Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
MOVIE FILM FLASHES

E csorgc Beban, who Is considered one of
81 osoe character impersonators now i'm the
|ue and Fannie Ward who has a host
pw'sd 'sdmlrers will he the chief features of
"A ss,s weeks program at the Ainanpra ihea-
y ws zach will appear in plays that are not
Wy. now but have never been presented
+ onv onvcontb Philadelphia before. Mr.. Beban
(. ~. today i'm THE Bond Between" and
pss ,, remain Tuesday and Wednesday. In
~. MAJ he forsakes the Italian roles in
~hich he has won such success and gives
dsliehtful portrayal of French music
teacher.
,rogram of unsual diversity has been
Z -.nared and will be presented to West
r Egrlsdelphians at the Imperial Theatre this
~ Each day that the bill is changed
M, see entertainment suited to all the
4 rw..,os of the most cXacting lover of mo-
- nictures Clara kimball Young will
~ ,be feature attraction, appearing in THE
D.,ce She Paid" the first three days of this
week
The Palace Theatre is taking it's place
+ a, ,he ranks Of the leading photoplay resorts
sor the production of new plays and this
rsek Phiadelphians will be given AN op-
rort,nity to see still another first showing
~ finn masterpiece here. The stars of this
.sw drama are Theodore Roberts and Kath-
iyn williams and they viii be seen here
today, p"N 'N"'N'N"y ~ = hS
Cost of Hatred"
Another two-day feature will begin at
,be Buebird on Thursday and Friday. when
pauline Frederick appears in "Sapho."
Among the well-known players who are
+ snpearing in support of Marguerite Clark
n the Famous Players-Paramount Picture,
.The Fortunes of Fiji" which is the attrac-
sion at the Park Theatre Wednesday, are
John Sainpolis. william Sorele Yvonne
cheyalier. Kate Lester, Jean Gauther and
]. X. Murray
william Fox presents Robert b. Mantell
quart Holmes, Walter Miller, Genevieve
Hamper Claire Whitney and Louise Rial
In ",Tangled Lives" at the Overbro X on
wednesday. This wonderful story of Eng
fish life was enacted in Jamaica, where the
settings were especially adapted for an
English story. The famous asylum scenes
we're taken at the Colonial Insane Asylum,
and all the settings have that genuineness
which rings true. A dramatic screen adap-
taton Of the internationally famous book
and play Of that name is the result.
While author after author Is having his
popuar writings adapted for the screen
with bewildering rapdity and with more or
less success from the viewpoint of enter
tainment for the lovers of motion pictures.
the Nitagraph Company, after much care
and hard work, has been fortunate in a
most artistic degree in vlsualizing a series
of the always delightful short stories by
that fayorite American writer, o. Henry,
and these will be presented as an added
attraction at the Rialto Theatre week after
week until the supply of these good things
Is exhausted They will be utilized as an
extra added attraction every Monday, the
first story being that clever tale. THE Third
Ingredient"
The Locust offers for today and Tuesday
that whirlwind of the films and the most
finished comedian of the speaking stage,
Douglas Fairbanks. in one of the most
iaughable of his recent successes, Flirting
With Fate" in which he is called upon to
do things in that remarkable manner that
has made him the idol of the films.
Norma Talmadge in The Law of Com
pensaton." new drama of modern Amert-
can life by Wilson Miner, co-author with
Paul Armstrong Of the dramas, ALIAS JIM
mie Valentine" and THE Deep Purple will
be at the Strand the last part of this week
Miss Talmadge. whose recent appearance
was in "Panthea." in which she achieved
her greatest screen success, cnacts aim