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-JifVf ":lf'.''-AivW1 'VviF'Cwrw V ') t''iti'i"''it i pW-flVv,'- JW" ? ' mOTE32 V u .,. - y f tiVENINa PTJBIilO . LEPaBPr-PHIIJADELPHlA WEDNESDAY) , AUGUST, 16, 1922 r v. sm 91H r -. S ?vn ' j! L' if E & m H, 15 n.4 i 11 ' M Si. t t.) .;. i i i' mm a hi i fie Daijy Mevie Magazine FOR THE FILM FAN'S SCRAPBOOK $?mb '-tik. mm ' iHMTHiBnEliBaHnaBiaffaay - - -A v .. maammssmm VIRGINIA BROWNE FA1KE We will ha glad te pvbUs thn pictures of ueA terren plaiien at or tuggestcd ly the fant THE MOVIE FAN'S LETTERBOX By HENRY M. NEELY A Fan Vnlrnttnn wa nnt n In "Thp Sheik." hut he nnil lAvrrn upr fi-ntuml ti'nviM'. ITn will M "stnrrcd" for the firt timr in "RIoeil and Sunt! ' If I wcm- ilei !le your tet, I'd Miy ii'ibnih- in. Wanna I,en write "Ii..rin t li r Iat fi-k I'vf ipitii'i'd 'en.'1 i'tr:i ihnrd 'sl.iin-' nirnt the epn nnd nlv ,Griflith I fill te si'.' 11n.v11.11;: ..f r!if mnll-tevvn npn in lus )ii-tui-f uti 'li" 'Othrr lmtiil. tli"v tniiiri'-M'd hi" a-. Lx-iri!; wscntinllj lirnn.l in vi-leti tnul n-imn-'tlnnnl in tlifmi". i.'irllctil:u Iv tlu i:n 'equnlcd 'V.i, Iieun Enr ' Otitritli i ,the rwil jiinnf-r directur iiicttire . even in rlic nM Iiiemnp'i d.ws li is one-recl film wen1 tint'er'ln S'lri'n ,110 one lu pioihiied m irnnv una .i uceb.-fti! xuiKT-fratiirt'- nr started siich 'e Inrce li'imht-r nf unUneuu p'a.MTs en thn .-liir tnul Kurth'Tnier'', lie lui :ui unerrin; ikc of srltvnnn in i'n-!ins characters for i- pl.ivs and tlu intiu intiu 'tien if a born 'lrtist -tncni f hi'in Hi Biemher t hat brief tla.-"h of thf daisv field 'in 'Way Down hast and me sun-rt tlvr? 'Ira linpiiit; that I). W will J inaku many niei-e pietijre. New, 1 etippese Hi'll be pladni; me in t'nt 'Glorj-be-to-GriHifh' jzreiip un ure" about, but, sure, I weuldn t mind, nut a bit. "I nntir fhnf I.nskv is te refilm Te Haw and 10 Held," with l'.ty CempMin and l?ert I. tell Mis Coinp Ceinp Coinp en Am a si Mid c heici". but l!ei t . - tell ! IVrhap-i they 'counted out' and he cot tliu 1'ndin man ve'e entnclv by nrcident. Hnt. then I l.af mie'i plcawint memories of Mae Murrav and Wallace Keul m that pntnre of romance and ndventeie and it just dne,ns "!. possible that an; one ceu'd be n. tm ' as tlie were It was the tnasnet Slap's first tilt" niiil well, I've been n Murr.iy f.in ever ine. ' "Ther. s n cdte l.r. artress a' GeldwMi s who is evry bit 11s ile, and eapabie .ind nrn h jiretuer than the hiRhlv featured Colleen Moure, bit she's r. er 1 except in small and Unimportant 'bits.' I reier te Mnllv Malene. It's abn.-t tune she had n chanee. She n"d the de ihtful Llit."r Field remain uii:i'iU mi while ether in in tresee.s with less tt-in li'lf tlinr ahilrv nnd -harm ntt i.n stardom. 1 wonder why. "The ether eveninE I had rhej unique expenenM- of siein .1 eemciiiun' who xvas wer.se 1 in Srn.b 1'ellnrd and r.flrr Kcmen. His name , Mnt Hanks and he't Jii"-t plain iihCui. I d mu h rather hee Kelix. the .-.moon rut. or Mutt and .left in preferenee te tne sad. Mid comedies of the 1'ollurd-Semen-I.ank?, tc, fleck. "Jut a word or pral"e for littln Jehn Fex who pl.iM'd the misihieveu-" w ppoek, 'i:k.' in 'One (Jhjrieus Day. AVnsn't he sreat-' "De ell knew the mm of the com pany r'elca.-in,; Gleim Hunter' picture's?" (The return of anna J .011 repays ven the w.r in,- of the (inthih'.iti col ors. I don't ehjei t te awarduu- D W . .! ki,r nnt nil the elerv there 1". ' . .