Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-30

"A Rag and q Bone writes: ~ We
fallen for your column good and proper :;
don't eyeu wash the dishes after din
ner until I've read it through every
night. Sure do think lot Of your
opinion about the movie game. Almost
stopped thinking for myself. relying
on yCur Judgment. until last week,
when ! went to see Mae Murray for
the first time in Fascination
AFTER hearing all the derogatory re-
marks about her ! went prepared to
dislike her but to my surprise / thought
her very good. In some parts she az ga
some very commcndable acting, as the
Jazz Baby. I don't think she overdid
II. I've seen some of them in reality
and believe me, they act up almost as
much as Mae. Really. Hen. ] think
you and the fans nre little hard on
her. OF course, I've only seen her In
that one picture but l think she Is
clever and chic I'm not French. I'm
! irish That much for my opinion OF
her. Don't YOU think the father took
good part? Ono Of those men you
like even though they did monkey with
| the hay-l mean wild oats.
Have they ever filmed any. Q: Henry
stories? Were they successful:
"P. S.--About the Won strohein
picture Why not picturc nice tat pig
with military cap on 1t and print II
Tbnt would satisfy the fans who want
II for they could not tell the difference
and YOU could still keen faith with
Yourself shout not printing his pic
ture.
jThat idea wouldn't do: you see. vor
StrOheIm isn't fat. Otherwise-
! Yes: they've filmed dozens Of the y
Henry stories very successfully. vita.
graph did a lot of them. Last one
remember was Will Rogers An un'
willing Hero" made from "Whistlini
Dicks Christmas Stocking.
'Fraid you haven't been reading th'
Letter Box very carefully lately. Iv'
said n half a dozen times that. mucl
as uscd to dislike Mae Murray.
think she came close to doing som'
reoliv good acting in "Fascination.
So YOU and can continue to he friends
cant weD
"Wanna LOU writes May ! re-
nly TO your comment on 'Hector's' let
terp You want TO know II the Ques'
tions he asks are Of more interest thar
the discussions that have been going on
Without a moments hesitation I'D sa!
no" Hector should remember tina
II the fans opinions do not interes
him. they do interest the great ma
iority. believe. OF the many appre
ciative readers Of the Letter Box.
You've got the right idea. MIR
Neely. Your column Is decidedly worti
while. and is both instructive and en-
tertaining. There are certain movi
magazines that specialize in the kint
of information Hector wants, which h
probably asks for in all seriousness
Why doesn't he get in touch with then
and not criticize the Letter Box need
lessly?
III foil to see what difference the ag'
of q player makes so long as he or sh'
9iycs a satisfactory characterization o
The part played. Eugene O'Brien, TO
Instance. wouldn't be likely to tell hi
correct age, anyway. I've been won
dcring what's the matter with Mr.
O'Brien lately. He was rather likeab bit
as Norma Talmadgc's leading man. bu
now-well. they ought to give him th
title of the Amt l Grand!?? Guy o
the Fillums.
YOU say such catty things about denI
little Mary Hay? You casually remari
that she may be cute and wlns0me
| MOI u uOuDb ~. ps' s''
also say she has 4 'horrld nose an'
sauinty eyes Now | ask you. is tina
nice? 1t isn't true, either. Mary
nose is best described by that over
worked word. cute Her eyes are ex
pressivc, and not ut all sauinty.
/" "Ihe Vamp' says such kind thing
about Mae Murray that I'd like to shak'
hands with her. But l disagree will
the lady mentioned above. Miss Muir
ray is more than Entertaining
really believe she is a sincere an
earnest little actress.
"Remcmber. Mr.. Neely. that 70,
said ! must have good eyesight u
could see anything graceful In Ma
Murray's dancing? Well. I have
Good 'hearsight' too. I've known
number of people to remark that sh
can dance. But your reply was fairl!
good at that. You see, I'm not accus
toned to such Shavian wit, The Cob
blan variety is more in my line"
Helen f. Talmadge writes: II no
ticed a letter in your column last night
. which apparently gave you heart at
tack. and want to do my bit to be a
least one of the five or 500 or 5000
as the case may be, but ! surely thinl
tho latter.