Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
YES! THE HIGH.MINDED
CENSORS AT IT AGAIN
Turn The Tides of Barnegat" at
Stanley Into a Moral"
Photoplay
BY the Photoplay Editor

PaTamount WITH risss ais Of PsSesat sSEy r
tie,,irS ttieni,eir story adapted by Eve Unslll from F.
shaI MHIhIaps smiths novel, Directed by Mar
The 'censors. who must he credited with
pelng pretty good children lately, are at It
again. The temptation to Bowdlerize was
700 strong fer them in the case of "The
rides OF Barnegat" So we are treated to
tne unedifying sight of the gddy little
sister of Blanche Sweet married" to the
young scapegrace before he dies, leaving
her to face the world with a baby. If she
mad really married him there would have
been no story. But tha. didn't make any
diiference to the censois. They are going
TO be sweetly pretty at all ctsts. and they
are going to see that the films are moral"
100 Aside from the funny inserted leaders
of censorial begetting, there's not a great
deal to be said about THE Tides of Barne-
gate" Marshall Neilan has preserved the
homely and human qualities of the story
well. and his cast Is apty fitted to sheir
roles and nicely trained. The narrative Is
slow in development and not particularly
novel. But it has the genuine ring. Miss
Sweet appears to better advantage than she
has for some time For one thing, her
makeup is improved The photography is
artistic, though occasionally too dim.
from {. n. and 4. NJ Williamson's novel
This is rafting good story of mystery,
suspense and theatrical effectiveness. True
it's not of much moment as a novelty. But
it's deftly strung together and briskly and
efficiently played. Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson
are old hands at the game of plotting. They
know how to take the ancient ingredients.
stir them up with n sauce of piquancy, and
deceive the spectator into thinking he is en-
joying fresh dish. Consequently, the time
tried situations of 'the papers" the theft,
.I,o oil, md he t,,1r hn
can't explain his albi in connection with
a murder because he was in the apartments
of a lady at the time, seem interesting.
Especial praise must be given the interior
sets. which convey the atmosphere of Rome
and France beautifully. Tho camera-w work
is adequate, not enchanting.
""The Censorship of Moving Picture
Films" will be discussed by prominent
speakers at the meeting of the Women's
Club Society for Ethical Culture, 1924
Spruce, street, tomorrow at in the after
noon. Among those who will touch on the
theme are Clinton Rogers Woodruf and
Horace Stern. Discussion from tho floor
will follow the speeches.
President Wilson is one of the apprecia-
tive patrons of Inte-natonals Patrla,
which teaches the lesson of national pre-
paredness The President has seen a num-
ber of the episodes Of the photoplay as pre-
sented in the Keith TL.atre. Washington.
Every week, with the execution OF the time
when he was recently laid up with severe
cold following the inauguration the fresi-
dent has been in attendance at keiths and
witnessed the screening of "Patria De-
spite the multitudinous affairs OF state
which occupy his mind the President last
saturday night attended Keiths and saw
both parts of the twelfth episode