Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-05
THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOX
By HENRY NJ. NEELY

"Old Timer" writes: "Since
haven't had a thing to discuss in your
column for ages | have taken up my
seat on the side lines as one Of your
most devoted and sincere admirer.
II read each and every letter thar is
published. and lot me- rise right up in
my good old brogues and say that 1t sure
has been quite a spell since any on" has
written q letter I" approach or equal
that of Folly Koppys in this evenings
paper.
Gee. if | could write half as good
q letter you would be bothered with me
all the time.
That is the style Of letter the rcgu-
lar fan likes TO read. not questions
about whether Hazel Deane' has red
hair or brown, or If perchance Arthur
Handsome has wife and eight chill
dren. That latter stuff is all bla -aa
to the regular reader. Who cares how
tall or short a person is Il they can act
and please the public. Ye gods don't
let's waste our time reading junk there
there is enough nut stuff published
Let's keep the column open 10 sensible
letter and criticism because ] feel sure
that IL what the majority of the fans
want.
ITO Interested iet me say. my dear
girl. you certainly have hit the proven
bial nail on the head when you de-
scribe the talking Aappers as dumb
dcras. We have all suffered from the
same pest and AT times ! am possessed
to knock them for the well known row
of sticks 'tenpins' or marble monu-
ments. Anrthing Just 70 silence them.
and II isn't only the aappers that do Il.
n ho- ILL
middle aged persons and think. Here
Mt last Ia a nice. quiet. looking couple,
only 70 have them burst out in run
ming FIRE Of comment on the merits oi
the picture. sub titles. acting ana
everything under the sun.
III they ever open Il theatre 'mov!c,
Of cburse) for deaf mutes | am going
to ask a. srecial privilege 70 b. al
lowed 10 attend, because perchan"e here
Will my weary spirit fine peace and
quiet. Like Interested I am still
young and foolish myself. but when /
70 to the movies don't care 70 have
them made into "talkies
Last. but not least, many thanks for
publishing that od-tlrne cast Of Sold
for me. 1t vas mighty nice of you, as
/ know Il was ancient history.
NnnhS lOT til' bllel pISl'N D'u'|Nt'
at the end of the letter. iou'v noticed
I've cut il off and kept II for my own
eyes aione.'
"Tom'' writes: Ny friend took ona
Of my cigars. leaned back in the cush :
ions and placed his feet on a table.
You must not take your movie
actresses So seriously. Tom h" pro.
ceeded TO tal me. Consider them as
being merely pictures that move on th'
screen. sans life, sans histories. san
inferloc,uory divorces. Then you >haI
not formulate nice opinions about y"ul
favorite star. placing her on pedpsta
only TO dash her down when some scan
dalmonger like me comes vending h!
wares.
"'what was that incongruity yol
just spoke about Casting in 'Lesson'
in Love" gr who is unable 70 steel
her own marriage ship clear Of III
rocks? True: bur why worry about il
It should not detract from your enjoy
mont OF picture 20 know that m
actress who portrays the faithful wlf
In really AZ the very moment lOokln,
around for divorce. The public lif
Of an actress has no bearing on he
studio life il cannot possibly affect th
pictures in which she appear. 70
Z risk being called victorian whel