Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-04

which is my conception of art. I suppose,
of course, that in stage work as in any
thing else, there must be natural apti-
tude to achieve real success"
MOVIE STATISTICS.
With his appearance In his time-honored
role of the sheriff in bad Man Mason"
"Sheriff'' Arthur MaclSley has played this
part 200 times In 25 pictures he has as
sumed this character with the Reliance.
More than 10000 600 feet of film are carry
ing his picture in this Western makeup.
The average life of a film is about 200
days, with an average Of four runs n
day, making 500 runs. Therefore Sheriff
Mackley has been ground through the
projecting machines all over the world to
the extent of 5000 900, 900 feet, enough to
reach around the world 70 times.
Going still further, there are is pictures
TO the foot. Deducting half of all these
pictures to allow for scenes in which Mr..
Mackley did not appear, we still have
64,0O0. 100000 times that his face has been
flashed on the screen.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Following her first triumphant appear
ance in motion pictures. in the title role
Of "Wildhower," Marguerite Clark will
appear again on the Famous Players
Paramount program December Il, in
Mark Lee Luthers story, THE Crucible."
the pathetic story of a souls ordeal in
the melting-pot of suffering, from which
fiery furnace 1t emerges unscathed and
strengthened by its agonies. In this pro-
duction, Marguerite Clark poTtrays the
role of Jean Fanshaw. at first hoyden and
tOmboy uniusty condemned to reforma-
tory, but who later triumphs over the
shame of her imprisonment and the sordld
corruptness of her environment, returning
good for evil to those who worked havoc
with her life. How she is rewarded for
her long struggle against evil and
despair by the attainment of a wonderful
love is yividly unfolded in this unusually
strong photoplay.
The Famous Players have gathered an
unusually important cast of Broadway
favorites in support of John Barrymore
in the forthcoming production. Are You
a Nason?" This cast includes Alfred
Hickman, who created the original
Billy in the stage presentation of this
play; Charles Dixon, Charles Butler, Ida
Waterman, Dodson Mitchell. Helen Free
man, Jean Acker, Lorraine Huling,
Harold Lockwood and Kitty Baldwin.
SOME RELEASES.
The Famous Players have decided to
change the release date of the spectacu-
lar film version of Wilson Barrett's i'm
mortal drama, "The Sign of the Cross"
originally scheduled for release in Feb
ruary, to December 2l. The change was
made because of the peculiar approprl-
ateness of the subject as a pre-Christ-
mas release. In the role of Marcus Su-
perbus, William Farnum attalns the
lOftiest dramatic heights OF his career.
He Is always noble and dignifed, both
in his love passages with Mercia, or
when turning in fierce wrath upon his
enemies and calumniators Rosina Hen
ley makes a sweet and womanly Mercia
Other releases scheduled for the near
future include John Emerson in The
Conspiracy" Florence Reed in THE
Dancing Girl" Marguerite Clark in "'rhe
Crucible." and Mary Doro in The Morals
OF Marcus"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem THE
Price He Paid" has been filmed and
will be released soon.