Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

STANLEY-"The Easiest Way" SclzniCk with
story adapted by Frederic Chapin and Albert
Capellani from Eugene Walters drama, nj.
reCted by Mr. Capellani. Photographed by
jacques Monteran and Hal Young.
Sometimes the sorrows OF producers in
shortening photopiays prove n boon to the
spectator Not having seen an untouched
print of THE Easiest Way" the writer
cannot say what the state censors took out
and what they left in, But, Judging from
New York reviews, there were some bad
misjudgments OF taste and length In this
feature At all events, the current film at
the Stanley has been pared into reasonable
shape, and the foolish ending visible In the
metropolis--an ending which Walter never
wrote-has disappeared You may be as
sured of seeing "A drama highly similar 70
the stnge-play, and one that has many
angles Of interest. II certainly was a hold
move TO take this most biting OF disagree
able pieces and put It into Cclluloid. Laura
Murdoch, the weakling heroine IS about
as sordd role as was ever handed popu-
lar movie star. There are indications that
Miss Young either doesn't realize TINS or
that she prefers to 'prettify the part as
much as possible Sometimes she Is capital
hut it's no 20, Miss Young you can't make
Laura sympathetic. with regard 10 photoR-
raphv, light and decoration The Easiest
Wav" is far above the usual Sclznick level
Esnecially Is this so " the interiors rl'I'E
planned and spaciously designed IN p'"''s
the "panoram" has been worked with great
rIeverness Joseph Eilgour's acting is the
white light " the play. standing out WIN
force and sense But the newspaperman-
hero so we'll done on the stage, ls mls'aSt,
a fact that isn't OhViatcd by the ap9uI"
actions OF his city editor. who writes an IN
sulting review of an actress becouSt 9'n
rcfusns 70 dine with him You can't tell
,,s tbo,. do those things even in Denver.
1rbere are a few other minor directorlai
fauIts hut as a whole The Easiest way
viii got by because Of its humping story
and unusual. naked acIdttv
ARCADA-"withln the Law, ,t5rTy GTr@y'T T,,orcy
Story adaptad by Eugene Mullen ron Wi,,1, HIH'r' 7,
velller's mclodrgua., Prey'Hgg, Hgg,nSrt H PIacEton.
photograrhcd by Clarke r. NickorHon.
vitapraph can afford to shake hands win
itself Has II not nut over P"P""'
Legitimate" success with equal success U''
the screen? This Is rare. hut heeu II uc
soo lots Of intelligence have gone into the
,,roductior direction and assembling. The
,neIodrama has steam behind 1t there IL II"
waste Of footaEe---at least in this positive
which has been cleverly edited--ahd Ihe
plavers are all admirable. MoreN, aIWalS
reliable. has never done better work. MISS
Iovce piyes her 1rt an infection OF delIca'y
missing I'm Miss Wares work on the stage
Adele DeGarde. discarding pinafores, makes
the slangy Aggie belevable and sometimes
funny you're as useful as wooden leg
~ a forest fire" is really worth remember
inc Technically this picture Is meritoriouS
Without Fraakishness The action is straight
forward using no visions and the PRINT
ING of the phorcG leaders usable inn"'
walton. In spite Of all this praise II must
bo added that that awful pink toning is
still on the job why? Why? why?
pAIACE-"The Lamb" Fine-Arts TrianGlo
with Douglas Fairb9nka nnH. SGSmIS SGnSmIrSoctsT Tg" nv
Wiiliam Christie Cabanne, supervised by
Dawd W. Griffith.
Seeing the first hlm Douglas Fairbanks
ever appeared I'm gives one pleasure-aIso
a slight shock Pleasure because the mans
marked adaptabiity to the screen is silently
predicted in this first venture. Shock be-
cause one realizes how swiftly movie styles
change. Today, II It weren't taken as
curiosity THE Lamb" wouldn't stand a
show It's story Is thin; oh, how thin Its
production Is good. but old-tmey Most
Of its movement is as fast as a turtle. Vet
with II all it remains entertaining and en-
iovable Now IL as good a moment as any
TO disclose the onCe-guarded secret that
Granville Warwick" who used to turn out
so many scripts for Fine Arts, is none
other than the director of The Birth Of a
Nation" Which proves that directors had
better direct, especially if they are genuses
at il.
THE silent Master" with Robert War
wick was the NiCtoria's chief attraction
yesterday. At the Regent was seen Ethel
barrymore in THE Call Of Her People" "
The Forrest entered on the last week Of
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-"