Life — December 21, 1922 — page 40: what you’re looking at

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“Charles Hanson Towne has joined the staff of Metro- politan as Fiction Editor. It is safe to say that Mr. Towne has discovered more writers than any other man in Ameri- ca. He saw the merit in the first stories of O. Henry, James Branch Cabell, Justus Miles Forman, Gouverneur Morris, Henry Sydnor Har- rison, Baroness von Hutton, Zona Gale, and others too nu- merous to name. Last year he took to the famous old publishing house of G. P. Put- nam’s Sons the manuscript of Ben Hecht’s ‘Erik Dorn’ which had a phenomenal! sale; and he brought back from England Michael Sadleir’s novel ‘Privilege’ which was counted among the few distin- guished pieces of fiction of 1921. “Mr. Towne has always been exceedingly friendly and hospitable to new writers. He sent F, Scott Fitzgerald to Metropolitan with his first short stories, which were of course immediately accepted. He believes that another younger group are just com- ing over the horizon, and du- ring 1923 it will be interesting to watch for his literary ‘finds’. His tastes are catholic. He wants fiction of the highest grade—not mere outlines written always with a com- mercial eye on the screen. Young authors seeking recog- nition could not do better than to send their work to Mr. Towne, who will encourage them, advise them, and hope to buy their manuscripts.” Don Marouts, in the New York Tribune. Metropolitan H. J. Whigham Publisher 432 Fourth Avenue —_ New York, N. Y. (The regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 26) Tess of the Storm Country. United Artists—Mary Pickford resurrects an old favorite and presents it in modern garb. Somehow or other, it doesn’t quite pan out. The Pride of Palomar. Paramount. —Get down the old musket, Uncle Ned, and keep your powder dry; Mr. Hearst says that the Japs are coming. If you don’t find any Japs to shoot at, Mr. Hearst wouldn’t be such a bad target himself, Brothers Under the Skin. Gold- wyn.—A comedy-drama which cham- pions the cause of oppressed husbands. Excellently acted and generally amus- ing. Ebb Tide. Paramount. — Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of deviltry in the South Seas provides the dim back- ground for a mediocre melodrama. However, George Fawcett and Ray- mond Hatton atone for a lot. Robin Hood. United Artist Laurette Taylor describes this as “a moving tapestry,” which is about as lose to the correct phraseology as any- one can get. The Young Rajah. Paramount.— A fine actor and a fine story are com- bined to make one of the stupidest pic- tures in years. Trifling Women. Metro—Rex In- gram’s directorial skill is more evident than ever in this weird tale of a woman who loved not wisely but too darned omiscuously. One Exciting Night. United Art- ists.—Although Babylon, the Civil War and the French Revolution. are entirely ored in this film, it is actually one “the most entertaining that Mr. Grif- hb has ever produced. “Oliver Twist. First National.— Presenting the extraordinary spectacle a great dramatic artist who has feached the apex of his career at the ge of seven. Jackie Coogan could re- ire to-day, secure in the knowledge hat he has touched the heights. ‘or Review Next Week. — “Out- e and “A Daughter of Luxury.” THBari COQUETRY “Just a minute! I have forgotten my perieae ¢ Journal Amusant (Paris). CAREY PRINTING 00., BETHLEHEM, PA, | Aspirin Say “Bayer” and Insist| Unless you see the name yer” on package or on tablets you are not get- ting the genuine Bayer product prescribed by physicians over twenty-two years and proved safe by millions for Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago Earache Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain accept “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” only. Each unbroken package contains proper directions. 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