Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-17
"PHL AND DELPHINE"
NEARING COMPLETION
All-Philadelphia Movie of Eve
ming Ledger Soon to Be Re-
leased to Theaters Through
out Town
WORK ON VILLAIN SCENES

with several scenes through which the
villain stjll pursucs Miss pelphlne Dray-
ton, star OF Phil and Delphlnc." tho EVEN
iSG LEpGER's Al-Fhiladelphia Photoplay.
stacked carefully away In the Lubn studio
and other scores or feet Of film preserving
the noble Impulses and acts Of the hero, the
all-Philadelphia cast began this morning
the third day of work on the big scenes of
the two-reeler.
Director stark Of the Metro Company.
which is producing "Phu and pelphine'
for the EVENING LEDGER. announced .
"Now Tor the dirty work: tho ten, twenty.
thirty work" to the assembled cast today,
aud Portus H. Achcsou, who Is doing
enough for three villains, sped into his
dressing room FOR the coating or yellow
face powder he always applies when there
is something mean on hand.
overnight he had been studying UP on
the scenario writer's inspired method for
dispusing of n tainted roll Of bills when
tho detectives got too close. So that the
stunt could not fail OF q trial in the piece
the scenario wrtcr had made the villain
steal $4,000 OF charity money, which the
heroine, Miss prayton, had collected.
In tho big haIlruum scene. Achcson
known 60 Miss Drayton and the scenario
writer as Warren Hardy. becomes convinced
that the stolen money which he carries in
a good old fashioned walrus.hidc wallet
six by ten Inches is going to be noticed by
lllS nero OF tlC detectives or some one VINO
ought not to know he has It,
with this conviction planted firmly. and
the force of many rchcarsals back OF him,
Achoson runs to an open window, throws
III" wallet through II after extracting the
$40 00o-rOll, pulls down the shade wraps
the bills around the roller and tho deed
Is done. Up rolls the shade and tho 900
wad rctlrcs Within. wrapped In many thick.
s1sSes ot fast green window shade
lf II hadn't been for the siN-hy-tcn wal
let ACheson might have gotten away with
this but the wallet hurled out the window
strikes Phil Van Dusen. the hero full in
the chest lie happened to be standing out =
side ON the vcranda. As Van gets his breath
he runs inside to flnd out who hit him,
The scenario writer has clcvcrly arranged
things so that Van learns with II minimum
OF exhaustion who threw the wallet. True
to the script, he does learn.
This Ia Immediately followed by the great
fight scene. II features Van and Warren
Few Passages at arms have Cqualed Il, Di-
rector stark is willing To guarantee.
VAN Achcson, Miss Alice Andron. who
plays tie villains victim. and the rest OF
the cast were selected last summer by tho
votes uf EVENING LEDGER readers They
are all Philadelphans the kind you see
amy day on the street. Some have had
theatrical experience. some have not And
besides showing sure-enough Philadelphians
as photoplay stars. Phil and Delphne"
features various wcll-known places in the
city as the scenes OF stirring events re-
vOlving about heroes, villains, chaufTeurs
charity fund collectors and a number OF
other people, Broad and Chestnut streets
Fairmount Park. tho Philadelphia Navy
Yard, Broad Street Station and many other
places known to all residents and many
vistors-all have their parts to play in
Phil and DclpaInc,"
The photoplay Will be released 10 Pha-
dclpha theatres within n short time