Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-09
NEW PICKFO ORD PLAY;
BARRIE IN THE MOVIES
male and Female" Based on
"Admirable Crichton"-Many
New Offerings


sTANLEY-- Heart O. the Hills" with Mary
PshfPrd ory fory RS Tsm,,in %9n9 ToN FRS, Ir Ha
tioral play
Mary Pickford's latest release, Heart
o. the Hills" is happy contrast to her
recent iusipid "Hoodlum aud proper
companion piece for the delightful
,'Daddy Long Legs The new photo
play. based on the romantic Kentucky
novel of the latc John Fox, Jr. has
been most intcligcutIy adapted to
screen uses. and the result is Il blend OF
comedy. character studies and mclo-
drama that is unusually expert. Miss
Pickford plays mountain wait IN
regular old time pickfOrd style. In the
''cabin shimmN' scene -- the ShlmmN
being accomplished. by the way. purely
with the fcct--thcrc are delicious flashes
of the truly comic Little Mary while
her later scenes. both pathetic and dra
matte. are genuine canoes of fine his
trionic skill.
Sidney \. Franklin, tho director has
wrought with great beauty viStaS of
the Kentucky hills. Some of his long
shots of masScd trees and racing clouds
rank with the best achievements Of DE
Mile aud Griffith. aud the camcraman is
certainly wonder Especially lovely
are the takes of the countryside.
where color has been used with splendid
knowledge aud facility. Aside from the
portraNaiS oi mouhlalh'er ana ms
gaunt wife by Sam DE GrasSc. the cruel
magnato ct 'intoIcrance, ana 'Ialfc
MacDowcll. once II Biograph actress OF
fame. there is no. particularly note
a. l..
worthy acting. hNrrplioh, however
must D" maze ol th' !ltilc BOY WIN" a!IS
rs MISS L'lcktord ION IN the carrier
opiSodeS OF IN" picture
Ihe captions coul"'n ih''r quota OF
humor.
"A new irl2ma tlIm IN natural color
SHOWS the dangers oi rarrIrsSh'NS WIN
regard to forest hrcS. is one OF a
series OF educational subjects. inns Is
IN addition To the musical program
F@LA oaE, M"Ie ara EemaiE WIN sp'GlHI
rsctcd by cecil H. de- Mile. Paramoiat
play.
Tn tho announcement sent out bv tbc
nubliritv donurtmcnt nf rho thcotrp
tberc is This limo of inflammation ",Thc
sn1andor of thn nro,mrtinn rnrnot hn
doscribnd II Ion,'c. n,,n y,cr"i,In.s =,
Nov. il i q vc,,y good nirt,Irr nnd yrt
tberc nrr some wards which may bc
neod 10 toII of its f,,rtbcr morris Jcs,itr
~ foroyoing odponition
C,rod;t for ,hr evccIIcnrc of tLiy nro
duction must ,,ocossorily yo to I'ociI y
do NIiIic for his camille dircrtior of thr
nIoyars and for his careful selection Of
he nIoyers without custinr stars for
roles which are admirably filed nv
1oIentod artists
The techniraI cxpert certainly SIN
- tbo ebinu,rorI,od crrw' Ouite in con
trost 80 thosn nrivnrn,I inniancnts =
.,,arn +bo Madam nn,,inogn of thn homr
=, Engiard A ,binyvrnGl, showing fho
;,,tar;nr ~ tho chin With galIons nf
,.usbing water and swirlfng furniture
Us tb,ili;,'o 70 gne
""S No,,, thn storv of Sir lanes NJ Bar
,.;a ,,,on which mis- rhotopIay was
en,,rdoJ toII or II butirr who when
fort,,ne ,,Inred him and tho family in
.s,b;cb no served upon an island took
~ ST.; s;t,,ntinn in hand and had thc fam
IL uySrting for him ms well as for them
selves. The time comes when they are
rescued and it is there that the big
moment Grrlyfs, ior 1na Cb'S %o'"S
the erStWnlle lSlauq n,onatVi, a,E t,Tn S
x,,oroen Thcrr * the ndOriug love of
the scullcry maid. whose manners are
parallelcd in those of the mistress, who
also loves the hero of the party. The
story's end has been kept virtually the
same, for the grand lady of nobility
nnarries her kind, while the butler an
nounces his engagement to the maid.
The surprise of the play was found
in the acting of Lila Lee, whose excel
lent qualities were realized by the di-
rector. Thomas Meighan divuged gooc
acting of the repressed sort as the but
Ter As autocratic in commanding whCr
on the island as he was meek as the
servant. he did fine work. Gloria Swan
son looked delightful III her primltly'
garments, as did the other women OF tni
cast. Rebe Daniels had a small rot
as a slave girl. Theodore Roberts hn'
Raymond Hattou gave their usual sup
port, while the short period OF I'm
that little Wesley Barry was on as IN
shoe boy, provoked much merrlment.
Summed up, the play IS a good one
The audience took much interest u
the newly decorated house ana IN IN
newly installed and skilltully plaSed or
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ARCADIA-"An Adventure In Hearts, VIZ
Robert WSrwlCk, sloIE uy A"'iroIs plra ,roy,T