Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-07
| MOVIEGRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON
Film Flashes Of Interest to
Fans of the Photo
play


L says Lew Cody, "if wives would
ony give their husbands all the. little
home comforts which they were able to
obtain before they were married
Mr.. Cody speaks not only from per
,onal experience, but he has lately made
strdy of the subject for his latest
nicture. "Ihc Beloved Cheater," which
nlsys Mt the Stanley next week.
"1uNow in THE Beloved Cheater' I'm
,ctually envious Of the life I'm sup
nosed 10 lead in that picture. If i
spond only have the girls flocking around
me as they do this man, Bruce Sands
and the service he gets from Wang, his
chinese valet--it's enough to make a
man want to remain a bachelor"
ION the other hand there are the
sirls, It's fire to be appreciated and
Te all like to have them like us, but
it,s ant to be embarrassing when q half
4 dozen or so get the idea that each Is
tbe one and only and want to know
when the engagement will be announced.
But as l said before, it's mighty nice
IA remain bachelor-if you can"
ASA working combination the French
n and Irish harmonize perfectly-at
,,ost il one instance. This is the case
II the Tom Moore Harry Beaumont
combination at the Goldwyn studios in
Culver City.
brated their anniversaries with Gold
WIN BY an informal dinner at the sea
shore home of the popular Irish star.
During the evening the subject of ma
localities came up, and it proved that
Tom was one of Ireland's home
crown" while Beaumont's father came
into this world in Paris, and lived there
for many years.
Tom Moore Joined Goldwyn in the
East in August, 1917. and year later
Beaumont, who had also won his spurs
IN pictures in the East, was engaged
70 direct him. Their company is one
Of the hardest working aggregations in
screenland.
"The Gay Lord Quex," which will
be seen at the Arcadia next week, is the
eighth in the line of their successes.
THE famous Santa Fe trail, which
/ was blazed westward by pioneers, Is
seen in the new Tom Mix feature, 1.-THE
Feud," which William Fox will present
at the Victoria next week. This is de-
scribed as a stirring photoplay, packed
with romance.
Some of the exciting incidents show
Tom Mix as Jere Lynch at the head of
caravan proceeding along the Santa Fe
trail when it is attacked by Indians.
The stubborn defense by the pioneers and
daring dash through the Indians are
two of the sensational scenes.
Many tales of adventure are woven
around the Sante Fe trail. By an act of
Congress approved on March %. 1925,
President John Quincy Adams was au-
thorized to cause road to be marked
out from the western frontier of Mis-
souri, to New Mexico. 1t ran through
Emporia, Newton. Hutchinson and Fort
Dodge to Santa Fe. Indian fights and
massacres, almost without number, oc-
CURED along its length. Among the
frontiersmen whose names are associated
with the trail were William F. Cody
buffalo Bill), Kit Carson, Jim Bridger,
James P. Beckworth, Uncle Dick
Wooton. Lucien B. Maxwell and Old
"CHOULD Woman Tell?" Screen
~ Classics special photoplay, with
Alice Lake-who will be remembered |
in "Lombardi, Ltd" with Bert Lytell
Jack Mulhall, a young leading man,
ana Frank Currier, the veteran actor
o. Metro Pictures, is announced as the
feature for the Victoria the week of
February 16. Reports about the pic
lure point to its being one of the most
powerful and humanity appealing melo-
dramas picturized in years. The see
mario has the situation of a young girl
confronted with the problem Of re-
waling, for the sake of her ease OF
conscience, a matter of her past to the
man she is to marry; or of keeping the
secret to herself in order not to try his
love To too great degree of forgive
ness The setting of the action Is
mainly in a little New England sea-
coast village.
VIOLA DANA, a dainty Metro star,
is announced as the attraction at
!ns !t. Stanley the week of February 10. |
The Willow Tree" a screen adapta-
tfon Of the successful p1ay Of cd and
new Japan. 1t is said that all the
SSramatic material Of the play has been
brought to the picture, and in addition
y possesses wonderful scenic value.
among the settings may be mentioned a
garden laid out on the Metro studio
Sroand especially for the production.
anotner set, built on the i've acre lot
isross Isro from the studio, shows a street in
sinpan. .iI an A temple seventy feet high and
~ dan tne stores that are to be found in
japanese village were built and, fur
NSned with merchandise.
maurice Maeterlinck found that he
s?ulu not reach all Of the people with
~. .n, messages in the French language
nu because Of his inability to master
.le phonetic English tongue In a short
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