. VSSfeAWWflKr 'SV' ' .- ,. ,.-, nrrTT rTTT7rTrT7rTrrrrsTT'TF - T",-r--,T r ., ..,. ..v - "'Viy -.. sre- m EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1922 i rfjTyPm fc m!ESsjLJsTMiJlrmTWmiJkZ4jkjDsw 1 t r c Daiy Mevie Magazine FOR THE FILM FAXS SCRAPBOOK II I i " te fvVA-ll jTj .i ..." 5f AV i n'&iS&M' MWS ISbHHHH HT Hlv m? kW Jm$&jf, R"iKvv(Vi lil'JiKslllpv y VnV . Stlt HwSyr ias$srr fef M v "$.' !4 MAY McAVOY TTe trtll be glid te publish the picture) of uch trrern playrs a are suggented by the jans THE MOVIE FAXS LETTERBOX By HENRY M. NEET.Y Felly Hener writes: "An intellee-, I de. Ofnlltheret.lt heads the list, tual blrK dUflsured hv the fnmlllar I 'The Great Moment' and 'Th bhe.U' tortoise Btiells and sicklied o'er with were clauics ns oempnriMl te th K the pale cast of thought, in my hearing . Gleria Swanson. with her hard uu reccntlv cave voice te this obiter die- ' natural grlmacea. ami llodelph as the turn- 'V scrivener In the public prints- would-be aristocrat lit doesn't take n a nrofsienil writer whose effusions , student of phrenology te di-cern that he rrJad bv the multi-minded mob Isn't an Intellectual bluebloed), ugh k",?i fL from prejudices. ' And the subtitles '. I've never read any "H.l'JL?, no sech of Eliner GlynV masterpieces of lie- quill-drivers; that no "cribe can avoid tlen . being cautious enough tn , avem - , wkh I tw.i ).ir!.. 1 seti't call lliein Hap' . )i vt I'iip'ii'i-s Mil ve some pellt leab'lit I them who talked and talkul and talked. Talk In itself Nn't annev- iiiB, but ns the music licean.c lDUder lacy iaifd thelt v.iie also, uulu tli'W J.mihI haw lieen liinnl abee u J'l'.f-' bni.d playiim th- march from '1,,11' 1 haeu-er.' The people in front of them 'spoke te them, the people en each ile spel.c te them. Me In back did HKi-wIm1. I And the) merelv giggled the louder and went en tnlki.ic. A we did il.tli..ve seats en the nlle. it was imte-ll'.e te call an usher without anneyim; evr ..no behind us ,t. much as the-c tw were InniiejiiiB us, -e we had te g.Mr, nnd bear it. Dining the lnterml-l"i 'he orchestra plaM'd n beautiful sekvtinn, I there was a violin sole nnd n tenor I And these two chits drowned out the 1 beauty of it nil. "New, it's bail enough te go te a neighborhood house and have mamma in , back read even thing aloud te six-yer- , old Willie, but when it comes te pa 1 ing the price one has te pay in our ' downtown houses, only te be annoyed t by jiich Ill-bred people as the girls of whom 1 sneak, something should be done about it. If some one sat behind j en nnd pinched or kicked you all through the performance, you could de something about it, but when lhc assault your mind only you hae te tolerate it. "Hy the wax. It happened in Muie Week. I suggest an l.'dneittlenal Week for some of these dumbderas. "T .Timuu vnn lliinW llv this time, if you've read this far, that I'm a darned old grouch. Well. 1 don't care. 1 think I'm justified nnd I'd like te hear from some ethers who have the (aim1 complaint te register. Age doesn't vet heavily en m shoulders as jet I'm still in mj teens nnd enn flap when I feel se inclined but I'm net going te keep my brains in the childish