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Photoplay Magazine
wanted, from neckties to silk shirts. 1 always go to the theater and, when 'The Pest' was shown at the Rialto, I sat behind a theater party. They did not recognize me. So I listened to their comments with a lot of interest. When 'The Pest' had concluded, one of the women turned to her friend and said, 'There's one of those in every family.' I felt satisfied. That's what we term the human note. Again we did 'Nothing to Wear,' dealing with a wife who, no matter how many clothes she bought, always fancied that she lacked the right thing for every occasion. Only the other day we were asked to a Red Cross benefit and Mrs. Drew exclaimed, 'It's splendid — but I've nothing to wear I' We laughed, because our own comedy had hit that very phrase."
I was reminded of a remark Willard Mack once made to me. "I never attempt to write anything that has not suggested itself from something in real life," he said. "I must know it has existed."
"Thirdly," continued Mr. Drew, "we prefer characters for Mrs. Drew and myself
Mrs. Sidney Drew i Lucille McVey) and her tulip bed.
The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs.
that represent us as man and wife. It permits of a nicer familiarity of action."
"I should hardly say that, dear," interrupted the comedian's wife. "Hardly that — l)Ut it lends towards humanness. For instance, even though a story represents Mr. Drew as a lover and myself as his sweetheart, our audience would not be able to forget that we were man and wife. But, by playing Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, we fit into their mental conception of us. This tends away from the theatrical — what we call tlie movie element."
Mrs. Drew is definite in her ideas about the screen comedy. Just between ourselves, I give Mrs. Drew 75 per cent of the credit for the conception of the Drew comedies. That is, she is the team member who selects an idea and builds it. Mr. Drew has the actor's discernment to understand her mental process and to present it on the screen. To him goes the credit for putting the idea over.
"Give me," says Mrs. Drew, "characterization, first of all. I don't want just just people in my comedies. I want folks with fancies, foibles, even obsessions — of course, nothing harmful or unpleasant. I want something, as tliey say, to hang my hat on.
"Another essential, never let anyone but the audience in on another's frailties. For instance, in a certain comedy, I did not talk to iny mother about my husband before his face. But, I did as soon as he had left