Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-03
ORIGINAL MADAME X"
SEEN IN FILM VERSION
Dorothy Donnelly Re-creates
Jacqualine at Opera House
This Week
BY the Photoplay Editor

! MADAM X.-A. Pathe Gold Rooster nlm,
narv sainr1ns por9tny Donnsliy Released ra jan
House. S'' =" week '' chestnut s'ree' opere
| Jacqueline Forlot ........ Dorothy Dennellv
! Their son ....................,.. Ralph Morgan
Those of us who had the opportunity of
! seeing Sara Bernhardt as Madam y
| when the great French actress was last
seen here in repertoire and also saw
Dorothy Donnelly play the same role in
I English, were STRUCK by the infinitely
more striking attention paid to detail
! found in Miss Donnelly's portrayal. Bern
hardt relied on her wonderful voice alone,
while with Dorothy Donneliy the mlnutest
details of costume and action were stud
led out to the finest point.
Now Pathe has put this really mem
orable characterization on the screen, and
| 1t stands the test of wordless action ad-
mirably. Mss Donnelly, never good look
ing, suffers. so far as physical appear
ance goes, but her acting Is really more
| impressive than when she was playing
on the legitimate stage.
The play needs no explanation. The
company surrounding Miss Donnelly is
good throughout, while the plot is han
died consistently and carefully. losing
comparatively little from lack of spoken
lines.
the Chestnut street Opera House, which
should have a full weeks drawing power.
and enough surplus to pay the high rental
of the theatre, has been no little task
for the management. But at last the
Chestnut seems to have hit on n very
sure solution. 1t is the first runs of the
Fox films. They will begin with a screen
version of Manstield's vehicle, "A Partisan
Romance"
pf bn
pictures now being produced by William
Fox Is Merely Mary Ann" Israel Zang-
Wills delightful comedy drama that was
successfully presented on the legitimate
stage by Eleanor Robson Dainty Vivian
Martin will be seen as the savey in the
film version, the part originally created
on the stage by Miss Robson. John G.
Adolf is the director in charge of the
production.
Valli Valli, the Metro star. who has
the stellar role in the new Columbia
Metro feature production, yet unnamed.
was bitten on the nose by a greyhound
while working in one of the scenes. Di-
rector William Nigh, who Is producing
the feature. had his company of players
on Staten Island making exteriors. The
greyhound used in the picture proved
vicious animal. and he snapped Miss Vali
on the nose before she could avoid him.
The wound did not prove serious, as
Robert II. Thompson the assistant dl-
rector. rushed in upon the scene and
drove the hound away
One of the most amusing sights-and
familiar one-about the Edison studio Is
the sight of Viola Dana, the little Edison
star. sitting with Oriental ease and
languor the while some actress rubs her
head in rhythmic motion. This sleepy,
restful lingering of the scalp is well
known to all mothers as great quieter
when babys nerves get on edge or when
she wishes to put 1t to sleep. The situa-
ton is one Of many exhibiting, in this
dimnutive leading lady striking traits
of the little girl who will not grow up"
Likely It is due to this child nature that
Miss Dana Is able to picture so appeal
ingly her little girl impersonation To be
FTHed Ito make her sleepy Is the sure
I ark of the little actress affectionate re-
gard and in her own words, she'd give
anything any time to have heg head
rubbed.
Clara Kimball Young. the lovely World
Film star, while not pretending % Le an
expert in advice on How to remain beau
eat too much She only eats meat once
for the fact that her figure preserves it's
perfect outlines year in and year out.
Poor Marguerite Clark has terrible
time keeping herself Strengthened out
as to who she Is In THE Prince and the
Pauper" She has to change so often
and act with herself so much that she
must feel quite intimate with Marguerite.
The patrons of the Locust Theatre will