Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-06
PAVLOWA AT FORREST
ON THE MOVIE SCREEN
Other Feature Films Shown in
Downtown Theatres
Yesterday
BY the Photoplav Editor

film Of astonishing merits somewhat
| strangely applied, is THE Dumb Girl Of
| Portici" at the Forrest. The eight reels
| which Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley di.
rected show almost all Of these excellent
peoples virtues, but they are under two
spells. one is the drama of "Masanielio"
for II is after Auber's opera that the film IL
made and the other is the art of Anna
Pavlowa. The ineXpressble art Of Paw.
Iowa has suffered much before this time 1t
was certainly not meant for the moving
picture
on the whole, these disadvantages tend
to show Off the picture I'm fine light be-
cause It is fairly interesting in the first
part and tremendously energetic and
rather exciting III the second, where huge
mob scenes fill reel after real with action.
The assault on the castle, the Individual
scenes In the rooms, the opening of the
reign of terror in the market place are all
extraordinary The notable thing Is that
the mobs are not mere congeres of indi.
viduals, but develop a special feeling of
their own, and this Is shown In the intens.
fed movement, and In the entire submerg.
ence of individuals Apart from these
scenes, to which the picture Is somewhat
long in getting, the most remarkable fea.
lures are the details and the picturesque
eNteriors which have been wonderfully
handled.
The film is made more impressive by APP
propriate music, rather easy in this case
because the opera supplied much. Inter.
polations by Mr.. Bernthaer, of "Ei
Uchnlem" and other bits, were skilfully
made.
"The Dumb Girl' is not second Birth
OF Nation" by any means, but It is a
good, interesting film. Cut to six reels and
put on twice night, or with other smaller
films. 1t would he ideal. far above the run
of siN.reelers AS 1t is it eXhausts interest
a little at the beginning, and the spectator
isn't really up to apprecatlng the superb |
points of the second half.
The other new films of Monday showed
no outstanding virtues. The best Is un- |
doubtedly THE Buge Call" an Ince pro- |
duction on the Triangle program at the Ar
cadia. 1t tells virile. exciting and not |
uningenious story, and told 1t well. Aside |
from an Indian attack on Western fort. |
its principal appeal comes from the spec |
tacle Of n motheress boy reconciling him |
self to n new mother, and from the sincere |
mpersonaton of the little fellow by Willie |
Collier Jr Most of the detail. camera |
work and photography is excellent. But |
why midnight scene in daylight tint?
The Victoria contributed Vitagraph pro-
duction on the " L. s. Il. program "The
Law Decides" 1t is a straightforward
of n divorce brought about by
the selfish scheming of that deadly combina-
tion a stepmother-in-law. The story de-
velops steadily and consistently, with the
players making the most of every situation.
But 1t may be questioned whether seven
reels were needed to tell II. Morey and
Bobbie Connolly do the best work The
last half of the week comes "The Scarlet
with Olga Petrova
"The Feud Girl" a Famous Player-Para-
mount production, at the Stanley, is rather
n disappointment Its story has exciting
moments of fighting and gun.play. But
the story is futile, illogical and Indirect
ed. The photograph makes no sort of capi-
tai out OF the beautiful Southern noun
iains in which the picture was taken. Miss
Hazel Dawn plays the lead acceptably, but
with little visible emotion. The surround.
Ing bill is good 1t includes n Goldberg
animated cartoon. The last half of the
week Blanche Sweet in THE Thousand
Dollar Husband"
The Palace has second runs. Tuesday
md Wednesday, ALLEN Souls" with Sessue
Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki. a Laslxy Para
mount production Thursday. Friday and
MARIA Rosa" with Geraldine
Farrar
Belmont shows today and tomorrow
The Love Mask" with Cleo Ridgeley, n
4asky- Paramount picture. Thursday Fri
lay and Saturday. THE Eternal Grind"
With Mary Plckford, a Famous Players
Paramount flm. II
At the Locust today "The Woman in
Black" with Lionel Barrymore and Mill.
ent Evans. Wednesday and Thursday. /
Fate's Boomerang" with Mollie King H
'riday and Saturday, Her Great Triumph"
nth William Nigh and Marguerite Snow.