Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-26
MOTIECRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON

uART ISLAND, with its medieval
i i castle, other handsome summer
homes along the st. Lawrence river and
the snow-capped hills which help lend a
European atmosphere to the Thousand
Islands, We're utilized by the Selznick
forces In filming scenes for "A Fool and
His Money" perturbation of George
Barr McCutcheon's book, which will be
seen at the Stanley next week with
Eugene O'Brien as star.
Residents OF northern New York Will
fail to recognize names of some OF their
railway stations, for the director. with
an eye for local color. took liberties with
them. He changed Redwood and towns
along the Philadelphia Clayton route to
names more in keeping with the mythical
kingdom which Is the sceen of the action.
A MATINEE girl. who in her high
n school days attended a theatre in
Rochester three times in a week to
see Bert Lytell in Alias Jimmy Valen-
tine" Is now seen as his leading lady In
the screen version OF Paul Armstrong;
crook play. which will be shown at the
Vale.
ut was tho thought OF playing the
heroine to such hero as Mr.. Lytell that
made me stage struck " Miss Vale con,
about the stage in those days. went
into amateur theatricals. 1t was a Joy
to act-just fun. Now that they pay me
real money for It It's more fun than
ever"
aTNVERY woman owes II to herself to
T. get at least eight hours sleep out
of twenty-four," says Pauline Frederick
appearing in '"rhe Woman in Room 13 !"
which comes to the Victoria next week
'If don't get the sleep at night make
saver for women, and does more to keep
them fresh and youthful looking than
all the cosmetics in the world
r EE KCGEL, the producer, endeav-
IL ored for seven years to get "old
Lady 81" on the stage. Emma Dunn
who starred In the play and who Is now
starred in the picturization OF the drama
| at the Arcadia next week. recalled some
OF the difficulties encountered by MT.
Kugel. in a conversation recently with
Maxwell Karger, Metro director general
After Mr. Kugel had bought the rights
to the novel by Louise Forsslund, he
| tried ursuccessfully TO have 1t drama
tized. Miss Dunn said:
''Mr Kugel induced Miss Crothers to
| make a dramatiZation of the story, and
then he sent for me and begged me to
| read It did not feel certain about the
play at first. Besides, I had made up
my mind not TO play any more mothers
or old women, Aller an eAperIence IN
motion pictures yielded to Mr.. Kusel's
persuasion to play another old lady role"
AS IN the case of Ramona" his first
| n effort, Mr.. Clune has taken time to
make THE Eyes OF the World" a care
| fully finished production. More than
seven months were given to the film, now
he had the authors active participation
| in It. 1t is in eight sections, and con-
sumed about two and quarter hours In
! the showing.
Words that the author puts into the
mouths Of two of his characters, the
| author and the artist indicate his pur-
pose. The novelist. speaking to the artist.
says: so,. as,r u-.,.o . .r,,o ,,or,,
| It shall be a novel of today, with the
characters drawn from life, and these
characters In my story shall bear the
names OF the forces that have made
them what they are and which they, In
turn. have come to represent. mean
those forces that are 30 coloring and
shaping the life and thought OF this
age"
HDREACHING BILL" one of the
Z principals in THE Shepherd OF the
Hills" Harold Bell Wright's picturiza.
ton Of his novel of the same name. which
will be seen at the Garrick next week
"A possum has rights ter think we'll o,
hissc'f---as a possum-but when som,
dad-burned fool possum gifts ter thinkin
of hissef as a bear he's ure a-goln' tel
cain IN the wilderness.
A QUAINT. heart gripping story II
"a "Passers By" which is announced a.
tho feature at the Garrick week of July
s. II Is J. Stuart Blackton production
IE story of real DeODlp-Of yaria(
, types and PHILOSOPHERS of kindly deeds
nf aNerlastlng loves and OF noble sacri