Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-21

my readers agree with me as perfectly
as you dol
Chiquito writes: II have written
several letters TO your column. but be.
fore l write another paragraph, ! want
TO pay my tribute to Dick Barthcliness.
what a Jewel In the screens crown
OF achievements that boy IL am GER
tainly a great admirer Of his. His work
in the Bond Boy again revealed that
simplicity and sincerity which are two
Of the most beautiful and most touch
ing features Of his work. Certainly
there is no one among the screen m"h
20 touch him in sheer excellence OF in
tcrpretation.
while don't think in reality that
the Bond Boy was anything like 80
good a picture as that oasis in an
arid desert--'Tol' able David think
that 1t perhaps gave Dicks powers as
an actor a greater scope. He has the
happy faculty Of portraying country
boys as boys of character and not the
usual half -witted, clumsy. ultra
shy individuals that even Charles Ray
has sometimes descended to and which
have been q regular feature of our
rural dramas. His impersonations have
courage and determination. intelligence
and manliness. The scene where he was
awaiting execution in Jail was one Of
the finest things that | have ever seen
him do and n scene Of genuine dramatic
power: IL was poignant in its realism
and sincerity. Sincerity thy name is
Barihclmess
What iS your opinion OF Estelle
Taylor: | would value 1t very much.
80 opinion has been 80 divided on her
recent work.
DO you remember her in Whom
New York Sleeps: I thought that she
was wonderfully vivid in that picture
and expected thar she would make
great strides Immediately after it, but
apparently she hasn't.
by the way. do y"I remember Marc
MCDermOtts acting Of the paralytic
father in that picture? Wasn't that II
great piece q! work:
u have failed 10 SEQ Miss Taylor in
a Fool There Was, and only saw
few glmpscs of her in Monte Cristo.
:" ! really don't know how she has
developed. but she certainly had all Nv"
carmarkS Of very fine screen actress.
AS to the picture. though it was
by no means perfect, It seemed to me
that in several respects IL was admirable.
quite the best thing De Mile has given
It. OF curse, thcre were still the un-
fortunate De Mile mannerisms. but
n seemed 70 inc that they were present
in far le>s degree and that the rotous
luxury was somewhat rurbed-the girls
house and rooms were perfectly possible
and not the exaggerated dream of a mis-
guided director The worst feature was
the glimpse into the Roman Era which
wasn't very Roman ar that.
II saw kindred Of the Dust the
other n ght ard was il nothing else de.
l,.t.
Graves. whom | admire and whom |
believe you slsO admire. lie displayed
Youthful enthusiasm and earnestness
which wer" very c"mm"ndahlr. One Of
The critics said that lie wasn't impas-
stoned enough my criticism is that
'iIte more restrnint and rep"sn would
improve him further. Would you Civ"
nae alI tho information y"u can on him:
! wou!! appreciate it very murh.
Il am genuinely sorry :" -ay that
E>t"iir INll"r'> pi"tur" has been taken
t"wn from my gallery and j Gathering
liked her once. That is. rncignt she
i.ad promise. II hahn seen her in
\ Fool Th"r" Was. | might still
*" her. Bat having seen hey in thnt
was r"uviu"cd that the IN" was up-
rropr.aDe
Marc Mcp.rmott certainly did Il
.iyid living piece OF work in "Whon
New York Sleeps |, MAS - totally
,iifcrenr from the Mare We know br'r
.-t tie lave and we'll -groomed manager
N "Footllgn;s. iOr instance.
There's XII" distinction you must
mako when ,o@ say admire RaIrt,
Graves. lik" him tremendously. ~ e
~un9,y. II" : = Tine. hearty. ma.
."rr"L. amhiiu.l. chap with n hubbl.ne
-en>r nE har."r and most con:ucnda
blc son>e "i hi own lack of artist,
',"rf,'rIl"n. II" = entirely sincere nuo
;irel">>.y hard working and I'm willing
80 let weeks salary which ie 4
uik"r bet. a. that that he viii b.
m"ng h" top notcLe's some day.