Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-25
THE MOVIE FANS LETTER-BOX
Pv HENRY NJ. NFEI.Y

Victoria b.: Address Wesley Barry
care Marshall Neilun. Hollywood thut
/ DO It quickly. for he is going on per
sonnl appearance tour. Ben Alex
ander, $500 Winona boulevard. Los
Angeles: Marie Osborne. care Pathc
Company. 81 West Forty fifth street,
New York: Bobby Ccnnellv. 4s3 EGs.
Ninth street, Brooklyn; Nivginia Lee
COrbin, 1927 Cherokee street. HOLY
wood John Henry. Jr. mot BID. j72@
Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles: Mickey
Moore. 1879 Vine street. Hollywood;
Mary McAllistcr, don't know Ctcrr'hlr
admission. isn't it?(: Jane md Kath-
crime Lee. care of Rogers Film COM
! 9any. Hollywood. Why the interest in
al these child players?
! Alfred Tcnaglia: Address Buck Jones
at 1854 Crasena Drive. Hollywood, but
! YOU mustn't call him "Buck" any moro
, He has lately adopted "Charlcs'' as his
correct name and mad himself properly
! baptized that way.
! Movie Fan: II can't tell you Rodolf
/ Valentines birth date because I've
! never seen 1t in any Of his biographies.
| don't think the stars would like to
have fans send them their photographs.
What on earth would they do with 'cm.
They'd get thousands. But they do like
to hear from admirers. Lillian Gish is
twenty-siX years old and Dorothy two
years younger.
Luis Georgiana - Luis Montagna,
known to fans as "Bull' MOntana-is
neither Irish nor English. He is very
much Italian and speaks with quite an
accent. Yes. Wheeler Oakman was
with Priscilla Dean in "Outside the
Law" The leading man in eco and
| Get It. was Pat O'Malley. BALL"
! Montana played tho ape. Rodolf
Valentino has no relatives living in this
country.
Frances Buder-T haven't the slight.
est idea who was in the wrong in the
| Valentino Acker divorce case. I'm In
Clinod to think there were faults on both
sides, but the main point was that they
were totally Incompatible and couldn
get along together. Yes: the testimony
showed that they separated the day after
the wedding. but each claimed it was the
others fault. Later they tried living
together again several times. Some Of
the pictures Miss Acker has been seen
in are: The Round Up" "Brewstcr's
/
! Anatol," "CheCkers," THE Arabian
Knight" "Sce My Lawyer" "The
Scarlet Shawl"
NJ. w, Trenton-You don't mind il
I don't publish your letter, do you? I've
called off the Valentino Reid Cuntro-
yersy. But you can get some comfort
IN the knowledge that 90 per cent Of
the fans think as you DO about Rudy.
! Katherine l.. ii. G.-Rosc Elizabeth
Tapley was with Biograph for seven
years and with Edison for two years. 1t
/ isn't possible to give a list of the hun
dTcdS Of short subjects she appeared IN,
! but her later and more important work
included Lola. Hired Help" EN-
tanglement," Home Coming" "Firc-
mans Dream" The Storm "Tayi, !"
"Oh, Boy :" Dissemination" What
on earth ever gave you the idea am
female: II ] am, can assure you
m not bit Ike other girls. Not
bit.
G. D.-l m willing TO bet that you'u
change your mind about Valentino being
Just IAN actor Of the day" Some day
lie will settle down and control that
eternal smile. and | think you'll find
/ him among the big stars of the sCrecn
7 lie has the talent, If he doesn't let the
| present adulation spoil him, l am hope
ful that he will do great things.
"Admirr''--Wel you and your sis
ter seem t agree, anyway. But you
can't drag me- into that fuss again.
have troubles enough.
S. ROsener writes: - "I find your
movie and theatrical columns very
stimulating and productive of thought
and discussion. They get away from the
beaten path of criticisms, and seem TO
give your own personal viewpoint (al-
though | don't always agree with you)
which I think could be profltabIy used
by the antiquated reviewers Of the other
Philadelphia newspapers who don t
review. For years ] have wondered
why most of our Philadelphia critics dc
not critic. Evidently they take II
for granted that all readers of news
papers are just as dull, stupid and
senile as they themselves. Many OF
these so called reviews seem 10 be writ
ten by those who have either not seen
the show or movie or who have been
compelled 10 cover three or more OF
them within an afternoon or evening
witnessing an act of each show or per
haps 1000 feet Of film. writing of their
criticisms In a hurry and in such man :
ner that a regular fan or theatregoer
realizer that the newspaper that uses
such methods or employs such reviewers
Ia certainly a back number, and should
quit giving such alleged reviews. Many
readers want good and even radical re-
views.