Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-02

nicture shown here was "A Man $
Home" He has part in at the End
Of the Rainbow" which w. Christy
Cabanne is making in New York with n
cast of notables. Come again.
Betty-Douglas Fairbanks is thirty.
nine years old: Mary Pickford is
twenty mine; Wallace Reid does not
give his age; Patsy Ruth Miller is
wyn studio. Culver City, Calf.
She has only been on the screen n
short time. but is already leading
lady. Watch for her in THE City
Fcller." Gloria Swanson's latest pic
ture is Beyond the Rocks" in which
Rodolf Valentino is her leading man.
Another picture. Her Husband S
Trademark was completed n short time
ago. and will be shown in philadelphia
before Beyond the Rocks You're
quite right about that song in THE
Shcik.' Your requests for pictures of
Elliot Dexter, Betty Compson. Gloria
Swanson and Agnes Ayres will all be
taken care Of shortly.
F.. G. - That company !s the Betz.
wood Film Company, but they are
not making pictures any more. We do
not answer questions by mail.
ID. f. W.-Your first question ism t
clear. Do you mean how to write or
how to market a scenario. In regard
to your second question. no copyrighted
story can be used for moving picture
purposes without permission of the
owners Of the copyright. As to your
third question, concerning the purchase
outright of scenario, or the author
retention of an interest In it. that dc .
pcndS entirely on the arrangements made
in the individual case. Almost all the
fan magazines have departments devoted
to photoplay writing. The EVENING
pURLIC LEDGER had q series of articles
on this subject by Dorothy Farnum
and one or two separate ones on the
same subject.
Marie S.-Yes. saw Glenn Hunter
In The Intimate Strangers and nd
mired his work very much. lie is abou,
twenty -four years old. lie is not a,
present working in pictures. Yes. it i.
best to send twenty five cents in askin,
a star for her picture. Whoever saic
that l hated" Rodolf Valentino. In
honored at your writing to me, and hop,
you'll continue. No, you haven't asked
b wv manly NuCsllOuS.
Virginia Harding Harper Harolt
Lloyd Is twenty nine years old, but
don t know his exact birthday No
be doesn't need glasses in fact. thos,
are.Just rims he wears in his comedies
with no glass in them ut all. lie hat
some stage experience and may hav,
played in serious roles then, but ",
never heard that his screen appearance,
have been in anything except comedy
He is not married. Mildred Davis is hit
regular leading woman now. Bcb
Daniels used to be until she went int,
serious dramatic work. He has blu
eyes and curly hair. I've never hear,
anything but the best reports abou
him. / think he can do all those thing
you mention, especially the dancing.
Augustine Bishop-I'm IN afraid that i
will be rather difficult to comply wit
your request for picture of Wall
Reid and Valentino together. .Althoug
in the same company, they are wha
you might call rival stars, and sue
pictures are not often made. However
, IL one should come into the Office l.
remember you. Pola Ncgri doesn't Civ
her age, but / understand 1t Is twenty
eight years. There Is some myster
concerning the nationality of Pola. br
I, 1t is pretty well authenticated that sh
!. was born in Poland. Tom Mix enterc
the movies via Wild West show,
n which his horsemanship had big par