Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06

TINT writes: ~ our tiny cnNoi
is sometimes less the snap and fire that
your active correspondents give their
contributions 1t seems yours is
moon like splendor reflected. If YOU
are not careful you might find yourself
some sleepy morning in the fix YOU
handed Miss Aglie .Ayrcs-misty and
dim.
"Come out from behind your little
huckleberry and say still more abruptly
what you think. For Philadelphia you
do 60 quite a way along the gravel OF
outspokcnness. but wake up the old
haunt-thc mummy has been dead
long time.
.'Whethcr like your stick or not
read il. and after all you want readers
more than admirers. don't you? II every
one agreed and loved you your life
would be almost heaven. and press mon
have that only to look forward TO. Hnv-
ing ridden my depressed bosom I'll to
my peevc.
''Why all tins rant about Foolish
Wives? Did ] reach the controversy
by freight? Is there much don't know
about what has been said; Bnt-i saw
the picture, and why all this sallow
horror?
1T was artistic as the movies go: Il
had IL all over some OF the things Betty
Compson has put over recently ror
Those We Love for example. pardon
ing the depression. seemed 10 love every
one but the harassed audience. Hut
Eric. he was willing 40 play an unat-
tractive part and did II tn the Queen
taste. Then the story seemed 10 tulh'
some of the ancient requirements. | did
not note that he was rewarded with any
grandeur for his iniGuity-did hc not
get his. as they have it:
''Eyidcntly You did NOT like it from
your free seat. You can afford 10 dislike
n lot of pictures. Why do YOU 90 to tn"
movies or the theatre or anywhere that
laws Il claim on amusement as a forte
Did you ever stop to think why lot
of us go? Surely it is for amusement
pure if possible but usually simple. 50
that the hackncyed pure and $. holds.
HAS the stage been an uplift agent
That ought to start an argument. II
seems to have raised our raven haired
r.. v. from trundler Of soiled plates
10 the lap of luxury. but you in your
gratis chair and me in my thirty eight
center. do we get nearer heaven or a
good deed after We have had an hour
and fifty minutes of Mae Murray's ex
quisite shapeliness and little else tc
focus on:
1T seems rather unfair to 60 on a ht
man hunt in the movies-a man Is there
to do what some one else tells him. Gel
him In dark alley with n brace o.
Philadelphla best on his neck and HI
may pull somcthin: entirely surprising
director may and may not be b"nc'
Mt.
(Listcn. old kid. If | were any NOR
outspoken. they d have me in jail. AM
] don't want to go there again. III be
] enjoyed Foolish Wives more tha
YOU did. \ hard. boiled egg like me ca
watch thing like that with full ap
preciation OF al the technical and ar
tistic marvels shown on the screen Bu
II was mt only for hard boiled eggs an
no one eisr' IL you u iet me induIge !
a naive irish- ism II say II wer
10 tne movies these Gays ior amusement
stay ho'he')
m. r. c. writes: 'Oh. dear, il
once you We disappointed me l though
~ you liked Wallace Reid. and now 20
ay you don consider him he-man
100 irresponsible! Must be some mer
"a or moral lack, since he's sure
Nusxy enough physicallyImuch mo