himself up as a