Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
FARRAR TRTUMPHS
AS AZTEC PRINCESS
Her Art Illumines Vivid Screen
Pageantry Of "The Woman
God Forgot"

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craft production
Lat week "Chu chin Chow" opened al
the Manhattan Opera House in New York
city and 1t marked the apex of stage spec
tacles fo- gorgeousuess and wealth Of color.
This week at the Stanley Theatre there is
unfolded a production upon the screen that
equals anything that has yet been done in
the motion pictures in the lines of beautiful
staging and expert direction. This work is
The Woman God Forgot" which features
Geraldine Farrar Few better selections
could have been cast for the part of TezCa,
daughter of Montezuma, than Miss Farrar.
Every gesture she makes shows careful
study of the artistic importance of the
role Theodore Kosloff proved delightful
screen surprise as Montezuma's nephew.
His every move is graceful and vividly iu-
terpretive. Raymond Hatton contributes q
striking portrait of Montezuma, 1.-THE MAJ
nihcent" Alvarado Captain of Corte2,
gives Wallace Reid part of lover similar
to that he played opposite NIiss Farrar in
Joan the Woman" To Hobart Bosworth
is assigned the character study of Cortez,
the Spanish conqueror The delineation Of
the character Of a high priest is in the
capable hands Of Walter Long, while Olga
Grey is intrusted with the role of slave,
Another slave il depicted by Charles b.
Rogers, Inc CTOWuS OF extra players uSeu
in the battle scenes were effectively and in
telligently handled.
The technical aspects of this production
will probably remain for some time tn,
standards in historical cinema spectacles.
The beauties of expert lighting are given
free play and the brief attempts at colorng
the film gave it an artistic touch. The mas
siveness with which the sets have been
constructed recall u. w. Grifiths "Intoler-
ance" For this new film huge pyramid
has been built. The battle scenes upon the
long flight of steps and upon the parapets
were thrilling and barbaric.
Detailed analysis of the story would ma.
the effect of it's skillfully sustained dramatic
suspense. Enough to say that sources of
its motivation may be found in Lew Wal
laces THE Fair God" in Rider Haggard's
"Montezumas Daughter" and, of course, in
the still glowing pages of Prescotts Con
quest of Mexico"
ARCADIA.-"Bnh,,s burglar with Marguerite
Clark. F. ON tn" Sub Deb stories Of Mary
Roberts Rinehart. Directed by J. Seare
Dawley. Paramount.
While awaiting a decision of the Court
as to whether they desire to have Camille"
marry at the end Of her film story the
patrons of the Arcadia were delightfully."-
entertained with a substitute photoplay II
was "Bab's Diary" with charming and
perenmally youthful Marguerite Clark in
the titular part. 1t is a screen version of
the stories which recently appeared I'm the
Saturday Evening Post, and this episode is
filled with the best sort of youthful spirits
The simplicity of the details of the story
is especially noteworthy. Good direction
and good editing Of the footage keep the
action moving at a lively rate throughout
| the several reels The leaders which show
the pages from the diary kept by Bah are
| gems in their faulty orthography and naive
| syntax, All the assisting players are youth
! full and act with an abandon that is highly
| enlivening. Richard Barthelnes makes a
/ pleasing youth and screens we'll while Nigel
| Barre also appears to good advantage
! Frank Losee is the father and Gabriel
! OMadigan pCTtrays the mother. Helen
! Green has the role of the elder sister, who
has to be married before Bah can have her
! coming out" party Guy Coombs and
| Leone Morgan complete the cast.
REGENT-"Pay Me-" with Dorothy Phillips
| DE Grasse Jewel-Unversal. u.
Throughout the entire Ave reels of this
J tense story of the West there is vivid melo-
/ dramatic action. The film tells a story of
! the mining camps and unfolds about the
/ career of killer White through the great
hghts at the Nugget gambling hall There
= Is a plp SAINT love interest sustained through
| the romance of Whites daughter and the
'strong man" OF the camp. Assisting Miss
! Phillips are William Stowell and Lon
! Chaney.
"Magda." screen adaptation of Herman
| Sudermann's powerful drama. well known
| In English under the same title, Is the
leading feature Of the Victoria's bill. Clara
1 Kimbau Young essays the name part The
| Goldwyn production, Fighting Odds" in
| PRODUCING Maxine Elliott and Charles Dali
ton, is the chief Aim offering at the Palace
| The Strand is showing the stirring new
] w. s. Hart motion picture, The Narrow
4 Trail" Jack and the Beanstalk," ad-
/ dressed, like Mark Twain's The Prince
I and the Pauper" to children OF all ages, !"
| a revealed AZ he Belmont, The Locnst'u
particulnr card y Vivian Martin ~ The