Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
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New Productions Are Shown,
The Arcadia, Palace and
Victoria

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Another production from the Trias1.H
studios that will uphold the standard = +
this company for artistic successes was Go@1
vealed In the current attraction IT. ~
toral beauty OF marine Views and the nn11 \
uralness with which every player gave th@1R
roles makes this story an entertainins q III
10 watch simp,-aess marked every scsnn1k
with the exception Of the gay. danctn
crowd In the streets Of q Lstin ouareua
during tho crownins Of their Mardi 0soo
Queen. M
The Misses Bennett ana Wilson play n
roles Of sisters while Gertrude Claire enaeeD
the loving mother with Q style that q
| once gains sympathy. Others who q
excellent work in the support are TUd
Burns Jack Gilbert, Carl ullman and Row
land Lee Some fine types OF children aro
disclosed at the opening - the youthf3s
| sisters and brothera
| PA.IAcE-"souis In Pawn," Mutual, with a
Kama Story by Julius Grinnoi FurthmanS.
Another spy story. Not that spyinr =
| TO be despised In movie stories but II 10 near
| time that this subject should be laid asido
| Tor while as the news columns are fllel
| w.th the stories of these interesting char
acters However. this production was evi.
IDENTITY made before the feeling against Ger.
| many was so Intense. for II shows the spy.
Ing Of German against the French Gov.
| ernment This Is not the main theme for
| 1t contains much mystery and some love
throughout. which would spoil tho story
II disclosed here
Gan Kane once more proves that she y
versatile actress by her acting In tn
story AS foreign noblsman and spQ
Douglas MacLean gave . clear characte1.
ization. There is little girl about nv
years old whose natural work makes he
an able assistant
vICToRJA-"si!.s Rebisssn crsses." Mssra
sn% william cSri:,y c.Ssns.. 8ir.sssa sSe i9 ss u
Wen. here's another spy story. Jus
seems as though they are contagious oq
else some Of the extras working in studiol
, are spys and find out what the scenario
! editor has accepted. with which information
} they rush to their own employers. Then N
} have another spy story. with race to ssl
who gets their production on the marks
first. This. however, is no reflection upoz
the Metro or any other company. for thsi
, productions are all within the unwrittSI
. law Of being timely"
I There Is a simple little plet runninl
! through the story Of Miss Robinsol
: Crusoe," name given to our leading Lad.
when she Is shipwrecked upon one Of ou
Thousand Islands by an ardent lover. ]
is the case of an old man and q young mA
each trying to win the affections Of tn
young wealthy girl, with the race being We
= by the youth. The spying band enter u
| story In their endeayor to secure some b
formation and papers In the posssssic
OF our elderly man and the accusing Of ou
| youthful hero as being their ringlsadar.
IL Assisting Miss Wehlen In the cast ~
' Sue Balfour. Margaret Seddon for d
feminine side and Augustus Phillips Waite
c. Miller, Harold Entwistle and DAni
u Jarrett for the male portion. They gave
10 telligent interpretations of their rsspectiy
| roles