Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-04
Faithful Fan. Qualtertown. writes

Faithful Fan. QuakertOwn. writes
81 am regular reader of your column
and enjoy it very much. I wrote to
you before and asked you to print Earle
Williams picture for me-. which you
did Saturday. | am writing to thank
You most heartily for il. II was very
nice picture. Mr. Nicely, don't you
think Mr.. Williams is good-looking:
Well, certainly do and many others.
! wish if you get time 1'll be patient,
you would find out his religion and
date and year of birth
''Do you believe stars would like to
receive birthday cards from the fans:
] would like 10 send him one If you
think it would be all right. Is this let
ter too long. Mr.. Nicely: | hope not.
] was surprised to see last evening that
the stars don't have to commit the
X etc. My. | should not think that act
ing would be hard. then. ] suppose I've
( written too much Already
(No, indeed, you haven't written too
much I'm glad you liked the Earl"
Williams picture. We have been lit
erally swampcd with these requests and
everybody will have to be. patient until
their turn comes. NcS. I guess Earle
Williams is good enough looking. I'm
not much of an authority on manly
beauty. but when it comes ~ women
my gosh Id whole lot rather not
give the religion of the stars. if YOU
don't mind That's getting just Il little
more personal than we have right
to be and there are so many prejudices
in the world that religion is best left
out entirely. I'll get you the date of
Mr.. Williams birth just as soon as ]
can. I'm sure, all the stars would
love to get birthday cards from their
perfectly human, you knOw--that is,
they are until yOu dear little girl al
20 crazy over EN- and spoil '"m.)
NJ. X. {. writes: "You doubtless
have had had many letters something
like this one | am writing. for I've no
ticed your answers TO some Of them il
the Letter Box and in each of these an.
swers you have given no encouragement
to the writer. But | hope to receive
n different kind of answer TO this let
ter. You have probably guessed by thi
time that ! want to become an actor.
snow, to begin with, you cannot dis
courage me in my desire for a caree
- uH a'toi' lpb are DIoLuDlN saying
'Humph! another poor, misguided foo
hoping-ycs, really hop!ng-for a ca
reer.'
"Yes, I'm hoping for a career. and
may be a poor, misguided fool but l'r
gcing to try, try. try until | either sue
ceed or find out that I'm no good. II
not looking for this job 50 that | ca
pull in a pile of money, nor to have IN
name on every ones lips. no. | wan
10 be an actor h"cnuSe ! lo'" actin
more than anything else. And | fee
sure that ] woIli mako good.
''If l had enough money. | would :
10 one of the studios and try 70 get Il
interview with producer, but caunc
afford it.
Snow, have written to YOU in Ii
hope that you may BE- able Z" send n
some information as to what would
the best way to convince produce
that l would be a good investment
eff there is any special producer wi
would recognize ability more quick
than tn; Others and who gives eve,
. ono he thinks has ability tryout, W
YOU please tell me his name
"Would it be too much # | ask
you to write me n personal Iettcrt'
1.-THE, answers that YOU refer to
connection with this subject were II
given with the idea of discourage
any one. but simply to state the plai
unvarnished facts. Conditions in I
movie studios today ar" entirely ii
ferent from what they hav" ever be
lss8 before. There are literally hundreds
eood, well known actors and actress
Uho can't find jobs enough TO keep th'
IN three meals and n roof. II, as y
III esy, you haven't money enough to
10 New York and get before the cast
N directors in the studios, you might
well give up right now. You can't
a thing from Philadelphia. / don't We
10 discourage you; in fact, under
dinary conditions. would encOuri
any one in any sincere ambition. ]
facts are facts, my friend, and
close enough to the game to see 1t wi
ont the glamour of romance. II
40 determined and have the right 81
~ YOU, you will get some kind OF
\ - In New York and keep everla
.E {ariy at the casting directors
s1Snts until you land; It's the o
-. I'm sorry, but ] cannot ans'
- suestions by MALI
SS Soan Puglis--That was John Gill
N Sb ~ FsNhame," Other pictures in WI
U BS.2s ~ kas played include princess of
. Ga,S !" "i;olden Rule" 'Million,
4 VSrSeut." "Heart of the Hill
1l " st Sdiss tust Live" White Hesthe
!, ijsst ytsrs,' Servant in
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