Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-15
THE MOVIE FANS LETTER.BOX
By HENRY NJ. NEELY


e. NJ. Gloucester-I'm having some
difficulty getting the information you
want about Enid Markey. I think |
am on the track of it. however, and will
print 1t as soon rs it arrives.
Rubye-"Peter Ibbetson" was first
screened under the name of the book
with the intention of having that title
permanent. Then It was thought that
such a name would mean nothing In
cities where the play had not been seen.
for it was likely that, in such cities, the
book would not be generally familiar.
So 1t was decided to release the picture
under the title Peter Ibbetson" in cit
les where the play had shown, but to
call 1t Forever" in other places. l
can share your admiration for Elsie
Ferguson SO far as her beauty and the
technic of her acting are concerned:
But in everything except "Footlights"
II fairly loved her in that and per-
haps "Sacred and Profane Love-" she
impressed me rs being too cold and
reserved to make deeply sympathetic
appeal. / think, however, she is de-
veloping q more human touch and
more heartfelt conception of things,
and If she does I'll be one of the first
to worship. I'm sorry I can't tell you
her age. I've never seen 1t given in
biography. Her studio address will be
care Famous Players Studio. Astoria.
L. I. after about the LIST of April, but
just at present she isn't making pic
lures ut all. She is playing in ''The
Varying Shore" Mt the Hudson Theatre
ON West Forty fourth street.
John Attilio-I'll be perfectly brutal
in answering you; you haven't chance
Of getting into the movies now. They
don't want you. if you're a novice.
They are pestered to death with appli-
cants, and there aren't enough jobs for
the old .timers who know all the ropes.
And, every time you see contest going
ON with the avowed purpose of finding
new material for the SCREEN don t
believe 1t. What the producers are
looking for is new material to give them
pub lefty and keep their names played
up In the magazines. No, Valentino
was not an actor in Italy.
"The Phantom"-Is there an actress
by the name of Julia Arthur? Gee:
you take me back many years. She
was the first actress to whom l cpm-
pletely lost my heart. She was play
ing then in "More Than Queen Then
she married wealthy Canadian and
retired from the stage and it was only
recently that she emerged from her re-
tirement and announced that she in
tended to return to the footlights. She
was a very beautiful woman, decidedly
dark-almost Orienta' looking.
"Me and Myself writes: 81 think
reading other peoples opinions is very
interesting and, incid dentally. broaden
ing. Sometimes you hit on an awfully
good idea YOU never would have thought
Of yourself.
''What really prompted me to infict
myself on you was J. ii. Feit's letter.
! should Ike to shake hands with Mr..
Felt, and I do so verbally. lie is en-
tirely right. If we had few more
broad minded people like him in the uni
verse the famous Society for the Pre-
vention of Others would not enjoy so
prominent q place in the limelight.
"Has any company, to your knowl-
edge, contemplated producing 1banez' y
Mare Nostrum'?. l think it would
make good movie, although the Won
derful death scene at the end would be
pretty nearly impossible to produce as
1t ts--and then I suppose they'd cast Il.
Valentino, ESQ, in the leading role.
Horrors unspeakable Perhaps it is
just as well left undonc, taking all in
all.
"what do you think of Faversham ::
! like him-'tres bien.
Il like him, trays bean, too. dom t
know Of any plan to film Mare Nos
trum.")
Theodore II. C.. (something or other.
] can't read the signature). of Camden,
writes: II saw your answer to Peter
PAN in tOday's EVENING PUTnI0
LEDGER, and to say the least, it nearly
struck me cold. Perhaps you cannot
see how, but I will try to explain.
"ONlate you have shown tendency
to take q neutral stand in regard to
the reviewing of pictures, as in the ca Sc
Of Mae Murray's Peacock Alley In
your review. II ] am not mistaken, you
did not declare whether 1t was n good
or bad picture. Later a reader expressed
his opinion of the picture, and you went
ahead and nearly said all you wanted
to. ] say nearly because ! am Of the
belief that very much more could be
said Of 1t.
snow comes your answer to Peter
Pam You state that you have made
II q definite policy not to discuss in
your department films which are hav-
4 Ing their first showing here. so as not TO
influence the fans to 20 see ii or stay
'away.. Well, of all things. ! thouGhr
sou were n person of judgment.
1--WE will have to blame YOU for Ihr