Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-29
MOKIECRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON

HEALTHY, good-natured babies. by
II doing the natural thing NJ uneX-
peCted times provide some OF the most
delicious humor that ever occurs. Such
an event. not included in the original
story, Is contained in THE Woman
Gives" starring Norma Talmadge, at
the Stanley neXt week.
A six-month-old\ baby was used In
the picture to pose for young artist
just becoming famous for her baby
Almost every one connected with Miss
Talmadge's studio did something to
make the high chair comfortable for
the youngster 30 he would remain
good-natured while he was having his
just before beginning his posing;
Tho natural thing happened, al
though 1t was unexpected He went 70
sep as soon as he got comfortably
ing until he was sound asleep and the
whole scene was kept in the picture by
orders of MTss Talmadge herself. 1t
adds delightful touch to what Is fore
cast as a very pleasing production.
STAGE patrons will recall Mrs Tenn
- pies Telegram" as one of the fun
niest farces ever produced, and. 1t is
declared, photoplay fans Will carry
away delightful memories of the film
version when II Is snoWn at lLe HrSaoId
next week. But to Bryant Washburn,
who stars in the picture, It Will always
bring back to his mind the most appeal
ing tcothache in history
Just before production started on
Mrs. Temples Telsegram." the tooth
had it pulled at once, but 1t left its
sting In the form of a badly swollen
Jaw. When the actor appeared in the
offering, you first noticed that Jaw
i,.x 1,,f Ia
brirnmed hat. so Mr.. washburn claims
When Bryant reported for duty, Director
Cruze threw up his hands In dsmay.
Then he had a bright idea.
Let's write II into the scenario he
suggested to Elmer Harris, who adapted
the picture This prize jaw Is too
good to miss"
Not on your life" protested Mr..
Washburn. This is no laughing mat
ter. and I couldn't possibly be funny on
That the recovery was complete is
manifested by the exuberant spirits that
Bryant shows on the screen. Wanda
Hawley is the leading woman.
IVA NoVAK, the young and pretty
IL blonde who appears as Alice Spencer
in Tom MiN's latest Fox thriller. The
Daredevil" at the Victoria next week,
has a bright future on the screen. Her
ability TO meet situations is conspicuous,
daring which she is called upon by the
director author Tom Mix, to per-
form, or the tense moments of the photo
play when she must use the restraint
that the scene requires. Miss NoVak' S
work is never forced.
COMETHING new under the sun is
- said to be revealed when that very
important orb is seen rising over the
hills that look down on the farm in Mack
CO hn Fu " b tu
f1ve-reel comedy, released by United
Artists. Is the featured Offering on the
Metropolitan Opera House program to-
day and all next week. Down on the
Farm" presents Louise FaZenda, Marie
Provost and Ben Turpin in the leading
roles with James Finiayson. Harry
Gr!bbon, Bert Roach, Billy Armstrong
and John Henry, Jr., in important char
acterlzations. while Teddy. the great
Dane star; Pepper, the feline actress.
and all the feathered and four-tooted
folk Of Sennett's organization will ap-
pear. Though the plot is melodramatic
and concerns the romance of a pretty
maiden of rustic life, a menacing mort
gage, a villainous landlord and a har-
assed and beautiful wife. the treatment
will be found as refreshing as 1t is diff
ferent." II Is called n comedy master
piece from the hands or the producer
fellow producers
TT COST Mary PiCkford a pretty sum
1 to throw a shadow of herself on the
for the Palace Broadway, Allegheny,
Imperial and William Penn next week
This shadow Is called for In scene
which takes place in Aunt Polly,s room
Little Mary, as. PoIlyanna whittier.
crawls, lamp in hand, from her stufy
little attic bedroom out on to the porch
OF Aunt POllys big New England house,
where 1t is cool enough for her to sleep
As she goes across the porch the shadow
of her pa jana clad figure is cast upon
the blind Of Aunt Polly's window, and
Aunt Polly, seeing It. thinks a man Is on
the roof To get an effectual shadow It
was necessary TO buy special lamp,
used in connection with the studio. When
for a battleship II was ten feet high,
with tripod base which spread four
feet and was prtce-listed at $1,000.
hrAZIIOVA, the emotional artist Of
IN stage and screen, will be seen AZ
the Stanley during tho week of June 7
in The Heart Of Child an adapta-
ton Of Frank Donby's novel Though
distinctly different from any previous
offering OF the star, the locale in the first
part being in the Ltmehouse district of
London, corresponding to New York S
lower East Side, The Heart of a
child" is said to present a wealth OF
opportunities for artistic settings.
WEEK Of June 7. william Fox will
w present william Farnum, at the
Victoria, in a romantic drama of the
days when knights were bold, entitled
THE AdVenturer." II Is based upon the
adventures Of an impecunious count who
lived in Spain at the time when gambling
was at it's height and when nobiemen
wagered everything on the treasures Of
Mexico and Peru. In those days
dueling was popular. and the man who
would not draw his sword 10 aVenge an
insult or protect woman was cad.
The hero Is the rolltcking. type OF ro-
mantle lover that suits admirably the
star who is seen as Don Caesar de Ba-
zan Playing opposite him is Estelle
Taylor a new conner In this city, an
actress who has risen rapidly and for
whom bright future is predicted
THERE are about ffty-seVen varieties
i Of lovemaking, Lew Cody proves In
his latest vehicle, THE Butterfly Man.
the screen adaptation OF George Barr