Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-23
THE MOVIE'FANS
LETTERBOX
By HENRY NJ. NEELY

Lady Jane writes: ''Penrhyn STAN
laws just suits me to ~ with some
of his criticisms. But gee, wouldn't you
think poor Norma had looked upon the
wine when it was red from what he
snys? But Gloria! My goodness! ]
always thought as he says. wonder
who is his perfect type Kate Price.
hope, as that's my style.
"If Betty b. has horse nostrils' ther
Nazimova must have been blowing hei
nose and he couldn't see hers for. the
hanky. I wont say another word. as
! don't want to take your time, bu
please, Henry, wade in and slam back
because there are some of our favorite.
there.
Il can hardly believe this about OIL
friend W. r., but I feel so sorry fol
the poor boy no matter what the cause
Of his breakdown, and do hope he re
covers. His pictures were always clear
and everybody could enjoy them even
if they were not deep stuff. and know
/ always was glad to 60 see him and
came away feeling more cheerful; and
rs you said one time he had a boyisl
look and smile in his eye and tha,
is one of the main reasons I liked him
and can hardly credit the news. have
n brother. n very successful business
man. in his forties, who has that same
look and he will always get by with me
OH account of that.
Zone time, during the summer,
think Eugene O'Brien was injured in
New York. Did he recover? ! was told
he died, but / don't remember if he
did or not.
"Do you know among the old
favorites my choice was Arthur Johnson
and Harold Lockwood and Carlysle
Blackwell. sure think Harold could
knock the ears off this argument about
Rudy, although l liked Rudy in n
couple of pictures.
Marjorie Rambeau's Fortune Teller
Is showing in our neighborhood this
week and some members of our family
who did not see it before are going be-
cause / said it was so good and then
you boosted it in the letter box. But
say, don't you think this fashionable
'Overbrook section Of Phiily wants to
get busy and have more up-to-d date
films shown?'
(There's no reason for me to slam
Stanlaws. His own statement is the
worst slam any one could give him. But
Stanlaws is an artist and he's entitled
to queer notions.
Eugene OBrien didn't die. He's on
the stage now in a play called "Steve."
Folly KOppy writes: Zone of the
penalties of fame is publicity Of ones
private affairs. Regardless of the
thousands OF narcotic users in every
walk of life, the case Of poor Wally
Reid will be broadcast in every land
where the films flicker.
''How many of his admirers that were
will now hold the handsome actor in
contempt following the revelation of
his miserable plight? The fans are
tickle and turn their thumbs down
readily when their hero takes flop.
But I'll always think of this clean
cut youth-the personitication of the
American hero as the Wally who
was before he succumbed to the de-
grading cxhilarant that saps ones vi
tality and warps the mental processes.
II hope with all my heart he re-
covers his pristine health and vigor.
And | fervently pray he conquers the
habit.
"Why did the world have to know
the cause of Wally's breakdown? Many
things are hushed up. But fame. az
have said. unhappily IS a mistress
who considers nothing sacred-nothing
secret.
''teid took to drugs to obtain re-