Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
OLIVER TWIST TO BE
FILMED BY LASKY
Marie Doro and Great Cast in Adam
tatiOn of Charles Dickens
Famous Novel.

The Jesse L. Lesky Feature Play
company announces 1t will release in
I December It's elaborate adaptation of
Charles Dickens famous noytl. oliver
TW It" in which Marie Doro is star
arg. Not only is oliver Twist" one
- The most successful and most pop
u 'a- works OF Englands greatest
novelist. but the fact that Miss Doro
is 20 play the title role Of this Para
mount picture gains added significance
from the fact thar she scored one Of
the most distinguished triumphs OF
her stage career in the Liebler all-star
presentation of the play during the
Dickens centenary in 1912.
At that time Miss Doro was ac-
corded remarkable praise by the crit
les who declared her Oliver to be
sweet pathetic and appealing. This
is the third time that Marie Doro has
APPEARED on tho screen in adaptations
OF plays IN which She created a sensa-
tion on the stage, the Famous Players
having already presented her in adap-
tations NJ The Morals OF Marcus"
ana 'IlplOmacy'. The wonderful sue
cess which she enjoyed In these prcvi-
GUS performances justifics the pro-
duccrs In having great expectations for
This third similar endcavor.
Particularly is this so in view Of the
fact that "Oliver Twist" is admittedly
the only Dickens story which has
proven amcuahlc TO dramatic prcsonta-
ton, with the exception Of "The Tale
OF Two Cities" and that the trcmen-
dous amount Of action involved in the
familiar tale makes IL especially suit
arlo for motion picture adaptation.
Tho Marie poro IS the star Of the
production am announcement cmanat-
ing from any other source than that
or mo ldsky company, whose casts are
normally notable. would undoubtedly
term the adaptation an "all-star"
presentation, as the names of such
Marshall. James Neill and Raymond
liatton are found among the support
Ing cast.
Tho history Of "Olivcr Twist" as n
play Is fascinating, for with II there
are connected some of the greatest
names In theatrical annals. The story
was originally published during 1897
and 1898 I'm Bcntloy's Magazine, of
which Dickens was for some time the
editor. II was dramatized almost i'm
mcdiarely. and we find the name of
the great Charlotte Cushman men
toned starring in the play in 1889.
In 1852 the ever popular Maggie
Mitchell played oliver. and Fannie
Wallack appeared with her as Nancy.
Others who have appeared In tho play
at various times are H. NJ Holland,
Helen Western, James \. Herne,
George Holland, Rose EytIugo Amelia
bingham, Elita Proctor OTIS, Fanny
Davenport, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert and
others of equal note
The most notable performance OF
tho play I'm recent years was that al
ready refcrrod to at the time OF the
Dickens centenary in which Miss Doro
scored such a great personal success.
There Is behind this photoplay adapta-
tiou the ripe tradition Of 10 years OF
St1go production and the leading
characters have been developed by
some of the greatest actors of the last
three generations From this rich
store OF material the producers have
gathered the wheat and discarded the
chair until tho fivc-rccl photoplay
"OlVcr Twist" stands as ono OF the
greatest achievements OF motion pic
turc production.