Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-21
THE MOVIE rms
LETTERBOX
By HENRY NJ. NEELY

Of those fast disappearing German res.
taWants where every one knew every
one else and remained after dinner to
smoke and chat or to play cards-sn
eatins place with club privileges. The
jovial cook was hostess and, frying fork
in her ample hand, would ecstatically
/ welcome each more or less Bohemian
group a. they arrived.
"rhe kitchen was IN one corner, the
bar IN another and nbout the walls hung
placards OF fresh shrimp and extra
thick steak But strangely there were
also many posters OF Lila Lee. This
the hidden romance which linked elderly
Mr.. Appel with Lila Lee; what motive
made an old fashioned restaurateur
hang Q young actress picture all about
his walls? One did not ask-one doesn't
"Then one day there was great fes.
tivity-Augustn. his daughter, was III
town and when she came Augusta was
Lila Lee!
II could give some terribly intimate
glimpses of stage and movie folks ! have
seen. but refrain---such is wisdom:
"But I do remember ID. W: Griffith
violently protesting against decapita.
tion ut the hands of barber ln his one,
| one day I inadvertently Ut was In nm
elevator) kicked Theda Bara IN the
shins--the favorite sport, fgurativeiy'
Of columnists.
CLARA Kimball Young once told me
that during personal appearances sne
| felt an almost uncomfortable desire TO
do 'tricks'-'show poodleism' was sucn
dull experience. ..
"There is q memory OF Garetn
Hughes in Broadway after.ineatse
eating place, very much himselt-oh,
very nucR-and using the pulmot9r on
cafe, then dying, now dead. and not
long ago I saw Nodolph Valentino on
Park avenue wearing q mustnche!
"There wns Ethel BARRYMORE IN
Rittenhouse Square-so familiar but of
baiiing identity. and Valeska Surratt on
Broad street carrying mysterious
bundle wrapped in an Italian news
paper, Once In Il place on SAMSON
street famous for snapper stew was
David Warfield eating corned beer am,
cabbage-his Thursday custom-an.d
looking like old Peter, Grim himself,
and once saw the Gisbes IN Snest'
ing like products, Lillian a French bon.
bon and Dorothy a stick Of peppermint.
W. IT rsmember Joseph Schildkrnut run.
ming madly through City Hail Square
waving his 'Liliom white arms In much
excitement-he carelessly never made
ION certain nights there Is great
festiyity at a local wheat cakery' In
the heart Of the town where often
half dozen persons whose names have
been mentioned In motor. picture
columns may be found after II o'ciocA
land here many 'glimpses' might be COL
lected."
(Yes, but what for? These people
have to be somewhere. don't they! Why
collect 'em? But you have been tot'
tunatc. haven't you? Imagine! Kick:
ling Theda Bara in the shins! But
sunposc YOU didn't dare knock Naleski
lSurratt's bundle from under her aru
for fear Of being cut by the broken
glass. Come again.
Two divorce notes Of interest to Let
ter Box readers are chronicled IN ont
of the professional papers.
Herbert Rawlinson was granted
ldivorce in Los Angeles November = from
his wife, who IL known IN the .theat'
rical world as Roberta Arnold. MT
| N0wll000n StHteu tucS "SAc Mo' .AS ."
January, 1912, and his wife left him
in November, 1910.
Jackie Saunders, picture actress. hled
suit for divorce in Los Angeles Novem
ber 2 from r. D. Horkeimer, producer,
charging desertion.
Miss Saunders 10 Philadelphia girl,
born here in 1893 and educated In St
Joseph's Convent. She Is not only
quite a successful actress but has writ.
ten a number Of scenarios. She started
lher professional life with Dawson'a
Dancing Dolls before going into pic
lures.
And, speaking Of divorces. ! may
also chronicle the marriage OF Vincent
Coleman and Miss Marjorie Grant. Cole.
man was playing in Chicago about
eighteen months ago. when he was first
introduced to Miss Grant, whose home
10 in the Windy City. Miss Grant was
one Of the leading lights in Ed Wynn's
"Perfect Fool" company, which she
will leave to 20 to New York with her
husband. Coleman was seen here this
season on the stage In "Cp the Lad
der" You've seen him on the screen
with Mae Murray, Corinne Gridath,
Connie Talmadge, Constance Binney,
Madss Kennedy. Alice Brady and q
dosen others.
M. e. b. writes from Boston: ""
been hoping for discussions on To
Have and to Hold and Clarence The
| former disapDointed me greatly--stOry