Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-03
EXCELLENT MOVIES
ON MANY SCREENS
Favorite Stars Appear in Photo
plays Which Win Popu-
lar Favor
sTANLEY-"Daddy Long Legs" with Mar

sTANLEY-"Daddy Long Less" with MARI
Pickford. Story by jean Webster and
directed by Marshall Neian. Pickford
play.
Mary Pickford comes back into her
own place in the movie world in this
picture, after her recent poor produc-
tons.
The play and story from which this
movie was made have been popular
among readers and theatregoers. and
those among them who view the cinema
version will find production which not
only plcases in its pictorial phases, but
fills long felt want for clean comedy.
Miss Pickford gets the full comedy
strength out of her characterization as
an orphan, and again when she has
grown up" She plays the part of a
romantic girl with touches of quiet re-
straint. There is delightful child in
this play who should be given program
mention, because it will not be long ere
some manager places him in a comedy
of his own. The supporting cast is eI-
cellent. and numbers Marshall Neilan,
Percy Haswell, Fay Lemport. Milla
Davenport. Lillian Langdon and Audrey
| Chapman.
ARCADrA--"You're Fired" with wallace
| Reid story by a. Henry and directed by
james Cruzc Paramount play.
This play is one of the lightcst come
dies wlfich have been at this theatre for
some weeks. 1t is fine piece of work.
| Not only does the story carry plot but
the enacting by the four principals is
great aid in development of its delight
full situations.
A young man proposes to a girl, but
the father says that he must work and
not be fired for a month. If he can do
this he wins the girl. While he is try
ing to gain the lady and also keep his
| promise he meets with many obstacles
| in the matter of his not being physically
able to do the work of the several jobs
he holds.
| Wallace Reid appears to good ad-
vantage in the role of the hero and when
he is engaged to play the Xylophone at
house dance he is superbly humor-
Gus. Wanda Hawley is the pleasing
little girl and Theodore Roberts is capi
tai as the father.
vICToR1A-"The SIRENS SONG" with Theda
| Rara Directed by J. Gordon Edwards
from a story by Charles Kenyon. FoN
play.
There are some people who seem tc
think that Theda Bara is losing her
vogue as screen vamp, but the large
audience at this theatre did not seem to
confirm this view. They saw melo :
drama with their favorite actress in the
guise Of a French peasant girl.
A girl is in love with young clergy
man. A singer, she is thought to be or
the wrong path of life by her father
on account Of the temptations of stage
life. She attempts suicide. but is res
cued, and returns to singing for :ht
soldiers. In the end of the play, sht
regains her lover.
Others in the cast besides the star ar
Ruth Handforth. Paul Weigel. Carri
Clark Ward. l.. c. Shumway. the for
mer Lubin actor, and Albert Roscoe.
REGENT---"The Busher." with Charles Ra
the star. Story by Earl Smell Drecte
by Jerome Strong. Paramount play.
, Technically this review belongs il
this column. although Mr.. Maxwell, ou
=. sports editor, should have been at thi
theatre to write about the play. How
ever, it is really a home run with full