Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17

1ElouS Comedy Contrasts
lth Stanley, Arcadia, Vic
toria, Regent Features
EDERIcK FILM GOOD


BY the PhotonIav Editor
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x Xnfamount win psuiico Er"Tnr,c. w. ~ y
onnas MeiEhan. story BY George Middleton
M ~ Bwrsrs Ds hnEn Ford' photographed by Ned
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| @sFHai City'" has como back (both with
ne without the quotes) In a new film that
~ sure OF itself technically and Interesting
ao melodrama mrho t,,or,,, r,,,,. 49,,
rather tedious nd natcby ..e,ao,irs r,,rs.'.,
rniaaes M tr,ct. - .,H. p'e 10
(. tnsnship. II takas ,be amo1ar, ,a,,es
love ths,ue ,ard t,,rrs =. 's.S ,,
4 1fSniIv nrogress,va sr,ar,n,,. an "our oi
oQ1t either rnaudIinitv or 100 ,,,,ot ,,,,".,s.
Like nearly every other fsa,,ra s,o.' NC
/, 4ardsv 70 c.t. au ,,,os,.a, ~. s,.o"h W, yes
hnpniiv rerriod so,,,,r,, ~ s,,, 80, .'e u.
4 shot from, yifa 90 h,sho "a .',., WIN
furu takes ~, ,n ,ha fssi,, "i.n III
~r,.oas T.a, ' .a .aar ..a courtroom
fhe incidents ,naLae tho ,,h..,,s,
tive desnltc i.s rothar nnua1a a.,,ac- ,1'
m vas tho consors ha,'. ho,.n, l., na. lave la,,ve'
inr" "sj ,en,ng Irires" tn, - ~ ,y pu,n
leaders des,gned to c,ord H. ,.,. ,eu
~ ma, vie GA r,Is,ro. ',to"sn'ps Sy,'i,'
i~s.ra h,,sv ,.,,h ,,n nhes % wnie ,ney
thev change son,s ~ tha tr,,,cs.,,.'S ,l, a,un
sniv ,,nnossih,a @ro,,sra ,nnn nII,',',, ,au
~,.ra .hrown ~, ~ .a ppss y,-, .'lt,. ,
croducsrs learn IN foiiow th. .,,,,e WI, VIII
rrsvan In ,,odern ionrna,,s,,, '''Ies '"aC
put this bit Of realism across? Acting and
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ARCADIA-"The Law 81 Compensation" selz-
R.rn., s,ory IN v,,san Mi ana chester
Julius stegcr and Joseph a. Coiden. ~
y Norma TaImadre has been nrovIdea ,y,,,,
two parts calling for emotional y,gor IA
depth OF character in her second So,znic,,
film. Doubtless. Mr.. SchencIx her imnre-
sario and husband. and every one else who
admires this talented girl think that ia
enough. But after seeing "The Law of
Compensation" they might well waver I'm
the belief. Conventional tales of wives who
tire of humdrum domesticlty and are un-
faithful to their spouses may be made both
human and acceptable on the screen But
no movie story that doubles on its tracks
IN the latter reels to show the past history
OF the heroina's mother talmost identical
with her' OWN can hold its spectators for
long rms vis'oning-in toward the close
OF the narrative bores awfully And 1t
swncVs tne center OF attention from Miss
IAimase as tne young wi1e OF tne original
sucn way 'hat no one Knows which one is
drama. There are pictorial nicetIes I'm the
production and some copita, acting :" rbo .ho
poeticai eauers WIN pe appreciated put
nardiy as they were intended
waiting Sonl," Metro; with |
~ s1 purton H. King PbntnrpnpbnSr bv pufreCred ud
". Hill
Madame petrova eperpipp from a eIou,h |
% Infarior bad,v LIGHTED nbotonIays in thi,
nrovos her rigbt 70 stoI,or nron,i
,erc. and c,rr,es n NOT renarl,h,o story
,r,.,, erst 20 Io.t ~ i,s Ave nort. nra
!, ,at,calIv the Aim is unimnortapt-tbat is
! doesn,t arrive anvwbera oxcent at tho
INST casual Of "banpv endinps" Rut ~
loas nroceed along its amIahIv winding Wv
r,th ease ana grace ana hoavtv 30 nar,oro
rorr II Go nrettiIv acted h, potro,,a ana
~ male s,,nnortinr cast women arc NJ
iscount in the Petroya nictures We MI
4 a lifetime after she has soiied her hut
eriy wings The Waiting Soul" is just
hat It's clearly defined Photographic
'alues. its finely proportoned long shots of
Interiors. its good continuity are all to be
raised. 1t is the director, not the author
rho takes the credit silently this time. with
little stronger story Metro might have
lrned out masterpiece
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Power o. Decision" Rolfe-
Metro. Metro. wwith wi.. FRANCES Nelson and Richard
nv gohn w Noble Photorrapbed bv Hsrhnrd
More domestic difficulties This time real
actual and sympathetically
andled by producer and star. Little Miss
Telson has always given promise of big
Rings since she first peeped into the old
studio Here she has a chance at a
ole that ia not merely sobs and shudders,
nd she gets away with 1t very we'll "The
over of Decision" proves that what the
,reen needs is not new plot. but an old
ne properly focused and realized SO the
ory OF the model whose mistake" threat
ned 10 ruin her happiness after she mar.
ed Is not SO trite In celluloid as IT sounds
/, naner. Photography. cutting and as-
mhlinp are excellent in the nroduct,on
II IN all II is feature that will "nuu"
,th those who nrefer sincerity to overdon.