Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25
TOPICS OF INTEREST
TO MOVIE PATRONS
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Partisan gowns never before shown in
this country are screened in lombard,
Ltd.,' the Screen Classics. Inc, pro
ducton starring Bert Lytcll, feature
picture at the Stanley next week. Latest
creations from American modistes are
worn by the six mapnequins in this pic
turc. For six of the French gowns the
bill is said TO have been $500.
In selecting the gowns the problem Of
Technical Director Staulcup was more
than ono of merely selecting the latest
'aud smartcst things. 1t was compli-
Gated by Photographic considerations.
ITS those gowns that cause most Of
my troublcs,' he said. Care must be
exercised in the selection of colors.
Otherwise it might happen that $1,000
creation would photograph on the
screen no better than an inexpensive
studio made costume. Certain shades
of color do not show up on the screen,
and still other combinations have a
clashing or neutral effect when pro
jectcd."
David Powell, the screen actor who
plays the role of ArsCne Lupin in
Teeth of the Tiger" the Para
mount Aircraft mystery picture. next
week at the Palace. wears ring
of most unusual appearance and history.
II is about the size of a quarter dollar,
mounted on platinum, aud contains all
the colors of the rainbow. The back
ground is of green with Il CLINT of red
through it. The jewel, il is believed,
was originally one of number worn by
an Asian princess hundreds of years ago.
Scores OF local screen lovers commented
upon the ring when Mr.. Powell wore it
in The Firing Line. IIl'li
Jack Pickford's latest picture,
Burglar by Proxy will be seen at
the Arcadia next week.
Pickford plays the role of Jack Robin,
member of a Fashionable society fam
lily. who is attacked by the we'll known
society ailments, spring fever, a fiat
tire on his high powered roadster aud
terrible toothache at the same time.
jacks excitement starts when friends
influence him to try TO drown his tooth
ache with a highball. lie saturates
that painful ivory and unconsciously
swallows some of the fluid. With his
head in whirl. he reels homcward to
be met by two footpads and literally
becomes IA proxy burglar
The late Henry Blossom Jr.. author
of Checkers at the Victoria next
week, was regarded as the leading
| American librettist for years and one
of the foremost dramatists.
In addition to Checkers, Bios
| SONS $ best known plays were Mile.
Modiste." +" in which FRITZ Scheff estab
lished herself, and THE Red Mill" ono
| of the most popular Montgomery anC
/ Stone shows. His novel Checkers,
! a hard luck story. attained popularity
and was made into the. racing melo'
drama and now into motion pictures by
| William Fox.
Mr.. Blossom S first great musical sue
cess was "The Yankee Consul will
Raymond Hitchcock
Elmo Lincoln, who heretofore has
been starred in serials for the Univer
sal Company. has been given a place as
feature star with this company, ant
will make his initial appearance in this
role in picture called ''The Beacl
Comber," produced under the direc
tion of Rex Ingram from a story b!
y. G.. Hawks,
Nazimovs viii be the star at tn
Stanley week of November 3, when sh
will be seen in the first presentation o
her newest photodrama, 'The Brat
This picture is the immediate successo
to "Tbe Red Lantern" in the Naz
imova series. The star herself, in as
sociation with Charles Bryant. mad
the screen adaptation of Maud Fulton
successful stage play. The brat,
nameless waif of the slums, il raise
to opulence and romance through th
compassion and later the love Of Al