stage because I wear tin dresses short. It isn't a disgrace, is it. te appreeiale geed thlnjs when uu see or hear them, and te object te'hnvlug some one ele spoil it for ou?" I (Oh. I.ady. Lad?. I Yeu rertainb j have a chip en your shoulder, and yet everything you say Is quite true. As n matter of fnet, T was glnd te have you say some of the things jeu did: I wouldn't dare i V . but coming from - you, I haven't nny compunction in , printing them for the benefit of the "dumbderns" you speak of. Only very ' recently I've had jour experience with I the talkins flappers drowning out mil- J sical selections, and In the city's finest i picture house, tee. Again I sa . go i te It. and Ged bless jeu. but don't be tee hopeful of making any impression en the parties mentioned. I may b. cynical, but I'm afraid there Isn't the slightest use. nnd the tlnpper fans will continue te go en liking Eliner Glyn nnd ltedy. nnd betng bored by "Tunn hneuser" until Hecter's pup hns great great -great-grandchildren. I take jour stinging rebuke about printing jour NEED FOR SCREEN REALISM CAUSES A DOMESTIC JAR REAM KM In screen characterization sometimes geH tin actor into do mestic dltlietiltles. When T. Uey llanies was selected te phiy the part ,of Happy .lack, the tramp, in the plcturizatlen of the fnm fnm eils stage classic, "The Old Home stead," he determined te create the role properly nnd grew u scrnggly beard. Mrs. llnrnen put In n mild pretest, but her husband nssured her it had te Ih done for nrt's sake. The beard grew and domestic rela tions In the Humes household progressed serenely until one day T. Hey Mhewed up with a deg of doubtful origin. In th'c story Happy Jack's only pal Is a very disreputable deg. Unrnes. still rnrrjing out hl idea of realism, found just such ii deg. "I've get te live with this deg for n couple et weeks before the picture be gins, se he'll get used te tnc' Harnes told his wife. "It's for nrt's sake, you knew." Mrs. llarne.s likes dogs, but when !..! f1?1 .'! leek nt t"0 unwashed W hlskers ' tlmfs the nnme somebody gnvn the deg she was mere thnn mildly antagonistic te the Idea. She was openly belligerent. Hesides "Whis kers had ileas. "Where did you get him?" she quer ied. "I almost bought him from a woman in Les Angeles for $2 until she dls dls cevered I was a motion-picture ncter and then she wanted 525," her husband explained. "Well, you'll net keep him in th house. He 11 have te stay in the ga rage." "Hut he lins te be near tne." reman strated T. Hey. "He has te get used te me, se that he will fellow me n round In the picture. I can't keep him in the garage." On last reports It was net yet deter mined whether the deg would sleep In the house with T. Hey or T. Hey would sleep with the deg in the garage. AUTO IS REAL RAMBLER Dr. Helen Klrtchbaum Lotee Ma chine for Third Time While Dr. Helen Klrschbnum, of 1M3 Locust street, was decerntlng graves In it cemetery nt Fifty-fifth and Mnr ket streets, yesterday, thieves drove away with her touting car, which had been parked nt the gates of the burial ground. Dr. Klrschlmum's machine has been stolen en two previous occasions. Thieves forced the deer of n garage