Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-13
"TREASURE ISLAND"
ON STANLEY SCREEN
Palace and Arcadia Show Wal
lace Reid comedy--other
Films (.

stanley-"Treasure Island" is one OF
those photoplay classics which are
needed at times TO prove that the movie
theatre is not all vamps and bad-men
cepictions and tnat children car see
plays worthy of real enjoyme.t Pm
tertainment of this sort Is credit. oe-
cause Il affords many children chance
to see enacted before them the peren-
nially delightful adventure tale of ROD
ert Louis Stevenson. How much the
Riddles liked this picture mill best oe
told after the completion of a contest
for the best essay upon II, Tor wniSn @
prizes have been offered by the STAN
II any adverse criticism must be mace
OF this play II Is that the leading role
OF Jim Hawkins is played by SIT
minds that 1t was a little hoy VINO was
Jim Hawkins. BUT the little actress
does the best she can to make real
Artistic in every way. with lightirgs
and settings of the inn and the snip tnat
would do credit TO any gathering OF eieG. .
trical painters and scenic artists; thts
fllm will set an example Tor techliieaii
work, The locations have been selected
with care. To Maurice Tourueur. the
director, much credit is to be ,given;,
Lon CLANCY. whose work IN ts tns
Miracle Man" was SO oSN %eli slper appre'di gives
Charles Ogle a good role. Al Fllson
4 Bin Bones. Charles Hill Males Is
Doctor Livesy. and many others enaGt
their several parts with chs',..Son chsraC.'SI.
effect as TO the authors description
This ia a Aim sure to please the young,
sters on account of it's quick acuon anu
wholesome excitement, while the oI| s'e
will like II for its romance anu az
mosphere.
Palace and Arcadia--"Sick Aoed 10
an excuse often given BY peopie; ~
should never be used when TINS nun T
comedy. Wallace Reid is the chata., -
ter supposedly Ill when called upon 10
testify, in the divorce SUIT OF ~ "
Ethel Watts Mumford, author OF Lne
play. supplied a good comedy Vehicle,
ne snoken version was well received
but sam Wood has made the silent one
even funnier. -, 30
star as the nurse, who Is engaged 70
take care of the man who stimulates III
mass She has won stellar honors IN
her own right and should become sooa
drawing card IL her future plays are
az course. the star. Mr.. Reid, harcly
needs further touting. because ne mas @
siways been a good comedian OF the
lighter sort Tully Marshall and VIM
frad Greenwood, both familiar TO pic
t,,ravoers since the early Fine Arts ana
Selig days, have character roles whlct'
thew portray with polish and distlncIloi': n n:
John Stepping. another cinema veteran veteran ;
C III. Geldart anC buSiSh
have subsidiary roles
A certain welcome feeling of coolness
comes over the spectator when tne ply
tures are shown of ShacKieton s. tEIP
to the Bottom of the Worio' ,iitToo
views are wonderful in their deplcSGll
al the Antarctic lands and waters, Inc Inc
exciting experiences OF the eNpeu''lol'
~ are gripping
vsctoria-"The Sea Wolf is a re-
vfvaI of the pictures which opened the
Stanley Theatre. Hobart Bosworth ap-
peared in IL then, and 1t Is interesting 10
note how the difference of showing nImS
then and now has brought about more
sensible entertainment for MIN rams II
those days one reel OF the flm was rul
and then a vocal selection was given BY
Lima Abarbanell and then another rec
OF the Aim. or course. this spoilt con
secutive enjoyment of the thrilling JacF
London story for many persons, HOW
ever when the picture is again dis
mountings and the latest tricks in pho
Biography. there is vast difference foi
the better in its presentation.
Sea stories are timely when the minds
of vacationists trend to the open places
! This tale of the deep has an appeal foI
both men and women; the former VIII
4 like the virile quality of the men de
picted. while for the latter is the under
lying love motif to hold attention
Noah Beery is admirable in the title
character and in Mabel Julienne Scott
Is found a pretty leading lady. Tom
Forman is another player of strong per
sonalty. Interesting photography is Cis'
closed.
Regent-"The Ladder of Lies" is tbs
best thing that Ethel Clayton has giver
the screen for a long period. In thi!
play Is disclosed a plot that means some
thing beyond the silly type Of story
with which this star has been associated
Here is found woman in the plot who
protects the wife of the employer of hel
lover. In order 10 do so she must lie
The publisher to whom she submits
work does not like to have liars around
and when he believes that he has dis
covered a prevarcator in the girl tell!
his friend TO break off the engagement
II is not until the final scenes that HI
realizes it was his wife, whom a phi
landerer has dazzled, and that tn
authoress lied to shield the publisher
good name.
Ethel CLAYTON rises TO fine effects as
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