Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-17
THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOX
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY

Expert Typist writes: "How come
there is not much mention of The Rul-
ing Passion featuring George Arliss,
in your column? It is the best picture
I've seen this year. Perhaps you'll say
It's the only one I ever have seen, but
anyhow what Is your opinion!
II don't like Tom Mix, ditto Billium
s. Hart. D'ja see After Your Own
Heart? In an argument regarding the
owner of the creek between his and
his neighbours ranch, he doesn't hire
A surveyor, but he himself goes out to
survey the land. 1t requires at least
two to survey land and sometimes four
and more. Now and then he fumDies
at the transit and looks! What $
he lookin' at? He is supposed to have
q man at the other end to hold flag
on which to sight the transit. But not
Thomas; he could probably build the
Delaware River bridge himself II they
asked him. Some junk. Phcw!
'.ln Billiums's White Oak, happen
ing about 1850, in shooting at the In.
dians, he has thto fashioned gun which
takes about one hour, two minutes.
two and two fifth seconds to load.
That's all right. But suddenly with
out warning he pulls out n revolver
and shoots six times straight with
out stopping. Isn't this an anachron-
ism?
"How do YOU like Grace Dawson?
like her muchly. How about you,
chief? She's some. pippin, but on on
baby, can she act! Dites-moi slI
vous plait, how old is she? Now.
don't want TO know whether she has
green hair, her own teeth or seven
and one half size shoe, but do want
to know little of her biography,
please.
81 also like Mabel Normand, but
think that Mack Sennett spoiled
Molly o. by that bunk at the end;
Mabel can act. You notice, Hen, l
praise the acting: If l want to SCI, see
nice chickens, l go to Broad and
Chestnut streets. pay my twenty-five
cents to see acting.
II brought this typewriter from
Camden especially for you. l used
the hunt system. Deep stuff. my boy
"Wil you please tickle Doug for
another one like The Three Muskrats'
Having read your column, I shall see
The Good Providcr' Immediately.
(Thcre has been great deal Of
comment Oh 1.-The Ruling Passion
lately. but perhaps I haven't got around
to printing or answering those pnrtic-
ular letters vet. 1t certainly was cork :
ing good picture. The reason why l cut
your second paragraph out, was because
! make it point not to give any the
ater free advertising in these columns.
Your sarcastic remarks on Hart and
Mix seem we'll deserved. Grace doesn't
give her age. but her biography is as
follows: Born, Occanside, Long Island
educated New York, In social swim, or
ganizcd own company and made 'Wive'
Of Men" with Florence Reed, starred
herself in "Atoncment." "a Convert
Of Revenge" Mans plaything" and
Love, Hate and Woman.~
Puppy" writes: "Yes, I am the
Puppy Of Cynthia fame. Don't you
feel honored to have sucn an important
censor in Cynthia's column, Hector
has written and started quite a neat
little discussion and SO now I'll try
my luck.
"First OF all, my favorites are
Marguerite Clark, Gloria, Gish sisters
Talmadge sisters, Rudie, Wallie. Mae
Murray and Priscilla Dean. There
have ! started fight yet? Well, JUS
to make sure of one, III add the mucl
abused Won Stroheim, providing Gait!
Glover will stop writing. Some ont
ought to send her picture OF her here
70 she would stop writing those lonl
and ngonizing epistlcs on woman
rights.
am glad to see Marguerite C1ari
>, coming in for little praise in YOU
column; she certainly deserves 1t.
have never heard any one say the!
! didn't like her, but she doesn't conn
In for half enough praise.
And about Priscilla Dean, whn
90 you think about her? think sh
Is perfectly wonderful in a good crOol
story wild Honey was fierce, bu
tell me, did you ever see bette
actress than Priscilla in Outside th
Law?
Am glad to see you reforming ol
me Mae Murray question. ] thinI
she's II dandy little actress.
We'll, do hope I've started some
thing. Love to ALL"
welcome. Puppy, but don't dcscr
Synthia, Or we'll get ourselves il
ysouble. Are you any relation to tn
Suppy that hunting choruses and sta