Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-10
SHAKER DRAMA ACTED
WITH DOUBLING STAR
Impressive Story of Religious
Community, at Regent, Reflects
Credit on Producer
BY the Photoplay Editor

REGENT-"The Gates ot Edcn." Columbia.
Ham E. Dsnforth directed hy John n.
Something quite novel In the way Of
character-study, locale and Interviewing
Of incident has been accomplished In this
motion picture Written by clergyman,
II processes TO lay bare the stern morale
and bigotry OF n Shaker community. and
win doubtless he a subject OF controversial
interest on that account The best brains
Of the Metros directorlal stan have gone
into tho making OF the Aim. which II strik-
lngly acted by little Miss Dana twho 'dou-
hles' the role Of mother and daughter with
inteWgercc), Augustus Phillips and I'd
ward Earle Especial commendation must
be accorded the facial makeup OF the cast
Spur'ous-looting boards and clumsily PEN
cilcd cheek and chin lines are 80 common
that the nicety % detail In this respect in
Ihc Gates OF Eden" stands out with
graphic force. The mlnutiae of the reli-
Eious hamlet arc portrayed cleveriy, with
ally goes for naught because OF bad light
ing. The cutting and assembling OF the
episodes arc very well done.
New York amusement weekly publica-
tion carried recently "scarehead" story to
AiN tilftN lnAN tne Is. r. hcitn OftlceS IN
that city were about to institute a great
distributing agency for movies, with
branches and sub-branches all over the
country. Harry r Jordan, OF the local
Keith interests, when asked as 20 the truth
ot the report, replied that he personally
knew nothing OF the scheme, and that Phila-
delphia had not yet, at any rate, been
affected In such a manner. The. article,
from Variety, said, In part:
The Keith people. their associates and prin-
,spss, CSn'otts ,t an over "" G9untry Ml SS ~
pal SSRbofs as sGmttsd adm ted into Sl the corporation
T9 q% rfoySS! iS9' Eos r3s % n s. %Gssi
rass upon and rcSniatS local matters nrisinE
% Ps Ssors GSTSs vi" Win be the eS sSS
mon.
The Keith connections cover enough time
s, time nS'VSs SctS.n Tec ara aoSS days TR.
Includes the western affiliations ot the eastern
Branch offices Of IN. dls,rlOq,lns CORPORA,
sess S TRs opsraad h'5S S *. Rc nSrcN hs
East. and the orpheum Circuit In the West"
Director George Slegmnnn. who. since the
completion OF Griffith's Intolerance" has
been producing for Fine Arts. has been Wis
iting his parents In New York city, and will
not return for n week or TO California.
| In the big Babylonian- French Holy Land
American photodrama. Mr.. Segmann plays
| Cyrus, KING or the Persians. lie assisted
| in the direction OF The Birth OF Nation.
besides enacting the part OF the mulatto
| villain
Hobart Henley will make his FIRST appear
| ance Bluebird star in The Sign OF the
| Poppy" to be released early in December.
| In II he plays double" that keeps him on
| the screen virtually all the time through
| out the Ave acts Of the piece
Jack Pickford Is rapidly qualifying for
| the title of Famous Players Crouch. He is
| playing william Syvanus Baxter in the
| adaptation OF Booth Tarkingtons Seven
! teen" in which he Is co-starring with Louise
| Huff. II is one OF the chief points of will
| liam's character that he detests Clematis,
| the houn' dog. which is the property OF
| Genesis. the family servant. Now 1t so hap
pened that the dog which was selected for
| that role took a violent fancy TO Jack the
moment he saw him. As a result Jack has
| had to spend all his spare moments in being
| mean to the dog In order TO have Il. shun
| him before the camera II is nearly break
| ing Jacks heart because he IL fond OF ami
mails and the situatlon is getting on his
| nerves.