Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-22
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Percy, Story by Mr. Fatrbanke EcenhIlv " 2.
Anita Loos and John Emerson. ,pirectsd y n
mr. Emerson' Pr,s9n scrsnin rno,iGgraphed py 'ic'or
DO you t,y 10 forget or forget to tryf
There is but one Douglas and Anita - v
his prophecies For proof OF which sec
Down to Earth" when it's released. tt
not insanely active like wild and Woolly"t
It's whimsicality. perhaps. doesn't Keep pace
with "1n Again. Out Again" but for sheer \
comic richness of idea and development. Tor
wealth of satire and magnhcence OF verbal
fun, it's the years red-letter light hlm OF
fering Again we demonstrated the
superb teamwork of star. author tue y
writer, director, photographer and cuttins-
room expert. 1t is this quality OF unex-
ampled efficient working together that
makes the Fairbanks comedies absolutely
individual untouched. inevitably welcome.
1t is this that gives them the name OIL art
this precision of knowledge, this expert.
finished sense of what 10 do and when TO
do II. So when Douglas kidnaps sana-
torium full Of hypochrondriacs. dumps them
on desert" island and let's them work
out their hygienlc fate, It's not just the
clever narrative that holds up without
yawn for over an hour. It's not just the ex-
quisitely lighted and "shot" long views and
the expressive close-ups, nor the sly irn-
pertinence of the leaders, nor the fine tempo
of the action. nor the sincerity OF the
main player It's combination OF them
all We confess that our favorite OF this
amazing group OF Fairbanks!ans is Miss
Loos Here is a girl whose delicious hu-
morous faculty is so strong that one might
construct a whole stage play land good
one) from her interscriptons in this piece.
Perhaps you think naming a hoggish lady
| Mrs, Helfer-Eaton" and n pill-taking one
| Lydia Fuller-Jermes' is slapstick. On the
screen these outrageous assaults on nomen.
| clature take on all tn, aspects of gorgeous
| comedy. There are only four schools OF
| comedy regnant today the episode anec.
| dote that Sidney Drew does well. the quasi
| realistic burlesque invented by Sennett. the
| Chaplin mixtures of violence and funny
dumb show and the Fairbanks-Loos- Emer-
| son comedy of satire plus beauty and action.
| Down to Earth is typical, and corker to
| boot
Stars continue to shoot in the celluloid
| heavens. Here are a few records of recent
| comet activities; Olga Petrova. the mistress
| of curves and coolness. has formed her own
company She will get $4,000 a week or
some similar trife for eight features, Nc
| Clure being the contractor and releasing
agent. Clara kimball Young will make SIX
or elght features year with her own con-
Germ, formed by Adolph Zukor, head Of
Paramount, and Louis ]. Selznicl She's
To get $500 for every negative minus pro-
duCton costs Sudermanns 'Magda 20
familiar to patrons of the legitimate through
presentations by Mrs. Patrick Campbell and
Nance O'Nel, is the first script tackled
RIDICULOUS VERSUS SUBLIME
The old Fine Arts studio, Hollywood, Col
,Chere many Of the scenes Of Gri6ith's "In.
tolerance tcere made, has been turned
ovcr By Triangle to the keystone forces fol-
comedy purposes. SO don't be surprised
II you see some beiChiskored tdrceur doinl
stunts on top Of the great gate Of Imgur
Bel. Which figured in the Bdbylonidn par
| Of the forfold story. an phich photo
graphs proUe to be snH standing, over
0rotCn toith toeeds and grass.
A deft bit of character portrayal in Re
demption." the Forests current film bill, 4
contributed by Charles Wellesley. Mr. Wells
ley used TO be Nitagrapher. His presen
part is naturally though melodramaticall
done, and 1t must have been a hard job t
keep the man he represents credible. bu
he does it,