Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-15
THE MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
BY HENRY NJ: NEELY

| .
itation Of Frank Tinney. I'll be Frank
and you'll be Ernest, the orchestra
leader. How's your baton average;
Now we start. I say to you, I say,
Why do the theatre managers show
pictures of Republican candidates be-
fore election?' And you say. right back
to me, you say. I don't know. Frank
why do they show them:' And I say,
Not for the money! See? That 4
the Joke, Ernest.
"Now see If We can get it over,
Went pretty good, didn't It? I got an
other one, Ernest. This one will re-
generate their hook.up, sure. You suy
to me. you say, My dear Frank, the
Republican Party was not responsible
for censorship sounds like nm inter.
view with the editor of Pearson's.
Then say to YOU 'Ernest-looking you
straight in the face and keeping serious
THAT shows am a real actor)--l
| say-'oh, he! So that's why it was de.
feated in Massachusetts, and about
thirty other States last year! Proba.
bly, the better class Of voters in those
States. Ernest, was attending some re-
fined musical comedy Then say,
Ernest I never knew the purpose Of
censorship was to drive certain men out
in the Cape Verdesris Islands. Ernest,
YOU must have heard that those firms
that were producing when our beloved
censors were thrust down our throatk--
those dreadful producers are all out Of
business. And still we have the cen.
sors to the tune Of $4,000 year and
dumfound.'
"The fact Of It is this. Censorship
is the belief that man is guilty until
he proves himself innocent, ut his own
expense, and sets up the drinks for his
judges. But then you are probably
after one Of those jobs yourself, fol.
lowing the steps Of one Of your con.
freres. You probably know him very
we'll. How has the continual sight Of
uncensOred releases affected him? Has
he killed nny one lately? Robbed a
home or boxcar or safe? Set fire to
any barns? Run away from home?
If not, why not2
"Does he beat his wife? Make love
to other women? Hold up trains?
John Sumner said he. read book
In a business like manner when search.
ing for Obscenity. He could read II
standing on his head and the damage
would still be the same. Back to our
act,
pie Of forty States can see uncensored
pictures, II 1t is not doing any harm
to our three censors and about forty
clerks to SEQ them II have heard that
the showing Of eliminations to club
women, ministers and friends Is an
every week atfair) how can it harm the
ycu ysst sav Of u.s. SS DO YOU on hnew Ernest: Then
five BOWS"
NJ. r. writes: "Read your notice to
Valentino Fans" etc. with the great.
est interest. Does that mean that We
are going to lose Rody? That after
"The Young Rajah' we will not see him
any more in pictures? Oh. ] hope 1t
is not that, but am afraid. Lose our
Rody? Oh!
"And just when he promises so we'll.
I thought him splendid In Blood ana
Sand. TO me he is a most interesting
and attractive personality, and he has
proved himself Il good actor as well.
lie gave us Il real human and very fas.
cinating Gallardo. and the early scenes
something different from his usual line.
"What shame to lose him now! !
nm eager to see him again. always
look forward with interest and antici-
patton to seeing him in his next picture.
And I don't believe am alone In this
$50 they are going to bring over u
young Frenchman of his type and put
him in his place, and are going to give
him Rody's fame and popularity!
do they really expect to get away
II don't think they will succeed.
Now I havc nothing against this new.
conner. He may be fine, and ! believe
we will welcome him into our big family
of players; but solely and strictly OH
his own merits; and they can never
force him into. our favOrite's place.
"There is only one Rodolph Valen.
tino, and no much. advertised just .as.
good will ever do.
"Rody won his place in our hearts
simply on his own merits. lilo came 10
us unhcralled. untouted, without any
Of this over advertising, and struggling
against the handicaps Of his type-a
tyne that his success and fame have
since made an asset.
1--WE gave him our interest and af-
lection spontaneously y and enthusiast.
cally, At first 1t Is true the appeal,
was largely due to his alluring and
lovable personality; but now. after
this last picture, II Is based on the
firmcr foundation of his artistic ability,
and somehow he makes us feel that he
is in earnest and is sincerely trying to
give us his hest. ~,
"No, i don't believe they con put
any one In his place.
1--WE are going to mi.s or Redys,