Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-04
THREE NEW MOVIES
FOR PHOTO FANS
Wanda HaWley, Charles Ray
and Wallace Reid Are
Starred

Stanton-"Thn Charm School" on the
screen should really have been musi-
cal comedy, instead Of Just a sweet lit
tie straight comedy: but in its new cell
iuIo'd form this does not matter. wal
lace Reid ecems to be keeping up with
his automobile pictures. for. while in
thls vehicle he does no reckless driv-
ing of any account; he plays an auto
mobile salesman. He portrays the same
| role that was ntrusted 10 Sam Hardy
wneh the piece was seen here at the
| how-dark DE banCey Street Theatre, In
ADAPTING the story to the screen many
| OF the highly amusing male characters,
| including the Scotsman Of Ivan Simp-
son, now at the walnut in The Green
| Goddess" have Neen either elimina et
| or minimizcd Perhaps this was 10
tnrow additional prominence in the way
| OF Mr.. Reid
Those who see TIE movie will tind It's
| plot has been considerably changed by
Tom }. Geraghty. although il may he
| possible that James CruZo the director.
was. responsible. The role Of the frumpy
school teacher, so admirably done be-
lore 10 now ,ne onS footighs Ry Mnnis DrprsS,;
known for her work with Griffith.
The current cast is rich in notable
names. Edwin Stevens plays the herOS
uncle, while Tina Marshall and Lila
Ice. the orstwhilc "Cuddles" OF vaude-
Vile. are well within the picture. Adele
Harrington (Mrs. Hobart Bosworth)
and several Others are in the support.
Victoria "Forty-Five Minutes From
| Broadway" will he recalled as one Of the
| earlier stage successes by George NJ.
| Cohan, first played by Fay Templeton,
| Victor Moore and Donald Brian. and
later revived by Mr.. Cohan and Sally
Fisher. This movie version, however,
ma not be so popular as the stage pro-
ductions, because Charles Ray seems
| to lack intensive interest in his role.
| that of Kid Burns. the prize fighter, who
helps his pal when the latter inherits
n fortune. While we all desire to see
versatility in the acting OF cinema stars,
Mr. Ray must look elsewhere for role
that will 1T him other than his estab-
| lished rural boy characters
| Joseph DE Grassc, a veteran picture
player since the early days of Pathe,
directed the photoplay, and he has cVi-
IDENTIFY tried to inject too much rough
| comedy instead of keeping the story at
| 4 higher level of humorous intelligence.
| Another thing that one seems to look
for in vain throughout the piece are the
| songs which were famous in their day
| including the well-known so Long
MARY. which had its .!{I,N, revival In the
Among the notable players supporting
| Mr. Ray are Dorothy Devore Cwho is
very gOod) Harry Myers (hs return
| to the screen. which will no doubt please
| many of his local admirers, for he will
be recalled as having appeared in many
| I.ubin produCtions) Donald Mcdonald
| mot the musical comedy juvenilc),
Eugenie Bosserer and Donald Cort-
wright
| Regent-"The Beloved Villain" rep
resents the joint work of two well-known
| French authors Alexandra BiSSOn
(notod for his Madame y" which
| Pauline Frederick did go we'll for Gold
wynn, and Albert Care. writer of
| comedies light in the main. Wanda
| ITawley Is starred IN this Realart pro-
duction, which has been artistically and
quietly directed by Sam Wood. who has
been at the helm for Wallace Reid for
some months.
''rhe Beloved Villain" the original
title OF which was la Neglione." is
farcical in trend, displaying Miss iaw-
ley in the role of n girl who is won by
a man through a lie. 1t Is somewhat of
a reversal Of the Clyde Fitch comedietta,
The Truth" Alice Eyton's competent
| scenarioNs given added value by the
presence in the cast OF several capable
| actors. Cor especial Importance TO the
story are the reliable Tully Marsha II,
the equally well-schooled Lillian Leigh
! ton, charming old Gertrude Claire. re-
mcmbcred from her daya with Thomas
| II InCe Robert BOlder, another vet
| eran. and Ramsey Wallace. While not
equal to Miss Hobbs" The Beloved
| villain" may he recommended to the
many who enjoy Miss IIawley's type of
| ;,o