-. r. ll I, .. V,n tlie picai-e, ami tniu. iuk-i uu, n .. ... .... H T. I, whoel WOUIU (lesue. ,-Mee little for Mjiuetiedy el-". wentnia: Berrv you don't like I.asky s ciieice 01 f'eeple for "Te Have and te Held 'ersenallv. I think Itell jut the rmn, and I'm net Favlin; that te he eemrurv. ritber. Did m ever read the, Murv 3obnsten novel'- The here Is mm'" '.it te be 11 ircinia planter and warrlir. who has feujjht en m.iny hatrlehehN .u , Europe and among the Indum wnri.a hs of the New World. What cr pulh ke tnay luue had, or his f.iuui may has a bad, has been wiped away hy the hard ahips of that earl Jiimesf.wn -olen. Fer till I like Held, I think I.vtell u better choice theuch I'll admit nv elder B.an of the SilN-Klrkwoed tjpe would hnve been better. I tee snw the early version miu mention, and I honestly thought the castitn; of Mm Murray us Ladv .lecehne an atrocious mist ike. Net'tliat Mae of that day hail the idio idie yiicrasieh she new shows indeed, she yuan quite tn'1 opposite the sweit. te tiring, lelet-iti-the-dell maid. droip dreip inj; coyly at the here's chime. What chanced her has- nlwu been 11 m.vstery te inc. Well, as I was aneut te s.n , Mary Johnsten heroine was made te be a proud and h.iiichtv EnsllIi ld. and beauty, and by that the author achieved much of the effect of the book In showing the gradual unbending nnd lightening of her character, when Iemj for her mere, or less rough Virginia husband came te her. I'm inclined te doubt Hetty's mil-cesh In this role, which would havt) been ideal for Elsie JPernusen. The trumpet for Mlm Malene nnd the hummer for Menty Hunks, and the ether "comedians" nte dulv received and accredited And even mere de 1 ' second ou praise of Jehn Fex. Tin name nf that Hunter company is the Fljtu Guild.) Merrlft . write.: "1 lime been an ' kabltual, and often enthusiastic reader! fcf veur column eer sinie jeu first be 'flftB1!!! ch.-iiiinlen Die cnusu of art and AU.kJauty lit tlic moving 'plc'ufca. Though 'star" ' rependence bv jmir manifold centrlb- ;nes uters ntnl vei.r own irrepressible buf fi "Iiem .mil lji.fi.itens lielittlcments of jeurse'f have seemed ts'p'ilshe 10 mc, 111r honest lutelliceiit ciiticlsni has tunned tnr this dniwhack I i en wmir'er why ,ou print let ters d-111113 with personalities of the plnjers and milginc actiesics and ac tors lircc v by the-e absurd criterion. Ai Mtic .- '- be rritlclzetl only en its merits and the private life of the player is s,,ii.,."iin'; 1 Ne .lg.un. The fact timt Wallme Hud !s true te his wlte .-:-. han-es my opii.len of lii'11 as a moving putuie uetir net a win', nnd m.v knowledge th.if I'auluie 1'iederl. k has appealed in the divene c. urts mere 'h.iii once, dees iim- detract from mv estima tion of that admirable ai tress tin the stiige such standards ate net considered at all. for vntiie-s tie great popularity of wi li a th" late Nnt Goodwin, De Wolf H.ipp-r ind Ner.i Haves. I held no brief fi.r Itoseee Arbtirkle. but hl case is uttie worse tnnn manv actors greatly cared for hln pictures nt any time, but 1 could still view his produc tion! with no repugnance or prejudice. However, Sir. Necly, please curtail these contributions that deal with tin matrimonial ventures of Sir. Valentine or nny tiling else net concerned nt all with the moving pictures." (T didn't knew I'd ever given much space te Valentine's matrimonial ven tures, Certainly I didn't want te. As te your remarks tin the judging of players, 1 say heartily, "Amen," but new are .veu going te convince the fans of that?) Dtunbell writes "Just ns every au thor that ever wrote a book or'stery makes a few references te his 'cenlle render,' every movie fan incorporates in 1 his lettijr te you his list of favorite stars. As if veu give 11 darn who 'Lulu, the Steneg.' likes nnd why! Or if you de, you always politely leave 1 eilt nny icference te them. "While vlry few people agree en J whom they Ule best, don't you think the average taste is toward the frive leus and entertaining rather than to ward the true te Jiff? Even though it is your