Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-03
ANOTHER BARRIE PLAY .
FINDS FILM FORTUNE.
William De Mile Admirably Pic
turizes What Every Woman
knows"-Other Movies

Stanley o.. What Every Woman
Knows was one Of Maude Adams
best liked plays, for she gave the part
of the little Scotch wife touch Of
charming simplicity that was readily
appreciated by those who recognized
good work. In this role for the screen
Lois Wilson has invested the CharaC-
ter with the same good acting. Sir
j. NJ. Barrie, the author may not like
what William De Mile has done with
his story, but it is filled with the sort
Of material that women like. Olga
Prnt2lau wrote the scenario.
Charm is what every woman knows
how 10 use. The little heroine of this
story believed that she lacked it. She
was married TO an ambitious politician,
whom she aided in the tipping OF his
speeches. In her capacity rs typist
and wife She was afforded the oppor-
tunity Of injecting little touches to
the printed matter that made them
readily appeal 10 constituents Then
the man rose to power. and like the
governor in The Governor y Lady
sought 10 get rid of his faithful help.
meet for another girl. The crucial
moment comes when he finds that he
cannot go on with his speeches without
her.
Conrad Nagel is the ambitious poll
tician and Charles Ogle. Alick Wylie,
Fred Huntlcy and Guy Oliver have
important supporting parts. Claire
Mcdowell does n fine piece of work in
her usual good style.
Bnck tr the eighteenth century there
were interesting Chinese shadow.
graphs Tony Sarg. the artist of
marionCtte fame. has utilized this meth
cd os introducing new art to the
screen His initial effort is called
Tony Sarg's First Circus and II
depicts the funny side of animal life
with the prehistoric animals performing
tricks.
An elaborate prologue. presented in
the Ruhcr style. socially acceptable
dancing by Miss Margaret Walz. and
quartet from the Capitol Theatre are
special features which make up a good
program.
stanton The Nut' is triumph for
the technical staff of Douglas Fair
banks The men responsible for the
mechanical effects Mt the opening of the
story are worthy of as much praise as
is Director Ted Reed The mechanical
bath. the moving carpet and the 0ppa'
ratus for putting on clothes is as funny
as anything the star has offered. To-
Doug" is forced to cut out lithOgraph
of man and walk behind it TO get
home. when his clothes are missing. IS
funny. Kenneth Davenport supplied the
scenario.
The hero Of this story is nut.
in the sense Of the word that his actions
are anything hut sane TO the average
person He falls in love with a girl
who T. trying 70 meet some OF the best
people in town Douglas tells her he
will arrange the meeting, and then steals
wax figures which he makes up to look
like prominent society folk. He uses
ventrilouuiSm, but his ruac is seen
through. Then he gives a party. in
which mechanical ingenuity is res0rtcd
to. The whol" thing proves genuinely
funny and, though not always up to the
past standard Of the star offerings. -
good entertainment
Marguerite De La Motto is the lead.
ing woman and makes pleasing figure.
The others in the supporting cast are
adequate in their way The settings
are effective and tho captions funny.
This is the seventh anniversary Of
this theatre. which opened with Hobart
Bosworth in The Sea Wolf One
reel was shown at time with solos
anu lDUslf DflNttu, llt SplblSl WIS
Lima Abarhanell then, but today Kath.
ryn Mckinley provided the soprano
numbers and the pictures were exhibited
without the old slide which announced
minute for the changing Of reels.
What will br the changes in another
seven years:
Palace Goddess Men" is story
OF the briny waters where men must
v Ork and women weep. Ben AmCS
Williams. who wrote the story under
the title II BLACK Pnwl," must have
had the movies In mind for his situa.
tions are such as to bring out the best
that is IN player This good story
had the able direction Of Reginald
Barker AMI his craftsmanship makes it
more interesting Russell Simpson.
heretofore not prominent in movies,
should certainly be given more good
things TO 10 following his work in this
play.
Those participnt,&s IN the story are
Helene Chadwick. us the girl; James
and SpyrraI other ORGANIZATIONS Fred