Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20

iiehti,v esfects are most artistically treated.
Only a few settings are used out a."aSS
TO good advantage. Not a ioot vi mn
is empIoyed that Is not absolutely nee
essarv TO the development of the story
and this in itself marks a big improvement
over II, former Goldwyn offerings Inc
action moves swiftly. The well-written
leaders are provocative of much Laughter.
In addition TO the Mack Sennett COMEDY
mentioned above the current bill at the
Stanley also includes timely and patriotic
war film entitled "Over Here This Two
reel picture shows the amazingly raplu anu
EXPERT construction OF a United STATES ainy
cantonment All stages of its deveiopmeh.
are revealed. The opening picture IS Una.
Of a so-called wilderness" In Arkansas
In the final scene q Governmental CITY,
capable Of housing 10000 troops, IS ex-
hibited. Camp Pike. near Little ROCK Is
the locale The State capitals coninerciai
bodies bought the land for this cantonnel,,
presented 1t to the war Department anu ,
had the motion picture made 10 reco'u ''o
constructive achievement.
PAI,ACE--"The respondent" With Eia,ne Eiai,,n
Lea Pollock and Rita Wciman. Directed ny
Raiph Ince. Jewel production
The screen productions of the direction OF
Ralph Ince have of late months been 1ew' out
II the cause Is due to work upon the screen
play at the Palace, then he is forgiven. lnce
afforded the right kind of script material
and in this instance he has given the screen
n gem In simplicity of its detail. There 10
swift action throughout THE Correspond
ent" which begins with rural scenes ana
then moves the locale to New York. Telling
little effects like that Of locomotive smoke
passing and n hotel window and authentic
scenes In a newspaper office show the handl-
work of a director whose motto is realism.
1t is rumored that Messrs Lee Shube,t
and Arthur Hammerstein were the co-part
ners with the director in producing this pic
ture-play and that they sold 1t TO Jewei
Productions for some $4,000. While this
may or may not be true, the fact remains
that as an investment It Is well worth while
from both the managerial and public view
points.
There Is a wealth Of material in this
story that bears the stamp Of plausibility
and this flavor of variety should make tho
film one of the successes of the year. Be-
sides Elaine Hammerstein, whose screen
work Is excellent. there appears John Ince,
brother of Ralph, the director, and OF Tom
Ince, Of Aircraft. John Ince is cast as n city
editor and submits a finely convincing por-
trait. Wilfred Lucas. another sterling actor,
has the part of a managing editor. To George
Anderson Is given the role of a society
villain and Edna Hunter Is intrusted with
the part of his wife. Robert Cain, William
Cohill and Josephine Morse assist in minor
roles.
ARCADIA-"The Rise OF Jennie Cushing" with
from the book by Mary s. Watts. Directed by
Maurice Tourneur. Aircraft production
Not only does the Arcadia show the Rise
of Jennie Cushing" but also the rise of
Elsie Ferguson as a screen player. This Is
her second Offering upon the Aircraft pro-
gram, and already she has become a favor
ite Of the photoplay world. Her personality
is vvidly present upon the screen and her
comely features photograph charmingly. II
her selection of stories In the future are as
good as the last two have been, then the
screen will be richer for adopting another
player from the spoken drama. What makes
this story by Mary Watts so entertaining Is
its logical and human appeal While not
new in theme, II holds interest by virtue of
it's able Interpretation by a good cast of
players and careful direction by the expert
enced Maurice Tourneur. Credit in a large
measure is due to the Photography and the
settings arranged by the art director.
In a part that presents the growth OF a
girl Of fifteen into a woman, Miss Ferguson
gives an admirable and convincing per-
formance. Assisting her is Elliot Dexter
whose work Is the best that he has vet con-
tributed to the films. Another player of re-
pute involved in the cast Is Fania MarInorr
as a girl In n reform school. In the support
are Sallie Delatorre. Mae Bates, Edith Me-
Burk, James Cogan and Frank Goldsmith
Y1CToR1A-''The Voice Of Conscience" with
Francis Z, Rushman, and Beverly Bayne.
Finis Fox. Directed BY Edwin CareWn org pbnya by
.s,sIa toETssphed by H. j. BerSauist Metro pro- 4o-
There Is nothing stril<ins,y original about
this new Metro picture which features the
popular costars. Bushman and Bayne
When the opening scenes show the resem-
blance between prisoners In adjoining cells
and how the mother Of one of them IS blind
and not expected to live long--weI, Tho
final scenes are not difficult TO forecsst
There is a sister of the man who Ia In
prison and she, according to the leader.
always had more than Platonic feeling
for this accommodating person. who is a
striking double" Of her brother. Intro
duced into the play is a half-witted negro
boy. who assists the villain in killing The
real brother. This murder leaves the way
clear for the marriage of the stranger and
the heroine. "The Voice OF Conscience" 10
thai indescribable something which is al
ways urging the stranger to tell who he
really Is.
The cast is well selected for their sew
| eral parts. Especially noteworthy is the
work of Walter Broussard as the crazy lad
Clever character touches are given 10 N.
part Of the mother. played by Mapgis
| Boyer, and to the negro NANNY, by Pauline
Dempsey. Harry Northrup submitted his
| fsvorite william" impersonation. Bushma =
and Bayne reveal their familiar screen ner'
sonaiities in effective situations. The negro
| lodgings and the southern homestead were
| realistically staged scenes.
The highly effective screen spectacle. "rbs
! Woman God Forgot" with Geraldine Farra,
| as the featured player. is the current attrac.
| ton at the Locust Theatre. The vivid Az.
| tee scenes represent commendable efforts
| 10 attain historical accuracy. The Strand
| Theatre's feature film Is '"The Hungry
Heart" in which Pauline Frederick is The
stellar interpreter. A. r. p.
@Mischief Makers" Score 1t the Tror
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