nt Seventh nnd Kimball streets nnd stele n truck owned by Jeseph Shin vles, Jr., of 7.TI I,ntenn street, which was Inter found nbnndencd near Lengue Island. A truck owned by Herbert Hoethe, of Cynwyd, Pa., was stolen from Twenty-third nnd Turner streets. Others who reported theftH nrc: L. S. Gnrfinkle, of ITU." Carpenter street; Harrv .1. Gcrber. of filO Seuth Fifty ninth' street: Oscnr M. Furhmnn, of tfiO" North Fifteenth street: Jnmcs Herbert, of 203 North llrend street; Isnnn M. Stewnrt, of 120 Chester pike, I,nnsdewnn, l'n., nnd J. Palmer Col Cel lins, of 228 Seuth Thirty-ninth street. IM Mann & dilks 1102 CHESTNUT STREET LADIES' SUITS HUDDERSFIELD TWEEDS 15.75 19.75 About Vz Price TYROL WOOL 12.75 17.75 About Vz Price The Suits are the best of their kind. '1 May be exchanged or money will be refunded. Our patrons are entitled te every comideratien irrespective of prices. Mann & dilks 1102 CHESTNUT STREET n.rehicnl nu rK or seraeinin . um. -.'""" "'. T ,,,""; i..t.., i t.-... . i.i f..HA nt v ritnpifin nnc r nnrnrv tu iii mn i. malnt"ln d t-w te 1 C a V e "I knew whereof I speak. Yeu 7ZL whCit fear or favor. I be- ' remember the expression, 'When Hecter fiw Tet belens te th latter guild. If vru a pup.' It sums up the whole neve you Dcien iu i Only a pup could eujev it. Hy se afte? .he fashion of a mwte whom the way. wasn't the dummy Gleria (n, dUmbling bunk is anathema. And pun Intended) terribly obvious.' therefore I read jour stuff; it rings, "Mr. Ncely, I wonder if you've no- .. inH - here IS H VlCllC liiiiui v. .v riruu Hint V is liU,ii.R, ...v.- ,-v. x-.v hue .... - -- .... .. SALVATION LEADER SPEAKS Lieutenant Golenel Arthur T. llrewer. of the Salvation Army, spoke en "The Meaning of Memerial L)ay" at a patri otic celebration yesterday in Ikivue , Cemetery. iiimb eVilfrtwi nn uh thnn rer before. Te tell the truth, wc aren't having any geed ones. Lately I've become a fan in the true sen-e of the word giving the movies the nir. "Perhaps the paragraph should go te the People's Forum, but I doubt if the dumbbells I Intend it for ever read that section of the pacer. Maybe t'v don't ier audiences tne eest mm i- " even nu j u'. ..i v,..,... ., r t.. -i-i. .nnu un tr a .iae tirii emrnne i lien i vsiba 10 cmi i ; wV. dancing wih CMwSb.- She nyenr -Bex.'. Well, it's this: Ne. had been a 'Follies' girl. Hut. paired long nBe I attended a moving flctuie with the lean, agile Cliften, she wa-j ' theatre where u very peer show was n. eiVine exhibitions at that tjme, when -.regiess. but tl.e music mere thin made dancing was enjoying a wide vogue nnd , UI. fir the , .dure. In front of we cat there was a teerinc ucumnu .. m that strikes sweetly en my tympanum "I held no brief case for Mae Murray. I think, however, Enrice, she dc-erves a mere applausive appraisement from r"She has risen in her profession through hard, earnest work. nnd. I be lieve. a whole-seuled, sincere desire te give her audiences the best tuni is in i.- j GtiA nALcpi no (iraniatic talent that I could discern, but .