Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-14

SOUStdnt neAler WrlleS- nave
been constant reader of your column
z and although | have never written to
you have to Cynthia, when you. no
doubt. very well remember.
"Well. here goes mote The blue pa
peri.
"Did you see Bought and Paid For?
Don't you think Jack Holt is a fine
actor-also his co-star. Agnes AyrcS:
'.Nren't Wally and Rudy getting
sickening? | don't seem to be able to
get any meaning out Of their pictures.
Take The Four Horscmen' and Rent
Free. Camille and Don Tell Every
thing. Nazimova is getting detcstabIe
anyway.
"Don't you think 'Tol able David
was really refreshing after the nonsense
we are getting lately:
''Do you like Gareth Hughes: My
favorites are Jack Holt. Elliott Dexter.
Harrison Ford Dick Barthemrss
Agnes. Lila. Dorothy Gish and the in
evitable Norma.
81 suppose Id better stop. but prob
ably YOU will forgive mo for writing on
both sides lI'm not fortunate enough to
have n typcwriterl.
Just word in praise of your de-
partment. II certainly il stimulating
ent."
tWhat'S the typewriter got to do
with writing on both sides Of the paper:
Can't You write on one side only with
a pen: Yes. know you wrote to Gym
thia about me and | rcproached you
for it in this column the other day
Mean trick-trying to find out about mo
that way. Besides. your paper isn't the
right shade of blue and you don't use
the same blue perfume.
liked Bought and Paid For"
pretty we'll. but I'm afraid I'm losing
my love for Agnes Ayres. Shame. too.
J had quite crush On her. But I'm
liking Jack Holt better every time
see him.
Yep. ''ToIable David" was fine.
Nope. don't like Gareth Hughes -
don't dislik" him, y'underSran'. but
don't like him.
Thanks for the NICE things you say
and come again after you review "Thc
Four liorscmrn' and'can tell me II was
really good piece Of work.,
Just Smith writes: "At present
there ar" many really good players
among our actors and actresses. Rut
II strikes me- that they are all more
or less, losing sighr of n cardinal law
that pantomime, as well aS vaudeville
should possess the indispensab'" quality
or arr, Nowadays our players are more
concerned over the effect prOduced nv
their personal appearance than by their
acting.
Il am speaking generally. of roursc
as there are exceptions. among thcm
such players ms Conrad Nagol. Lon
Chaney and Thomas Meighan. Another
favorite Of mine is Alice Terry. In
my opinion she was the star of The
cOnquering Power At bes, 7 merely
tolerate Valentino. lie does nor i'm !.
press me greatly as an actor. at least
not yet. ] am pleased 10 note that
Wallace Reid is waking up. believe
that both Of them are bound 20 roalzc
that IT pays in the end. 70 endcavor 10
please the thinking. critical public
rather than schoolgirls
.'But fear am necectlng the main
topic concerning which | am writing,
Some five years ago was with nv
father in Australia. While there
heard Of a gentleman by the name oi
Halc-Bert Hale, | think. I'm no,
sure--who was known. or becoming
known, as the thrill king saw hin
several times aftcrward-in Australia
and was amazed. For instance. car
you picture any sane man driving n ra,
travelling at the rate Of thirty five mile,
an hour along narrow. precipirc roat
81 with his feet Absolutely. As on,
~ would steer n sled.
"Another time | saw him thrown
from his horse AT the edge of n ninety,
hve-foot cliff, and go sailing down int
tho sea, in perfect form. Also he i
the most expert horseman I've eve