Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-09
OUR TRIANGLE FEATURES: "BLINDNESS Oh
MANY FEATURE FILMS
FOR COMING WEEK
81 Movies Continue at Chestnut.
The Blindness of Virtue"
at Metropolitan
BY the Photonlnr Editor

only one feature of the three films pre-
sented at the Chestnut Street Opera
House last Tuesday was disappointing.
AS the reviewer then said, Il was an ac-
cident that every management must face
artistic infallibility has yet to be dis
covered. On the whole. the occasion was
highly enjoyable, especially in view Of
the beautiful, tasteful and comfortable
reconstruction of the opera house. The
city undoubtedly looks forward, with a
great deal OF interest. to what the Trl-
angle people will show us at the Chest
nut.
Whether a 81 program of feature films
can be made a financial success anywhere
| outside of New York is another matter.
! one piece of the calibre and length OF
the Birth of a Nation" advertised for
over a year by its phenomenal success
| on Broadway, will draw In the shekels.
! whether people will fill theatre week
! atter week to see program of three
shorter films at prices such as the Chest
nut street Opera House has established
there are, OF course. n majority of good
| seats at considerably less than $2-is on
! the lap of the gods Certainly however,
| the Triangle people will do everything in
their power to put their idea through. II
| VIII have long and fair trial, and II
| will be backed by the fortunate fact that
the rentals of the films in smaller towns
| and smaller theatres after the FIRST run"
/ at the Chestnut Street Opera House will
settle any temporary deficit that may
| arise while the venture Is winning an au-
dience. VT Is only pity that the legit-
| innate theatre cannot have such life
| preserver"
| 1t is also a pity that the legitimate the
atre has not more producers and man
ayers of the artistic and business calibre
OF the gentlemen behind the Chestnut
Street Opera House.
The second week of Triangle films at
] the Chestnut Street Opera House begins
Monday afternoon. with four stars in
| stead OF three. and with four feature
| films. Next week Mack Sennett will nre-
sent two two-reel Keystone comedies
| one exhibiting Eddie Fo'. and frrn''.. IN
"A Favorite Fool" dealing with circus
| life. The other will show Raymond
Hitchcock in an environment of the
| Orient. The film is called "Stoen MagIc."
and Mabel Norman assists.
The Griffith contribution next week
| will be "Old Heidelberg from the play
| In which Mansfield starred. Wallace Reid
and Dorothy Gish will have the leading
parts. Last week the Griffith forces car
| ried OF the honors but in the new bill
| the management insists that the piece
| de resistance will be Thomas H. Inces
| drama, The Coward" 1t will give
| Frank Keenan, the part of a Mexican
| war veteran who enlsts in the Civil
| War.
The second week at the Metropolitan
| Opera House brings the long-awaited
| hlm version of The Blindness of Vir-
/ tue" The production on the screen of
Cosmo Hamilton's English drama of the
girl who almost reaches tragedy through
| ignorance has been made by the Essanay
rha Ind ~
| tue" will go shorter comedy and travel
| films and a variegated surrounding bill.
| The latter includes a condensed version
of The Chimes of Normandy" Grand
opera Will he presented by selections
| from "Cavalleria Rusticana." the Anvil
| Chorus from "Trovatore" and the "Lu-
cia" sextette. Arthur Aldridge will sing
There will be a final patriotic display en-
titled Liberty"
Next week the Stanley will show Marie
Doro in film of Japan. II is picturiZa-
| tion of THE White Pearl" by Edith
Rarnum Delano. who wrote Mary Pick
| ford's recent success, Rags" In The
White Pearl the love of two Americans
! triumphs over the Vaccinations of a band
! of Japanese Geisha tradesmen, the in
| fuence of Hindu legend of death and
the caprices of destiny. The supporting
cast includes Thomas Holding. Walter
Craven and Robert Brodcrlck. The stage
| direction is by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh
| Ford.
THE White PEARL will be seen at the
Stanley only on the first three days OF
the week. For Thursday Friday and
| Saturday there will be James Forbes
drama, THE Chorus Lady" in a film
version giving Cleo Ridgley the leading
part.
Through the entire week there will be
| an added feature of unusual interest
Charles Chaplin. in his latest Essanay
comedy, "Shanghaied."
The Arcadia opens the new week with
an Equitable release. THE Bludgeon. =
In which Kathryn osterman plays the
lead On Wednesday and Thursday the
handsome little playhouse will show THE
Little Gypsy" a Fox tilm with Dorothy
Bernard and Thurlow Bergen. and the
other two days John Glayde's Honor"
with C. Aubrey Smith.
Next week the Palace Theatre splits its
six days of entertainment in three parts.
On Monday and Tuesday Beatriz Mi
chelena will be seen in Salvation Nell"
On Wednesday and Thursday Mary
Pickford comes in rags" Friday and
Saturday Lew Tellegen will te seen in
THE Explorer" Charles Chaphn's new
comedy. "Shanghaied," will also be on
view at the Palace Thursday, Friday and
Saturday as an added feature.
Edmund Breese will be the star at the
Regent next week He will be seen In
THE Song Of the Wage Slave" on Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday. and Thurs
day Holbrook Blinn will appear there In
THE Family Cupboard" made from
owen Davis drama OF hot-blooded
youth who discioses the skeleton of his
fathers past. The attraction on Friday
will be Donald Brian In "A Voice in the
Fog; on Saturday Kathryn osterman In
THE Bludgeon."