-he was fitted with lithe limb. graceful tees . ind a lithesome body that swayed as a flower in u .Tune zephyr. In the phraseology of Iirewnins, she could i bhake a splffy shank. "Rebert '.. Leenard had net then come into her life. Jay O'Hrien was her beau gallant. She married hlra and subsequently was divorced. "It was en a pier in Atlantic city i eight years age that Mic appeared aa a helldar attraction for one or two days with Webb. She worked under the handicap of a cold in the head, and her email Milesian nose was er red and watcrv. She dabbed it frequently , with n handkerchief Irish linen and i for all the world appeared te me te be a little girl named Maggie Murray who lived in a side street with her old man. Mike Murray, who loved his usquebaugh " and pipe above all mundane things. And he were red flannels and woolen socks and removed his brogans when he en tered bis kingly domain. And Maggie i was his little blue-eyed girl, with a wistful, piquant face which even the neighbors did nor deny approximated a sort of rare beauty , "She was jut a little penMie girl. ' with dreams and ambitions tilling her Celtic seu' which grew into an ob session. And when she left the neigh borhood te seek an outlet for whn' talent she believed In her heart i-he possessed, the old man wiped awav mere than one surreptitious tear and sighed mere openly than he believed he ever would. "Well, Mnggle made geed. And in the years afterward net ?-e mam she was Mae Murray, n dancing 'Fid lies' filly who wen wld ricegt.l'i ir And then came the movies and gleri- ' flcatlen. And success didn't go te her head. She didn't change e yi ,i would notice It. "She has brought isnal pleasure '" thousands this graceful figurante f the screen. And I think new she pos pes Resccs mere than :i modicum of histri onic skllj. thniigh dancing is 'ier tretlcr. And 1 am -tn.rig fir Mae Murray, hoe nanu ', uiiMniri Vd l the sort of scandal v Inch i ''i'-' Pi'y. 'tis true reiiMiti red an adventitious nld te mere" in the films. "And if It were net for the rumiince nnd sentiment that were part i.f her being a heritage of the race "he probably wouldn't have been lured from her humdrum c.xlstenie and, through her talents, cale the ii'ineit Iiimipt able obstacles te teach the iridescent heights attained hv n-ily a few. "That's hew I iev Mae Muriaj She deserves her success and the m pathy and well wishes of the cinema cognoscenti, Including j nirclf, eh. Henry, Mnhntma of the Movies!" (Gesh, that's a geed letter, Felly Keppy. It's i-e smooth mid sincere and 'hum3ii. Any ceiument of mine would only spoil It, bill you've come mighty elete te winning me ecr, se !et' shake hands en nn iiKrceiiivnt te wih little Mtutgle Murray welt and boost her along If we conscientiously can. And, slnce "Fnscliiatlen," I'm beginning te believe we can.) "HOT WAVE" Automatic GAS-FIRED BOILERS Fer Het Water, Steam or Vapor Heating. Lit us tell you hew te heat your home without annoying inconven iences. GAS UTILITIES CORPORATION 1200 Locust St. rSprac S610 mcwM wf;itfW S n 'fHsM B'ggjaagaia'aansareasifflffliiBiMHi J&MsiJfef i reran abundance of, jeft, luxuriant bain glistening with beauty and radiant with life, use Weujbre's - Jferpicidc Stf6A0,ty S 4yi Sorts Sp ecler' s 1510 CHESTNUT STREET JUNE CLEARANCE SALES Offer Extraerdinaiy