Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
LOCAL SCREENS HAVE
INTERESTING FILMS
Stanley, Palace, Arcadia and Vic
toria Show Movies Of Foreign
and American Make
sTiANL,EY."The Woman on the IpIex" viii,

Faults Frederic sssnoTo Dn 81 S' willard MACH in
Directed by Hobart Henley.
Movie patrons should not see this play
backwards, or, in other words, the time of
the pictures starting should be ascertained
before going TO the theatre, because Of the
fact that the play has a tricky ending which
would spoil the whole thing IL seen before the
proper time for the denouement. There are
many things in the film version of George
Broadhurst's play Of the same name which
did not appear in the spoken drama, and
they all help Pauline Frederick to make her
initial appearance on the Goldwyn program
memorable.
Pauline Frederick has never appeared to
better advantage than IN this story. because
she has more to do than she has had in
other pictures and hence her emotional ability
is brought out to it's fullest The other
members of the company were equally good,
while her husband, Willard Mack. portrayed
the role of a Russian in fine style.
The story might be termed as n timely
one because 1t deals with Bolshevists in this
country. The title is taken from the fact
that the woman is listed on the index Of
police record Direction and staging were
excellent.
Everywhere with Prizma," q reel of
natural-color photography, was made up of
several scenes and objects and might rightly
be termed a demonstration reel of this new
art. comedy "Reilly's Wash Day." was
mirth provoking.
PALACE-"Wiyes of Men" with Florence Reed
Written and directed by John Stahl
Florence Reed has always been a favorite
with the movie fans, and If it We're not for
her theatrical engagements. she would be a
regular-featured player. but that would
necessitate leaving the spoken drama. which
she VIII not do 1t is easy to understand
why this artist should be so popular in this
city. Aside from the fact that she was
born here, her dramatic talents are such as
to be good for acting Shp is sinrera
in her work and made the role Of a second
wife of man with twelve-year-old boy
quite plausible.
Many of the scenes are given over to
the Visualiz!ng OF diary which Miss Reed
reads. 1t tells of the life of the characters
in the play for some years past. One of
the scenes shows the heroine calling out to
her husband but she pretends It Is another
man. Frank Mills. Dora Davidson and
Charles jackson are the others in the cast.
ARCADIA."Good Gracious, AnnabeiIcy' with
Billie Burke story By Clare RUNNER Directed
Glare RUNNERS comedy plays have
quality of human interest and appeal to
audiences for their truth to life. Nothing
has been offered on the spoken stage which
was SO unconventional as the methods en-
ployed by this writer to have her many char
acters make their exits and entrances into
the plays. Somehow the audiences felt that
they really belonged to the undertaking on
the stage. There Is a treat in store for
future film fans In this new film made from
the play of the same name.
A spendthrift girl and her miner husband,
whom she has seen but once and then on the
day he kidnapped her. are the chief char
acters in the story The girl takes employ
ment as a cook and her friends go with her
in the capacity Of other servants. But her
husband comes to the rescue of all and takes
her away in cave-man fashion. There is a
delightful character Of Lottie, the servant.
played by Billie Watson. Rille Rur<a 10
girl, Herbert Rawlinson the husband Crau-
ford Kent, the opponent of the husband and
many others are in the cast
VlCTORIA-'The Better 'Ole" with n snec;s,
cast of English players 1
There is really an interesting experiment
being offered 10 movie patrons by the pre-
sentatiOn of this production, because II Ia
same time that the spoken drama is holding
forth. Tho film, like the play. is founded
upon the cartoons Of Captain Bruce BARNS
father and Captain Arthur Eliot's writings
To those who have seen the play there
should be an added attraction in seeing the
films because of the manner of the English
treatment Of the story. one of the char
acters which played a small part in the
spoken version is the poet, while in the
silent story he has prominent role
The story of the three friends in war Ole
Bill, Bert and ALI is human one and re-
minds the spectator of seeing a series of in
cidents which might have had their origina-
ton in real life on the battlefelds of Europe.
There is lot Of fun throughout which re-
lieves the dramatic tension when that be-
gins to become too pathetic. The cast is
good
Lady Tsen Mel returns to the screen in
For the Freedom OF the East at the Regent
1t is Bet2wood product The Locust and
Strand screens have Pauline Frederick as the
star in Paid in Full"