Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-30
MOVIEGRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON

DINLEN ~ n lNoIN
TT WOULD have been difficult in the
i opinion of William Ne Mile, the
producer, to have found an actress
more ideally suited to the role OF Mag.
gle Wylie in the Paramount picture
version of Sir james NJ. Barrie : stage
play, What Every Woman Knows, NJ
the Stanley. than Lois Wilson. Conrad
Nsgel, a prominent screen player. has
the leading mans role In tho produc-
tlon, which opens at tho Stanley Mon.
day.
The part Of Maggie WyIic was inter
preted on the stage by Maud Adams.
Maggie Is a smpe. quaint, old iasn
ioned, prim type Of girl. who. wodeStlF
believes herself 10 be without chhrm' OuI
who is in reality most charming. anu
gifted with sound wisdom ana Juug'
ment.
She comes of Southern stock. WIS
born near Birmingham. Ala. and on
leaving school became a school teacher
The lure of the screen was lrr"slStinIr'
and she began motion picture WORN
Conrad Nagel who has the Leading
mans role Of John Shand. Is rising
young player who docs excellent work
In his portrayal. Tho part calls t"r
serious acting. and it is said hc scores
as heavily as he did with Lois W iIson IN
"Midsummer Madness.
BESIDE producing photoplaHS aud
ID starring in them, Douglas Fair-
banks is distinguished for two other
very notable things-nam"Iy. DIS
covering feminine stars ana maS'"-
line directors.
Some Of the best known stars on tn"
screen today. ns we'll aS som" 'h'l'ht
directors. owe much Of their success to
the fact that the dashing Douglas "iS'
covered and developed them.
Among the feminine ph"t"p'aE'rS
who have won their way to Stardom as
a result of the Fairbanks encourage
ment are BESSIE Love. katherine Wac
Donald. June Caprice. Eileen !crcy'
Alma Rubcns. Wanda EIawlCy, MARIO
rie Daw, and last but not least Nat
rueritp De La Motto. leading lady ~
THE Nut" NJ the Stanton next week
The directors who owe their big "r
portunities to Doug are Alb'rt
Parker. Joseph llonabcrry. victor,
Fleming and Ted Reed, who directed
his latest production.
TTOW true is the saying that the
IL thing wc run away from is often
+hn thing we run into, This was
demonstrated recently 20 James Mason,
,relI known screen viLnin. who plays
Red Paw in tho Go,dwyn picture;
Goddess Men" directed by toglnaid
Barker. which comes TO tho Palace neNt
week.
Now Mason has never been Iadles
man. Hc huggcd himself in tn" th"uGnt
that hearts are not flung at the t'"t
OF deep dyed villains.
But the psychology Of beauty and
The beast-that peculiar fascination OF
The ruthless man for the fair and
lovely-was a. work. and with ked
pawl il yea. soon TO bear results. The
storm broke recently when Mason's
mail carried ScvCra! tinted. scented en-,
velopes. To his amazed ewes appeared
written in dainty. fcmlnnc hand'
IL know YOU cannot be the villain you
appear in the play. II Is nm injustice
10 you. | srnd v"u my sympathy
NTOTION PICTURES have done more
IN1 to stimulate love Of good music
among American people than anything
else they have oyer had. according 10
Douglas MacLCan. the lnce comedy
star. Residents NJ remote hamlPts arc
beginning to acquir" liking for high
rlass operate airs through hearing them
constantly repeated on the pipe organ
or piano or by III" string orchestra at
their nearest motion. picture theatre.
Mr.. MnCIcnu's latest Paramount
comedy. The Home Stretch, will BE-
the feature at the Arcadia next week
Beatrice Burnham ], the leading
woman.