Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-21
THE MOVIE FANS LETTER.BOX
Ry HENRY NJ. NEErY

in the waste basket. The picture we
printed Of Valentino the other day was
in the costume he wears in Beyond the
Rocks" with Gloria Swanson. 1t Is GUS
tomary to send twenty five cents for a
picture Of a star, Address Theodore Rob-
erts and Theodore Ko~loff at the 1.asky
studio. Hollywood. You can address
Bert Lytell at the Metro studios. Holly
wood, but he has just finished his con-
tract with them and has not yet an
nOunced his next affiliation. Yes, I've
met Elsie eFrguson and any one who
even hints that she is ugly ought to see
an oculist or an alienist.
"Just Norma''-No, Valentino hasn't
has been made of his engagement.
Mulhall plays opposite Mabel Normand
in "Molly-O." Bebc Daniels is not
married to Jack Dempsey and hope
she never will be. Her eyes are black
enough now. The cast Of TOO Much
Speed WAS Wallace Reid. Agnes Ayres.
Theodore Roberts, Jack Richardson,
Lucien Littlefeld, Guy Oliver, Henry
johnson and Jack Herbert. Wally's
only recent picture with Bebe Daniels
was The Affairs of Anatol." but they
will soon start work together in Nice
People, You can address Lucy Fox
at her home. 1873 Eass Forty third
street, New York and the letter will be
forwarded to her. I had q note from
her a few days ago saying she and
the Hutchinson company were leaving
for the South for location work in their
new serial, Speed She has recently
CO. starred with Monte Blue in MY
Old Kentucky Home" and played op-
posite Richard Barthelmess in Son.
NY
Margaret NJ. Rgiey writes: Since
you seem to have an inexhaustible sup
ply of information. perhaps you can
answer a question that has been in my
mind a long time.
Why do all the writer's of movie
plots make their heroines damsels from
the race Of beings known as the four
hundred?' Why in the name OF sense
can't they use the four million once
in while and let the four hundred
rest in peace. Since the great number
Of the American public belongs to the
four million why not recognize them
in the movies. To look Mt some of these
moving pictures. one would think that
people without million dollars ddn I
Why must the public sit through an hour
and half of beautiful girls. equally
beautiful men. garden parties, balls,
ETC.. and then 60 out, have sundae
in the corner drug store and go home
to sigh for French cars, evening gowns
and beautiful lovers. It's rather hard on
US common garden variety folk.
Some Of the pictures one gees now
adays are riots. wonder If Dumas
would ever recognize his story with
! Sazinova as Marguerite. 'Naz' GER
/ tninly can make faces. Yc Gods Of Troy
Both the Talmadge sisters are mar.
ried, are they not! Could you tell me-
where the ceremonies took placer
Yes; ! can answer your first ques.
tion. Most Of the movie plots are placed
because that's where most of the ia
want them placed. All things beinl
equal as to stars, direction and dramatic
value. a -four hundred" picture viii
do fifty times the box Office business tina,
-four million" picture will do. W.
aren't interested. seemingly. In seeinl
how we ourselves live. We want to Sc,
how the more fortunate live and dream
ourselves In those same rich surround
ings. When you change the -four mil
lion,' the scenario writer's and pro
ducers will change their plots. Botl
the Talnadge sisters are married. bu
Constance will sue for divorce soon
Constance and John Pialoglou, will
Dorothy Gish and James Rennic, raj
away to Greenwich, Conn, littl,
over a year ago and there was doubl
ceremony. I'm sorry / haven't q rec.
ord Of Norma's marriage