Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOA
ny HENRY VI NEEI.Y

y "Olga' writes: Il am not Flea
nor so It was not | you dared to
disagree with you in regard to Alice
Terry. but | cannot resist doing 50.
] do not deny that she is beautiful IN
ler way. perhaps intelligent. and rer-
rainly refined in manner and appear
ance, but to my mind she is entirely
lacking in both personality and charm
One comes away. after seeing her.
. thinking OF any or every on" IN the
picture but Miss Terry.
II find that | am not alone in this
opinion and that my friends rof both
sexes, feel the same way about hev.
They say. She is Il good actress, and
proceed to forget her. The explanation
of your violent ,:l admiration for h"r
is, perhaps. that she just happens to be
your type. Isn't it nice that we are all
10 different in our likes and di~lkes: =:
There is somcbsdy TO admire each of u~,
and II we are lucky. often several some
bo,lies.
''As my book hero used 10 be ,and
perhaps still is. I am not sure, sort
VI dual personality of Jane Eyre $
Rochester and Owen Wister's Nir-
ginian my picture favorites are {:
First, and decidedly foremost. Thomas
Meighan. then Milton Sills. Jack Holt.
Elliot Dexter. and, yes. | do like
Rodolph V too. The first four surely
appear 70 be men and afterward screen
actors. am not at all positive about
the last. not understanding Italians.
but he is surely attractive. full of per-
sonality and. ! think. will make very
good actor. II he isn I spoiled in the
process.
My pet aversion ~ Douglas Fair
banks: why. don't know unless il
IS that for Will. lie made of himself
,nthing but an acrObatc monkey, and
. never willingly saw him after that.
| surely would NOT be tempted 10 di-
vorce my husband for him. Why
Mary picked on him Is beyond nay
understanding. for. surely. she had
quite choice.
.But about Rodolph: am not a
'~omantic schoolgirl, and ain several
Years past that stage. All my friends
nlso Ike him. Even the men Of my
acquaintance deign 70 approve of him
aud think | may say We are con-
s!dered fairly we'll educated and. pos
IDLY. intelligent people, 50 don be too
hard on us.
If I have rambled. pray pardon
me 4 possible excuse is that ! have
heen lin ricking some. but 50 far the
Nnly result has been an honorable
mention among the ten contestants.
I am not brave enough TO send the
. answers in my own name, but us'
friend husbands. who ism + so retir-
ing and doesn't mind. ls married
:rl allowed to contribute 80 the Movie
Fans Letter BoX:l
you won't be- able to be facetious
about my pcnmanship. will YOU. not
ven the signature. but ] am sur" YOU,
"r your assistant. viii thank me for il.
| await the delugC.
The only deluge yuu get Is a delnge
- thanks for using typewriter and
writing on only one sid. ot the paper.
Some Of my correspondents write On
all six sides You probably don't think
paper has six sides. bur 1t has--front
back, right, left. top and bottom.
And thank you for disagreeins with
ne about Alice Terry. I've been rather
discouraged that no fan has disputed
With me about her was beginnina
TO fear that she badn enough person
atty to attract attention. Bur th'
fact that you and all your friends pro-
ceed to forget her proves thai YOU re
member her, even II unfavOraDlY IT.
simply that her personality dO"Sn
happen TO strike responsive chord II
YOUR own personality. Ii does IN mine
II you liked Jane Eyres Roches
ter, | don't think YOU will ever like
Valentino. What on earth did you rv"l
ind TO like in Rochester? To me ht
is one of the least attractive "heroca
Of fiction.
The fact that lou and disagree sc
Numerically on Alice aud Rocheste!
would lead me to suspect that We woul,
disagree also on Douglas Fairbanks
] imagine We could get up great series
Ut scraps about the movies II We ever
NET. couldn't We?
Why shouldn't a married girI be al
lowed to contribut" to the Letter Box
Gosh I've found the married ones tht
most interesting after they ve beer
married long enough-fhat deep stuff
YOU want 10 think it over carefnIIy,
"Ataiy J.. whites. ~ farOuS car.
fooIist says, They all tun sooner o.
later. COS ~cUu"ntly here ana !, an.
other one Of thos" WHO have never be-
fore written T." Your '"olyUm, buJ
have enjoNe ed II 80 much. Ctc. etc, Tn,
Ike n lot Of ON, though I'm not di,
recrly Interested ~ Nou that is whCth,i
you're married or >lill hupp!. or part
your hair IN the middle or on the side
| know thar you nIust h" Il good -uaturcu
individual AT lcasI, and ] do adore good
uaturcd folks. especially movie cdi
tors. So | cr il go AZ thai and con
fne my efforts To rhc movies and discus
sion thereof
my immediar" pick - on f.. l..
NJ, who's, criticism of Peter Ibbct .
son' has rubbed my fur the wrong way.
''To me il seeros SacrileG" 10 mention
this beautiful thing in the same letter
4 with anything so vito and rauseating as
= Foolish Wives. Just what ! won =
der. is this most wonderful lesson that
she has drawn from thc latter? And /!
, this is the most wonderful picture one
can zee. permit mr I, withdraw my
Z patronage from the movies
t'l0u'y We plobubl, noticed that, ex-
4 knn.Ss.isr : dro,tIscd ,houyh 4, r.s. !.