Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-16
sDON'T NEGLECT YOUR
WIFE" AT STANLEY
r,ye+ Gertrude Atherton Story
N Be "REMINISCENCES Gold"
a Stirring Film ...

srANLEY-whether It was arranged
,rt,ntionally or not, the titles OF the
80 subjects this week are rather anus
t., First comes the big feature,
mIoon't Neglect Your Wife," and then,
a, ,f in answer to that, is the title OF
~. short comedy with Harold Lloyd,
81 Do" First off, this Lloyd picture
,s the best he has turned out Of his
,.usb mill, and with wInsome Mildred
Davis as his leading lady there is much
N be thankful for in these days of
s,esed comedy. There Is real material
n back of this and the brief plot has
20 do with the attempt Of Lloyd to
rs " " for children in the absence Of the
nsrents and at the same time cope with
burglars. It is funny and original.
From the title of Don't Neglect
your Wife" one might expect lot of
trappings and extravagant De Milleism,
but Il is entirely lacking in this pic
tIre. which moves along in even chan
mails and heads straight for the port Of
rood entertainment. Its speed is not
tSst Of the racing boat, but rather Of
the even knottage Of steamship on
ei>,n schedule.
IN is Gertrude Atherton's first
story written directly for the movies,
and yet sentimental matbematicians
Will easily discover the three angles to
The eternal Triangle situation are still
present. She has made It plain that
these marital angles existed back in
1860.
Wallace Worsley directed this piece
and he has kept the true Southern at
mosphere throughout. Mabel Julienne
Scott and Lewis Stone carry the burden
OF the acting. while their assistants In
Charles Clary. Kate Lester and others
share the acting honors.
PAIACE-"Crazy to Marry" is an
expression ofttimes spoken in the best
circles. In fact. it is such common
phrase that Roscoe Arbucklc saw the
humor Of it and built this movie around
it. Frank Condor supplied the idea
which Walter Woods put into scenario
form. It was James Cruze who di-
rected the jovial and rotund comedian
in his efforts to expound the theory set
forth in the story.
Fatty has been a lot of things, from
chief funmaker to bathing girls down
to a regular light comedian in methods
II not in avoirdupois. It Is this latter
role of light comedian that he is filling
In his present role.
The plot tells of specialist who be-
lisves that n criminal may be cured by
an operation upon his brain. He finally
secures n willing subject. and while in
the midst of the operation the idea
comes to him that he is to be married
and forthwith he rushcs away. From
then on the fun starts and never let's up
until little Lila Lee, who supports the
star, aids in the Strengthening out
process.
ARCADIA-'The Wild Goose" il not
that branch of humanism which deals
with the domestic problems of an archi-
tect and his wife, who is ever seeking
pleasure. 1t took Albert Capellani to
see the Frenchman's viewpoint in such
marital difficulties.
Gouverneur Morris wrote the novel
from which this story was taken.
and in it he supplied lot Of likely
material which made for a good pro-
duction. To Mary MacLaren, recalled
for her wonderful sympathetic work in
Lois Webers Shoes" fell the honor
Of being the chief player. She has been
too long away from the screen, and her
return was surely appreciated by those
who recognized III her talent for act
ing that should be kept before the movie
public. Her sister. by way of enlight-
enment to those who do not know it, Is
Katherine Macdonald. Holmes Z.
Herbert and Norman Kerry have the
other important parts.
VICTORIA-"Wet Gold" is one of the
most unusual movies of it's kind seen
since the engagement of Twenty Thou
sand Leagues Under the Sea-" This
one, by the same maker, j. Ernest
Williamson, has n new idea in that sew
eral recent scientific discoveries in ma
rlne work have been incorporated into
a story with modern setting that
would cause the dotlbters of old Jules
Verne's stories to shake their hoary
heads and claim the author fit for the
Insane institution.
Ralph Ince directed this picture
which was made possible through the