Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-28
THE MOVIE FANS
LETTERBOX
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY

Don't F'Orget, tomorrow Is Cheer. .up
Wally Day. Everybody sit down and
write him nice. friendly little note and
wish him q speedy return to health.
Address him at the Lasky Studio, 1iol.
lywood, Calf.
"Old Timer" writes: 1" Man.
slaughter has been pretty well razzed,
hasn't It? Now honestly.I didn't think
It was such a mess, did you. feel
sure Meighan did better work thnn for
some time past. And Miss Joy was
just that--a JOY. had never seen
her before. but from now on her name
OH cast will drng the money right
out of my pocket. Did you think she
looked like our Norma at timesf
Seemed to me she did.
"Of course, the story did get awfully
sticky and sweet toward the end, espe.
ciully when Miss Joy rushed out into
the showing night and rescued Tom
with cup of coffee and n dOughnut.
| thought the Salvation Army had
patent on that! :,
"But there were some mighty good
spots, particularly when Miss Joy. clad
in the coarse prison dress, alone in her
cell, secs the shadow Of the law ana
mc she displayed real ability there.
II saw where some one was kidding
about Toms marcel wave and seemed
to think Sissy De Mile was responsible
for it. Well, l think not, because l
remember Tom long ngO, before DE
Mile thought Of him and he had the
same wave.
"Aftrr all. 1t doesn't mar his inascu.
line good looks any. and be always has
impressed me as being one Of the reg.
ulnr he.men on the screen. Always
makes me think Of big front porch,
n brnr pipe lthc nice smelly kind,
and big collie dog asleep on the bot.
tom step: that's the atmosphere he al.
ways suggests to me. I'm raving again.
Guess by this time you know I'm u
rabid Mcighan fan.
GLOW did you like the movie parade!
I was thrilled to death cause l saw
one Of my special favOritcs--t'. Barney
sherry. Although l am still ut the
agc where. according to Hoyle. l should
be- having over Rudie. I find some OF
the older actors quite rs fascinating.
It happened Mr.. Sherry's car stopped
right in front of where | was standing
and on the impulse Of the moment l
called out Hello. Barney Needless
to say | was embarrassed ut what !
thought was my rudeness. but he smiled
back and called out: Hello. ..
II was labbergasted and just
yrinncd.
I'VE fans are funny bunch. but
after all what would the movies be
without us?
"Adios. Henry. think I'm going
to land job on II newspaper soon:
Wish mo lIck. You know l sure will
need 1t ~
(I,cst way can wish you luck Is
10 hope you don't get the job. IL
your happy now. why not stay that
way? 4 newspaper Office is the very
finest place in the world to stay away
from.
Lentrice Joy didn't remind me so
much of Norma. There were several
spots where I was sorry to see ten.
hcncy toward Gloriaswunsonism. and
do hope Miss Joy fights that down, be-
rause she nas every promise of be-
coming II wholly satisfying artist.
Why haven't you carried out that
threat you made some time ago! Lose
your nerve? You'll almost always find
him in between 10 \. NJ. and =. NJ.
He'll be glad TO see you, | know
"Yub Yub" writes: I'D is odly dub
luck cd your pard, thad YOU are ugaid
hearig frob be. but. as sObcbody id
sally rebarked. 'Ib broad -bibed.' 50
III overlook your dirdy slur. This
addidude. l feel to be bugdadibous, i'd
nsbuch as you dever scd be straighd
aboud the proper way to prodoudc"
.I.ubitsch.' If you can see your way
clear to do this dow, ! prObice to pro-