Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-14
LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS.
THE SCREEN.
aReputation- mt The Arcadia.

Living up to the Reputation" es-
| tablished by theatres directed by
James n. Ginns of presenting the
best in pictures at the most popular
prices. the Arcadia Theatre is pre-
senting one Of the best all around
programs in the history of this house.
| The audiences which visited the
| Arcadia voiced their enthusiasm by
favorable comment. The fact That
! Priscilla Dean was the star in the
feature attraction. a new 1871 pro-
duction and [ at it bore the mark of
a deluxe production was sufficient
guarantee of excellence, The
audience. however. saw more than
good picture. IL saw one of the most
| tremendous dramas revealed on
screen in years-a human document
hat sounded the depths of emotion
dealt with life from its various angles
au@ left the spectator with something
to think about for a long time TO
come.
Eva Noyak nj The Rialto.
wolves of the North Eva
Novak's action drama. which is de-
lighting Rialto audiences is not
triangle play, but il might be describ-
ed as a quarangle with the Arctic
circle forming the fourth dimension
| for il is in the North that the
dramatic problem is faced and. solv-
| ed. The story starts with girl who
| teaches school in an Alaskan settle
ment. Two men love her. One Is
weakling: the other more akin to
| brute. yet with good heart and the
| ability TO take care of himself in
| fracas. over the love of this girl the
two men battle almost to the death
and the outcome is never certain un-
til the story reaches the fast pace of
the finish stretch.
Alice Brady at The Majestic.
The name of Alice Brady has he
come SO identified in the minds Of
the motion picture audiences with
smart society dramas and smart SO
ciety clothes. worn with unusual
chic that audiences first seeing Alice
Brady in her newest production The
Land Of Hope" ut the Majestic find
themselves distinctly surprised. But
as usual she wins distinct triumph
II this new play in her ielineation Of
a Polish immigrant girl dressed IN
the awkar6 swaddlinG clothes effect
I'd by the passengers of the steerage.
"Fartnbound" Startles Audiences at
the Queen.
Those who want to see something
different in the limo Of moving pictures
win not be disappointed in joining the
large crowds daily assembled At the
Queen Theatre this week where
'Earthbound, Basil Kings amazing
story Of the unseen world is creating
a genuine sensation. The scene in
this great film, in which one man pays
the penalty FOR his affair with another
mans wifc Is bit of dramatic act
inc which in tragic intensity has sell
dom been equalled on either stage or
screen. Every audience at the theatre
this week has been startled by its
realism.
SIoman's Remarkable Rise.
Edward Sloman. who directed the
production of THE Ten Dollar Raise.
which has been delighting the movie
fans at the Aldine Theatre, Market
1T Eight street. this week. IS a nota-
bic example Of the self made man Of
the screen His rise is little short Of
phenomenal. having started his screen
career az an extra man at a salary Of
S5 day. Sloman had been an actor
on the legitimate stage for many years
ana for more than five years had sue
ccssfulIy directed some big stage pro
duc.ions. He made UP his mind that
there was a big future in pictures and
decided to enter the field. He gave
up salary or $500 a week and became
Il SIS day extra So good was his
work that ne was given an increase
of $3.50 the second day. a few months
later he was able tn accept the direc-