Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

anu pcDe IItulelS US bOHu SOI. Iydtcly
however. I notice the Tasky publicity
department is sending out stuff about
Rudy and Miss McAvoy. but keeping
suspiciously silent about Bebe-and
don't know why.
! noticed Marion Davies high French
heels, also. in that historic sequence In
''The Brides Play" Seems to me I
mentioned II not long ago. Looked
funny, didn't they?>
NJ. v. Harrison writes: "You will ac.
cept this as n contribution to the column
which YOU daily conduct in the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER Of which I have lately
become an interested reader. ask your
scnile indulgence for what shall appear
herein and agree to assume full re-
shall entail as the result Of its print
ing:
ITO put It mildly. the movies. the
industry vnunted as the fourth largest
in the country, are in n pitable con
dition. That must feel like blow be-
tween the eyes to you and your readers
but. to repeat. l have put it mildly
when ] say the movies, l mean
its entire personnel. from your mighty
God-lke producer TO the lowly and
veriest extra. OF course. speak gem
i"Hs'. anu .'n. Ho a.'ount VI '"'',e
exceptions which would only serve 70
strengthen my case.
II detest the movies now. Ten years
ago, as a child. l praised and patron
lied the institution in embryo. which.
supposedly in full bloom. | now con.
demn: paradox, II you will. but true
nevertheless. In those days Of low
salaried actors and small industrial
capitalization. we had more genuine
acting crowded into small one and two
reel features than we have in oil these
seven reel heart interest features OF
tooak. we haa real men ana Women Women
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pure specimen of youth when she IS
stained by lawsuit regarding divorce
illegally obtained! Can you view Paul
Inc FREDERICK as the essence OF goodness
wheh her Iite mas oeen series OF
aIsorees' hoW can you WORSHIP any
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what their public wants. they rely for
success upon lavish expenditure. spec
tacle and bobbed hair rather than an
honest conformation to duty. Ihey
give us empty ana impropaple STORIES
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