Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-29

marie Louise" writes: 81 came
near not sending this letter TO you.
Cause why? I had nearly completed
il when / suddenly remembered that
you are fussy mot fuzzy, and lik"
your billet doux written on one side
Of the paper only.
'Is a. F. quite serious or IS 'sh"
merely trying to provoke an argument
Can any person OF sane, unbiased
Judgment compare Rodolph Valentino
with John Barrymore or Otis skinner:
'Tt is obvious that A. F. is in
dulging in such q passion of hero
worship that her good Judgment has
been totally eciipsed. How ridiculous
you have made yourself. A. F.. How
young you must be.
'Now. Mr.. Neely. I have long de-
sired to tell you what I think of you.
Ahem. = There's only one thing
wrong with YOU. We don't know what
you look like. Since you are so kind
as to publish photographs on request
please publish your own.
fYou sec. Marie Louise. had 10 cut
ont oil those nice things you said about
me. but I loved 'cm just the same.
Only suppose the Lady Who Goes TO
the Movies With Me should suspect
that YOU wrote such things TO me;
And your husband. Gee" fut II
tell you one thing: II l printed my
picturc. you d never write another nlce
thing to me nor say nice tning ABOUT
me. And couldn't stand that; Won
Stroheim's picture would be much more
attractive than mine. Honest.
And excuse me while l answer
another fan who signs Very. Hard
Fighter" You know 7 couldn't pos
sibiv publish your letter. I'd like to.
of course. It would help the sale ot
the magazine immensely. But whS.
make such fuss about the picture
Mebbe it was taken twenty years ago.
You don't know and I'm not telling;
We had radio then. you know ana
Just what do you mean by on girls;
wait until you see him is It as oad
as thatD
r. ". Lane writes: Say. listen.
fellow: did YOU really receive that let
ter signed a. F. in tonight s column
or did YOU compose il yourself 10 got
our angoras? Handsome. manly, much
mallgned Roddie' Stirring screen por-
trayals. 1t is to laugh.
"In Beyond the Rocks he looked ("
me as though he had the sleeping SICK =
ness. That 'unblemished must refer
to his patent leather hair. And then
TO compare him Cor hcrl with Sothern
and Drew. The Irving Cummings part
Is another Joe Miller.
81 agree with every word in ~ j.
LIS letter Wally is regular hr-
man, while Valentino is-oh. what f.
the use. You can hardly blame him
when tho dppy happ"rs rave over hw
like that
"Coripne" writes--"A Although ! am
lust a demure young maiden, may OK
press my opinion of Gloria and Rudi": :
/ saw them in Beyond the Rocks, as
IL seems every one else who writes 70
you did. You have, Elinor Glyn down
pat.
II cant imagine Gloria anything but
n doubtlcssly pretty Ibut rather nrtih =
cally, don't you think so:l, unusually
adorned flexible clothes rack Besides,
i desnisr her mouth. with that unnat-
ural everlasting pucker to it, and hcr
eyes give me the shivers. ] always pie
turc a japanese girl in front of me
when looking at her. Though, ot
course. she cant help that, but she
can do them up less conspicuously
Don't I sound inhoSpitable though:
"About Rudie--weu. ] won't say
ANYTHING except that | most assuredly
am not a Rudyitc. From what | have
seen of him SO far ] know | certainty
won't die Of grief If he ever sinks in
4. the estimation of the public. Very likely
IN soon die OF grief If ! must witness
many more of his sentimental portray
ets.
I. "IIc is too perfect lover. But one
or twice in Beyond the Rocks h,
looked or rather acted almost natural
when he gulped.'
I'm saving the rest of your letter
for another time, Corinnc. We seem Il
have got into another Valentino con-
troyersy-though how different from
the last and we'd better get rid of
II before going into your questions.
But l won't forget you
s. NJ. +. writes: II have been wait
ing anxiously for the expression of your
opiniou ON the Valentino affair, but
how foolish ! was TO worry. OF course.
Z won are viewing il with your usual
keenness and fairness, as tonight pa
Fer shows,
~ have lost neither my head nor my
heart TO our popular young star, al
\ 6Soush l belong TO the fortydOm group
4 (without tho fap but ! am sincerely