Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-06

Grif6th's idea Of acting he piles on the
hokuin until he makes me groan. He's
n marvellous technician, but his view
point is extremely provincial and his
conceptions are very smalltowniSh.
Every time I slam Sissy De Mile. it
means fight with an associate who
knows lot more than do. so I won't
discuss him now. But thanks for say
ing what you did about him..
decidedly don't agree with you on
Fools Paradise" however. 1t isn't
fair to judge it rs n version Of the
Merrick story. The title distinctly said
suggested by and it should be con.
sidered as separate and distinct story.
From that viewpoint. found 1t grip
ping and plausible and mighty we'll
done.
And we can disagree on "Disraeli.'
too. To me. Arliss gave schoolboy
conception Of great man and did not
once get any illusion about it. "Rul-
considered very nearly perfect picture
and regard "Tol'ble David in the
same class. Hope you'll like them
"Jeanette" writes--"It is just as
hard to resist writing to your wonder
full column as it is for child to resist
a nice, delicious piece Of chocolate
candy. She just can't, and though am
take me u little while and I sit down
and send in this nonsense.
Il think that you are real mean to
say what you did about Mae Murray.
She is just darling, and in Peacock
! Alley she was so sweet and graceful.
| will never forget her in ON With the
Dance. / thought that she was just
wonderful in that picture. Didn't you!
Of course, some of her pictures were
not so good. but even your marvellous
Agnes Ayres has played in some pic
lures that were bad. We DON'T expect
every one of their pictures to be mas
terpiece.
Now Bert Lytell; what has hap.
pened to him? He used to be my ia
vorite. had his picture and every
bore me to death. He can act, l know.
because I class his Right of Way as
one of the best pictures that | have
ever seen. What did you think about
it?
Could you please tell Inc who was
the male star in Sentimental Tommy
I've been trying to think of the name
for the longest time and half the time
it is on the tip of nv tongue. but my
brain Just refuses to let it out Who
ever il was he was just wonderful
and l don't think that there is another
actor on the screen who could have ex-
pressed his feelings and sentiments As
he did. | certainly would love To sec
i'm again. Has he played in any other
pictures since then:
What do you think OF Dorothy Dal =
ton? ] hope you adore her as much as
u hnf EnIl =
Paradise raved about her as thoug!,
she was the only character in it. OF
course, the rest OF them We're very good
. but to me she stands out as the main
one. Perhaps I'm peculiar. Did she
, act in serial pictures?
! Il would like to write little more
. but l am afraid that IL ! do yOr
, wouldn't even read it through, let alone
. answering all my questions, but II you
/ Will give me the least sign of encour.
! agement l will write again some time. v
(.All right, here goes the encourage.
. ment. / will never forget Mac Murra!
, in "On With the Dance" either. Nope
. ] won't That's one reason I've sai'
the things ] have about her-that ant
Peacock Alley" But don't let Inc in
2 fucncc you against her, I'm just al
G old crouch and I hate to see any bod.
i else get along. I'm jealous n every
I thing. Everybody writes in and say
d so. so it's unanimous. What do yo,
n mean "my marvellous Agnes Ayres"
'. I've said distinctly that / admire her n
t q beautiful woman rather than as al
d actress. What do / think Of Lytcll 1,
t "The Right of Way? guess it's on
!. Of the best pictures I've never seen.
. Gareth Hughes was "Sentimenta
; Tommy" Yes. he's done lot Of thing
j since then. Metro has made him star
e but l don't think they've done YER
8 well by him. The stuff they have give
him Is very light and frOthy-not bad
2 you kpow--very entertaining and al
. that, bit I'd like to see him try some
: thing bigger.
Is ] never liked Dorothy Dalton at a
= until Fools Paradise" In that sh
r almost made me sign my name in he
J list of admirers. She did a very fin
piece of work ] thought. No, she neve
played in serials.)