Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-30
THE MOVIE FANS LETTER.BOX
r. HENRY NJ. NrEry

Jude writes. Il nsed to thinR
you were awfully mean, but since YOU
have been standing UP SO nicely for
Rodolph lately. have changed my
mind and my feelings. too.
'Your Letter Box is SO interesting
and I never fail 70 read II. When
person has family that doesn't care
much about movies. it's very nice to
know there Is some one TO whom You
can give your opinions.
IT think that among the actresses
May McAvoy. Agnes Ayres. Constance
Kinney. Colleen Moore and, of course.
Mary Pickford are about the best.
They all seem like real people and
what more can you want?
"As for the actors. there are so many
like I could not begin 70 name them
all. However, my favori,es are Ro-
dolph (naturally).' Dick Barthelmess.
Monte Blue. Bert Lytell and CASTOR
Glass. The last named is not very
well known. | think. bur he happens
to strike my fancy. I hone you VIII
!, have his picture printed and DICK
Barthelmess too. please.
81 like Gareth Hughes. TOO. and !
rant see why YOU don't. He is
very fine actor. A criticism once said
that he acted the part Of Sentimental
Tommy better than any other actor
would and that he vsualized it better
than any other actor could. think
that was good criticism and | am
sorry you don't.
'.Did you sec "rol' able David :!
Don't you think il was perfectly Won
derful?
~ think Dick Barthclmess is one
Of the hes, actors the screen has ever
had and he is SO good looking !
know girl who sat next TO hm az
a restaurant once. Imagine what luck .
How long has he been married to Mary
Hay? Is CASTOR Glass married: How
old is Bert Lytell and do you know
what are the next pictures OF these
three? How tall are Dick and Rudy:
"A (Gosh. Lots of girls have sat next
10 me in restaurants and didn seem
n bit thrilled. One sat opposit" me
the other might and it cost me S6.oO'
4 However
You're lucky to have found that ia :.
yorable criticism of Gareth Hughes
can show you a lot that take the oppo-
site view. Which simply shows that
criticism in newspapers and magazines
doesn't count for a thing unless 1t eX :
nresses our own opinions, II it doesn {
we simply put the critic down Tor a
Yes. | saw "Tol'able David" I
didn't think II was perfectly wonder
fnI," bur thought it was Il m'sh'S
good picture.
You'll see CASTOR Glass next In
Cameron of the Roya Mounted.
You'll think I'm an nwful dub when
1 tell you | don't know whether Gas =
ton Glass is married or not But II ;
q fnct. He never interested me enough
Ia
new pic,urc Edwin Carewe is making
out in Hollywood.
Mary Hay and Dick Barthelmsss
were married in June, 1919. Dick 3
neft picture here will be The Sew
rnth DAY" He is now at work on
one called sonny"
Bert Lytell has quit pictures tempo =
rariIy--at least, | guess ne hopes, 1t
only temporarily: Metro studios have
rlosed-and he Is touring the country
making personal appearances. with the
accent on the purse. He's somewhere
betwccn thirty five and forty years
ola hut | don't know exactly; you
I see he has reached the age when they
forget to put that in their biogra
\ Bsrthelmess Ia fye feet seven inches
tall and Rudy five eleven
q "Kate D." writes-'T cannot OK
plain nv aversion to Richard BarthPI
mess. I know that he is splendio
arter, and IL you shut your eyes, good
looking. but somehow ! don't ike him
hut il he ever Joins my list Of likes,
I shall let you know.
~ do not doubt any longer that you
ara q man. know that YOU are MOI
only a man, but gentleman. which.
think, IL as rare as lady in these
days. But ] do think that the lad,
who goes TO the movies with you wrote
some of your answers.
Snow for business. VIII You Civ,
\ me some addresses that ! can send seen
orios to? Should they b. in synopsis
or continuity form? haven't type
writer at present and 1t would be i'm
possible for me TO get one, Would you
advise printing like this or handwriting
Another thing | would like 10 know.
u have been told that the produccr'
steal ideas that are sent 10 them
y j will tell you frankly that ! have never
helieyed this, but would like to know
II II is true, and strangely enough.
feel sure thar YOU will tell me honestly
Will you not? II will be a great helI
10 me II you will answer these dippy
!. little questions of mine.
ibid you object 10 the salutatlon OF
4 ~ last letter? 1t struck me as awfulls
\ funny when you said In your column,
s N answer 10 letter. that, Hey. there
{ yoti----' was the usual way of ad
s 1ressing you. and could not resist il.
~ the way, next time you see
M will you tell him ! envy him
Y olther VI you will understand, prob