Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
MOVIECRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON

ITO ORDINARY appearances, pretty
L Kathlyn Williams has been leading
rather strenuous career on the screen
lately For the past year she hasn't
'Ss Yet Mss wsms Fl he wGrd eams sSc
has been having a grand and glorious
rest all the time.
1 You see," explained the actress, re-
eenty' ,, II used to play the leads oI,,5 in stunt
cape death from a flying train the next
would be dropped over a mountain
cliff. Destruction lurked on every hand
from water, fire and villains. No wonder
! Prince Chap which has just been fln-
! ished by william DE Mile. come as n
blessed relief and seem like wonder
fully restfpl Sunday morning after a
The Prince Chap is an appealing
/ comedy OF life In the London artist
quarter. Thomas Meighan has the lead
ing role and the cast includes, bes: :des
! Miss Williams, Lila Lee and Theodore
kosloff 1t will be seen at the Stanley
next week.
| 7 WING a double life isn't any more
IL strenuous than playing a double
part on the stage or in picture, par
ttcularly II the actor or actress has the
gift of actually living the part"
The most successful stage and screen
]
ing succeeded in stepping out of their
own lives and living in the parts they
play.
William Faversham will appear in
The Man Who Lost Himself at the
Palace next week. This is the first of
series of Selznick Pictures in which
Mr. Faversham will be starred.
Mr.. Fayersham plays two roles. Al
though taking the part of two men who
we're counterparts physically. he has to
| register two different personalities.
Il am thankful" said Mr.. Faversham,
that one character dropped out early
In the play"
Mr.. Faversham has to change from
stranded American to an English earl
A LII chorus girls and musical comedy
"A soubrettes don't fall for fat million
aires and free-spending sports"
Take jeanette Adair, the dancing hit
of 'Solomon's Pet Wife" the big ''grly-
girly show" What she could see in the
DaSnful young scientist with the con.
gress CATERS and the baggy trousers and
the cellulod collar, when he came into
her dressing room, was more than the
other girls could dope out" But Jean
| ette was n bit more discerning than the
average, and when she put her pretty
wits to work.!
But there's no need of just guessing
what happened. It's all in The Sins of
Arcadia next week. Margaret Loomis
| has the role OF jeanette Elmer Harris
adapted the story from an original in
the saturday Evening Post.
UT LIKE to work in pictures because
L l can be domestic" says Beatrice
Burnham. who appears in Ramona" "
made from Helen Hunt Jackson's love
! story of early California and the mission
Indians, at the Chestnut Street Opera
| House.
1T seemed coincidence when was
assigned to play, the cooks daughter in
Ramona said Miss Burnham, for
/ that very day wanted to get off duty
so that l could bake a big angel cake
| to serve with tea to some friends whom
expected to entertain the following
Il just love to fuss around kitchen
| and cook all kinds of delicacies.
Picture work appeals TO me because
| of the time ii permits to indulge in my
! hobby. Acting in road companies pre-
cludes this employment in my home"
A DESERT sandstorm is a feature of
"A Selig,s Spectacular spSTc'ai, The
beginning August l6. This realistic
! Sahara scene shows the flying clouds.
the darkening day and the eddies of
wind continually gathering in force until
veritable hurricane results. In the
rain of sand. the man and the woman
| journey forth to meet their fate.
! Helen Ware, the noted emotional
actress, is given many opportunities for
sincere and appealing work.
A BATHING girl revue, The Califor-
~ MIA Bathing Girls" In person. will
be given In conjunction with the show
ing Of Up in Mary's Attic photo
play at the Metropolitan Opera House.
The girls present a revue entitled "A
Beach Promenade
up in Mary's Attic" is said to be free
from slaptick and grotesque antics. The
picture tells comic story of romance
in boarding school
The charming Eva Novak will be seen
| in the leading feminine role and Harry
Gribbon in that of the instructor who
marries in secret.
UDANGEROUS DAYS" Mary Rob
- erts Rinehart's novel. has been
produced for Goldwyn Pictures and will
have its Philadelphia premiere at the
| Victoria. week of August 16. In this
story, human heroism, the love of father
and son and self-sacrifice stand out
against a background OF terror and in
dustrial strife.
Lawson Butt plays the leading role
Of the American business man. disillu.
stoned at home and disobeyed at hi:
mills. Mr.. Butt made big hit In Ger
aldine Farrar's The World and It's
Woman" and added another hit in The
Dangerous Days" contains many sit
uations OF the thrilling and dramatic
type that are appreciated by motor
picture audiences.
uDRAG HARLAN" the latest pro
- duction featuring william Far
mum. has just been completed at th'
Fox studios and will be seen later in th'
season at the Victoria
The story Is Of the strong western
type The role of Harlan is suited t
Mr. Farnum's talents. 1t contains ele
ments of suspense and heart interest
There is also a generous amount o
comedy
Mr.. Farnum Is supported by jackie
Saunders, Herschel Mayall, Bill Ny
and Al Fremont.
CA COMMON LEVEL" a spectacu
"A lar photodrama of action. thrills
and suspense and featuring l1dmunt
Breese AID Claire whitney, Is the fea
ture for the Palace, week of August lf
II has historical settings as we'll a
modern ideas 1t pictures a modern vul
turn Of finance who in dream Is takel
back to the time OF Attila, the Hun, ant
shows how Attila acted similarly, bu
was eventually defeated.
The settings Of the historical part o
the picture are elaborate.