Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01

vicToRTA--'Hls Last Scent" Trlenglc- Key;
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Directed BY Charles Avery.
Not nfrequentiy the comic part OF
photoplay program leaps and bounds ana
wrlthes itself into the spectators nfreo-
tlonS dlsplacIng In Importance the dra-
matte feature. twice as long but not half
rs diverting For instance, Big ire
maine" the Metro Offering, which was on
view at the Victoria and Regent ycsterSy,
while calculated TO please devotees OF the
easily comprehended, didn't show half the
Imagination. drollery and high spirits that
His Last Scent" did Into this aim have
gone all the old keystone ingredients the
nitIatlous lemon king" his Jealous wife,
the pcrsonable stenographer and her jeRl-
ous husband, these four characters being
mixed with true ScnnottiRn expertness In
an atmosphere OF bursting water pipes, dis
guises and chases, plstol-shooting ana para
chutes, catAracts and cntRclysnR, II Is
hilarious stun, melodramntlc whom u In not
funny and usually both Some day some
tar-alghted manager OF movie house is
going to put on bill composed exclusively
VI Cellulold farces say twenty keystones.
And the gratitude OF an appreciotiNe pub
VIC will take tho form OF waiting lines
outside tho theater.
Harold Lockwood and May Allison took
he chief roles In the '"rrompine' produc-
ion. The story was written by Marie
1an Worst and directed by Henry Otto
The little dissertation on musical mad
ness In the movies IN this newspaper n few
days ago brings In response the following
letter from reader, whose anonymity
might cause a suspicion OF his interest In
the theater mentioned wero II not for the
genuinely enthusiastic tone OF his commu-
nCatlon:
To the Phoiopfdv kuitor:
sIr--.Your article I'm todays EVENING LSpoEn
% GsS no IL IL s Srs Is
luiely nothing so distressing 40 Inappropriate
u i sSolps = % pie,Sps nS.%lu.siy mStPs$ I lhS
NSrEst streets and feSiised how much The ap
sHs Of 1f Ss' that % the you S NOT H"G alone 5ns
enjoy the show, at tho same time nnd food for
:, should the opportunlty present Itself; will ysn
what your opinion 10 OF the orchestra work.
A LOVER OF ART,
Speaking OF music the latest innovation
at Thomas II. Inoes studios in Culver City
NJ Inoevlle. Cal. is a full-sized orchestra
nj all rchearsals, This unique custom has
been introduced ns the result OF an expert
ment about Il year and n half ago, when
Civilization" the spectacle coming TO tho
Lyric The0ter was first In the course OF
production. At that time Mr.. lnce spent
many dreary hours In the hot California
sunshine directing the 10000 players who
contribute toward the success OF this re-
markable picture. Even In California, the
land OF romance, one grows sluggish on Il
hot day. and despite the perspIrng efforts
OF Mr.. Ince he could not work up his play
ers to anything like his own pitch OF EN-.
thusiasm II was necessary that something
be done to put little pep" into his com.
pany. So Mr.. Ince sent for Director Vic
tor l., Schertzlngcr, who was out Mt culver
City, working on the score for "CivIliza.
tlon." and related to him the aynopss OF the
scenes to be rehearsed each day for a week.
lie then commissioned Schertznger TO bring
an orchestra OF twenty-five musicians to
Inceville who would play musIc--sad, gay
enacted.