Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
IS THE TUO-REELER
COMING BACK
INTO FILM FAVOR?

d ECALLING the earliest days Of the
IL motion pirtures. when two reels
were considered much too long for any
picture. Herbert Howe. in the Septem-
ber number Of Motion Picture Magazine,
discusses the return of the twO-recler
40 it is being brought about by Selig-
kork in their series of photoplays from
stories by famous authors and with all
star casts.
Another old favorite Is trying to
stage comeback, writes Mr.. Howe.
II here is always something pathetic
about the temperance OF 4 former idol
whose public haS forgotten. It's like
rercarnat on-no one recognizes YOU.
so it was with heavy and dubious
heart that I went to Selig Rork studios
10 review the return Of the oldest of all
favorites-the two-recl drama. say
the oldest of all That is not correct.
There was n time when the producer
mo made a wo-reel drama was con-
sidercd a gambler. Then, as now, there
were the Thomases who said, The pub
lie will never stand for it.
Colonel Selig was one of tn" frst.
II not the first pTOduC"r T" venture IN
the realm Of the mastOdOnur suDpr'
spectacle in two reels. He mad" II"
Holy City in 1907 as two drama,
hut the exhibitors couIdn't see It ns Il
feature for one night So it went forth
az twins the first reel shown one daY
and N" othpr nan me ~ e"lu uuH "",
!,N Gee ma, lnp pn"'','I ,'.Th T,n" i," 10 h,vn
about Il reel year A'thouHh We ""no
not as yet had fourteen 'ree'''' Wv
have had Twelve re"l'rE' .,,,,,.o
, II had no IdnA me m"t,"m P!.in'
was so old until 'oIoh"I S'',B "",
pered her real age I" me- t,e IN ior no
stars, n" screen Is i"uSnE Hoo't CoTn. T,.
! years. ,AcrrorIlng to the hEFnl Gi o,i ,''" ~
/ mel SeHg Bio.r' 'h' iiloN.e ia" rrL,
I twenty hfth birthday thlS Eear, ln'
colonel commenced making moving Pc
lures OF fifty 70 hundred lee1 III io'',
They consisted Of su"h exciting pi"'S ~
a girl feeding chickens ana Nra'n 60
ing by. The most poPuIar St c,nSs" ,S, ~,
This size was watermelon con'es'- Tue
first droolingS CT drama
n u,rrp ov,ori,e,ttnp with The
q o,o,ol ,ro-,
Holy Nv me ,"'hn hntor snono
back 10 one -re"''rS' ~ ,""t .Tho Cp',n. CTp
ot MIN was to'H Wv T,or! ,.,,i u! Nv nrL ~
of Monte : r,st"' T; "'"E, "Enst ~ ynno;
HYDE ,Kip van W 'nMnc IT;.,os ''''' ''' INV
ana \ lair OF ! W" .rbo H. Sro;,ers' vos
" was w 'na1 " Eron, mIb tbo, t;mc
! p'odu""d III nInp rre'E' forn,,tC, onI
on, me lW0, 0 ,rreler MuS 'uo osoI,so,co
nor untll I"-l o'u II emu! 10 =, 49,
NN'ura.E' ~ N"s ~ mU' 80 Iigb r.r,..
ace directors anu a'.os' ~ dro,no A. And
Latlon lntH "einI 'aHSr 4 i,'n,, ,bo, !,
M@ssrS. Sehg ana ho,N io ny" " ,ri"'r n% ,I,
required sRp"rhGl hSrnJ ,r,o,. Ero,Ir
, tavorite from the neaG, oa .' J;roa.,r .o,'" Ut,
secured Bertram hraCkr" as 'sr srn, ~
From III" shelves OF the EIT"' Ht. Ern'l,., 1I.n'
hrhrT al me Tel1g man, " .Lo paI'r
selected Inc fol''eIlui' "I, '1II. Eantbn'-, i,'
comedy draina' ana C,; E,,-
Trail Tragedy by !nI'eS .ios o.io Eo
wood. AS the trst OF 'ne ,o. ng,,eo WI "
these he secured pIaie[Ss ~ 'EU,oi Cro,
Jam Desmond l;1WlS "'EWv' ETi,on "a, a.,
Terry " HHarS "ee'H'
"Drr"rtorr brarHen mas nee", o ,"'eD .bo q
return ot .ne S w. rotnstate r. in faynr
SnOu4u .o n.",r "a ..1"I '5rho Torthern Trail
nrn ! n.e"'a anboticoiIy the fault G
reellhea ot;on more ei,T"ye mimtnre CommercinII