Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
THE MOVIE FANS LETTER-BOX
Ry HENRY n NEELY

a Student Artist"--Ncs, that Is the
same Joseph SchiIdkraut who played
land is still playing III "LIliom. |
quite agree with YOU that hc is a .nlon.
did dancer, and I feel that after ,op
see him as the ''bnrhCr' in the stage
play you will think oven NOR" Of
him. Incidentally. as | have hint"d
before, I agree With you thoroughly on
the subject of Miss Gish. In regard
to what you speak Of as the theatre OF
tomorrow. have you read the book ~
that same name. recently published!
I'm sure you. especially with Your ar
tistic leanirgs. will enjoy 1t. Back
again to the subject or Schildkraut.
can give you this much information:
He was born in Ru,naril hut was cdu-
Gated in the United States until he was
fifteen years old. when he returned t"
the Continent and took up th" thcatri"a!
profession. lie scored great sucr"S7's
In the theatres of Vienna, Ginrrit2'
Budapest and Berlin. His first play ON
his return to America vas comnara-
tive failure 1t was called 'PachnS'
and he and Helen Ware and Irene Fen
wick completed a trianslo Then ,LIi
liom'' brought him real success: tie Is
twenty four years old. and his father Is
Rudolf Schildkraut. really IT," founder
of the Yiddish theatre in New orH ana
discoverer, for this country. Of Bertha
Kalish and Nazimova. lucid"ntail\'
he made few pictures. less important
ones, with LubitSch and Pola N"grl IN
Berlin. As he is now on tho road WIN
.sLiliom," it is difficult to give IN ad-
dress for him. At last accounts Il" WaH
starting an indefinite engagement III the
Wilbur Theatre, Boston. lie J. NOT
married. From what | know OF his
,,nusual love for his art and the way
he is wrapped up in acting l IN sure ne
will be glad to receive your. aprr'cla'
tion. enjoyed your letter immensely
Conc again and often.
Add-Margaret Loomis played witt
Wallace Reid in always Audacious'
and Lois Wilson in The He'll Dig
gers" While | like his comedy, work,
I do not agree with you at all that
s.Rent Free" is better than Peter
Ibbetson," otherwise Forever. That
last was the best picture he over ap.
peared in and he did his finest plccc oi
acting. You're the second person VIC
has mentioned The Forum" Hunter
as good movie material. - N"n SNg
gest Wally and AgneS ANr",,' 90 you
Sounds good, anyway o'IIT,t' ,,,'.
though I'm not sure. that that G'h'l
story YOU mentioned was don" .ong,
ionr time ago. But why not NalIl
in the role Of Lord I"NcIand, '>p"'
.,;a,lv as there is, believe, an auto
trim. Gods Law nud Man !, nn-
other old one. Ycs, it played here,
Sure Robert Wu!krr !, - 'Wll -'l"dg"d
actor. He played III muSirn. '"m'"l".
and in Fox, Edison and Metro pc
lures.
q. ID. La Barr tax" il a. rcm'
pliment that YOU couc - m" amer peinG
given a wrong steer elsewhere on lhal
address. Try caro- of Hugo Bn}lm Pro.
ductions, 1866 Fifth avenue. N"M YORK
city, for Kent. | most certainty g.
not think "Lillian beats. Norma al
hollow in looks. Norma l. one 81 ,h"
screens brightcst lights. Na'rh FOR
her in "Smiin' Through il YOU lihrI
SO mild a picture rs "rh" Womd"rtHI
Thing
Lillian Hyatt writes in part 'Sry.
s eral years ago saw II picture rnlI"i
sCamillr.' 1t Was played Icy 'lnra
Kimball Young. Tho beauty of her inr",
+ the neatness OF her gowns ANA her very
appearance made wonderful imprrr.
3 sion on me. Last night | went tn Sc"
Nazimoya in her new rumI.r. !
wanted to see Valentino, Wh"m | lai
never seen, and whom | Thought u fine
chap. But, here Is something | want
70 say. Nuzhlova has killed my beau
tiful Camille She simply took the
Joy out of it all. The drama itself was
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