Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

me w mite scar. Universal film, In nNc
pats produced by Hobart Bosworth. released
Deosmber o
Na,,ta n -nan-gan Hobart Bosworth
Janet Mackntosh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Novak
ii'"Tl 'rouset '.'..,.,...,.,. ,..,. Edward hethe
Tic winter, the iiehtness that blinds YOU,
rti"e White land locked tight as drum.
The silence that bludgeons you dumb
II II. W. Service had been trying to
describe the feelings Of the man sent on
La Longe Traverse" he could not have
MT 1t better, judging by the feeling one
gets when watching THE White Scar"
the new Universal nlm.
This story of the Northland tells OF A
hudson Bay Company post far from
civili2ation, where the trading of furs Is
the means of livelihood to Indians and
white men alike. Here the scheming
trench-Canadian agent of the factor
plays for the hand of the daughter OF his
employer while stealing from the COM
pany, and seeking to throw the blame on
the factors son. lie is defeated by the
great indian half-breed trapper Motto
nan-gan CBosworth) and swears revenge
HIS guilt is proved and he Is sent LA
Longe Traverse" but escapes and starts
to seek his revenge on the trapper. The
result is unusual and dramatic,
Bosworth as the halfbreed trapper has
role emlnently suited to his forceful
b-L IhNtltI lltdNN InelnO1S. IneTc Is n
certain lack OF fnesse in his acting which
robs the character Of the nobility it might
have had In, say, Robert Blossoms hands
yet withal Bosworth is dramatic and in
tense throughout. The real acting honors
20 to Jane Novak as Janet Macintosh.
the girl who loves the trapper and runs
away with him, and to Anna Lohr as
Wehnonah. the Indian girl whose blind
devotion to and jealousy of Na-ta-nan-
gan results in the tragedy Mt the end.
The photography is excellent, especially
the scenes along tho rocky waterways Of
this wonderful north country.
The most interesting detail OF the pic
ture is the leaders" These arc placed in
n rustic frame with pine cones and Pine
around 1t, while tho words are in the
blank verse rhythm of Hlawatha. 1t
brlghtens n most affective and attractive
atmosphere.
The accomplishment of the l6Oth conse-
cutive performance in Philadelphia of
THE Birth of Nation will be observed
ut the Garrick Theatre this evening, and
after the performance Il supper will he
served at the t2-Carlton Hotel Of about
so covers The invited guests include
Judge John NJ. Patterson. Judge Joseph
NJ Rogers, Judge Charles L. Brown, Il.
T.. Overholtzer, Louis Breitinger, J. "A.
McSwecn. Ralph Bingham, Thomas j..
McNichol, Harry Jordan, Fred Deck
Thomas NJ. Love, C. c, Wanamaker,
Percy Heath. Judge j. j. Gordon, Judge
NTcCulen, Randolph Hartley Fred II.
Zwefel. Samuel f.. Nixon, Harry j. Reb-
man. ]. j. Mccarthy, Theodore Mitchell,
Fred G.. NirdlInger, Richard
Mitchell, Guy Croswell Smith, Jack Pat
ton, Thomas j. McNichol, Harry Saur. L.
c. Love and others. Tho feature of the
supper will be the exchange of greetings
by telegraph between Mr., Griffith in Los
Angeles and his guests at the supper.
Action and good acting with fair plot
commends the new Triangle film, The
Edge of the Abyss" shown this week at
the Chestnut Street Opera House. Mary
Bolnnd, Frank Mills and Willard Mack
nlay tho three leading roles. and better
acting throughout a photoplay Is seldom
seen.
Especially good is the scene between
Mary Boland and Mack, in her bedroom,