Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
MANY GOOD MOVIES
ON LOCAL SCREENS
Featured Artists Score ia New
RoIes-clemenceau
Film

pa,ect-"The Virgin OF stamboul' l.
mo best picture that has been turned out
st Universal studios In many months. 1r
,sct. Il is so good that one Is apt to think
u oyerpraised when compared with some
other films Of recent showing. The ar'
of the photoplay IL advancing so rapidls
that the beauties Of scenery and photog'
raphy in this may be passe in q few
months.
One thing this Aim does do, and that is
10 bring Priscilla Deans work before q
new audience Of Aim fans who have
heretofore only seem her work In the
smaller theatres. Surely she will not &c
pnrewarded, is ones thought after see.
ing this theatres reception OF her ability
wheeler Oakman is also favorite and
his playing compares favorably with
other things that he has done In the past
A beggar girl in Stamboul enters a
forbidden mosque and Is seen by man
who has killed the lover of his favorite
a. the harem. She ID lured to this harem
nv the man, but is rescued after one OF
the most spectacular and thrilling bat
tl.s staged in many months. The pho
Biography IL fine at this point. as 1t Is In
the oriental shops. ....
Arcsdis-'Nurse Marjorie" as played
nv Mary Miles Minter, would cure any
body Of the blues on a rainy Friday. She
has made this character her best piece OF
work. II takes this dainty actress away
from child roles and gives her regular
honest .to-goodness, grown-lip girl part,
Those who have not liked her before in
her typical characters should certa lnly
zee this play to realize how good
player can be IL given the right sort OF
Israel Zangwill wrote fine story In
this play, which was directed by William
.. Taylor A girl goes to nurse the sick,
although she does not have TO do 80 be-
cause OF her wealth and position In so.
eiety, However. Il is In the hospital that
she cares for little boy and later for a
Young man who has lost his sisnt. For
some time he does not know who nursed
him. but once he catches sight OF her.
He In feigning Illness all the time. Hap
piness and love naturally follow the dis
closure. ...
Ctvdc Fillmore Is well cast as the
leader of the people in the London po-
iticai body, while Lydia Yeamans Titus
has an interesting role. Little Frankie
Zee is clever in child's role.
yietoris-'The Strongest" has as au-
thor Georges Clemenceau. former pre-
nier Of France. The production OF thls
A Walsh for the Fox studios. and this
master of screencraft has put into the
making Of the picture methods for which
ne is noted and which have placed him
m the ranks Of the foremost masters
Of the silent art. A now and beautiful
g. "a. lrx tho leading femintne
role. which is portrayed by Renee
Adoree who may be accounted the
brightest spot in the picture. Among
me players Of the sterner sex Harrison
Hunter gives the best performance as the
heavy"
The story moves with q marked rapid
ity likely to be confusing except to the
close observer. II tells Of baby born to
Claudia Ha-le, who dies shortly after.
The child Claudia's father is ambitious
70 bring title into his family, and when
the girl has reached the age ot D, e'gn,ees hns,s
count towards his daughter. She Is In
love with 4 young American, who is en-
courased by Claudia's godfather. Things
come TO a head when workers In Harlc's
factory kidnap Claudia after their de-
Henri. the godfather. goes to the rescue.
hut is shot and killed. The bogus count
Is revealed in his true colors by a de.
tective, but the counts" parting shot at
Harle Ia to show him a letter proving
The lovers are reunited. but Harle re-
turns to his mansion broken man; the
production In general, which includes
settings, photography and technical
work, Is we'll up to the Fox standard OF
productions.
R.rent-"A Modern Salome' brings
forth new screen star in Hope Hamp-
ton, and II her initial work is a criterion
then there Is great hope for her future'
No less a person than oscar Wlioe III,
.pired Leonce Perret. who wrote wrote ana 40
directed the scenario. Salome' OF
course, was the foundation.
As a story of Biblical days in modern
sarb. this one has a moral which the
author hopes will make the spectators
better. A young girl is blackmailed by
q former sweetheart. and when caught
with him by her husband she accuses
his secretary of the attack. Sent away
from his position on a false charge by
the wife who could net secure his love.
the secretary becomes estranged from
his own home ties. Later the frivolous
wife finds the secretary In a studio
ttst." and she repents her actions.
Eventually everything is righted.
tapuOl- Inc ohBepiusnoi Coieo ~
cinema form now and will add to the
popularity of it's author, Emerson
Hough. whose novel of the same name
was a popular one. Edward Sloman has
not had many PICTURES before the pub
lie in this city. but this one is unusual.
Here are disclosed many thrillig scenes,
such as fires In a forest, while other bits
are technically ecorrect in smallest de-
tail.
Roy Stewart might be classed as
well known 10 tine local fans. He Is good
and with proper roles should not have
difhculty in establishing himself. Noah
Beery Is fine in the part of Sim Gage.
man who loves hopelessly. Betty
bins, is the supporting feminine player,
as ia Marguerite De La Motto. Two
Iove stories are told by four characters.
a plain son OF the soil and girl of
hlgh breeding are contrasted with the
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