Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
MADGE KENNEDY AS
AMADCAP NOVELIST
Portrays Lively Literary Role
in New Film, "The Dan
ger Game"
TARTAN RICH IN THRILLS

sT,AANLEY.-"The Danger Game" with
VILE. Directed by Harry Pollard and pho
toEraphed by william Fildew. Goldwyn
production,
The rapidity with which the humorous
situations abound in this new Goldwyn
production featuring Madge Kennedy is
a credit to the scenario writer, former
local newspaperman, as well as the cd
itor who assembled the film Miss Ken
nedy has a role which shows her as
writer Of novels who is searching for
copy" This quest takes her into many
funny situations and difficulties, but she
is eNtricated by the man who criticized
her experiment. The pair are welded in
the finale.
Madge Kennedy, whose work upon the
screen has been much praised since the
influx of stage stars began. does excel
lent work i'm the role of the author. Her
sense Of comedy is ever present. She
makes pleasant appearance and acts
well. The naturalness with which Tom
Moore interprets his character as the
prosecuted man is one Of the factors
placing him in the front rank of screen
actors. Paul Doucet and Ned Burton
as inhabitants of Greenwich village are
admirable. Kate Blancke and Mabel
Ballin have small parts, which are well
executed.
The production has been carefully di-
rected, and the settings as well as the
lightings are of the familiar Goldwyn
quality.
lPALACE-"The Kaiser, the. Beast OF Ber;
I'm Scenario by Elliott ]. Clawson and
directed by Rupert Julian. Universal pro-
duction.
The enthusiasm or the audiences at
the Palace this week will do much to
put over the entire bond issue of the
/ Liberty Loan if the applause and re-
ception which greeted the showing of
| The Kaiser, the Beast Of Berlin" at
| today's performance is any criterion.
More stress is laid upon the intimate
| life of the Kaiser than has been shown
! in other pictures of this class, and the
| incidents are said to be recorded from
actual happenings. Wilhelm is charac-
| terized as a vain, self-Centered mon
arch. with many weak sides to his
theatric nature.
Other celebrated or valorous men
closely associated with war history are
brought to the foreground and realistl-
cally depicted,
The climax of the photoplay comes
when the Kaiser is summoned before a
tribunal of the Allies and is sentenced
to Jail by King Albert of Belgium His
special keeper is a blacksmith of Lou
vain. who figures prominently through
out the picture.
Rupert Julian enacts the Kaiser with
sinister force and his makeup is strilt-
ing.y effective. All the difficult aux
iliary roles in the long cast are capably
done.
ARCADGA--"Rich Man, Poor Man" with
BrOadhurst from the novel by MaXmll-
j liam Foster. Directed by ]. Seare Daw-
ley. Paramount production.
Spreading the gospel of happiness
seems to be the chief point in this new
est production featuring Marguerite
Clark. She does 1t IN convincing style,
despite the fact that she is cast as a
household drudge. But the happiness
comes finally to an old man, leader in
the business world, whose displeasure at
the marriage of one of his daughters to
q man he did not favor has made him
surly and i'll tempered.
Miss Clark portrays the daughter OF
woman who dies without being iden-
titled The girl is forced TO work as ?
slavey in a boarding house over whose
occupants her sunny ways and bright
! smile are eventually victorious. Her
moments of quiet humor, with the aid
of cleverly written titles, keeps the ac-
tion at a diverting pace. In her support
appear Richard Barthelmessl as the
grandson of the financier. He has an in
gratiating personality and acts his part
with ease, while Frederick Warde makes
a capital old man. George Baclius, Dom
aid Clayton, J. w. Herbert, William
| Wadsworth, Ottoa Nesmith, Augusta
Anerson and Mary Davis lend capable
support.
The realistic rainstorm is n notable
technical achievement The boarding
house settings have the flavor of verify
and all the photography and the light
ing is well managed.
lVICTORIA-"Tarzan Of the Apes" with
Enid Marley and Elmo Lincoln. Direction
| and scenario by Scott Sidney from the
story by Edgar Rice Burroughs. National
| film.
"Tarzan of the Apes" is the most un-
usual photoplay of the year. 1t contains
thrills for two hours and the action
throughout is kept at a high pitch by
careful editing. It will be recalled that
the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER ran the
story as a feature. The end of the tale
now comes too abruptly, but the same
company is preparing a fitting sequel
The animals shown In native surround
ings are picturesquely unconscious ac'
tors, recalling the days of the first serial
"The Adventures of Kathlyn." The ac'
robats impersonating the apes at times
when the real ones are unavailable fol
special work reveal agility and clever
ness. The tree-climbing of Gordon GTif'
fifth as the younger Tarzan and of Elmo
Lincoln is thrillingly accomplished, while