Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-25
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SCREEN TO PATRON

~INy charming costumes which will
M ..,,shed by women are worn by
~ T.rouson, the Paramount star, in
blels Roses Daughter which will be
Laus NJ The stanley Theatre next week
In the deyeiopmsent OF 'ps Mrs s'oIg, E,,mphrn wr
was tbe celebrated English novelist.
MaIu'u-sreuson plays three parts, the
Mss ,,at Of Lady Maude, In the period
nrs.t oao the second that of Lady Rose,
q. o. daughter Of the foregoing, IN the
tns,od tne Of 1890; and the third that Of
per,oot ppo 70 " Breton, the illegitimate daugh-
sune ~ lady Rose, In the period OF the
present day
-. costumes worn by. Miss Ferguson
. ,hsse portrayaIs are unusually rich
IA attractive. and each is typical OF
Az ~ STYLES of the periods they represent.
Miss Fersuson,s ,t beautiiu, H, Gowns iohs ,hs
nnsotopjays in which she has been seen
pS in her latest starring vehicle the
snes, creations Of noted modistes are
aid TO be in evidence.
IN Eugene o'Brien's new Selznick pic
ture. The Fisurehead," which will
:. shown at the Victoria Theatre next
po .u,oL Anna O. Nilsson plays the leading
feminine role
An exclamation of Miss Nilsson's
,,onae beauty is to be found In the fact
.not she was born and spent her girl
Nod in the town Yastad, Sweden. II is
n"nnonly known that the growing Of
blonde beauties Is one OF Sweden's fore
most industries.
Brought to- America when she was
sull very young, Miss Nilsson's beauty
soon attracted the attention of some of
the foremost illustrators of the day. And
before she entered pictures she enjoyed
a brief and successful career as an art
lists model. o..
HCUDS," Mary Pickford's production
for United Artists, now playing at
N. Academy Of Music, might be termed
''The Tale Of a Shirt" for the scenes are
ali laid in little laundry in the slums
OF London, and Miss Pickford, as Aman-
da Affiick weaves such a romance about
the shirt which has been left by a cas-
nal customer that even her girl chums
believe II almost as much as herself.
Having taught the philosophy of glau.
ness in 'Pollyanna," Mary Pickford In
ISOLATION of vivid imagination, and
when Lavender. the delivery horse, Is
about to be sold for glue, she rescues
him, takes him up two flights OF stairs
to her room and tells him such wonoerLui
tales that even this poor old animal be-
lieves It. WI
Amanda Aalick is a little figure true
10 life. with Miss Plckford's deft
touches, Amanda brings the audience
from laughter to tears and back again
with her wonderful tales
"A MoNG the seasons special features
"A will be ''The Queen of Sheba," bear
Ing the trademark of the Fox Film,
Corporation. No official announcement
OF this production has yet been made on
the coast. but no one In the vicinity OF
the studios could fail ito know the ex-
to- n
were built on the big lot, while J. Cor.
don Edwards. director. has completed
plans for shooting" the scenes The
script is the collaborative work oil un-
tersnt writer's on the stan, with jules
The principal role will be the Queen,
and there has been come Difficulty in
securing a suitable actress to play the
part, which is said to be dramatic
one. The film will bean elaborate FOX
spectacle. p. .&
IIJSN'T la wonderful" queried Kate
i Bruce. who is the Mrs Bartlett In
"Sy Down East" at the Chestnut
Street Opera House. She was speaking
Of the reception given the Grifhth MIN.
Miss Bruce has been an actress for
years although 1atterly she has been de:
voting herself to motion pictures 81
began In repertory out In Iowa. said
she, and went there from my home IN
and would dance great deal. Just
before I went into picture work was
With Mr.. Belasco, and played IN
Madame Butterfly" and Naughty
Is 80 much pleasanter to be in pictures
and to be able to have a home of your
own. L am out of doors a great dea'
and my wants are not many.
1t is literally true that Miss Bruce
has few wants. for she really lives the
simple life, and for the last six years
she has subsisted on buttermilk, occa-
sonal ice cream and fruit. And she has
no wish to go back to a diet of meat
and vegetables.
That her food is sufficient for her Is
evident from the clearness Of her COM
plexion and her ability to endure hard
ships and the rigors of the weather.
THAT. there Is just as much romance
i and opportunities for excitement In
the average American small town Is
proved afresh everb time photoplay
starring Charles Ray Is released.
This youthful star has definitely
ss soqmry ar he Tass
plays are as true to life as page out
OF Booth Tarkington's "Penrod" or Sew
enteen. Youth portrayed more truly or
aelshtfully than In the small:town
been delighting the photoplay fans for
some years now.
CHARLES RAYS latest effort is "a
~ Village Sleuth." which comes from
the Thomas II. Ince studio and which
VIII be seen at the Stanley week of
october 4. According to the story.
Sharlle Is farmers son. with aspira-
,lons TO become great detective. His
pungling amateur efforts when thieves
invade his fathers melon patch leads to
MS departure from home and a new Job
asa man Of all work around a private
sanitarlum. Here lie becomes involved
m mystery worthy Of Sherlock Holmes
nSnIo wins his spurs when he solves II.
vi course there is a girl in the case.
A STAGE play by Barrie, Half an
~ Hour" serves as Dorothy Dalton's
ptst Ipsttest screen vehicle. which will have its
rniladelphia r premiere at the Palace
~ week e OF October 4th. This Is the second
p5 n Sir James's plays, picturized by Para
1.It ana others will follow.
MISS Dalton has the role Of the daugh-
orn. OF an impoverished British arsto-
,at she Is practically sold" by her
asner TO become the wife OF n rich
N nNmerIcan: He loves her, but her cold
a." nnaliy leads him to treat her badly.
hns hu nnds solace in the attention of a
hanusome young English philanderer of
ter own rank. He finally persuades her
nee with him, and she is at his
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