Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04

A summer season Of photoplsys was
opened yesterday at the Garrick Theatre.
the first attraction being Edward
sheldon's play, "The Niger" filmed
under the name Of "The New Governor"
with William Farnum In the principal
role The photoplay Is powerful, even
brutal at times. The photography is ex-
ceptionally good and the acting super
lative. A detailed story of the plot was
published in the EVENING LEDGER last
Saturday. The film is well worth seeing
and readers are advised to pay a visit
to the Garrlck, II only to satisfy them
selves that Messrs. Crales Marks and
c. G. Wanamaker, the managers. are
furnishing a splendid show, at moderate
cost
Another Fox film. for the Garrlck film
is one, was shown yesterday at the Globe
Theatre-"The Clemenceau Case" with
Thed Bara In the role of liza. The play is
considered by flm experts to be one of the
most remarkable ever shown, for Miss
BarR lets herself loose" in this new ver-
zion of the siren. In speaking of yam
pire' roles, Miss Bara recently said
My realization of the Vampire is a
symbol of sin, not an average woman,
but one who obtains revenge on the
male sex for the injuries inflicted on
ours. And in the same light you can
take Iza's inhdelities as repayment for
the general total of mans inhumanity
to woman. There's always balance
to these things that old Dame Nature
strikes in the long run with an un-
errng hand.
That ! manage to throw myself thor
oughly into a part Is best illustrated
by an incident which occurred during a
rehearsal of my death scene as LA
Just as the dagger was touching my
breast for the fatal stab l uttered a
shrek of such wild intensity that Mr..
Herbert Brenon. the director, yelled
in concert, stopped the camera and
rushed over to where William Shay
was bending over me. The director
was as white as a ghost He thought
from the bitterness of the agony ex-
pressed in my cry that the stage dag
ger, designed of course, to slide It's
blade into hollow handle, had ac-
tually wounded me, and he was OBJ
sessed with the vision of n charge OF
murder against my assailant.
"Graustark" Shown
'Graustark" at the Chestnut Street
Opera House:
"Graustark" is photoplay in six parts,
dramatized from the book of the same
name by George Barr McCutcheon, and
produced by Essanay. 1t is the story of
an American, Greenfall Lorry (Francis y.
Bushman). who, through the wiles of
Cupid meets his goddess when travelling
In the mountains of the west coast and
who turns out to be Yetlve, the Princess
of Graustark beverly Bayne). The
scene shifts to Europe when the hero
goes to find the heroine and after saving
the Princess from the designs of the
villain, Prince somebody, and is saved
from an accusation of murder. marries
the Princess and sails with her for the
shores of his country.
There is no dragging moment as the
story Is "unreeled." The acting is very
good. The cast is well balanced. and
each performer deserves mention. The
picture is all that can be desired. clean
wholesome, interesting.
New Lubin Production
The Lubin Company began the filming
this week OF the famous Drury Lane
melodrama, "The Great Ruby" originally
produced in this country by Augustin
DAILY and a cast which included Ada Re-