The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-25

Te the Motion Picture Editor:
Noting the chorus OF smeowf' di-
keeted against me IN your r. =. y. n.
s esium a because 1 failed e s, admire
wondered II the Wesley Cat Club
had taken formal action In the mat
We now have Mr.. Rawiinson. ]
held no brief for him--hs L full
Quires something more than stacomb
and brass. This debate must not
become a national issue. Congress
must first provide for farm relief.
Let MS have peace
Sorry 10 seem 10 be destructive
In my comment. As q rnatter Of
fact i consider Desert Song and
Trial Of Mary Dugan' excellent
Picture Addict sues for an arm.
istice. but I doubt 1f he viii get
Il Internationally. Some caustlc
digs are deleted from the above
missive that he may continue 70
have more movies to knock.
still he sees them all every week.
These are the kind Of customers
the films court. 49,
r,,st ,,ora 10 me w. w. VS..
nm riad of the opportunity to join
them. wish had known q
sooner. But can't We do even srn,.
fhe palace until Mr.. Eddy returns.
why should We I'M those yacAa1s
seats? Let them stay vacant W..
they give us Mr.. Eddy back assin'
70 stay. Who - with 1u ms - w. W.
hnrinr Benny, D. II. b.
and ID. G. r. will stand Dy'
TO the Motion Picture Editor: -.
Don't you think We havs ss,,th
far enough for wnlls ,. eicturesf
am not condemning them. M. snsy
ara All very good and interestltnn,
hut they are getting toe trequent-tOo
mueh Of a good thing. ..i,,,.
The first big success ..or TTial =
tSS best by far we have seen. tn. The
n,,r.sroMs others OF the same kind ,
aInes are 50 much like On trial:
thew are all = steal ~ $50
our good writers De moL , th,nr
s ~, dev. a being originaIY Seeing
~ MANY Of these courtroom pictures
a. ike seeing eircua--y0u see one
circus. the rest are al Allke.
Aou Nh. SULLIVAN.
A Theater GOer.
a - ST. zee everything ON ssEest'
-, not 4 critic. give every PIC
sure its just dress. There 2 aIMass
sonaethIng good in the worst pi .ar N
one aees. Any r street fneateT
W v worth the price Of % cents
usually charged.
Te the Notion Picture Editor:
Reading your column win ne.
intsrest I notice the lssterS w 3
"a nv mind Mr.. Eddy u an oral"
49, entertainer and nothing more.
MS voice 81 fair, his piano plAgInL
Sair Ms violin good. There are
thousands Of people whe &C ~.
know = sharp from ilaS Nno a,.at
I pilsy ban5o. SUIT fakss with ! few
ehcrds while singing. He cannot
Nav nm organ, but plays ~ eng
wotifd play plano leaving out Lns
foot work. am not trying to Pc
littis Mr.. Eddy but ask s,n .a wne ~
do not resent Mr.. Eddy's stage
nrenance. but rather like him. though
not an well as Jack Pepper or MT.
Fiehsr. And / can't seem to IAN IN
the aisle every time he Walks IA N
~ the Earle for somo time was my
idea 81 an ideal NJ. g. ~ ne scenes
- please eyeryone and NOT n class
made M mostly Of flappeD ana'
high school girls.
do not begrudge him his popular.
Ity IS gained but merely think him
over-rated. His smile seems forced
and his manner somewhat conde.
soending, Pepper or Fisher tnoW e
Fox1 seem more ideally adapted Tor
such q position. They gtve you
feeling that any moment they might
walk off the stage and grasping your
hand ask you II you enjoyed the
Everyone to their own n; g. but
give me a Pepper or Fisn si ac
Eddy anytime. Yours 70 ns,t Tor : s glsssf
JAMES e. GREENE,
1920 NaylOr I'd "a; s. 2.
y ST win b. afraid to walk on
= street after this without police
protection.
70 the Motion Jicture Editor:
II would like to make = few COM
y,1ents On the comments of other fans
where would Colleen Moore be II she
were not married to john MeGormls sls
that's all She cannot act. and she
IL absolutely homely and she has
none OF the other requirements OF
an actress All she can DO IL 10 get
her race 0lrty ana at ih5 lSA.
boy. suggest that she so in for
ssapstick comedies. am sure sne-
800 r. B. via r. A.
Both p. B. and p. A. are evil
IDENTIFY not aware that Colleen
Moore was on the top rung be.
fore she married John Mccormick.
AS matter of truth her influ-
ence has been big asset to her
husband. To repeat last weeks
opinion, / regard Colleen Moore
with the best OF emotional and
comedy film players. She has
been the victim of weak stories.
Give her something good to prac-
fice on and you may change your
opinion. Ed.
"a the Motion Picture Editor:
IL ID unfortunate that Mary Pick
cara chose such vehicle a. "COs
nuette'I for her talking debut since
what the screen had done to this
poignant drama IN the interests OF
cenaorship and undefiled heroines IL
little short Of slaughter L one Tor, Ter
rets these scenario absurdittes Goo
0liette'' affords some genuinely emo-
Sional and sympathetic moments.
s.rouuette,' II just satisfactory. II
could and should have been more
than that.
Sincerely.
81 II. o. b, n. J. H.
Silver Experienced
Marcel Silver, director Of revue
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