Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-07
STAR REDEEMS FILM
BY POETESS WILCOX
"The Beautiful Lie" Frances
Nelson's Triumph-Fine Art
in 1.-THE World Apart"
By the Photoplay Editor

AEGENT-''The Beautiful Lie," Rofe-Metro
with Frances Nelson and Edward Earle. story
Matthias Directed by John II. Collins. Photo
Eraphed by Herbert o. Carleton.
The instructive difference between tho
lyrical gift and the dramatic is here forcl-
ply exposed Mrs. Wilcox has written be-
sides much mush, some fine sonnets and
shorter pieces But as n scenario-wrlter she
simply doesn't belong. Fortunately, the
Metro people have an intelligent. sensitive.
appealing. beautiful little star in Miss Nell
son, who is thoroughly camera-wise and
efficient. She Is also very easy to look at
though faulty lighting now and then con-
ceals this fact The story? Well It is
one of those pulslng feminine affairs in
which superbrute Of a wealthy sensualist
makes mock-marriage with tho heroine
Later, lot later we find that the wedding
was real. and the unstained bride goes to
the altar with another about the time that
the hideous husband is dying. The pro-
ductlon is much better than usual in
Metros. Sometimes the illumination isn't
bright enough. but the picture shows an
experienced hand at directing. One leader.
fairly typical of the rest, runs: "They
brought me here 0he station houseJ be-
cause / sought solace in wine-I that was
the pampered bride Of a money kingw The
"outcast" who said that must have been
quite a reader
REaGENT-Eriday ard Saturday. 1.-The World
stodTan and Wallace Rsid story BY GeorES grf
Miadist3n siotd6 on SGIenari2 by Jgia y@rs M
By Homer Scott.
It's pleasant to be able TO pass the
iaurels 10 the photographer in this case.
Also eminently fair. for what on earth
would have become of George Mlddleton's
trite story, If il hadn't been for the splen-
did work of the lens artist? Not even tho
earnest If unimpassioned acting of Miss
Stedman. nor the stod blondness of Mr..
Reid could have saved It, though Director
Taylors always satisfactory production
stands out sharply through the mediocrities
of plotting that form the base of tie tale.
It's the aged yarn of the predestined lovers,
separated by miles, who eventually defy
space and fall into one another's arms in
reel Ave. The note of sincerity is strongly
struck all through the picture, and audi
ences are going to carry away with them
this impression and remembrances OF. Eu-
gene Pallettc's vivid bit Of character play
ing: so the film may be termed a success
But the superbly artistic lights and shades
make the play.
Large quantities of fine talent" are
promised for the Exhibitors League State
convention, 20 be held on June 25 26 and
"a in the Parkway Auditorium. Members
are working like the proverbial Trojans 10
insure the success Of the affair.
The American Fotoplayer Company has
offered the finest fotoplayer they have on
hand for abe use of the exhibitors during
the three convention days, while the services
OF at least half dozen of the best organ
lists in Philadelphia are available for the
occasion. A twenty-piece orchestra will
supply music for all who attend, and from
the number of applications for membership
thus far received the success of tho affair
IS already assured
women's reception committee has been
appointed, consisting Of Mrs j. ODonnell,
Mrs c. II. Goodwin, Mrs. p. Amsterdam,
Mrs T.. NJ. Greenberg, Miss NJ. Reeves and
Miss NJ Strain. They viii take full charge
Of entertaining the wives of the delegates.
Pretty girls OF the Quaker City have been
chosen 20 attend the booths at the exposi-
ton
Two accessions are reported for Lewis
J. Selnick. One is Constance Talmadge,
Norna's kid sister. TO be starred under the
direction Of Charles Giblyn. The other
this Is only a rumor--is Dorothy Gish ILL
Han remains with Triangle It's coincl-
dental that the junior Misses Talmadge and
Glsh were both developed by David w
Crinth, Dorothy having bloomed into a
popular oomedienne with Fine Arts. Con-
stance won vogue. II not artistic considera-
tion. as the tempestuous mountain maid In
'Intolerance."