Savings On Newest Summer Apparel Unconditional Clearance of New Frecks Hundreds of Imported and Demestic Sports, Afternoon and Evening Medels, Formerly $35 te $125 NOW $28 $38 $48 te $78 ON' THE THIRD FLOOR Wash Frecks Clearance Sale! Eight Hundred Pairs of Sports Oxfords Regularly $8, $9 and $10 I'tcvlve Different Medels ill the Popular Leathers and Combinations All Sues nnd Widths. But coitie rarl.v you posit tM-.y cannot duplicate these shoes at this price. Royal Beet Shep 1206 te 10 Chestnut St., 2d Fleer TAKE El.EV TOIt Oil STM! J'eilci Organdia Epenges Wash Silks Swisses Linens Cinghams 5.00 10.00 te 39.50 Street and Sports Frecks Regularly 39.50 Canten, Crepe Rema, Crepe de Chine, Georgette, Silk Velette and Sports Flannel Frecks in widest range of styles. Other Street, Dinner and Sports Frecks Regularly te 59.50 New 25. 00 19.75 -ON THE SECOND FLOOR- n mk "ValianT ITALHtUO-ltt- 1822 CHESTNUT STREET THE VALIANT establishment is qualified te undertake com plete contracts for painting, exterior or interior, of the highest artistic quality at moderate prices. Many important houses and business buildings in the vicinity are distin guished examples of VALIANT skill and artistry in work of this kind. FURNITURE ART OBJECTS DECORATIVE FABRICS VALIANT SERVICE IS CORDIAL VALIANT PRICES ARE MODERATE' JgSsvBr 52gggS0 STEPHENS Newly cRgduced from $1745 te 1595 . e. i. factory The increased demand for this venderfiil car and great factory economies make this irresistible new price possible. Stephens is new winning thousands of new friends. Ne ether fine car equals its economical service 31 Nerw Improvements, and 57 horse-power Hand-built Coachwerk 18-20 miles a gallon Real Leather Upholstery 2 te 60 miles in a flash Comfortable Alley Springs Nen-Skid Cord Tires Easiest Steering and Control This new reduction of Si 50 en top of 635 atretdy made if a total reduction of 805 in a few months very Owner cDeelare$ : It's a Great Car! Traylor Moter Ce. 252-254 North Bread nilASCIIKS; Itrmllnir, Allrnlewn, Kanten, l.nnraiitrr STEPHENS MOTOR WORKS, Freeport, III. eRf-erganhed, Refinanced, fPeverfully Capitalized PHOTOPLAYS PIIOTOri.AVS The following theatres obtain their pictures through the STANLEV Company of America, which is a guarantee of early showing of the finest productions. Ask for the theatre in your locality obtaining pictures through the Stanley Company of America. ADni l r n:& Thompson MATIN'Ki: DAILY SAKDOU'H FAMOl'S KOMAM.K THEODORA" STS. flThe NIXON-NIRDLINCERffif UJ THEATRES U EIGHTH & QHtAHD ttSlJl MATINKn DAILY ANITA STEWART In "THE INVIHIHI.K FKAK" .SEATS 20c AVE. , DPI IVti-AMT' ' uieimv-iN 1 MARION 62D ABOVK MARKET 1:30 A 3. (1.10 te 11 P. M. DAVIES III "IIKArTV'H WORTH" New Silk Capes Reduced te 28' Frem 39.50, 45.00, 49.50 Reshanara and Canten Crepes, fur, fringe and embroidery trimmed. .M.l'AD H.OUR Te Clese Out 200 Frecks Formerly 29.50 te 49.50 Tweed, Twill, Jersey, Silk Velette, Tricetine, in Sports or Street Medes, no and SKCOM) i-LOOR 15 Mlntrraled" write: "Uivc mc a l kHi.l nfr ltaviuitt lu ltfiLu ' i'mr vnn. svs, """ rvr-;: ",-:. .:: nilNW iiUTrn i rvuu juiir i'miuiiiviii. Coats, Capes, Wraps Reduced Belew