Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-25


think perhaps was cranky about the
pictures ssw---hBrd 10 snit--but one
day discovered the Letter Box and was
delighted to find that there arc others
who think like ] do. others who like
the players I like and the kind Of pic.
lures like. won't trouble you with
those ! dislike, because tL.'k Gloria 8
fair name has been wiped in the dust
enough.
II have fai'eI to sec honora BILE men
ton of Florence Nidor. l always go
{, see her pictures and enjoyed her i'm
mensely in Hail the Woman.'
II suppose you just hate TO have
these old pictures dug up, but ] want
to ask your readers If any of them have
seen 'Barbary Sheep with Elsie Fer.
gl.on. This is picture I have never
forgotten, although ! saw it about five
years ago. This was the first time
ever saw Elsie Ferguson. and from that
,imc on became Ferguson fan.
Last night saw Queen Of the Mou.
lin Rouge Awful was no name for II.
What say your readers
Naturally "Barbary Sheep was the
first picture in which you ever saw
Elsie Ferguson, because it was the
first one she ever made. And 1t was
=, corker. I'm not sure l wouldn't
include it among the best ten since films
If you have never seen honorable
mention" of Florence Vidor here yeu
must be very recent Letter BOX
reader. She Is one OF my most violent
onthusiasms ole of the fondest things
IN Of, in fact)
"Ton'' writes: "My friend illckctl
A..
tho ashes from ono Of my cigars ONO
the Wilton.
" Tom. he began. 1t has been sus'
scsted that Heaven Is a place where
feature is ju about to start. when
possibly presents the difference between
celestial and cosmic state in its
most desirable, if most improbable,
mood.
VERY often pc"rl" fail to enjoy n
'rturc because they c",u" into th" thea
re ,lring the middle ci the film, or just
rl"ut where the mystery !, being
solved Some people, however, like
,bis--usally the ones who read the
I"st page Of book lirst. Some one
would make considerahl BILE money from
device that would bring all people
show. The only objectsrs would be
those select persons who wait until the
no / interesting part OF the flm to
crawl on your toes TO seat in the
'riddlc Of the row.
.'IIc cased his slim legs onto the
davenport table and continued:
"'I was surprised recently to see q
rial movie in Chestnut street house.
IN the infaut days Of the movies tue
h"rriblc 6ickcring pictures we're nscd
y managers nf vaudeville houses tu
ri nf nnI
make room for new audience. Now
he serials are used for the same pur :
lose.
It's surprising the number OF peo..
ple who tell their friends bow much
they dislike the movie hut who would
sit through the whole fifteen chapters
II shown In one evening. We used I"
speak Of detective stories IN the same
'"ne with serial and our poor rcla'
tons. But that was before Wilson.
Harding and others told the public how
Some day we will tino an influential
psrson like Ring Lardncr coming I"
DE rescue of the serial
II think be's right. The serial has
n'ways been surveyed in the. negative
hut aren't there some possibilities IN
he serial form?
LA week went to the music s6oi
and bought two records containing
nusic from Carmen Next week
shall buv two more and 20 on until |
naye collected together al the mUni'
OF that opera which appeals to nc,
This Is the serial form rs applied
TO music. The opera has been split
into approximately twenty-five parts,
~til' We can enjoy each part, even
though we have not the others. (This
ia assuming that you like that kind OF
.luf.)
II am sure that some day this
thought will be in the mind of the
erson who decides TO give Us serial
mat will not only contain good story,
- well acted. beautiful, artistic, etc.
but we will be able ~ enjoy par, siS
even though we have missed all the
preceding parts.
'As T.. W. Howe says, I'm sorry
! brought up the subject; really
don't know anything about it,
''Mazurka - Please don't como
around for any more cigars. Ny wit'
found the ashes on the carpet
Ialune writes: "IInl the very good
fortune 10 drop IN ard see Constance,
Halmndgc IN 'lhr Wonderful Thing
'lis evening. 1t was pleasing. Con
'ancc was the dumnoh rose "l the piece.
fact. considering that the story l.
%"nnh abroad ] migln say that slr
rs lhe 'Ameri,an Beauty
wonderful soul, for her beauty
!" not OF the highest as our eyes guide
- ~ the Judgment. SLe has that PEI: :