Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-15
MEIGHAN IS STAR
ON STANLEY SCREEN
Henri Scott Sings SoIos-Mary
Pickford's italian
Role

| StanIey-'"rhe Frontier OF the Stars"
| is an interesting although not very
| important contribution to the screen.
| Paramount has given II favorite star
in Thomas Meighan while little Faire
Binney appears to good advantage; This
might be q case where the reading of
the story which Albert Payson Terhune
wrote, was much better than the movie
ICED version.
Charles Maigne, the director. has en-:
| deavored TO recreate the atmosphere of
the story. which is laid in the tenement
district Of New York not far from
! Brooklyn Bridge, In order further to
carry out the illusion of the fllm story,
the Buhler prologue" shows in strik-
ing fashion the roof top of a tenement
house with the bridge in the distance.
Against twinkling stars In the deep
| background are shown the players repre-
senting the principals in the Aim. Street
noises, changing street car bell phono-
| graphs wing with the organ grinder,
| etc. strive for supremacy of tonal ef-
fects. The prologue" proved once more
portant part of any film presentation.
The fine singing of Henri Scott was
cordially received. He offered an aria
from Don Carlos and n musical setting
to Kiplings "On the Road to Mandalay."
! Another attraction was the Keaton com-
| edy In which Buster shows how easy
It Is to do housekeeping in home with
but one room. II is really tribute to
the ago-crafters' art, for the mechan-
| who used them.
The main feature, THE Frontier of
the Stars" gets its name from the fact
that the crippled daughter of a detective
house as her playground. The stars are
her frontier. To her roof comes crook
| who in trying TO hide from justice. be
comes acquainted with the girl. Later is
l C1Nn hn ohnN n civ whom
crook iq In danger and which results IN
her walking or course the love interest
then manItcsts itself and the crook IS
| rcgenerated
stanton -- "The Love Light brings
charming Mary PiCkford in new type
| Of italian girl. Heretofore nearly every
italian actress has been portrayed as
| Mary with her blonde hair and again
captivates her legion of admirers; fran
| ces Marion participated triplv in thls
production because she wrote the story
production. The result is satisfactory
one and the artistic touch OF the feminine
direction gives added charm.
Remember Studs" ." Well, here s. Miss
! Pickford in another character role, but
II is better than that of the laundry girl
for she has had better surrounding.
The plot has to do with little Italian
girl who has just sent her brother or
keeper OF the lighthouse She finds =
deserter who makes love to her and they
are secretly we'd At midnight hour her
husband has the girl-wife signal love
OF destroyed troop-ship upon which her
brother was passenger. During the
husbands sleep he talks and then II ~
revealed 10 the girl she. has virtually
German spy. He IS killed in escaping
and the girl marries an old sweetheart
who has waited for her faithfully.
Jean De Briac Is the leading man, and
ward Phillips, Albert Prescott ana
Evelyn Dunno. recalled for her work in
Little Pcppina,'
Arcadia" "Paying the Piper is good
example OF how a very popular dancer in
New York with a clientele OF admirers,
can be lost to an audience OF movie fans
in other places. Dorothy Dickson, the
dancer. IL the example. but her name is
| not known to many movie fans unless
! they be OF the comInuter type OF Ph!la-
, delphia- New York variety.
Ouda Bergere wrote the scenario foI
her husband director, George F1u'
, maurice
, In this Paramount story is found a
lavish production with settings that vic
with the De Mile brand for sumptuous-
ness and utter uselesIness in "pract'ca-
; homes Tricky hiding PLACES 70,
. phones" cigars and liquors are abun'
: dant From the artistic. point Of view
! there is the beautiful photography tor
which the Fitzmaurice products are
. noted The titles are cleverly cared FOL
e as well
l Money is OF little value when one hn,
D 70 pay the piper for the dancing
. That is shown In striking way by this
story OF pampered girl who wcds IL
marriage of convenience arranged by
! her divorced mother. Also Is shown tn,
upper set in It's social life, according C
, movie standards.
z Alma Tell, who needs no introduction
t c%cellently plays the part Of girl who
e loves the husband of the conveniently
e arranged wealthy marriage Rod ID
d Rogue, Reginald Denny and George Faw
cett have important roles katherin,
q Emmett is the mother.
= ReGent--"So Long Lefty was on
= OF tbs most popular of musical farces
0 Now comes the movie version. whiCl
= seems even funnier. with r Roy Barnes
{ Colleen Moore, Grace Darling and Wal
. ter Hers. They are fine.
q oliver Morosco and Elmer Harr
wrote the story which was directed b,
n Al Christie who has heretofore devoted
I his energies TO short-length comedies
{ Briefly the story deals with the tw,
I families in the bungalow colony VIII
y agree TO trade husbands and wives for
n week Nothing Is found which woul'
? require Il censor, as the fun Is Of whole
/ some farCiCal order.
[ Capitol" Body and Soul" was adapted
= by Hayden Talbot and Marc Robin
4 from the play by william Hurlbut
Charles Swickard, who directed tn
/ piece, has made a good job OF It through
= out While Alice Lake Is the fea ture,
= player, II Is good to see Stuart Holmes
the one-time screen he-vanp and villain
back again In a fitting role,
The story tells OF a girl who is az
n f!cted with dual personality. An ac
= c!dent while crossing street causes tn
d personality OF a Coquette to be tn
n stronger and she Is then much d!fferen
: from the little lady who left her friends
9 Later she again receives a blow whicl
. romance Is carried to a happy ConClu
n sion.