Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
MOTIECRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON


TSHosE who witness John Barry
= fncre's remarkable performance in
Doctor Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" at the
STANLEY the next fortnight perhaps will
wonder that the ingredients are In the
n,ysterious liquid that the star drinks In
order TO make transition from Jekyll
10 Hyde
For some time during the filming of
the picture n combination with the cor
rect Photographic qualities was sought.
Mr. Barrymore himself made the dis
covery that synthetic buttermilk. mixed
thoroughly with cold coffee and with
coffee grounds sprinkled nicely over the
top, answered the purposes very we'll
hut the taste of such a mixture was
anything but pleasant, and II was at
Mr.. Barrymore's request that the num-
Der OF scenes in which he drinks tie
Hyde cocktail was cut down to
As the brutal "Mr. Hyde" in rehearsal
he was fooled by child. In some re-
spects. according to Mr.. Barrymore, this
was one of the most difficult episodes IN
the whole story. The part of the child
was played by a three-year-old screen
actor. Barrymore, in his hideous make
UP as Hyde" feared to frighten the
child and spoil the scene. He ap-
moment before throtting his small vic
tim.
~Don't he afraid of me. mister" said
the child. looking UP at this gruesome
creature without sign of fear
SST DON'T wonder that Wolff Kingsearl
j. feels like shaking Miss Hobbs
think she has awful ideas!"
It was Wanda Hawley talking during
q hull between scenes of Miss Hobbs.
her FIRST Realart starring vehicle, which
will be shown at the Arcadia next week.
The character Miss HawleY interprets
Is that of a superfeminine young woman
who hates men and breaks up the ro-
mances of two girl friends IN order TO
convert them to her own ideas concern
ing smokes bobhed hair. vegctariantsnl,
bare feet, free verse and kindred sub
jects
She paused. TN way think Miss
Hobbs will be n wholesome warming TO
girls who are inclined to fads and things
that distract their attention from the
worthwhile things of life. Miss Hobbs
IN iaughable because she Is abnormal,
peculiar. Normality Is what makes and
Keeps friends. You know a super-fad-
dist like this woman Is really selfish.
She has her own narrow ideas and tries
10 make every one else conform. The
broad minded person Will make gener-
Gus concessions to the feelings ana opIh-
Ions of others"
II EAL football was played for the pro-
Induction of Dangerous to Men, 10
he shown at the Victoria next week with
Viola Dana as star. Through MaNweIl
Karger. director general OF the Metro;
an interscholastic contest was ARRANGED
between the Santa Monica and Venice,
Calf, school teams. The PLAYERS dlu
not stop outside the camera lines. as
regular actors do, but kept right on untli
each play was finished. to the Joy, OF the
tnNI IN, 1A
cameras were used for the scenes On
one occasion the game was so exciting
that one of the Cameramen forgot 10 stop
cranking when the sigma W was = @ g,N1n' -
Stay" by II. V. Esmond, from which \.
r. Younger made Dangerous 10 Men,
the little country girl Eliza is sent TO a
Sfashionable prep" school after the death
OF her father. This game is the first
athletic event she has ever seen.
vTTHEN Harold Bell Wright began
wv work on THE Eyes of the World
he was resident of RHdlands. I'ali'
This story, which has had sale OF
nearly 100000 copies (Which means:
according to the publishers accepted
10,ooo.00O readers) was put into elab-
crate cinema form by the Clune Co. ana
opens Monday at the Chestnut Street
Opera House.
book into motion pictures was done
in Redlands. for 1t is the belief that
. the author put into. the story people
whose originals he observed while pas
tor of a church there.
Mr.. Wright has never admitted so
much: however literary editors and
Observation-Disclosures have alleged so often
Z that "The Eyes of the World is a tale
Of Rediands society.
N No doubt the authors residence there
tinctured the story with local color. Mr..
Wright has told close friends that only
one of his characters in the stO"T is e
real portrait the others are pigments
of his Imagination, and indeed the whole
story was evolved from his mind.
An author naturally gathers material
from every available source an episode
put into a novel in one place may have
had it's inspiration ir something that
happened in very remote locality.
This Is at least true of one Of the
big situations in The Eyes of the
World" The author admits that he knew
Of nearly parallel case to the death
OF Mr. Taine, at the banquet table, but
the tragic affair occurred in an eastern
city. 1t so happens, however that a
like incident once occurred in Redlands.
Wright says he knew nothing OF the
latter affair.
NToRMoNISM. as practiced by the
1Vl disciples OF Joseph Smith, who set
tied in Utah in the forties is the back.
ground OF "A Mormon Maid" in which
Mae Murray is starred at the Garricl
next week
For the first time in the history OF
Nphotodrama vivid portrayal of Nor
mon life as lived in those days is pic
tured from the flights westward of tn,
caravans of Smiths followers to pic
turizations of their beliefs and custom!
that caused them to be prosecuted" al
they call It, in virtually every state II
which they settled.
Scenes depict the Covetous pursuit b,
one OF the elders of the daughter of
4 pioneer who has come under the Mormon
4 influence after having been saved from
massacre by the Indians Forced mar
riages under pressure of the council an,
the system of spies that prevented enc
mics of the faith" from getting in ant
tale bearers from escaping are also pic
tured.
SsD OMANCE," which has been pro
IN duced for the screen by I'niter
Artists Corporation, with Doris Keau
in the leading role, has been called
'melodious dramatic ballad Of old New
York"
Not little old New York" as usual
but New York in its most fascinatin,
decade. II is a story unconCerned witt
modern improvements, one written t,
nut every one in sunny glow o