Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-21
MANY GOOD PARTS
IN PRIZE SCENARIO
The Authors Own Characterize
tion of the Leading Roles in
"Phil and Delphine"
BY the Photoplay Editor


To give the photoplay cast contestants an
idea of the parts which they are to play
there is published below the character plot
of Adrian Gil Spears prize film, Phil and
Delphne." (By the way, that is the work
ing title Like Mr.. Grffith and all the
great producers, MFR, Spear may have to
change the name before productlon) The
Metro Pictures Corporation will cast the
film with the leaders OF the contest when
1T closes. There are seven girls woman.
child and three men in the character plot
ms 1t now stands, but these 10 are not the
only important actors. Every small bit
can be made startling part by the actor
TO whom II falls. Especially in comedy the
small part can shine The Photoplay Editor
recalls many comedies in which one char
acter, entering for perhaps 100 feet OF film.
carried Off honors and was shortly starred
Also In companies of established reputation
II Is not unusual for a Star player" to take
on small bit.
Contestants are urged TO study the fol-
lowing characterization. II you think that
you are especially fitted for any one part,
hurry on with your votes and you will get
that part.
Phllander Van Duzen Our. hero. A
i Doug Fairbanks. Jack Barrymore. Max Fig
man sort of character. bdg-hearted,
! thoroughly lkable, nothing -do-'tl-to-
morrow" young man about town. club
man with a valet and 100000 a year
Aside from that he's all right Dresses
in the reight of fashion
Delphlne Drayton-our heroine. A real
girl with a real purpose in life. Works In
the interest of the poor. Lovable. popular,
unaffected. beautiful (of courseO. Has
deep love for children - the diTtier the
dearer. Her family has lived in Ritten-
house square since Broad street was
COW path.
The Six American BeautIes-"Grown In
Philadelphia" Marian Mainline. Olga
ogontz winlfred Wayne Louise Lans-
Il Nak inn T.ar-
maine-Towne. The most beautiful and
popular girls of these localities. Friends of
Delphine's, her helpers in day-nursery
projects. All ex-flames of Phils
Podgers = PhIls perfect English man
servant, called 'ple-face" for short. and
there's reason. Austere, n butt for Phil's |
Jokes, but very fond of him.
Methuselah II-An antique proprietor Of
an antique shop. Very deaf, rather pa
thetc figure but humorous.
Lizette-Delphine' maid. A bit.
Katrna-A scrub woman at Phis club. |
His mother" for $40.
Tot-A 5lum child denizen OF Rittenhouse |
square. A little girl of from to 6. Very |
pathetic and dirty.
Minor characters-Children, all sorts and |
condtlons-rich children, poor children, bad |
children, good children. Their parents
(mostly mothers), postman. policeman, fire.
men, telephone operators, carpenters, ex-
pressmen, crew of department store delivery
wagons, clubmen, clerk in Caldwelrs clerks
at Ledger Central, messenger. oyster saloon
man, wagon boss at EVENING LEDGER
office, two old maids, a bride and groom,
shoppers and more children.
Guests at Country Club dinner dance-A
bevy Of pretty girls, men with TASKS on
hip and Mrs. Teetotal a fussy and furious
dowager. fat, fair and forty. A couple of
squirrels.
The organ in the Belmont Theater is
unique in, the east, owing to its placing
in the rear of the house, in two sound-proof
chambers whence the tone is thrown against
the concrete ceiling and blended more per-
fectly than Is often possible when the or
gan is directly in front of the audience. 1t
is electrically controlled in every respect by
the organist from his position at the con-
sole in the orchestra pit.
The Instrumentation is very complete
embracing three open strings, muted string,
two flutes piccolo, clarinet, trumpet, tuba |
horn, the powerful dapason phonon and
tibia and very fine vox humana, In
addition there are cathedral chimes orcres-
ira bells or glOckenspiel and other acces-
sories which the hearers will appreciate.
A. & H NJ. Warner have secured the
rights TO all the Ella Wheeler Wilcox poems
for filming and propose TO release them in
the form of two reelers at the rate of one a
week, commencing the latter part of Sep
tember. The scenarios are to be made by
Ruth Helen Davis and the pictures are to be
disposed OF via State rights. The name of
the first one Is "A Married Coquette" The
four principal members of the company en-
gagged to enact these scenarios are Arthur
Ashley Walter Miller, Lucille Taft Car
lotta deFelice.