Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-30
1.-THE OLD NEST"
SHOWN AT STANLEY
Mother Love Subject-Wanda
HawIey at Two Houses.
Other Movies

Maternal feeling--its love.
protection. sacrifices and service for its
nestlings--is the theme Of "The Old
Nest in which Rupert Hughes. who
wrote II originally as a story, gives a
cross section of American life. His
basic idea was readily susceptible to
ampliflcation in the film. and touch :
Ing and impressive film has resulted
under Reginald Barker's direction.
Something Of the mellowness Of Mr..
Hughes fiction when he Is dealing with
tender sentiment has been wrought into
the picture, and his sense of the es-
sential sweetness Of human life also,
even when life has it's humdrum rou-
tine, its obstacles and It's disagreeable
episodes In the way Of disappointments
and troubles and toilsomeness.
Life surely has these phases In the
rearing Of family. which is the domes.
tic drama Mr.. Hughes sets forth. 1t Is
really an epic of a mothers life told
with lyric appeal. The mother Of six
children Is the central figure. She is
shown In several consecutive planes OF
motherhood--from young matronhood
with its carefree and rollicking young
sters to tolerant and understanding mid :
die age, and later, when the nestlings
bide no longer in the old nest. but take
flight into the world. always winging
back for the solace and advice that their
affairs require. In short, the interest
ing plot, with its excellent characterize :
tion, idealizes the old saw, There's no
friend like mother"
A great deal Of the value is conferred
by the superior acting of Mary Alden
in the chief role. She Ia tender and
loving. Among the support are Louise
Lovely. Helene Chadwick, Cullen Ian =
dis, Dwight CrittendeD and the chill
dren who played In the Edgar come
dies.
A feature musically is the work Of
Edward Albane, baritone, and Jules
Della Rosa, violinist.
Palace-Clara Kimball Young essays
no less than four we'll differentiated
parts in Charge It," and gets away
with the feat In convincing fashion.
Sada Cowan has written a scenario of
today that compares we'll with her
Hush" and Straight From Paris in
capacity for originating situations and
dovetailing them into plausible en- :
semble. Her plot has suspense and
tensencss.
The heroine of the story is a discon :
tented woman despite the opulence OF
her married life. SO she tries hard
knocks. BY choice she faces the bread :
and butter proposition. Taking her un :
settled mind far from her ease and lux =
ury she starts out to learn life, and
proves the truth of the poets phrase,
'Sweet are the uses OF adversity.' In
her career in search of happiness she
practices tlippant gaiety as the sweet
heart Of another man and tries the
l. e a.. I.sp -. 1.
cheap cabaret where she learns the value
these roles Miss Young also is shown
rs the discontented wealth surrounded
wife and finally as the repentant and
satisfied spouse.
Arcadia-The essential democracy Of
college life is demonstrated in "The
Snob,' in which Wanda Hnwlcy Hills
the title role which is not too extern
sive for her talents MS comedienne.
The big point of the play is her turning
down of personable young chap who
is earning his way through college. She
thinks she hasn't any use for fellow
who waits on table. Yes. that's what
she thinks, but the photoplaywright
thinks different and so the ending is not
unhappy-not at all.
ANYHOW the waiter, lmperSOnateu DN
William Lawrence, happens to be tn,
academic gridirOn hero. and that helps
n lot to reduce the snob who administers
his snub. and to reform her supercili
BUSINESS. Before the finals she becomes
very much down the stage. If that is the
correct opposite Of up- stage. The cast
has number of well known players.
Edwin Stevens. Sylvia Ashton, Walter
Hers and Julia Faye. The campus at :
mospherc is well developed and there are
some shots at an exciting football game
and a college prom"
Naturalization abounds in "a Tale
Of Two Worlds "-melodramutic action.
What other kind would you expect of q
movie that sweeps through the Boxer
rebellion, takes the onlooker-comfort
ably seated in an orchestra chair
into the dangers of the Forbidden City.
Of Pekin and introduces some of the
hazards and lures of San Francisco &
Chinatown, known to melodrama for