Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
MOVIEGRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON

SCREEN TO PATRON
DY SOME twist of fate, It seems that
d Wallace Reed, Paramount star, Is
destined to have some connection with
automobiles, automobile racing or the
automobile business in each Of his
starring vehicles. .
!"NKE "KEhat's f9'3 Your Hurry" NJ. Reid played
the roles of an auto race driver, In
another, picture. double speed. lan
pHIH,1'G blot OF tho story. And IN "The Charm
School" his new picture which comes
10 the Stanton Theatre next week, he
is seen as an automobile salesman;
picture no deserts the automobile busi-
ness for the yet more delightful posi-,
ton of principal OF young ladies'
boarding school. Pretty Lila Lee is
GEORGE NJ. CoHAN'S comedy-drama.
~ "Forty.nve Minutes From Broad
way. a picturiEation of which has just
been released through the First Ma
tonal, with Charles Ray In the title
role.
This popular piece. which will be
shown at the Victoria next week. was
written by Mr.. Cohan for Fay Temple
ton. then at the zenith OF her career,
and had its first stage presen tation with
her and Victor Moore in the leading
roles in August, 1904. After long
career Mr.. Cohan shelyed It.,
Eight years later-in 1912-the de-
mand for its revival was so great that
Mr.. Cohan decided to again put. 1t on.
This time he assumed the role taken by
Victor Moore. while Sally Fisher han
died the one formerly played by Miss
success.
DENNSYLVANIA is the native state
of motion-picture stars, and it has
clnema's most notable directors halls
from there. She is Lois Weber, who
produced "To Please One Woman" the
Paramount picture which Is being
Nhown at the Arcadia.
B Miss Weber was born In Allegheny,
across the river from Pittsburg. Until
sixteen she attended a private schooI
there and studied music.
Then she went TO New York and fin
isher her musical education. After
playing accomplishments to grand opera
stars for n season or two she went on
the stage. She finished the training and
with that prehistoric, favorite, Arthur
johnson. "A Philadelphian and star
under the old Lubin banner.
While on the stage she and Phillips
Smalley were welded When she went
into pictures he planned to go also, and
soon they were co.directing short films
for the Rex. Miss Weber became one
Of the biggest directors OF the industry.
0PIE READS celebrated novel. "The
OJucklIns," has been transferred to the
screen by Paramount, and II Will be
seen at the Stanton week of January 10.
Tho story is said TO contain many
colorful and human characters which
have been made TO live on the screen
by such capable PLAYERS as Mabel JUL
enne Scott. Monte Blue. Ruth RenlcS
Charles Ogle, Fannie Midgely, Xell Gov.
lngton. Winter Hall, ]. NJ. Dumont and
Clarence Burton.
The story revolves around tho famli,
Of the Jucl<lins and their neighbors In
the rural districts of North Carolina,
and the young school teacher. who, dis
and his neighbors in Alabama, comes u
board with the Jucklns and teach the
country school.
Two delightful romances are devo.
oped, one of which leads TO the sup
posed murder by Al Jucklin of his
rival after the latter makes slightinh
remark about his girl. BY clever plot
manipulation the author frees the sup
posed murderer, and by the introduc'
ton OF surprising circumstances proves
him technically Innocent Then comes
the big surprise finish and everything
ends happily.
DOSCOE CTATTYD ARBUCKLE
Nv has graduated from two-reel slap
stick ''claSsics" to full-legnth comedy
drama. He will make his local debut
as feature star at the Palace week
OF January. 10 in vehicle said TO be
packed with funmaking possibilities,
The Life of the Party" by Irwin $.
The Cobb story ran in the SATURDAY
around a rotund lawyer Algernon
l4eary, who for the sake OF pretty Milly
HOLSTER undertook to prosecute the
milk proiiteers and thereby laid In a
host of trouble .for, himself, For Judge
World, secretly In league with the milk
folks. not only threw the case out OF
court, but framed Leary by having
a fair siren ''vamp" him. Leary escaped
difficulties when no donned rompers to
80 TO "Childrens party dressed as
child, OF four and was stranded by a
drunken cabby. But all turned out
merrtly in the end.
A SENSATIONAL De Mile production
"A Midsummer Madness" is the fea-
ture at the Arcadia January 10. This
y declared by critics who have seen
tho picture at private advance showing
70 be artistically and dramatically a
photoplay OF more than ordinary merit
strength OF cast In a feature of Mid.
SUMNER Madness" which is an adapta.
Suthor OF "scandaIE &fhe YSe9 8l,ndness ns,,on OF
Virtue" and other plays and books
Conrad Maggie, the youthful and tai
lead In this production, with Ora Carew
as leading woman. Jack Holt and Lois
Wilson are both In important roles. with
Betty Francisco, Clare MacDowell,
Peaches Jackson and others in out
standing parts.
JANUARY 10 the Victoria Theatre
81 viii put on the William Fox super.
ihrlller, while New York Sleeps" II
is said TO come nearer being the erent
American film than any other coilten.
pornneouS screen subject by reason or
lls universal appeal and it's showing OF
svery side of metropolitan lifeSthe
Sayest and the humblest. the righteous