Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-31

Olga, reiroya end Mahq1 iism'ltSn on pStf6y s.95y
RnF L. Rsf KTSss by pTsG1S Hsrry Harris
This is an interesting melodrama, as me.
chanical as windmill. but with plenty
Of breeze in its sails. The most remark
able feature of the production Is the emah-
cpation of pale, passionless Petrova from
her former tiresome repression. Hanu an
actress the role of a Corsican woman peht
on killing her sisters seducer, ana any
one not possessing ice water In her VEINS
will make a creditable job of 1t. Olga, tne
opulent does very well with the part AMY
suggesting inner emotions without rantihs
or scenery-bting. True. her scuipturai
efforts (of course. she makes an immense
hit modelling some dubious statuary IN
Parish are not as strong as Rodins, put
she looks handsome. And olsa Is .oly
nifty in her knfework supporting actors
have been intelligently chosen Mahion fia,n- IN
ilton embodying manly type as the
wronged hero, and wyndham Standing an
| unmanly one as the satyr-like villain w nav
! really makes the film worth seeing Is .re
| direction. cutting. lighting. All these ar, a.
| far better than the average Metro. ui
| church shot" candle-illuminated' IT s"'
ple of the excellent 'production'
rho y,ctori. also offers most amusing
| farcical meIodrama Goodness Gracious
or Movies as They Shouldn't Be ms
| short subject. dug from the
| vaults and made some years aso oo -
an all.star cast headed by cara hiI,pal. !,
Young and Sidney Drew me sa,.e .ta ,d'
| nungent and pointed and it's worth tne au-
mission cost to see the now-trag'c cara
| agonizing in paper snow
| Preliminary interest In the forthconlns
| Arcadia attraction, Jack and the bean
| stalk" is limited only by those WIZ ~
| Ike kids, never want to near Oh tue.,,, ,.oiaI
| hate them on the screen. rms on sp
l Had
Vas nroduced by the Franklin brothers once
| engaged in similar work at Fine Arts' anu
| T. ,Iayed by a lot of children headed oy
| the engaging little francis c"ip ',, -
| Other photoplays in this series VIII ps
| "Rahes in the Woods" Aladdin, anu
..pnaos,re island" It Is n trife difficult to
| ees how small boys and girls can get
| away with" Stevenson's classic, unassis'eu.
| But the Franklins are wonders at tnis sor.
| o, thing. Maybe they have new trich up
| their sleeves
Aircraft announces its Octoper releases AZ" !,
| az follows: Douglas Fairbanks in Ihe man
| from Painted Post" originally Fancy Jim
| Srervood". Geraldine Farrar IN Ihe
Woman God Forgot" and William $. Hart
ir .',rhe Narrow Trail" The first-named is
a dramatic comedy with Western atmos-
times. written by Jeanie Macpherson. autnor
| or .'The Little American" and "A Romance
~ the Redwyods," and directed by Cecil b.
| DeMile and the third, an outlaw story
| with Fritz" Hart's pony. featured.
| Henry b. walthall. ecipsed by silence
| since he quit Essanay, has formed his own
| corporation. and will be featured by Paralta
| and his product distributed by Triangle
| Tbus does time make fun of the many
changes of picturedom and pcture-players'
| Eor at the Fine Arts studio (and before
| that the Reliance Ma jestic) Mr. Walthali
| did a lot of good work.
| Mary Pickford. actress; Marshall Nelian
| director. and Frances Marion, scripster, are
| either in New York on en- route Ihey
| were ordered there on short notice. ana the
shooting" will start at once-on what nc
one seems to know
| Say, Terry Ramsaye, what about tha'
nav Chaplin comedy Here it's been weeks
| and weeks, and no Charlie on Market street
And every day the phone Is overworked al
a result of inquiries
Norbert Lusk. ex-Lubin, ex-World, ex
1rniyersal is working on photoplay version
~ a famous Pinero drama, slated for pro
duction by well-known New YORK hrn
with a prominent actress in the chieI part
| which sounds mysterious, but is as interest
| ing as 1t IL shielded by secrecy-)ust now
Allen Boone now of New York, but lat
of philadelphia. as writer, publicity man
| etc has a new gray hair.