The Washington herald., 1914-06-07

Motion Picture Editor: Since 1t seems
fer suggestions to the motion picture
department. may 1 give a little idea
that i have been considering for some
time? Why not start an appreciation
column" in connection with the movie
page and permit the fans to contribute
prose or verse on their favorite and pet
actors and actresses? ! think that 1t
would be a go" I, myself have COM
posed sonnet to Mary Pickford and
another to Helen Holmes and will gladly
editor will open the column. / always
read your comment and query column
and am sure that every other fan In
Washington enjoys II as much. In fact.
/ have heard numbers say So i am
getting acquainted with your regular cor
respondents almost as intimately through
their letters as IL l knew them person.
ally and I am sure that ! would enjoy
friendship with any OF them.r Why
can'e the moving picture fans Of Wash
ington form a club? Dramatic clubs are
formed, rent their own theaters and
put on their own shows. why couldn't
q movie club go as well? II this letter
is not too long I trust that you Will
publish it 1t might give an idea or
two, which ! modestly say might be OF
some interest to movie fans, for certain
ly all the ideas that ! read of theirs
are vastly interesting to me.
FAN FAN.
Fan Fan-The comment column is open
to the readers for letters in prose or
verse of their appreciation of actors and
plays as well as for inquiries. II you
will send the verses you mention I will
be delighted to publish them and am
sure they will be of great interest to
the readers. A club. such as you de-
scribe. would be very Interesting. Why
do you not organize one and the motion
picture editor will be a charter member
IL you will invite me, that is. We have
already received some povie verses which
will be published shortly.
Motion Picture Editor: For the pas
ten years my wife and have regularly
been patrons Of the moving picture shows
Of Washington, nothing keeping US away
from these interesting entertainments.
and In all our experience We have been
always well treated at every place that
We have visited. and have never expe-
rienced such trouble as set forth by some
Of your correspondents. Great Scott! A
party signing herself Vivian" In yes
terday's Herald stated that at one Of
the theaters a very selfish man smoked
all during the performance and blew
smoke In the faces OF all In sight, people
kept time on the backs OF chairs and
many others read aloud the writing on
the screen. Some people are always
looking for trouble and they never fail
to find something to set up a kick against
In all Of my experience I have never
seen man smoking in a picture show.
have never heard any drumming on seats
and have never heard people calling out
what is on the screen. but that I felt
like taking OF my hat to 'em, for Il
saved me the trouble of reading II. My
wife and / go to some picture show al
most every night and enjoy them, and
are never annoyed and We pay such
strict attention to the pictures that we
never know what is going on around us
A LABORING MAN.
You idea Is after all the best Of all.
II you don't know that annoyances exist
1t Is a safe bet that they won't annoy
you. Maybe Vivian" was in a summer
park where a great many men smoke.
A confirmed follower OF the movies like
yourself, however, must appreciate how
annoying an interference with their en-
1oyment seems. But we agree with you
that 1t is best to overlook that sort Of
thing where it is possible to do SO.
Editor Motion Picture Department.: The
decisive conciseness. of II. L. B. in her
arraignment of movie pests" is very
much to be admired, but some way I do
not believe she Is so severe as she sounds.
And so 1 venture to insert a feeble plea
In behalf Of said pests. am one myself.
so know whereof I speak. Does II ever
occur TO those denouncing pests that the
person who keeps time to the music does
so because, whether consciously or SUBJ
consciously. he has the music ''in his