Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOX
Ry HENRY NJ. NEELY

years. one cannot but inwardly rage
when he is wasted in such trash s i
Can Explain
MIR. De Miles pictures are always
entertaining. but usually quite useless:
His way Of hasing his socially tangled
solutions. with which he delights to play.
upon N" most sweeping generalitles IL
amusing. With the exception of two
or three Eastern seahoard cities. Amer
iCan society, so far as manners and
customs are concerned. is not an in.
renctrabln thing. In these days OF easy
democracy ladies are made in week
and gentlemen. too. De Miles plays
set forth conditions which do not ac-
tUally exist ard they help 10 increase a
certain unhealthful class consciousness.
Peter Ibbetson' to me seems the
most eXquisitely beautiful thing I know
on the screen. 1t leaves lingering
men ory OF stark reality conquered hero.
ically and quietly. Could story be
more grim than Peter lbbetson?
ON the other hand. Orphans Of the
Storm, a n.asterful production reach
ing tremendous Climaxes. Is play
which leaves one absolutely convinced
of fact-that all men are inherently
tyrants once they gain power: that
things in national emotional crisis.
In spite OF the sentimentalism in which
Griffith loves 10 indulge. he often strikes
truths which are ugly.
II have no use for 'Pollyannishness.
but | should enjoy seeing more Peter
lbbctsons.' more Sentimental Tou.mys.
more plays like The Blue Bird Of olden
days.
"A word as to motion picture thea.
tres and their rules. One rainy eve
ming some weeks ago I wore nm English
golf jacket and was curtly, even vigor-
ously, refused admittance until ! re.
moved II. Sweaters are banned. oh /.
Oh what has the poor sweater done,
and mihe cost $40. too-a regular aris-
tocrat Of sweaters.'
you are a keen critic. wv. s. s"
1t seems 10 me- you sum up Gareth
Hughes better than l have seen him
peling hoyish charm that will not last
with the years and the directors are
stretching every point to get this per.
sonaity on the screen regardless o!
story or acting. II IS ZOO bad,
"B. d.: Thanks very much for
your letter saying that my records are
at fault regarding Blanche Sweet and
Griffith. In order 70 settle the matter
author!tatively, have referred the
whole thing 70 Griffith's personal rep
rAsentative and. when I get his answer,
will print both il and your letter.
Then we'll know exactly where we
stand.
"Iatrovaska" writes: $50 long as
there Is going 70 BE- controversy on
Mae Murray Id love to get into 1t.
May !?
Miss Murray in j.. | am sure to &C
to see il. She Is very entertaining. A.
far aS her dancing is concerned. | dc
grace. prefer nor to he graceful. Es.
dances in 'hat 'GueeriSh' one piece af.
fair, II seemed as though she we're try
ing 10 break herself all apart: still
il was very awkward and looked for al
The world like hard work. ! hate hard
work dancing, don't YOU?
"Another thing: Miss Murray still
persists in using TOO much carmine or
her Nps-murh too much. To me they
seem like pieces of raw meat, and
hate that. Ism that htdeous thini
to say:
Still another thing: 7 don't be
liave that she has any particular in
,crest in the picture itself. She seem
well this way or that regardless o
suppose you understand me. but that