Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-10
OLIVE THOMAS STAR
OF STANLEY MOVIE
Evelyn Greeley Another Player
Who Reaches Stellar Honors.
Other Films Shown

SrNNLEY--"Tpstairs and Down" hv tho
Hattone. olive Thomas is th' star and
Ihnrles GthI'n directed II for S""rt
Olive Thomas has had her first So
Ioct production exhibited Mt the stan
Icy Theatre, and. Judging by the way it
was received, there will he mnny moro
plays shown hero with this charming
girl in the leading roles. In private
ford and somehow she seems to have
acquired tho faculty for stard"m which
goes with that name.
| To play the role Of firt as well as
II liar is the task which Mr.. and Mrs.
Hatton have given Miss Thomas TO do
as Alice Chcstcrton. the baby vampire.
"Upstairs and Down shows the living
standards of two sets of people, those
who live above the servants quarters
and the servants themselves. 1t is left
to the servants, however, to show that
there is much to be learned by those
who hire them.
Charles Giblyn has invested the play
with significant and necessary details.
Olive Thomas docs some fine acting and
screens WE'LL while the leading heart
breaker is portrayed by Robert Ellis.
, David Butler appears to good advan
/ tage as the poor man who is in love with
the heroine. Another player whose
work was appreciated was Rosemary
! Theby.
Birds and Flowers" is fine Prizma
| picture. which shows varicolorcd birds
and dahlias photographed in natural
colors. A large farm of these flowers
is exceptionally we'll taken, as is the
opening of the blossoms.
IARCADIA-"Men. Women and Money" with
| and directed by George Mciford. Tara-
mount play.
There is no more appreciated actress
before movie patrons today than little
I Ethel Clayton. who ono" made movies
| in this city. She has risen to a place
where her work calls for good material
and of late she has been we'll supplied.
| An example Of this is found in her cur
rent vehicle. which was made into the
scenario by Bcuah Marie Dix. Cosmo
Hamilton. the author of the story from
which this was taken. has supplied the
movies with many tales of interest, and
the adaptation of this one does not
suffer.
The well chosen cast is made up of
James Neill. Sylvia Ashton. Jane
Wolfe. Irving Cummings, Lew Cody and
Edna May Cooper. An added attraction
is n Mack Sennett comedy with a
moral" called "No Mother to Guide
| Him.
! vICToRIA-"Woman.',' special photorl1y
! rected by Maurice fourneur. Tourneur
! play.
Considered as one of the artistic
| directors of screencraft, Maurice Tour
neur has made a production on his own
account without regard for the dictates
of any business executive giving instruc-
! tions. 1t may be recalled that he made
The Blucbird.' Sporting Life.'
THE Whip" "The Poor Little Rich
Girl and "The Red Lantern" which
I
This photoplay is somewhat after the
episodic style. and is about as fine
thing in an artistic way as has appeared
at this theatre. There is immediate
interest created with the opening title,
THE Legitimate occupation of man S
thoughts is woman 1t takes many cpl
sodes to reveal what the philosopher is
reading in his treatise on women. His
tOriCal women are given prominent
place throughout the unfolding of the
! plot.
Ethel IIalIor. of musical comedy fame
Faire Binncy. who is to be starred in
comedy; Chester Barnett. Florence
billings. Warner Richmond, Diana AL
len. Henry West and Escamlo Fer
nandeZ arc in the principal role.
s,nrH r% cara $ Beranser r T1 and
Forest Halsoy. WorlG picture.
Another star rises in the movie firma
ment in the delightful person of Evelyn
Greeley. She will make good in her
own right. as she did as the Wis a Wis
of Carlyle Blackwell, because she pos
sesses charm and personality. two fac
tors which count as much on the
screen as does the ability to act.
Oscar APPEL has given the produc-
ton the best of his directing, and the
result is that this first starring vehicle
is a treat for good fun and bright
comedy. Briefly, the story concerns a
girl whose name is Damophiia. Her
father, a student Of Greek. did not take
into consideration that she would call
herself Phil for short. The girl dons
male attire and remains at a fellow pro-
fessor's house overnight in order to es-
cape from man who seeks to marry
her. 1t is the idea that she has been
compromised that makes her host marry