Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-04
STANLEY SHOWS NEW
FARRAR PRODUCTION
o,,,I;re Frederick, Walthall,
constance Binney and Wallace
Reid Starred

,'' rhis latest picture starring GER
u, p, t,arrar contains three high poin,s'
sio ,ho host story the operate screen
,.,orite has ever utilized tor si,Nel
's,o, nurposes; her histrionism Is OF tne
s, eu compelling and impressive variety
nv has vet exhibited. and. the picture
, ,uo tbe standpoint Of photography ana
'..ov i'O," nj detail is one of the most
ao. SsI. over turned out by the Goldwyn
nU ,,.s,os The production originated IN
n,.,ro Iouys's story, which had It's IN
,.,,ion in turn upon painting oy
,Ss spaniard Goya. Any one with hait
~ % .ve can detect many resemblances &c
.r,rr,en.'t with it's high-born oihcer
.a,on,te,v in love with physically
pp%',r,rg though spiritually debased ciga-
l,.. 1jrl hut Miss Farrar Is far more
s.o,iyo here than in her celebrated en-
...,ront OF the Merimee heroine, In OPP
's.uc form the story has been heard In
rhnadelphia through the medium or
1andonars "Conchita."
aside from the remarkable acting OF
Aha star herself and her gifted husband,
ynu Tellegen; Of Rose Dlone. Bertram
n,assbv. Macy Harlan, Dorothy Cum
s.,r,s and Milton Ross, the beholder is
,.,ni,atea at every revolution Of the
IasJjuot;ng machine by the pictorial love-
I,ncss and similitude TO the actualities
~ Seville and Cadiz revealed upon tne
screen. Spain is here ,ana y,suaaaeo orsrs az IL ~
rsnrer, Many specialists must have been
.mnlcyed to procure such accuracy in
stTeet scenes, costumes, architecture.
viii its occasional suggestions OF the
Ave centuries ago Moorish occupatlon'
occlosiastical PROFESSIONS and the low
IIte atmosphere of the Cadiz dance hall:
,bs nuising passion of the stage glimpsed
tbrough swirls Of cigarette smcke.
screen artistry Is here unfolded III its
hest estate, and Reginald Barker, the
diTector, has achieved q work by which
StieSiH Sn viii be long remembered. The pro-
Suction on the artistic side eclipses even
tbat other beautiful Farrar, picture of
Iytec cornpleXion, 1.-THE Woman God
Forgot" The photoplay new on view
riSs1 ,orioai nor in conformity with the
Iouys original But movie producers
and directors know their publics and
realize the general dread of a tragic
conclusion.
Some Of the foremost artists OF the
screen will be among the guests at the
cornerstone laying Of the New Stanley
Theatre. Nineteenth and Market streets,
on Saturday afternoon. There will be
the two Talmadge sisters Norma and
Constance Dorothy Dalton. Lew Cody,
Elsie Ferguson. Pauline F'redertck' 0hve
Thomas, Eugene O'Brien, owen Moore
and George Walsh.
Mrs Fanny r. Mastbaum, mother Of
the president of the Stanley Co., Jules
H. MastbarXn. will dedicate the stone.
The ceremony will begin at Q o'clock,
but for an hour preceding that event
there will he concert by Hummelrs
Band. Speeches are to be made by
Governor Sproul, Mayor Moore. Jules B.
Mastbaum. Judge Horace Stern, City
Solicitor Smyth and others.
Arcadia and Palace - "rhe Dancin'
Fool Is one Of the best pictures that
Wallace Reid has appeared in. Com
hining as It does clements of comedy.
with a touch of the business world, It's
appeal is general. The love motif In not
overlooked, and brings Bebe Daniels to
the fore as a fine player, where once she
was one Of the merry-merry In the slap
stick comedies. ....,..
Henry Payson Dowst wrote the story,
which Sam Wood directed with much
attention to details, Especially good are
ne furnishings In the .musty old Office
u Is near a pottery, and the dust is
laid thickly over everything in the place.
Antiouated things are about the office,
hut the boy brings a number OF modern
ONCE appliances to the place.
The hero is a dancer. and at night
manages TO display his terpsichorean
ability in a cabaret with the assistance
ot Behe Daniels. There he overheGrs a
plan to buy out his uncle's place, but
he manages to stop the sale in time,
while the making of "Bjones Bugs"
brings wealth to the firm. q
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Victoria - THE Paliser Case" has
Pauline Frederick as the star. n Miss
frederick makes pictures like this one
when she is with her new company they
Should be received with just acclaim.
because the audience liked her work yes
itrday Edgar Saltus wrote the story,
Perhaps a snip from the censor's
shears changed tho original idea of the
play, but 1t helped 1t with the con-
'inulty because the play gets right down
70 the matter in hand without much
snort Three people are accused OF
hayinS killed Monty Paliser, and three
have confessed, but to tell the real
criminal would be to destroy the pleas
ure OF prospective spectators. Suffice II
70 say that the mystery holds up well.
mere is Just touch of THE Crimson
Albt' ending to this, which is enough
" d cluo 10 give.
once more does Miss Frederick
emote In her usual way. and she drew
WmpathGttc tears from some spectators.
aaioert Roscoe, Kate Lester, James
roles. '"'e '''p'' '""'
- Hegent--"The Stolen Kiss" has Con.
st4Ace bnncy as the recipient There
"idsrt a many ny who do not believe in coin
.iueht happenings in the movies and
sidlnl they are unreal. II has been
moVed many times that things do han
@ pgn outside of the sllversheet which
occur upon il. "''"
ny gIII meets a choir hoy and llisscs
I'm I'm Years pass and with them comes
/ ,S So aeS'h Of her grandparents, leaving
,t,o.ssr srl 10 earn her living as a seam
ess Attcr time she meets her boy-
neod friend, He is a great baritone
emser, The result the audience already
"'0" with the first stolen kiss.
uaSsphoi = The Confession" nroyidas
rIvnry - Walthall with a role ths3
eSes sr,a. ms great artist the sort op
tSS,onai 70 SIon acting that the screen needs
Swcs, the monotony OF the sugary-
HaI po5I oS5iItnPerings of dimpled darIings.
comodjoWu' lather OF Wallace Reid. the
ofS'eSSns' ~ ,S' provided the original stage NAV
t,I,c c"G a. same title from which this mic,
,bat ,ah Wah made. While there is much
Of a Elc uaElc IN this piece. the Injection
tbo proper amount OF comedy reIieves
r,oooo.lipelness. A confession saves an
conD". cVeent man from death, and with n
Marra..i" VI" CHimlnation of a love romance
and "a McWade, Margaret Lands
roles '"e~ohald nave important