Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22

law band. \ railroad president is char
actcrized by Melbourne Mcdowell, while
the role Of a detective is Clcverly played
by g. Normand Hammond, Thomas
KurihaTa. aud others give interesting
.tudica of types, The play is accorded
he usual splendid settings which have
made the work of lucc so praiscworthy.
vICTORIA-''BlucJ Jeans" with Viola Dana.
Scenario 10y Charles a. Taylor and June
Mathis from the play by Joseph Arthur.
graphed by John Arnold. Metro.
The screen at last has secured that
good, old thrilling melodrama, "Bluc
'cans." II Is also fortunate in having
ola Dana interpret the famous char
Ger Of June. A better selection OF a
Itahle player would be difficult to
make, for Miss Dana is one Of the few
really admirable screen actresses.
II is possible that there are some who
do not know about the play "Bluc
Jeans" because theatre audiences, it has
been said, change every three years.
The younger generation viii find the
screen version clean, wholesome story.
while for the older folks il will recall
the favorite stage play Of the past All
the features that are necessary to bring
out the points Of the play have been in
serted into the scenario. Retelling the
plot here Is hardly necessary now. There
is a human and lifelikc appeal TO this
story that will find ready favor with
almost any spectator who enjoys seeing
dramatic and sympathetic acting. There
are also number Of Comical situations
which relieve the high tension Of tn,
action.
Much praise Is due the careful and
intelligent direction of John Collins
whose master hand guided the art OF
HIS wife, Viola. In her support is SALLY
/ Grute as Sue F.udaly, while Mlrgaret
/ McWade has the role of Cindy Tutwiler
| Robert walker Clifford Bruce, Henry
| Hallam, Russell Simpson and Augustu,
| Phillips give carefully drawn types.
! sTRAND-''RImrock Jones" with Wallace
Reid. Scenario by Harvey +. Thew an,
Frank X. Finncgan from the story il,
/ Paramount.
There is vivid contrast betweel
western and eastern atmosphere in thi
production and most of the credit Is du
to the thoroughly capable direction o
Donald Crisp. whose work ranks anon
the best six directors of picture-pla
land. So important guide is Crisp tina
no is now in the East to further direc
the work of Wallace Reid in other pro
duCtions.
The story is on the line of the con
ventional picture but it has Il fev
side tracks In the form Of athletic feat
and business" handled by young Reid
that relieves the mOnotony The ac
ton has been kept Mt a lively pace at al
times. The settings Of both the easter
and western locales have been stage
with due regard to the artistic qualitie
which play important roles in the Para
mount productions. The photograph
also shows several very beautiful scene,
Anna Little makes an effective leadn
woman for Wallace Reid. OF course tn
work of the star needs little analyst
here, for he is well established as one q
the screens best leading players. He II
herits his dramatic sense from his ia
ther, Hal Reid IL writer of many thrill
ers. The other members of tho cast IL
clude Charles Ogle, Paul Hurst, Guy Ol
YER, Gustavo Won Seyfferitz, Gcorg
Kuwa and Edna Mae Cooper,
Mary Garden and Hamilton Revel
in the motion picture made from Anato
! Frances "Thais" head the current bI
at the Palace Theatre. The Locusts a
traction yesterday was Douglas Fai
banks in "a Modern Musketeer."