Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
HAZARDS OF HELEN"
OUTDONE BY "MACISTE'
The Giant Thespian of "Cabi-
ria" Thrills and "Keystones"
Through Six Reels

"outdoes 'Cabiria'"; "vanduishes
D'Annunzio"; there Is no Aim like
Marvellous Maclste.'" The press agent Of
the Chestnut Street Opera House is well
come to all OF them, and II he needs some
more Just let him call round at this oflce.
And ell in spite of the fact that Mar
velous Maciste" hasn't the romance OF
dignity or beauty or consistency OF
"Cabiria," that its melodramatic story,
which is no worse as melodrama than
our American products, Isn't half so
skilfully worked out, that II ends most
miraculously and inexplcably, and that It
betrays the inability of the ITALIA conn-
pany, of 1taly-best of Its kind in the
world-to match the technique OF Ameri-
can scenario writing.
But Marvellous Maciste" outdoes THE
Hazards OF Helen"-both brands-at hair
raising thrills and daring dangers, and
vanquishes Keystone comedy at novel
and side-splitting physical feats. All on
account OF Bat. Pagano--who has his
co-ilker Bat Masterson, backed Into
corner as a vaiIquisher of bad men,"
The actor who played the negro giant
in "Cabiria" ia here exploited as a tosser
about of thugs and a breaker Of tables.
He lifts furniture in his teeth and men
by their hair. He breaks through cell
ings with his shoulders. He vanquishes
eight or ten assallants at once. ties them
UP in double knots and packages OF two,
and filings them onto huckster's cart to
parade through the town. He walks up
parallel perpendicular walls by bracing
his feet against one side and his hands
against the other. He filings Villains
through tables. All with not the least
shadow of exertion. passion, enmity or
feeling.
Marvellous Macste" has the advantage
of the Ttala studios In Italy's Los An
geles, Turin. II not only uses them to
produce some very good lighting effects;
1t lugs them right into the story In the
genuine Keystone style. Turin itself
isn't safe. II 1t hadn't been for the
great war we might soon be as familiar
with the main street of that italian city
as we are with the far less charming
thoroughfares of Los Angeles. For Mar
velous Maciste'' was the last film out
before hostiitjes began.
The Stanley is showing all week Ger
aldne Farrar's second photo-play, The
Temptation" which deals with the secrets
of a prima donnas life and which was
favorably reviewed in these columns Fri
day
The Arcadia opens the week with The
Submarine Pirate" with sgd Chaplin.
and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Between Men," with William S. Hart and
House Peters, and Dizzy Heights and
Daring Hearts" n Keystone comedy, will
be shown.
The Regent opens this week with De-
struction," with Theda Bara, on Wednes-
day and Thursday BLACK Fear" with
Grace Ellston, will be screened, and on
Friday and Saturday Excuse Me" will
be featured.
The Palace begins the week with The
| Unknown" with Lou Telllgen, and Dizzy
Heights and Daring Hearts" Keystone
comedy, while on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday "a Submarine Pirate" with
| sgd Chaplin, will be the feature.
Today (Tuesday) Stanley Mastbaum, of
the Stanley Company. will entertain 1000
children of the Sabbath schools of down
| town, at the Alhambra i.-catre, 18th and
Morria streets. The children were ten
dered a regular show because of their
regular weekly attendance at the Sabbath
schools under the auspices of the Council
of Jewish Women of Philadelphia The
! Sabbath schools downtown are located
and conducted by the following superin-
| tendents:
Sixth and KEter Synagogue. by Louis
T.. Leventhal, ESD
Third and Manton. by Leon II. Rose.
Sixth and Dickinson, by Abe Wasser-
man.