Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
THE KING PLAYS
A CLEVER GAME
George Probert, Assisted by
Pearl White and Sheldon
Lewis, Slips One Over
Rr the Photonlan Editor

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Tho Grand Duke ot Kiev, .,.... Stanley DARK
PsToey aS XsSnh &c DSfSh SfShsat son George ProbeTt
Sghs Catherine. ohsliS hs Pearl WSts
What would our novelists and scenario
writer's do without that old standby OF
"a double" or mistaken IDENTIFY Where
would our. Rudolph Hassendaels have
come from7 Such popularity would have
been lost to world IL this most useful
idea had never been found. Certainly
The Kings Game would not have ex-
isted to have given the ladies' chance
to fall In admiration before James *.
Haokett in the legitimate drama nor now
George Probert as the Grand Duke and
the Nihlist.
THE Kings Game" is a story of the
Prisoner of -Graustark-Princes
Dehra, kind with nobility, nihilists, in
trigue and love all rolled together. There
Ia no end to it ali until suddenly our
hero triumphs and our heroine falls Into
his arma The picture must end here
because no more need be told.
Yet this particular sample of the ever
popular style of story is exceptionally
we'll told and still more exceptionally
we'll acted.
1t serves to reintroduce Elaine-I beg
her pardon, Pearl White-who after q
vacation returns more lovely to look
upon than over. As Catherine she has
n role which gives her plenty of oppor-
tunity TO look we'll and act little, q most
decidedly ''whltish" part.
Sheldon Lewis, as Count Dardinllis, is
remarkably good, and shows what truly
versatile actor he is by the clever change
from the dashing young officer In the
first reel to the desperate criminal in the
last four. His makeup is excellent, and
his whole characterization finely drawn.
prnharf In Ia n w
hard worked i5 quite remarkable in the
manner in which he depicts the pleasure
loving, irresponsible, happy-go-luolSy
Grand Duke and the fanatic, half-crip
pied nihilist. As the young ruler he sup
plies moments of the most delightful
comedy a thing you would hardly expect
II you had only seen him In THE Lure"
or with Pauline Frederick in Innocent"
Tho whole picture goes with lots of
pep" and interest never lags. The
photography is uniformly good through
out.
Dion Titheradge who will have the role
Of Henri do Targy, the young sweetheart
of Thereso in "a Partisan Romance" at
the Chestnut Street Opera House next
week, Is a brother of Miss Madge Tlther-
adge, and will be remembered here for
his work In the recent production of The
Whip" Mr.. Titheradge Is q poet as we'll
as player, but claims gardening as his
fad.
The number Of persons who are willing
to do almost anything to break into mo-
ton pictures is past counting. Here Is
one fellow who wants to drop in tho
business, and in the further parlance of
the street stands ready to fall for the
motion pictures" Comes one Theodore
Finkelstein, of $50 Hinsdale street Brook
lyn, n. Y, who writes Lewis Hooper.
casting director at the Rolfe-Metro
studio as follows:
my Dear Mr.. Hooper: I want to be
the first man to Jump Off the WoolwOrth
building In q parachute, and want your
advice, II you will be kind enough to ad-
wise me. What I want to know Is how
to go about 1t. That is to notify differ
ent film companies and who to see. Also
what price to charge. You will greatly
oblIge mo by sparing mo some OF your
valuable time"
In recognition of his good work in "The
Lily and the Rose" and other plays, the
Triangle-Fine Arts studio has promoted
Wilfred Lucas to stardom. Mr.. Lucas.
who Is native Canadian and ex-opera
singer was for FIVE years a prominent
member OF Tho Chorus Lady, company
with Rose Stahl