Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-26

Gish sisters at the Forrest Theatre.
Let me thank you very kindly, Mr..
Neeiy, for your nice reply on my be-
half. Also please let me tell the fans
just how actresses feel when approached
by an admirer.
The act of my approaching the Gish
sisters and asking them for their auto
graph to my mind seems to be sin
ccrc and open compliment as part OF the
movie loving public TO the stars them
selves. When ! asked Lillian for her
Autograph. she smiled pleasantly and
replied that she would be only too
my card to her sister and Dorothy Joy
fully wrote her name. On handing me
the card Lillian asked me if / would
Iovc to have her send me a picture of
herself and sister, and 10 write my
name and address on the back of an
envelope that she happened to have m
h"" hTnd at the time. | thanked her
very kindly and told her 7 would ap-
preciate 1t very much. She gave me
h"r PROMISE ;Lat as soon as she had
finished her tour of introduction
throughout the large cities. she would
send her picture.
This. Mr.. Nicely. goes 10 prove fur.
thcr that you are right in your reply
to certain critic regarding the public
asking for the autographs of famous
mon and women. I would appreciate it
very kindly II you would publish my
views, and also II you would publish
the picture of my favorite screen star.
Miss Lillian Gish."
Reader Bro1cho Billy is net acting
for the screen any moro. I hear that be
made one or two ventures backing cont
panics on the legitimate stage, but did
no. make out very well and retired
Bryant Washburn is acting for the
Goldwyn Company.
George 4. ROwson-The only good
way t. go about getting into the flrl
game is 20 register with the casting di-
rectors OF the different studios in New
York or Hollywood. and with n good
agent. just as YOU proba ably did in your
cirrus days. Take trip to New York
and sec the casting directors Of the FoN
Studios, Fifty fifth street and Tenth
avenue. or Sclznick. 31S Fast Forty
eighth street, Or Cosmopolitan. Second
avenue and l26th street. They can
give you the names of agents also.
Ruth f.. Qmck-Addrcss Rctty
COmpSon. care of Lasky Studios. Holly
wood. You wtrc lucky to meet Nalcn-
tino in New York. weren't YOU? Garrett
Hughes doesn't give his birthday in any
Of his oiogra ohies. I've had scvrra |
requests for it and I'm trying to find
cut.
Sarah Stonehurst writeS-"I wrote
to Gareth Hughes and he has answered
me BY thrcr letters. Oh ] think lie is
a dream | received three photographs
from MIN also. | met him in Holly
wood two years ago. Could you tel! me
how old he is and when his birthday
igf'
Unfortunately. as I've admitted
above, | caa't. Why don't you write
to hin, and tell him a lot Of fans here
want to know ard then tell me what he
says 81 that all the Hughes admirers
can read it?)
Moreno AdmireT-I've heard the ru-
NOR that Antonio Moreno is going into
srrialS, but doubt if it will be in the
near future. lie has just completed a
trip through Southern California and
has reported back to the Nitagraph
Studio, where he is under contract for
another production. Eddie PolO's lead
ing women were Liberty" Marie
Walcamp; "Do or Die" Inez Melon
nell; The Secret Four" Kathleen
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