Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-05


4 been going to the theatre all my life
and am extremely familiar With good
( acting. my judgment ought to be worth
Z something
II adore Elsie Ferguson on the stage
and In some pictures. Also Nazimova
ditto. and I like Ethel Clayton and
Kathlyn Williams.
n Certainly your Judgment is worth
something. Everybody's Judgment Is
worth something. That's what makes
success or failure for all Of US folks
who depend upon the public for our liv-
ing. But that doesnt necessarily i'm.
ply that you are certain to he right or
that am right. We're both right. ac.
cording 10 our own personal reactions.
10 why quarrel?'
~. II. J. X" writes: I'm last
nights EVENING PuRIC IFpGrR
ing link. 70 the Romano Fielding r"-
search.
~ No Name wrote that he, or she.
saw "A Womans Man in which
Romaine starred. The story was writ
ten by Ruth Il. Sachs. who is Field
ing's sister-in law.
''He. his family and also Ruth Il.
Sachs arc now living at 56i6 Pershng
avenue. st. Louis. Mo. Please don I
Z again suggest that he is dead unless it
be in connection with the movie bu~i-
ness. for I am almost certain he i nov
In the automobile business. or ~ least
was when | last heard Of him.
81 would not say definitely that YOU
can get in touch with him thrrc. bat
you might NJ least try. IU lot yoI
know when he dies tAll's we'll that
ends WE'LL,
''You didn't bother your head about
my request for II short criticism. or
rather opinion. of current productions
'Smatter, pop:
fThanks very much for tho informn- =
tion about Fielding. Which produc =.
tions did you ask ne to criticize:
haven't your original letter. Write m"
ngain and III try to make good.
'sFIue Doughnuts" writes: II m
writing again and want TO apologize for
being so harsh in my last letter. Mar
;ha b. thought she was giving me the
well-known razZ for praising Foolish
Wives but she did not realize that
was speaking of the picture from an
artistic standpoint. Then again she
goes further and speaks in that anti =
Hun spirit which I think she should
have tried TO forget long ago.
''You once said that in art We should
not consider race. breed. creed or any :
! thing. but the merits themselves aud
you're dead right = that.
II saw The Good Provider' tonight
and think that it was fine. and when 7
say fine il means that il was goldern
good picture. Although its humor was n
the expense Of the Jewish people. nor
once did she do any knocking. She sure
has the dialect down pat. II mean
Fannie Hurst Tuesdays criticism In
the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER say
that Miss Hurst had the advantage OF
making n picture like this from her
knowledge Of the Jewish people and
their habits. but it's not all so. She
4 il not well verSed on all those points,
\ for il you II inquire you will find that
the Jewish people do not have anything
to do with cats, and in the picture th'
cat seemed to be quite friend Of tbs
elderly gent. Outside Of that think
\ the picture was fine. Well. that's that
''1'll let you in on something. In
a new Sherlock Holmes. I've traced
you down. Will it be sufficient IL
say that a man Of thirty FIVE is not 50
very old and that you'd make a goo'
fullback on n football team as to weight
III fWbere do YOU get that idea abou
cats. II | had n dollar for every ca
in q Jewish home in this city. | coult
scOrn the cashier on pay days. Ger
tainly man Of thirty Ave is not -
very old. But what has that 10 do VIII.
me: As to being fullback on football
team. that was correct when footbal
was a new sport but not now
wv. v. H.: Fannie Hurs, is no'
travelling in Europe, SO YOU can a"
dress her. Letters will reach Vera Cor
don II sent in care of Warner frother'
1000 Broadway, y. y.
"BilIy": just to show you that
never consider the producing "ompan
In estimating The abilities of actors an
actresses. III take up those stars ""
mention:
Earle Williams Is II good actor. bu
Il haven't been satisfied with him sine
he made ''rhe Christian, some year
, ago. He doesn seem 10 IN" 10 hav
carried out the great things he prom
ised then. Jean Paige ! do not ike "a
I all. She seems to have no personal mag
3netlsm, no vitality. no deep conviction
or emotions and is only rarely real
Photographic. I think Corinn" Grit
"A fifth is very fine. ! would put her ""
up on the list of first rate actrrsse
And she has remarkable beauty and PEI
M eonnl magnetism. Alice Joyce is PEI
3 & Aaps not so compellingly beautiful, b'
&ADI think she Is a better actress than Mi
Gri0th, possibly because of her long
0xperience and greater surety Of worl
~ manship. Edith johnson and Bill Dul
ean are all right, but. their style ju
doesn't happen to appeal TO me.
I'm not fitted to judge the best -lool
ing actors. so cant answer that que
tiOn. A mans mere physical looks ha
very little appeal for me. I've se'
- Will Rogers flash that kindly, whims
,A cal smile at times so that he looked n
n mOat beautiful, but | don't suppo
you'd class him with the hyndsome n
Va tors. would you?
faE II Larry Semon and SnHb Pollard a
your favOrite comedians, there's no u
In our discussing that question eith'
d We very evidently have opposite vie'
81 ~ what the word comedy" means.
think they are terrible, and. II YOU Ii
them, cant see why you don't Ii
A Ham Hamilton. for 1t seems 10 me tn
II N ~ MI of the same school-if you G
u ~ ~ school.
G. MIoenshine': DO you? Whcr
ous Marshall Neilan Just Holl
1llo - fhss tis own stut