Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
PHILADELPHIA
pHOTOPLAY
PARAGRAPHS

Herbert Enlneer, owner Of the new
Strand. Germantown avenue and VenangO
street n an Interview on The Silent
pramn an Uplift to Society IN the defunct
phladelphla Times OF August 81. 1913, had
this 10 say
ri has long been the habit OF the MIN
iftcr. the man In public life and even the
Ne~epapers 20 withhold the praise Justly
due the motion picture. Today the same
people have awakened TO the fact that IL
has done more for the public good and
welfare than any other innovation OF mod.
ern times. The very people themselves
who have become motion picture fans pos
elbiy do not realize what vast amount OF
knowledge they have absorbed from watch
ina The screen, not speaking OF the amusc-
meut they received for little money II IN
estimated that nearly three-duartors Of our
population attend the picture shows on an
average Of once n week As 20 the quality
Of the pictures. / myself. and l think
am safe IN saying virtually all Of the ex
hibitore. watch the screen closely for any
pictures that might possibiy offend some
particular patron and have never yet
found one that could justly be called In
decent"
All Of which is applicable to the produc-
tiona shown az his Leader Theatre and those
20 be seen at the new Strand.
Enid Markey has the role OF the boy
IN HJim Grmsby's Boy" which viii be nt
the Eureka next Saturday Frank Keenan,
u -hs star.
At the Flfty-sixth street Theatre on
Nav Years Day the entire program will be
shown continuously from 1 to IL y. m.
Doors will open at IL $40 sharp.
There viii be n special performance at
the Locust on New Years Eve. IL will |
commences precisely at the coming OF tho |
new year The attraction VIII be the aamc
a. New Years Day--willlam S. Hart in |
The Dawn Maker"
The patrons OF the Ridge Avenue Theatre |
have requested Mary Pickford's subjects, |
and 20, on Monday and Tuesday. Less
Than the Dust" win be shown,
Here is n new years prediction: Anna
Edwards one OF the girls used in the
decorative scheme in the lobby Of the
Chestnut Street Opera House. where Tn
tolerence' Is on view. will appear I'M a
future production Of D. w. Grihiths Size
ia rare type OF beauty.
''Pathe News" has returned to it's original
home. Koith's Theatre.
"Wednesday viii mark the beginning of
'aThe Purple Mask" serial featuring Grace
Cunard and Francis Ford at the Market
Street Theatre.
The Olympia will have u movie show on
Monday evening only.
The Apollo often presents Triangle plays
that have not appeared in downtown
theatres
Tho Imperial Theatre, slxteth and wal
nut streets has secured as manager Wal
ter ". Jacobs, one of the cltys best-known
moving-plcture theatre managers. Mr..
Jacobs will carry forward the theatres
policy, which aims Rt nothing less than the
best photoplayB obtanable
The program for New Years week in
ciudes '"rhe Mediator" presented by an
ali-Htar cast, which viii open the new year
on Monday with four performances '"rhe
Country God Forgot" will be the feature on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Clara Kmball
Young, In "The Rise OF Susnn." will occupy
the screen on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday
According to tho manager of the Rlalto