Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
FORREST HAS ALL
SORTS OF A SHOW
"The Ne'er Do Welp Introduces
a Really Moral Sort of Screen
Entertainment
BY the Photoplay Editor

Movies of a new sort hit town last night
It's little hard TO say lust what sort be.
cause the entertainment at the Forrest
was about as varlegated and miscellane.
ously diverting a show as ever passed under
| the name of photoplay "The Ne'er Do
| Well' Itself was In some ways the least
part of a very good evenings entertain
ment
William Moore Patch. managing drec-
| tor of the Pitt Theatre. Pittsburgh, and
introducer to Philadelphia OF a new type
| of movie show, began the transformation
right at the door The lobby Of the For
| rest was lit by blue and amber globes +;
| the foyer had white-covered settees, and
| the whole house down to the curtain line
| was fun of Ereenery. The orchestra pit
| held 20 players Steinway grand, real
| pianist and real conductor-Carl Bern
| thaler. of Pittsburgh. Upon the stage an
| atmospheric setting" showing n tropical
seacoast, and n negro quartet filled In the
| intermissons. Music OF decidedly
| Spanishy and appropriate nature backed
| up the action on the screen, The hhal
novelty was yet another means OF suhu-
lating the emotions noises ana even
speeches "on stage" to nll out the business
shown on the screen.
Now. II is barely possible that the photo
play is an art that needs no spoken nsides,
no revolver shots and no rattle OF glasses
But undeniably 1t does benefit from anpro.
pirate music and from a judtcous use oil
noise to top some rushing climax. IL IL
only matter of just where to stop MT
Patch went over the line occasionally last
night Oftener he heightened the interest
and excitement of the film And all the
time, everywhere, he supplied something
novel for the spectator to enjoy and re.
member.
As for "The Neer DO well' itself it tx
no epoch.maSing masterpiece. But 1t is
steadily entertaining. 1t holds your In.
tprpgt from bapinOipu n pnd Some times.
particularly in the earlier scenes OF the
sowing Of Kinks wild oats" it Is hilari.
ously exciting, The rest of the time 1t
marches steadily along on the road of good
amusement. 1t tells an excellent tale with
very few of the commoner failngs of the
screen.
The entertainment at the Stanley this
week is decidedly PickfOrdan. Not, of
course, the short subjects: they are as
well-balanced and entertaining as usual,
plus one of those ever-amusing Keystones,
"Wllles Wobbly Way" with Willie Col
lier 1t is the Paramount Famous Players
feature, "Dcstiny's Toy" and its star,
Louise HUFF that responsible for the
PCkford stuff
"Destnys Toy" supplies its star with a
chance to display all the fascinating, sun
haloed yellow curls which are the glory of
both Miss Picltford and Miss Huff, and the |
viXeniSh smile and spontaneous bounce |
which they both possess. 1t puts Miss Hun |
into the clothes of a slum boy in the APP
proved manner; 1t gets her married to the |
hero, after miXupS with criminals and il |
finally Identifies her as n rich mans ship
wrecked daughter by a homemade straw |
berry mark branded accidentally upon her |
youthful skin by his hot sealing wax.
There some very good fights and |
bits of crime in "Destiny's Toy" The story
is well sprinkled with interest,
The Arcadia is displaying Fine Arts
~ tl.g.
that you are seeing The Birth of
a Nation" over again. OF course, IAN In
nocent Magdalene" isn't so warike or so
fascinating, Indeed, its story is a little
slow and episode. But it starts by show
ing three members of Griffith's famous old
cast in familiar parts: Spottiswood Aitken
as another old Southern gentleman. Jennie
Lee as another old negress and Lillian
Gish as Gishy as ever in mid-Vctorian
Legal difficulties prevented the Victoria
from showing the Censor -embattled hlm
Dollars and the Woman" yesterday
Instead, the theatre screened Going
Straight" with Norma Talmadge, a Fine
production first displayed at
the Arcadia. The banned film is only post
Doned.
First half of week the Palace is present.
Ing THE Feud Girl" with Hazel Dawn: a
Famous PlayersParamoun production.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. "a Gutter
Magadene" with Fannie Ward, n Lasky.
Paramount Production.
The Locust shows today THE Scarlet
with Olga Petrova. Wednesday,
The Law Decides" with Dorothy Kelly.
comes THE Perils of Divorce"
with Edna Wallace Hopper; Friday and
"Dorian's Divorce" with Lionel
Barrymore and Grace Valentine.
The Belmont shows today THE Heart of
Nora Flynn" with Marie Doro. Wednesday
md Thursday, THE Moment Before" with
'auline Frederick Friday and Saturday
The Woman" with Theodore Roberts and
Mabel Won Burnand; The Fireman." with
charlie Chaplin,