Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-17

of "The Bird of Paradise" is soon to be
| seen as the star OF a specially elaborate
production, "Kilmeny," which will he
presented at the Stanley Theatre on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of next
week. Interesting In connection with the
many well-known names included in the
support OF Lenore Ulrich Is q story about
Miss Victory BRteman. One OF her part
roles was In the dramatization OF Bizets
famous opera, but despite the hundreds
OF times she played the part of the
cigarette girl who faithfully smokes her
own wares Miss Bateman never acti-
ally drew smoke into her mouth until the
gypsy part in "Kilmeny."
In previous years she had got around 1t
neatly by having her various leading men
keep her cigarette going for her until
Just time for going on the stage. Then
should would flourish the smoulderlng
cigarette as though she had Just smoked
It, and would 80 time the inevitable next
puff" that she could always just prevent
It by a speech. Close as the cigarette
came 10 her lips, so many hundreds of
times she never had 10 actually follow
Sir Walter Ralelgh's example. But in the
cave scene in "Kllneny" the part re-
quired Miss Bateman to puff clay pipe
In plain view OF the camera. Audiences
will not have to use their Imagination
to read In Miss Bateman's face how bit
terly she resented the end thus put to
her laudable record. 1t is verify Patience
on a monument putting at grief.
Several hundred motion picture men,
wives and friends, expect to make merry
at Atlantic City on Sunday.
special train of 12 cars, for the Penn
sylvanla Exhibitors League, will leave
Chestnut Street Ferry at 0 q. M, return
Ing at 11A5 p. m. Dinner and supper will
be served at the Continental Hotel Ad-
mission to all piers will be free to the
visiting motion picture exponents.
Jay Emanuel, chairman of the festiv-
ties, will award n beautiful silver loving
cup to the best dancers which will take
place in the Million Dollar Pier from 0
TO 1880 p m Several other surprises are
prepared. There will be huge vaude-
vile show.
Among the prominent people who have
already signlfed their intention of being
present are slgmond Lubin. James L.
DAILY, Clara Lambert. Miss williams and
others OF the Lubln company. j. s.
Hebrew, Of the v. L. S. r. Company:
George ]. Biefhofr, of the World Film
Company; j. Spero, of the Greater New
York Film Rental Company. and Jake
Levy, of the Fox Film Corporation. Mr..
Levy is working very hard In order to
have Miss Theda Bara, of the Fox Film
Corporation. and William Farnum enact
q short scene on the beach. A. II. Getzler,
of the Greater New York Film Rental
Company, New York branch, will also
be present.
The Lubln Company, through Edgar |
Mels, publicity agent. has promised to
photograph the entire contingent from
the time they leave Philadelphia until |
they leave Atlantic City This Aim VIII |
be shown in all the theatres.
The advance Of science is shown in |
a two-reel feature Just produced at the
Western Lubin studio at Los Angeles, |
wherein a half-wlt is operated on for re-
lief from severe drubblng given him by |
A gang OF robbers and is entirely cured !
and restored to normal condition. The
story Is one OF human tendencies of how
a half-wit, befrlended by an old wine
merchants daughter. falls in love with
her, and when spurned In his love tells
the band OF the affair thus giving them
an opportunity TO rob the old man, who
has sold out his business in order to
escape the Maia. When he realizes that
his act has brought the girl he loves into
great danger he hastens to her rescue,
arriving just I'm time 10 save the girls
ife. He does not succeed In saving her
iather. however. because OF the fact that
4 member OF the Mana has cut a secrot
passage into locker, through which the
Did man attempts to escape the band OF
robbers and Is murdered. The robbers
ire captured. but It Is found that the old
nan has been murdered. l.. G. Shumway
md Dorothy Barrett have the leading
'olss, with other strong parts by Melvin
Mayo, George Routh, Helen Eddy, Rob
,rt Gray, Jay Morley and Adelaide
5ronu.
Dark Cloud, the Mutuars Indian star
las allowed his wife, Dove Eye, and his
laughter. Prairie Flower to appear be-
ore the camera. They will be seen In
The Arrow Maiden"