Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19
More Protests Against
''Personal Appearance

sIn common with your many other
correspondents / have long admired
the high standard Of honor and mo-
rality that has made The Star an ideal
family paper: and rarely has 1t done
q better service than in it's stand on
the question Of Arbuckle's reappear-
ance.
The reasons for his withdrawal from
public appearance are as strong now
as they ever were, and the City OF
Washington, at least, has an abun-
dance of entertainers to choose from
without being forced to accept one
tainted with disgrace.
The theater that exploits him Is ere.
ating much unfavorable publicity for
itself in the present, and will be
marked with suspicion in the future.
MARTHA Il. HOYT.
To the Editor OF The Star:
] am glad to see that your editorial,
respecting the proposed personal APP
pearance of q certain movie star, is
generally commended.
The "stunt" is certainly in bad taste.
I have been regular patron OF the
theater which has it on it's bill, and
will abstain from attendance for n
while as my feeble protest at what I
consider a totally unnecessary per
sonal' presentation. U do not care
for the introduction, thank you)
Moreover, for every one who will be
gained as supporter for the star"
concerned, there will be more than one
Disguised over the brazen attempt to
repopulariZe him. The best thing for
a person who has been concerned in
an evil-odored incident to do rs to re-
tire and stay retired. Otherwise the
more or less sympathy for his hard
luck" which the respectable element
may have. through a charitable view
of the matter, may be lost to him
forever.
never saw anything particularly
wonderful in his pictures which would
warrant his return to public life as a
valuable asset to the art.
For 10 years now the mass of the
people has been literally sprinkled
with rottenness of various sorts as a
result of the var, and the time has
come to clean up in all lines If the
Nation is not going to follow the down
grade to a finish like ancient Rome.
w. E. ALLEN.
To the Editor OF The star:
[ have hoped never to see the name
of Arbuckle on stage or screen again.
L
Hays might have found some other
way Of getting in the limelight again.
l hope the Washington people will
boycott" the Palace all of next week
If this persons name is not with
drawn. 1 have. long ago, seen this
stage beauty" twice, but never
again! Kindly add my name to those
protesting to his appearance.
ALICE GRAY FLOWERS.
To the Editor Of The star:
We sincerely thank you for your
editorial concerning the notorious
film actor. All self-respecting citizens
should register their protest by boy
cotting the theater whose manager
insists that he knows what the people
want In the way Of entertainment, and
that this poor fool is it.
We shall mail our protest to the
Palace management when we mail
the fight for decency.
NJ. P. A. GARDNER.
To the Editor Of The star:
1t certainly Is pleasing to record
that the editor Of the leading news
paper Of Washington has the same
mind on the good taste (0 of showing
Off Fatty" Arbuckle. Our Fire De.
partment had received an invitation
to participate in the affair at Silver
Spring, Md, August rs, and I was
directed to notify them Of our accept
ance. Later noticed report in The
Evening Star that FATTY" was
booked at a local theater and was to
be at the Silver Spring affair. 1
wrote the Silver Spring department
ana stated my opinion. I have
trained boys Of various ages, as a di.
rector Of boys clubs, as scout.
master of Boy Scout troops and as a
Sunday school superintendent, and I
could not bring myself to believe it
good for any community to make a
nero" out of Fatty" ArbuckIe.
THOMAS r. MECHEM.
To the Editor Of The Star:
My wife and I thank YOU heartily
Tor your editorial entitled, "a Chat.
lenge to Decency." in The Star of the
18TH instant. We indorse every word
OF 1t, and while deploring the occasion
Tor such pronouncement, we are
gratif1ed that the leading daily of
Washington has spoken so forciblv
FOR the decent people Of the city. The
star deserves the gratitude of all
respectable citizens. Disapproval of
the proposed action of the theater
management should be manifested in
one OF the ways suggested In the edi.
torlal. This writer intends to do it.
w. o. ISON.