Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOX
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY

love scenes; hence the beardless Al.
varado.
Geraldine was 4 total failure as
an Aztec Princess. When Alvarado
was brought IN a prisoner before the
throne Of Monte2uma he was looked
upon with curiosity. mingled with awe,
as they thought him a god He was
one of the white conquerors. and they
had never seen n white man before.
There was no awe in the look Of Mon
tezuma's daughter (Geradine). how
ever. She looked him over with an ap-
proving eye. Her next move was 20
throw flower with Il true Carmen
fiourish) at the feet of Alrarado and
Guatcmoc cher cousin and su!torl. OF
course. Wally got the flower ,water
lily. tcliove). and their love started
then and there Well, that's all over
and now that it's out of my system |
feel bctter-only you are the victim.
III move 10 more cheerful sub
ject. Rodoiph: Why. certainly. like
him-what girl does not? He has
very likable way and n good natured
smile which lights up his whole face.
Saw him In "'Thc Sheik, " The Four
iorsamcn" and Moran of the Lady
Lefty" and thought him splendid in all
three.
Il do not like Alice Terry. She re-
minds me too much of Katherine
Macdonald. She is afraid TO cry lest
she spoil her pretty face-a trembling of
the lower lip and chin and two pearly
tears is the extent of their crying. ]
have seen Norma Talmadge. BcSsi"
Love. Helen jerome Eddy. LILLIAN Gish
and Pauline Frederick cry naturally /;
l,,. -, 4.
selves a LITTLE less good looking for n
few minutes. Any sincere actress ~ho
lives her part and feels bad enough to
cry does not think Of her face and how
II looks. just SO she makes her audience
feel her sorrow or pain. do not mean
by this that ! consider making faces
good acting, far from IL. Deliver me
from that Jumping Jack Nazimova
and her ridiculous face She can be
good. too. II she chooses; that's the
worst part of it. Hasn't any one
around her got the nerve to tell her how
silly she looks! Or won't she listen
to sense!
/ DO you Ike Helen Jerome Eddy
No one SEEM, TO speak of her in the
Letter Box. like her very much. She
/ is very sincere in her work Think she
IS far superior 70 many stars. Flor
I cnce Vidor is another favorite of mine,
/ also Sessue Hayakawa IL know he is
/ not favOr!te OF yours. Thought
Hayakawa excellent with Fanny Ward
/ in The Cheat" also liked him in The
Honor OF His HOUSE" "Th" Jaguar' 5
/ Claw" The TOngman." The
swamp and quite n few others | have
secn--sorry ! missed The Bottle
Imp.
Sorry to hear that Pauline Fred.
crickS will leave the ScrcRn-hOpe 1t Is
only for n rest. Some of her pictures
have not been so good. but she always
makes the best of her part An old one
Of hers was n very good one. 'l.ydio
Gilmore" DO YOU recall II: Bella
Week Of Life" (splendid >. Madame
x" and Peace Of Roaring River. :
The last named had some scenes | die
not like; reminded me Of serial, but
found II very interesting otherwise.
"Will you please print Hayakawa''
and Helrn Jerome Eddy's pictures:
II have very little time for writing
and it took me about four weeks t
complete this letter. Will not bothe
you again for long time to come.
Tim not familiar with that Wander
ing Jew picture-didn' know Il hat
ncn uOHe III HlHIS' III lh'l. pNt Jostpl
,, Schildkraut, of "Ltlliom" fame. dit
make some pictures in Europe and hi
father, Rudolph Schildkraut, Is a vet
. eran actor so It isn't impossible tha
they made the picture in Europe.
2 Blanche Sweet has retired from pic
e lures. haven't heard of Betty Nan
e sen in years. Yes, ! remember "Pud
Y d'n head Wilson" 1t was fine pro
a duction. I neither like nor dislik
t Helen Jerome Eddy. She leaves m
Derfectly Indifferent