Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

STAN1.EY--"The Broken Melody with
nu ngene Srectsd ie9 Sv story by Por1shy select
play.
Eugene O'Brien is a perfect ladies'
man, and his admirers among the femi-
nine contingent will find much to like In
his new role. His romantic character
at once gains for him the sentimental
sympathy of his audience.
As an artist, role he played in a
former piece, the hero finds he is living
next door to singer in the popular,
although now rich, Greenwich Village
All goes as smooth as care free love can
go until patroness of the artist sug-
gests that he go to Paris and study fur
ther into the ways of the use of a camel
hair brush and pigments. The girl
continues with her vocal work. But it
soon comes to each Of the separated
friends that their melody of love has
been broken, and so they join each
other and form the perfect harmony so
necessary in sentimental romances.
The excellence of the Stanley orches-
ira helped out this story. Lucy Cotton.
gained for her a number of friends, has
the role of the singer, while Donald
Hall, Corinne Barker and Jack John
stone and others are in the cast. Inc
scenario was prepared by Ouida Ber-
gers, who has done many scripts.
Billie Burke story by Samuel HOPKINS
Adams. directed by Lawrence C.. Window
Paramount play.
Billie Burke is cute little bunch of
femininity, but she must have at least
some good material if her daintiness is
to count. In this play she first appears
as a careless lady who docs not mind
what her two girl friends say about her
appearances. Then comes the marriage
of these girls, and of course the heroine
of this story must get herself a beau
and husband. 1t is easy to invent
such a person. Soon man appears,
and he proves that he really does love
her for herself, and the story has its
happy ending.
The little star seems rather careless
in this tale. but perhaps it was the fault
of the entire production, for it seemed
to lack the usual sparkle found in the
Burke comedies. Kid Broad, an athlete,
does some fair work, while James H..
Crane. Bradley Barker, Gypsy . Bricn,
Edward Lester and the rest add their
support.
VICTORIA -"Behind the Door" with Hobart
Roswor-h Story by Gouyerneur Norris, al.
rooted by Irwin " Willatt' paramount
pa".
Hold tight to the arms of the chair
when you sec this picture, for it S going
10 cixo Won n thrill,
Hobart Bosworth was one Of the
original players in the long feature
/ u;cturcs, and his creation of the role
in "The Sea Wolf" will not be for
gotten. 1t was this player who first
filed the Stanley screen, and now he
returns to give the movie patrons q
treat in dramatic acting as the sea cap
tain.
The story. laid in the time Of the sub
marine warfare, shows a captain of q
boat which was torpedoed forced to sec
his wife. a stowaway, taken on board
the submarine. Years later find the
husband and the captain of the sub.
marine together. BY pretending to be
interested in behalf of the captain OF
the rndcrsca craft he draws out from
him the fate of his wife. When the
men come into the room where the tive
men were and ask for the captain, the
| husband tells them to look behind the
door. What has happened is brought
out by process of mental imagining by
Director Willat.
Wallace Beery has the role of the
submarine commander. and he is fine. ~
are Jane Novak, James Godron and j
| p. Lockney.