Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
eChs Daily Movie Magazine


Sherlock Holmes that seem but Grass
limitations cf Poe The movies spared
Us all that and gave old time-worn
sherlock n novelty and freshness ct
Characterization that lie never before
possessed
This is n movie column know. but
what did YOU say about Tho Hairy
Ape' when il was heret I thought 1t
vitriolic. magnifceut-the sort of thing
that will evcutually lead lis to classify
Eugene O'Neill as far above Conrad: TO
rlacr him second only 80 that great
master Of satire, Victor Hugo. VOL
helms characterization OF tho role was
superb. lie was just the Hairy Ape.
pathetic thing who didn't belong. It
might have boon called by lesser au.
thor. n man afraid ot actunlities. The
Mnn Who Didn't BELONG. j. was.
thought the dumb groring in darkness.
hunting In tho mud for brain.
by the way. do YOU know who Is
20 play Soiveig IN Peer Gynt know.
nf course. that Schldkraut is to play
the titlc role. and that it is almost ccr.
tain that Anitrs Is TO be played by
IIeIon Wcstlv. knew that after l,c
Gal;onnc's illness in Chicago. Joacf'
bride stC1pcG into her shoes as Julie.
hut she hasn't had enough experience
tn h1 Solvcig For heavens sake do
pat mo out ot this suspense, and roll ne
Nbo is TO /" Solr"is:
Omen confession is good Tor fhs
snu.. Although | didn't SEQ my letter
about my perfect Barrie hero, Gare'h
Hughes. nor yrur vitriu'iC answer, ! am
going "a asrre with your satirlc COM
monts about him whatever they may
have been. nm quite convinced that
81. ~
get Ne. No'' tor was l. Lilly ~ ~"
Nnlcr'', thnt my perfcct rc,or Fan is
q regFort sap.
II cess that after r"rasal ot one
Of NY l"ttars, y"u rea'iu" acuteIy TINT as
a >oy "oolan IS divinN; as m indt'
cllna' Sho s 4 horc
,lm.n About ffty-Gtty. | DOM
la" an Of ,h"m bus one or tv"--E. e.
aud J.. II. dout interest m" partru-
larry, 'ho0sh I Ike them
.mag;r" tho picture you vorr 70.
minded "f hy Her Gillnd Gage" was
"Fnot,ight-,' with Elsie Ferguson rs
rarsirpyh. Il reminded me Of lot of
other good pictures. hocausc il was ST"
different.
,'enc u'Eri"n and Norma TaImadGN
VII 10 soon N "Thc Nor" From tto
Minarn'. No l"tinjto r"Icasr date ". .
YOU ought not to nsh II" what |
'hirl "i having moving pictures on
Srudoy In Philadelphia "" ~" not
allow cd 80 di.cUss that subject We
arc y.rr hospitnble aud We hk" strsrc-
r~s - 3ay - ,ong visits, So our ideal
Il .no .rayourc -aiesnau wi" said be
s7r1r ',,n vsckS here one Sunday. II !
,o,d voi what think Of n Philadelphia
>4ud4? Ii los" ny jon.
Yes: isn't Tossic Mai,o' Il peach ?
Sro aud ny other regulars do al tho
wu-A Of this Department aud co'l""t
III" salary
/ There axe persona, reas"a. -.,r.
! ,ailcr. shes JUST one rels"u--N.hv |
cnnrot publicly agree with YOU" ~tut'-
lient about women. much 50 ! would
Nka-r mean. even + 7 dill ucrr" with
Il which. ot rolr.,. don in public.
was very much tempted +" "ut or
a, your opinion ah"ut the maGnjtir'nr"
"f Tho movie Sh"riock an! the !uadc.
Gann" ~ tie zeal tonan Doyl" hero.
LisaCr"r With yoG So violently tnat
,hn Only things car think nf - say
,nn', io, pr.ul.d ~ this lcN'rr'lE re-
spectacle d"partment. RUl you Int the
I raI, on the solar plcNus, rs thc aIlng
isn't. when vow declare that HOrrymore
wasn't Shcrlock but was very int"r-
n>tins Barrymore. Frankly. ! thought
I til" picture was what scientists call n
I U0r'ial varU"u' AVID nor ve'T partial rt
that 'Chc Moriarry was Gustave won
: Sevfiorti'z. Don't ak IN" TO rro.
noun" it: Z, m lucky to 10 alb" +" spell
il. And I'm lr"hi"r still II 'h" com
ro>.'ur can SCI II without breaking tho
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