Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-10
Shh! There's Romance in
the dir

Far be It from us to throw cold
water on idol -worshiping. bat one of
the contributors TO the Letter Box has
sent in clipping to the effect that Ro-
dolph Valentino is much interested in
certain Russian danseuse, Natacha
Rambova. by name. We had heard II
before. but being naturally suspicious
took little stock in It, Even now. we
keep a quantity Of salt handy in regard
TO the statement. and only print it be-
cause fan went TO the trouble of clip
ping 1t out und sending it in.
Helen Flames Kirkwood has been
abroad for several months. He has
been in Italy with Director George Fitz-
maurice filming. william Hodges old
stage success, The Man from Home "
As the director is reported on the way
lomc. kirkwood may be with him. The
Famous 1asky people. you know. have
given up their London studios and are
recalling the units working there. Some
Of the pictures made by those companies
include Beside the Bonnie Brier
Bush. Loves Boomerang "Span-
ish Jade Three Live Ghosts and
The Man from Home
Tomasso-Thot was Eugene O'Bricn
who played with Norma Talmadgc in
''ce Luxe Annie" and Poppy" Yes.
ae also played with Elsie Ferguson and
with Mary Pickford. lie is making
pictures for Selznick.
}. Harry FeIden--Your letter was in
:sresting and filed with real common
sense, but where on earth did you get
that idea Of my opinion Of Valentino
Why, on the contrary, | agree with
~erything you say about him. and have
right along. though have expressed the
hope that he might develop. My atti-
Sude, in fact. was what caused the long
lrawn- out argument in this column. So
instead OF being persona non grata with
me, you've made real hit. Also.
Agnes Ayres is one of my favoritcs.
though l repeat my statement that in
her recent pictures her beauty has
counted more than her acting. In
wick Is playing on the stage in Drift
Ing" now in New York. ! haven't
heard of Lew Cody recently, but he Is
making pictures. l believe, for an in
dependent concern. He last appeared
here with Norma Talmadge in The
Sign on the Doo'.''
Judy-Yes. Lowell Sherman played
the villain in Way Down East" No,
that was Leon Barry, not George Ar
liss. In ''The Lure of Jade" Your eagle
eye noted the fast that people went
in swimming with their clothes on in
Conflict and dried off instantaneous!y
when they came out. That's good one.
Ed Connolly played the role of John
Remalie in that picture. Yes. like
Tommy Meighan, Some Of Charles
Rays latest pictures are ''R. S. V.
P.," Gas. Oil and Water" THE
Transformer Scrap Iron and
nineteen and Phyllis" Eugene
O'Br!en is still acting. Hes with Sez-
nick. ] think I'll keep you guessing
on my real opinion of Valentino. Wen
print pictures of Ray and Meighan but
not Of the other gentleman you men
tiOn. II you read the papers during n
recent notorious case you'll understand
why.
Miss China TOwn.--Your age Is the
answer. my dcar-twenty- three. Any
way, thanks. for the most valuable in
formation. Taken with q bucketful of
salt, 1t is being filed away in our ar
chives. ] think that Martha Mansfield
has returned to the stage. but will let
you know definitely in the near future
# Eitty Gaifney-t do not wonder ar
your bewilderment. That letter we
printed was, as we sald. reprinted from
Chicago paper. 1t was. as far as
we knew, authentic, but previously, like
YOU, we had understood that Valentine
and his wife were separated, after cX-
esn obtain the really authentic facts OF
hn lat In ho