Cost s25 and 35 Previously 39.50 te 79.50 SPORTS SPECIALS On the Second Fleer BALTIMORE SJSfgFSW .IIIMH"I FAMOl'S nilMANCe "THEODORA" rj f irDlDn ifrea'l & Sunufhann DLLJIlDirVL renllnurnn 2 until 11 AM-STAK CAST In FANNY Hl'KeT'S "Juit Around the Cerner" COLONIAL eA TM"Bp,r.M. AsT BURSA OWKS nml MATT MOOKK. Ill "BACK PAY" FAIRMOUNT VAhuIV WILL ROGERS & LILA LEE ln"ONKjriM)BHl'.S J." GREAT NORTHERN W ?.?,". F.ltiril VOV STKOIIKIM'S "FOOLISH WIVES" E. iMDCDIAl 0ril A WALNUT HT3. it 11V1I llli-vi- Mt. V .in Kid TAB IS. B ft n it (? n s : il 1' $ (THAR CTII & CEDAJl AVEMUI v-l.LrtI j no ttn(J 3i 7 and y p, JL Will Rogers, "An Unwilling Here" Adilrd CIIAIII.IK CIIAPUN. "PAY PAY1' coliseumIe';?,:? LOTTIE PICKFORD In "TIIKY MIAM. PAY" II IMRA rne.NT kt. & gihakd av JUiVlDU junlt,0 June en rrankferil "W VIOLA DANA In "TIIK .MATCH IIBIiAKEK" I CArI7D JST & LANCASTER AVE. L.t,MJC-r. 2 .80 te 4 an, 7 te 11 P. it I'.KICII YON STK(ll!i:iM'H "FOOLISH WIVES" RICHARD BARTHELMESS In "TIIK SKVKNTII II.W" T IRCDTV HltOAI) .V reLl'MIIIA AV. LIDLrA 1 I MATINP. IiVILY DAVID PCUVKI.I. ii ml ANN FOKKKsT In "LOVE'S BOOMERANG" 1 nPI ICT f'2D AND LOCL'ST STUEBTj LULUOl JIatai j ai)i 3 en- n e 30 te u WALLACE REID In "A IH)SS TIIK f ONTINKNT" MAHKRT STS. 2-13, 7 tnl I H2D AND ORIENT at. i All Three-Piece Costumes Reduced te One-Half $15 $25 $35 12.50 Women's Knickers, New 6.95 29.50 Dresses with Capes, New 15.00 25.00 Sports Capes New 12.50 49.50 Sports Coats New 25.00 39.50 Sports Suits New 18.00 59.50 Sports Suits New 28.00 49.50 Peiret Suits New 28.00 t WueJlnnd Ae it fl'JJ MATIN'l I! DMI.Y r.iui ii i ii(iiiii;im'h JTOOLISH WIVES" 0VF.RBR00K fl;,u l';l'wu ETHEL CLAYTON In "IIMIIMI" PAI rVI FUANKKOIIU AVK. A I rAiivi vomits utiu'pt (IKORliK F1TZMMHICK I'ltllDI (THIN I "THREE LIVE GHOSTS" AJiyKO SI'KPHIHK VAI-IIKVII.I.K MurKet Ht, Ilelew 17th I II A . r In ,l n t TWT.9 W i. m.V' -i ' In "NANCY FKO.M NOtVIIKUK" UJ-JIMANTOWN AVKNUU ' AT TIM.I'niDl'k'l'v ut POLA NEGRI In "TIIK LAST PAYMKNT" REGENT NIXON GUY EMPEY In "MII.LUINAIItK Oll A IA , :s.lVLLI i no & 3. (14.1 te IIP, HARRY CAREY In "MAN TO MAN" . 69THSThca,reiarT't,,S,it KIIICII VON STKOIII'.IM'H "FOOLISH WIVES IIOCCO'S .STHINd OKCHKS1HA A. S. KOCCO, Conductor STRAND n!?Si: r.n'diftft. MAE MURRAY In "FASCINATION" RIALTO SHERWOOD M,hAT ".? "" av. SAKIMM'W rMOI X IIOMANCli "THEODORA" 333 MARKETC-'VVV.r,",1:' ra numviA lALIVlAUtiE ' H . In "I.IIVK.'S lti:ni:Mii'rmvii ARDMORE uWe. W GEORGE ARLISS In "Till: IUU.IMS I'AHSION" GRANT tr;r?eS.A,Mf Rodelph Valentine in "Meran of the Lady Letr' Adrinl Atlriirllen CIIAKMK CIIArW" AT OTHER THEATRES, MEMBERS OF M. P. T. O. A AMBASSADOR'-a-- f, Bh TIIOS. II. INCK'H PKOlMTTION ' M' "HAIL THE WOMAN NKXT WKKK "TIIK JtOHAKV" rrnantewn AvtT GERMANTOWNBVAVi,N, KK DAILY "THE MBSbm: JUDGED .!- au. . JEFFERSON "iSlTMtJ ' Hareld Lloyd, "A Sailor-Madi MJ lTitldln. Furrur Willi"" 'M g PARK "!..A V?W ) AI.T-HTAK VXl .. T .,,' kv insult as yet. uuu can nuruiy wuit unui ZmimiSMSMSMSISSEmiSimiSMmSEb sjsjfifEifiisrarasjajsfSjara.1 "PERSECUTION" fi. vT. ' . t .. f c i.' . . , k. J'.'.i 1 (r.v, ',LA . y-. vi,i' ' " ' L
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