Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-04
CHARGE OF MOVIE
ACTRESS AGITATES
THE FILM WORLD
Miss Ormi Hawley, Lubin S
Leading Woman, Repudi-
ates Accusation of Immo-
rality in Profession.

When Irene Wallace, leading woman
OF the Victor Universal Films, wrote the
article which she did in this months
issue OF a current stage magazine testi-
flying to the immortality of movie act
resses. she set boiling to the point Of
seething the entire movlng-picture world
and earned for herself the undying ami
mostly of her sisters in the profession.
These were the sentiments expressed
by Miss Ormi Hawley, leading woman OF
Lublns in an indignant interview which
she gave yesterday out at the company's
plant at goth street and Indiana avenue.
Seated in her car in the yard of the
place waiting for a change of scene be-
fore going back to her work. the fire in
her gray eyes accentuated by the black
grease paint with which they were en-
circled, Miss Hawley blazed forth in hot
protest against what she called Irene
Wallace's unmitigated nerve in making
such wholesale accusation"
LET Irene Wallace speak for herself if
she wants to-" said she, ''but how dare
she include the entire profession in her
wicked charges? How dare she make
such a statement as this that the public
cannot comprehend how many women
are selling their ability and labor and
brains at so many dollars week, with
their souls thrown in, and that the films
breed more immortality than the stage
ever did7
Maybe she achieved success by being
a friend of the manager 'protegee OF
the director a favorite with the leading
man. to use some OF her own expressions,
but / want to say right here and now
that / and the women with whom | am
working arrived where we are by dint of
hard, grinding work and untiinching
perseverance.
PUBLIC IS THE JUDGE.
What difference does it make" she
continued heatedly, how good looking a
woman is. how popular she is with the
men with whom she works, II she cannot
register her emotions on the screen-if
she cannot get her part and put II over
eonYinelngly? The public viii have none
OF her and the public does the deciding
in a case like this. Friendship with the
manager has nothing in the world to do
with IT,"
II read this article on Sunday after
noon and couldn't wait a minute to
find out IL the others out here had seen
IL, too l got into communication with
them and I found that Emily Clayton,
also a leading woman here. and Mrs,
Emily Lowry, Mr. Lubins daughter.
had both seen II and were perfectly furl-
Gus. None OF US had ever heard OF Irene
Wallace before. and doubtless she wrote
this thing 10 get her name into print.
but We all agreed that something ought
to be done about II, and at the present
moment we are considering writing to
the editor ofsthe magazine and demand
ing = retraetion.
AZ this moment pretty little girl with
auburn hair ana eyes 20 match crossed
the yard.
mot TRUE" SAYS PATSY DE
FOREST
Let's call Patsy DeForest ever" said
Miss Hawley. "and see what she has
to say. Patsy is little extra girl who
Is doing good work. Let's see how she
expects TO attain her laurels"
Patsy DeForest trlpped over buthely
IN response to the can from Miss Haw-
ley ana puekered her youthful brow
when abe was told that Irene Wallace
had declared that most OF the little extra
girla had Z rough road to travel and
that TO retain their positions wers
forced 70 give Up All that woman eon-
sl6sFs sacred
II lsnt true At an said Miss Patsy
patulantiy. All that they AJAX of yon
IS that you DO your Werk vel The men
have always been perfectly sweet ana
zenllemanly % me and / expect that as
ons as behave myself they always
sta he I thlnk somethlas oaght 10 e
1ehs g the haFEla woman Whe HKoIa
.hat article