Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27

Lou writes: i would IKE very
much to say a few words to A. r.
Gloria Swanson and Rodolph Valentino
are both fayorites Of mine. but when
any one starts slamming Conrad Nagel,
especially his work in Fools Para
disc we'll. my hair is automatically
brushed the wrong way.
II thought the picture one OF the
best I have ever seen. and. N my estl-
nation. ranks with The Four Horse
men,, Forever. Male and Female,
The Three Musketeers, The Penalty.
The Kid and other topnotch produc-
tions. and ~ for replacing the east
with Valentino and Gloria. It would be
Q shame. Why. Gloria hasn't enough
, pop to equal the work our Dorothy
Y did, and Furthermore. Gloria wouldn t
have any chance to stand around ana
rose in lot of pretty dresses as she
usually does. Summing up everything,
Conrad Nagel has never played any
thing as good as Fools Paradise since
Robert w. Chambers Fighting Chance
or Midsummer Madness with Lois
Wilson and Jack Holt. Now, III leave
4 II up to you. Mr.. Nicely, how does that
changc Of cast strike youf
"SOme time ago you told me Alice
Terry was going to play In picture
called Black Orchids. Is that cor
IecI, anu When Will ~ I'"'n H''e"N
phiat
"Also saw very good picture by
Conrad NagelNqulte while ago, hut
cannot recall the name. In IL he took
the part OF wonderful pianist and
was supposed tn be either French or
Italian, and because Of some certain
drink, not whisky, he became drunk
ard and went from high social po-
sition to the slums, but was saved by
the girl he loved Could you enlighten
me as to the name of the girl and also
the name of the picture
(Elsie Ferguson was the girl and
the picture was Sacred and Profane
Love- No date yet set for BLACK
Orchids.
Il "A. A." writes-"As you have put
Il up to the fans 70 answer A. +
take the liberty of doing so.
I'm the first place. allow me to say
that 'insipid Conrad Nagel is quite 4
favorite OF mine and his part could
hardly have been improved upon by Ro-
dolph. While Rodolph Is favor!te Of
mine also, be cannot play in all Of the
pictures and also we must not go back
On our old favorItes just because Ro.
dolph is now In full bloom.
N''Second, Gloria is by no means q
wonder and Dorothy is a sweet little
thing, and may | remind You that
G,oria is not q sweet girl graduate.
"A. F. must have been trying to
b sarcastic"
''Periwinkie" wrii"s: MAY say q
word or two to Kitty Glover" and
peter Pan; First, 10 Kitty. whom /
20 lately and 30 Intellectually champion- :
ed Sorry, Kitty. | don't like Eric =
personality myself, but I didn't Ike the
way you were turned down Better
luck next time | did my darndcsr
I'll mind my ,Wn business after this
Such things they must be saving about
me
''And now, Peter Pan. old dear: My
moral standard is not loose. Am /
lacking in good taste. Intelligence and
sense Of humor': | may b" deficient
In the two former characteristics. but
my sense Of humor is nor all in my
funny bone,
sand. please. Mr. Nicely, don'r call
me a highbrow Far be it for mo 70
classify myself: but III bet You any
thing you like thar not one of my friends
would say that lack II sense Of humor
! or that l am so-called 'hghbrow
vi Amen to that.
"And now you haven't evan Lenrd
my opinion op Foolish Wives
thought it very bad. The acting was
excellent, but ! could nos stand very
much of Won Stroheim. II that's q
sample of the movies they like on III,
other side, let them have them. Ths
story had moral. but / do not like
morals ra mined down my throat Civ,
me something like Polly With a Past
or The Widows Might.
Have ! sense of humor: IN >aS
! have Did you ever hear OF high
brow Scotch Irish blonde?
"You haven't lost me aS q friend hl
your refusal 10 print Won Stroheim
picture. ! only regret that he is g"
tlns 80 much free advertising.
I'M. C." writes: ITO A. RI
have hesitated betOr" answering your
letter, because it really seems n waste
OF time to try to Impress on any on,
who would speak of such people a.
John Barrymore and ROdolph Nalen
uno In the same paragraph just how
4 foclish they are.
Did you see John Barrymore in
Or. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde and by any
chance see Rodolph Valentino in The
eeeik' or Beyond the Rocks; DO you
think there IL any comparison?
John Barrymore is an actor: in my
X Mind, Rodolph Valentino is fad.
u n yOu suppose that Rodolph Valentino
/ Qpun play the part as well as John
3 Io1Symore played Peter Ibbetson on the
s S1ol Rodolph Valentino might be
~ llGAt IN vaudeville, or in the moving
= es 4 real actorf HIS only quail;
y u "a - ?sis. ass who esn't