Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-18
1 of her? I won't mind IL we don't

Of her? I won't mind II we don't
agree"
ct isn't matter of disagreeing with
you. It would simply be suicidal for
me to express my real opinion Of Nita
Naldi. I'm marricd.)
"ArdmOre" writes. "When I tell
you first Of oil that / never have seen
not an honest to goodness movie fan ;
but / am sincerely interested in the
movies. hoping that they will be, in
time. developed far above present day
standards. And believe that the let
ters to the Letter Box and your most
timely comments will help toward such
an end.
"When I see the school children
crowding around the doors Of the pic
ture houses and eagerly discussing the
stars and pictures, / realize keenly that
we must do all we can to make II pos
sible for them to have the best pictures
in every sense of the word that can be
produced. And I entirely agree with
you. the stars should be more careful
Of their conduct than the average per-
son.
The News Weekly Is most instruc-
tive. Also the modern Lives Of
Authors and good comic is rs bene-
fetal as n dose Of medicne--and much
plcasanter to take. But as for the
features ! feel that there are more
ugly ones than are found on human
co,intenances.
my opinions coincide so nearly with
your own that this letter will in no
sense Of the word be an argument. or
the cause Of one (Which, perhaps, after
all Is more interesting than mutual
agreement). My favorite actresses are
Lois Wilson and Norma Talmadge, and
| must admit that Dorothy Dalton did a
fine piece of work in Fools Paradise.
ITO me the best actors are Joseph
Schildkraut q marveled at his versa
tility after seeing 'Liliom' and Orphans
Holt and Conrad Nagel. Two actors
whose work I admire are Elliott Dex-
ter and II. 3. Warner. Have they re-
tired from pictures? They must have
wcaricd of the unsuitable vehicles al
lotted to them.
II cannot close without giving my
tribute to the greatest character actor
on the screen tOday-TheOdore Roberts.
Roberts is certainly supreme in his
line of work and l don't blame you for
admiring him-though shall make my
self still more unpopular than usual
by volunteering the information that
there is something in his personality
that rubs me The wrong way. Awful
crank, aren't I? And to prove what
4 hopeless imbccile / am. I'll go fur
ther and say that I think Theodore
koslof is greater actor than Rob-
erts. Now ] know you'll never re-
Spect my opinions again.
Elliott Dexter is still making pic
lures. He is heading the cast now
making film version of Riley's poem.
An Old Sweetheart Of Nine" Can
YOU imagine il? Tragic. Warner is
on the stage again. He is playing in
'RuIldog Drummond" in Chicago.
| wish people like you would take a
more active and vital interest in the
general run of pictures. | wish you d
go I'd everything and make your intel
ilgcnt friends go 10 everything. and
tell the house managers and The pro-
ducing companies what you think Of
their products. Just n postal card
but make it definite. No; I'm not try
Ing TO drum up trade for the movies.
I'm thinking of that one sentence in
your letter where you say. II see the
school children crowding around the
doors Of the picture houses and eagerly
discussing the stars and pictures
] see 'em, too. my friend. And it
is just because they, to me. are the
most important factor in this whole
movie problem that I sometimes battle
here for things that make my readers
call mo bigOt"d and narrow minded
and old-faShioncd.