busine-w te admire, the dra matic nnd te try te cducute us up te if itn 1011 thtntr tlint tun tfiv pneiipll stres.s en the geed that comedy does? I After you had been hustling nil day I trying te please temperamental women, 'which would glve you met 0 relaxation, a picture of thn Constance Tahnadge tjpe or Dr. (.'allgarl's Cabinet? Did veu really enjoy seeing Ilichard Bar thelmes get half killed titpptiiently) by I -liree lug brutes twice hw sje in 'Tol' 'Tel' 1 ihle D.ivid'? There are i-'n.ugh tears in 'li wei'd without ri prod ,u ing thorn en t,e Min-'i. The world wants te for ger, and huiriliNr is the best sedative. "I.e' me defend mvself. I don't mean that I would like te see all pic tures comedies. Fer there are some, people who have never learned the art of knowing why, when and hew te laugh. What would the millions of dissatisfied heuewifes-ever de without their dally matlncei full of tears? And Lillian dish would never see the shore of Europe again if wa all turned nnd snickered when she just can't keep them bnck any longer. Tragedy has its place in the world. Every 0110 likes te feel Mint he is net the enlv one who has j had tough luck When it tuniM one te I self. pitj it is dnngeieus. It is enm I mendab'le when it crves as an insplrn- t ion. Hut it seems te me that you critics evei -estnn.ite its value. 1 1 "lease I don't get sere 1 want te ask tome I questions fit t. 1 "Hew de grten-grav eves photograph fnet nilnci and about Imw ninny cnrs I has Marv lVkfnrd b-eu in the movies and hew' en earth did you ever miss the startling resemblance between Vri 1 cilia Dean nnd Jeseph Srhl (can't go I anv farther nnd it isn't in the diction dictien jar.v'i? Tlu-v have the same hidi nnd 1 miglitv profiles, but in a full-faie view I I think thev differ in the expression of i the mouth." Miss Dean's seems te in dicate a proud natuie, vvnile Jeseph's 1 has a weak and h ingry leek. I'erhaps that was due te the picture." (I won't "tnke you ten pcrieusiy" If you don't want me te de se. but 1 certain! liked our letter. A.id. of course, some of the things you say ennnet be denied or te put it mere neeurntelv there is a let of truth In estly de believe its importance is gen erally under-estimated, but of course te pull an old bromide we can't al ways be swinging In a hammock eat ing L'ho"e!ntes and leading Eliner Olyn.. And, te pull n second bromide, If we didn't have the poignant nnd dis tressing things, Chaplin's juggling of bricks in "l"ny Day," Kenten's wrecking of the automobile in "The Hlncksmlth" or Lloyd's tribulations with the baby carriage in "I De," would all fall absolutely Hat nnd would net gnln a lnugh. Yeu knew as well as I de hew the nudlence laughs nt the most trivial things If they fellow right after a ttngic or sad moment. I de spise the "tear for tear's sake" schecl of stage and screen drama; the kind where everybody decides nt about the third act or the fifth reel te "hare n real goeil cry." but the death of "lel able David's" deg apiualed te mc nH the ullininte of pathos te dale, te my way of thinking, the tcrecn s gtcatcs,t achievement along this line. Thnnks for a Tet of explaining whv everybody has been asking me whctLcr Jecph and l'rlsclllii me related. I confess I hadn't noticed the rcsem blnifce, but I'll watch for it shnrply hereafter. I'm sorry I rnn t fixjip " lovely story about the pair having been brother nnd sister sepnratcd since childhood and miraculously re-united. Slary Tlckferd' has been en the screen fet mere than eleven years, with a brief return te the stage for "lie? Geed Little Devil." Green-gray eyes photo graph quite light.) and actresses still plaving. J never your opinion of comedy's worth. 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