Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-31
MINE STORY DIVERTS;
LAURELS FOR LOVES
Montagu and Bessie at Regent
and Arcadia and Thomas
Meighan at Stanley
By the PhotopIay Editor

sTANLEY-"The Her % The ngrrah." Lasky-
King story By Paul Armstrong. directed by
Jesse l.. Lasky has turned QUE another
fye-part feature In which predominsting
comedy. OF contrasts rather than OF char
acter and situation, will amuse many and
disappoint others II will please because
Of ths harmless fun that Is got from piac-
ing rough miners In high society" and
displease because the climax is feebly
propped with conventional ''misunder-
standing" between husband and WIFE, inn
possible in life. The picture has moments
rare ones. Of human pity and human grip.
and is never badly acted but II lacks both
the broad emotional force and the delicate
detail OF the very hnest drama. II is
scarcely as vital as IL was In stage form
n good. many years ago when Wiifred Lu-
cas- played the roughneek hero In the
hlm his role IL taken by Mr.. Meighan. an
agreeably manly. but not particularly dis
tinguished or subtle. actor. Miss King. his
foil In the plot. Is not impressive, How
ever. the character bits are ciever1y han
died. and the camera work from FIRST to
last Is generous education TO directors
with fogged lenses.
A Black Diamond comedy. travel and
news pictures complets the bin.
ARcADIA-"sister Of sfk." Fine ArtsITran-
tossayiiis. dirscisd Ey c. NJ and 5. a. FRANK
Triangle. superbiy equipped In all other
departments, has never been strong on orig
inal plots. go IL win surprise few TO learn
that Sister Of Six" In just q rewriting Of
the old Fine Arts success. LET Katy Do
It," which. with Jane Grey. Tuiiy Marshall
and the famous Kids. constituted q sort OF
Juvenile epic. The new picture even misses
some OF the Katy points. yet IL 10 q de-
iightfui BIT of entertainment. produced with
q handsome money outlay. diyining sense
- -. alaaa mol.
a. the Frankiins excei in--frishtened little
boys and girls diving into chests and clos
cts, putting out their tongues at grim eid-
ers. pulling one another's hair In contest
ing for ''the best seat" and biting their
finEer-nails az table. That sounds trivial.
but Il Il n. then the heart OF childhood II
trivial. with Its angelic beauties and its
dsmonio naughtnesseA II for no other
reason, you should sos the antics OF Fran
els Carpenter and George Stone In this
nlm Here are two younE men who may
some time b. the Henry Wslthalls and FL
mer cliftons OF tbslr dsy-a day when,
dear me- Miss Love win be past her TWEEN
ties! Thank Heaven she IL way below that
now, and still doesn't belle her surname.
A charmsr In charming picture.
RFoEET-..Rsufhs.s ARs fsis rsss@ ss1s: gss,s,
broadhurst. dlrscfsd b. Harley Knoles.
In spite Of itE wordy method. Bought
N@%t%AAAW
less offensive on the screen than II was
on the stage The story has been faith
fully followed: the settings are genuine and
imposing, and, best Of all. In the door
smashing climax, where the drunken mil
iionaire forces his way into his wife's
Doudcir. the feeling OF removal OF the pic.
ture within the frame. of something slight
~ apart from everyday life. prevents the
sensitive spectator from being offended In
the matter OF taste. Miss Brady 10 starred
ana she Is not bit bad as the phone girl
but the real feature OF the action IL The
playing OF honfagu Love ~ the bIbuloul
| husband. The lighting is not always bril-
liant II gensrsily serves. though.
Anniversary week is being cslsbratsd a
/ the Apollo Theatsr. Fifty-s<cond and
/ Thompson streets. It's the hrst anniver
sary. TOO. ny December I Z $4,000 orgaI
Will have been Installed. West Philadel
/ phis always has been progressive photo
graphically.