Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-21
NEWEST PHOT0PLAYS
ON MANY SCREENS
Stars OF Stage and Studio Ap-
pear in Interesting
Roles

STANLEY Temgeramegntal VIE" win
CdnstanC, Thlmrdpe story by Anita
toos and John Emerson. Directed by
David Kirkland, First National Play,
Recipe for successful light comedy
in the movies: Take one third of John
Emerson and Anita Loos's crisp satire,
one third of Constance Talmadgc's bub
bling spirits and piuuant mouth. and
one third of David Kirkland'S skill as
n director. Bent into six reels of frothy
hnmor. and serve. "a Temperameutal
Wife, explains why reviewers want to
murder vampires, and often faint when
villains pull guns out Of desks. We arc
all fed IN on mclodramn. Here. then,
is delighftul antidotr for row
theatres There isn't single thrill in
thc new STANLEY feature. Its plot is
nothing. Yet the combined talents of
the star author and director pnt it
across MS one of the most amusing pro
ductions of months.
Miss I.oos. for one thing has written
the funniest leaders since she caught
the nublic fancy with "iIis Picture in
the Papers." Miss Tulmadge has got
under the comic skin Of her heroine
Bernard Shaw young lady-with in
tclligcncc and charm. Mr.. Kirkland
has cut and assembled beautifully. And
the camcraman has aided and ahettrd
them ali with some fine photography.
especially II shot of green stream.
Now to catch aud hang the fellow who
did the tinting. One word more: Wynd.
ham Standing. hitherto an Uwfully
serious person. now emergcs as n
finished suavc. delightful comedian.
It's corking film.
PALACE-"Bonds cr Lave - with paulMc
Directed by Reginald Barker Goldwyn
play.
"BondS of Love" are rated very high
in the film market and in the faup
speculative interests il might be said
that the seat coupons which are clipped
by the doorman at the Palace are realty
worth their listing. All of which il Va
say that Pauline Frederick'S new pies
ture is Il good one. =.
So many people told Louis Shcrwh
TO stop criticizing films and write one
that he took their advice. and the re
suit is this picture. which marks his
initial offering. 1t had the very able. di-
rcrtine of Reginald Hark"r and is a
very fine piece of work. although thcr,
were Places where it did not show NJ
so we'll The scenes on the Catalina
/ island waters and on the land were
pretty 10 soc.
4 widowed father falls in love with
another woman and marrics her, IN
/ order that his hoy may have mother.
care. The machinations of his formc,
wifr'S relatives haycr.a share in decid
ing his new course, which results
/ happily. as the love Of the, S,cpnuthpl
| is genuine. and.the play euds in,a sat 4
/ isfactory wan. - ..,r.
1 As an rinolf1nal actress there are
very few players who can approach
Pauline Frederick for tear conlprlline
scenes. Percy Standing has role which
/ givcs him n lot to do. and frankie I.e,
/ i the kid. Betty Srhade. Leslie Stuart.
| Charles Clary and Kate Lester are the
| other important players.
" ,.... =
4 ARCADIA sadie Love-" with Billie. bmkr
nny ,irc'be" by sr1 w Y'H HapvooI Pr' pf"G
| % ,,n,. " - .,.,,.,.., - II ..s,' ''
which in spoken version did not create
much of u sensation. Often these plays
| Suffar, nv rpaSon of thpir l.ck of III,
| o. ~ :. M: - W '''
handled let =. ", 81
III RpIie BH,ke has a -host df admirers
and her work wears we'll She has ,
! winSome personality. which seems I,
make itself felt whenever she has Tia,
center of the stage. Strange that tn
roll, is similar to that she had in "'rh
Misleading Widow" also made from