Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-27
NEW TALMADGE MOVIE;
'EVERYWOMAN' FILMED
Stanley Has Leroy Scott Story,
Palace Houses Moral
ity Play

sTANLEY-"A Daughter Of Two Worlds"
with Norma Talmadge. Directed by James
= Young from story by Leroy Scott. First
National play.
Few pictures are shown at the Stan
ley Theatre which contain as much
good, solid entertainment as that dis
closed in the present production. Norma
Talmadge is one of the finest actresses in
all filmdom, and in this play she is
called upon to show her versatility in
the acting of two distinct types of girls.
The plot of this story may be divided into
two parts-trst, fathers love for his
daughter, and, second, the conflict OF
that daughters love for the son of a
supposed society" man and a faithful
lover of the underworld's love for her.
The play has been beautifully
mounted and the careful attention
which has been given to the minute de-
tails is tribute to Director Young.
This is the first independent offering
of the star, and it is here forecast that
her future productions should not fall
below this, because an actress can al
ways do better work for herself than
she can when under the domination of n
contract.
"a Daughter of Two Worlds is ap-
pearing daily in the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER, and the readers will find this
a good example of how stories may be
made into screen material. In brief, the
plot has to do with the daughter of u
saloonkeeper, whose father desires her
to leave her sordid environment, and
when an opportunity presents itself he
sends her away. At school she becomes
friendly with a girl who later takes
| her to her home, and in time her mar
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this girl. There has been murder of
politician and the blame is placed
upon u boy of the underworld who
loves the girl. He is sentenced to die.
At the end of an hour and fifty minutes
of tense photodrama the girl saves him
from that fate.
Norma Talmadge gives an excellent
portrayal of the daughter in each of the
worlds" Frank Sheridan gives a fine
characterization of the father, while Gil.
bert Rooney is appealing as the boy.
The other types have been cast with
equal attention to fitness.
"Everywcman,' from the play by
Walter Browne. Directed by George H
Meford. Paramount play.
There is a message to every woman
in this movie version of the play
v
sation when it was presented upon the
spoken stage some years ago. If there
must be criticism of this film. then it i,
on the loss of the hearing of the spoken
lines, which seemed to have made the
play more interesting than the printed
captions in the movie.
This is a very beautiful production
and shows the result of careful artistic
direction. The scenes of squalor in tht
end of the film vie with the lavish dis
play at the dinner party in the home o.
the wealthy man. while the street seen,
on New Years Eve is well done. ever
to the bringing in of bit of advertiser,
in an electric sign. Willie Hopkins il
deserving of special mention for hi:
sculptured subtitles. for they give thu
, spectator an idea of what is to follow.
AS a spectacle this is fine and tn,
message of it reveals the old theme o
the morality play. that true love is th
ultimate aim of happiness. Once tha
) is found. there is no need to seek 70
greater things. Wealth. passion, fiat
! tery-all are nothing compared to pur
love. Before the character of Every
t woman finds this true love she has
2 Journey with her symbolic companions
5 Youth, Beauty, Modesty and Con
$ science. while the figure of Nobod
watts through the scenes like spirit.
| The cast reads like list of names il
5 Los Angeles telephone directory. Tn
e important players are: Violet Heming
e Everywomau Clara Horton. Youth
Wanda Hawley, Beauty; Mqrgare
Loomis. Modesty; Mildred Reardon
S Conscience Edythc Chapman. Truth
5 Bebe Daniels. Vice; Theodore Roberts
1 Wealth. Monte Blue, Love; Irwin
4 Cummings, Passion: James Neill. No
$ body; Robert Brewer, Age; Tully Mar
e shall, Puff, and Raymond Hatton, Flat
i terry.
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