Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-24
THE MOVIE FANS LETTER.BOX
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY

Lee writes: II want to thank you
not only for answering my last gues-
tions so quickly. but also for consider
ing my letter Of enough general inter.
est to be published. l had decided not
to bother you again-for a while at
least-but now. after about two weeks.
1 find that writing to you is like going
to the movies-aftcr you go once or
twice 1t becomes habit. Whether it
is good or bad habit to annoy you
thusly is for you to say
"Seriously. though. I doubt if you
realize how interesting it is to discuss
the movies with some one like you who
knows them inside and out. I agree
with old Timer regarding the merits
of the character people Of the screen,
and my favorites among them are Theo-
dore Roberts, George Fawcett. Ray
mond Hatton (who, thought. was very
didn't you?), Frank Currier and
Charles Og!e. The very first one l re-
member seeing, however. was char
acter actrcss-Kate Bruce-and
Imagine she holds the long distance
playing record for enacting character
parts from the early days up to the last
Griffith picture. Does she hold this
record?
"Other character actresses ! like are
Julia Swayne Gordon, Gertrude Claire,
Mayme Kelso. Sylvia Ashton, kath!yn
Williams (would you call her a char
acter actress nowD and Mary Alden.
inl' har kn "a
young and good looking enough TO play
leads, but sacrifices her looks for good
part, which / think shows an abundant
supply of brain matter also.
II also like Pauline Frederick for
the reason that. although a star, she is
not averse to making herself look old
or ugly for the sake of n good part,
as she demonstrated in Madame Y
and The Sting of the Lash l think
she is the screens finest emotional
actress and have been a steadfast ad-
mirer Of her since ! saw her in World
pictures. Do you like her? Also.
think there are number Of leading
ladies who show more acting ability in
one picture than many Of our so-called
stars do in three or four. Namely,
Anna Q. Nilsson, Rosemary Theby,
Betty Blythe, Lila Lee and Lois Will
"Of course. there are few stars
that I believe deserve their place,
among them Elsie Ferguson, Ethel
Clayton, Norma Ta.madge, Anita
Stewart. Thomas Meichan. Wallace
Reid. Richard Barthclmess. and these
players. even in a poor picture. would
show their ability. I vas verv clod
given by you, for | like him very much
and admired him in small parts even
before I knew his name. Other leading
men that like are first and foremost
Cullen Lands Ifor his fine work IN
Hrho Girl From Outside and snow.
biind,) Milton Silis. Harrison Ford.
John Rowers Elliott Texter. Conrad
Mage, Nice, Rnrrie Reginald Dennv
Mablon Hamilton and Monte Rlue As
an actress. | think Mae Murray is a
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