Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-16
/ NEW TAL MADGE FILM
ON STANLEY SCREEN
Constance 6inney and Lucy Cot
ton Are New Stars
Elsewhere

+ eNTANLEy---'srhe Isle Of Conquest" with
nlck play.
This production certainly has the
ftTalmadge touch Her every charac
teristic gesture is brought forth by TIL
subtle direction of Mr.. jose. Then, too.
( there are the combined efforts of Anita
1.oos and John Emerson, as scenarists.
\ These two need no further comment,
Because their work is always worthy.
Selznick films and William Bechtel may
we'll be proud Of this movie, for it is
artistic.
In winter it Is nsychologicaly busi.
nesslikc 30 present films of shipwrccks
near tropical islands. Combined with
the superhpatcd theatres, this causes
pleasure for the audience and they like
the play. At least the crowd approved
OF this new film Of shipV rocked cou'
pie on an island. There are temptations
to refer to "NIale and Female while
seeing this film, for parts Of each are
not unlike.
Man hates woman and woman hates
man. This situation is brought out
when the little star marrics for money
20 please her mother. aud when the hero
Is fitted by girl who falls In supposed
love with the eventual husband OF the
star. 1t so happens that little old
coincidence turus up again TO make
holiday of the authors thoughts. The
dread movie disease. heart failure.
-c6mes to the rescue of the plot and
there is the inevitable scene year
after the husbands death. Happiness.
Nathan Frey. concertmeister of the
.orchestra. played Wieniawski's : lie
.gende" with much feeling.
AHCADtA-''Erstwhiie Susan" With Con
tgS Stance Blnney. story by Helen II Martin
: and directed by John s, Robertson. Real
2hsrt.
-sNThe appropriateness of the trademark
name Realart is understood when this
spicture is viewed, because it tries to
represent everything that the producing
ncompany's title implies. This is the
initial production by this company, and
all that Manager Jay Emanuel has said
about the photoplay is borne out. 1t is
n human document of the life of a little
sgirl Of the Pennsylvania Dutch town
(which Helen Martin has written at such
great length and with so much facility
Another factor in the production is
Realart's first star, Constance Binney.
whose work hardly needs more than
few words because of what she has
done in the past. She plays the .daugh-
>ter OF a thrifty man for whom she has
to be a slavey. Tho part has been EN-
phasized in the movies, while in spoken
Drama it was merely a role subservient
to that played by Mrs. Fiskc as Susan.
There is no doubt that Miss Binney
Is now full fledged star and worthy
iof the prominent honor bestowed upon
her. Jerc Austin. Alfred Hickman,
.Anders Randolph and Georges Rena
vent are good type actors. The out
Standing piece of work, however, is
that done by Mary Alden in the role
which Mrs. Fiske portrayed and which
gives the play its title.
sVIcToRIA--"Tho Speed Maniac" with Tom
Mix. Directed by Edward J. lie Saint
from story by II. II. Van Loan. Fog
play
Some mouths ago Wallace Reid made
d movie in which there was au auto
race, and it proved very thrilling. Now
comes William Fox with movie which
has an autoist as the chief character.
and it, too. held the attention of Tom
Mix's admirers. There is indeed real
thrill in the overturnng of an auto at
the end of the picture and the race.
There are many interesting bits in
this play. but somehow they are not
tied together with sufficient cordagc to
make the fabric as strong as it should
be. Praise for camera work is due Fred
Granville, especially for his night pho
geography.
Tom Mix appears as helper to hu-
manity in general, for he aids n prize
fighters family and rescues girl from
b runaway horse and carriage. Real