Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-08
Mouiegrams From
Screen to Patron

ucCREEN mother by profession and
y hanpy wife in her home life, Fan.
,io Midgejy feels that she is in q posi-
lion 10 give advice on marriage.
And this Is the advice she gave to
Monte Blue whose mother" she is In
Gpie Reeds THE Jucklins," n Para
mount picture, which opens at the STAN
ton Monday.
Keep ali your troubles within your
own four walls.
sition.
"a kiss will halt many an argument"
All this advice was given one day be-
tween scenes while the latest Melford
production was being made at the Lasky
Studio in Hollywood. For Bill Hawes,
played by Monte Blue, was in love with
Guinea Jucklin, played by Mabel Ju-
lenne Scott. Guinea's parents were
Susan and Lin Jucklin. played by Fan
ME Mldgey and Charles Ogle.
Miss Midgely has played great Va
riety of roles since she started her mo-
ton-piCture career. She has been the
mother" of many of the most famous
stars Of the silent drama.
ONE of the most difficult feats on
" record in motion-picture set con-
sruction was the three-story office
building setting on the roof of one Of
Los Angeles skyscrapers, built for
scenes in The Life of the Party" the
new Paramount picture starring Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle, opening Monday at
the Palace.
The difficulties of this project will be
realized when 1t is considered that every
stick Of lumber and materials necessary
for the job had to be hauled UP In a
small freight elevator and that a large
number of carpenters and workers had
to be spared from the studio to put up
the setting.
"The Life of the Party is the film
version of Irwin S. Cobb's Saturday Eve
ming Post story. Joseph Henabery
directed and the supporting cast includes
Greenwood, Roscoe karns and Julia
Faye.
ATA PRIVATE showing at the Lasky
n stuaio of william DeMille's Mid
summer Madness" to be shown here for
the first time at the Arcadia Monday,
the picture was voted one of the strong
est in dramatic, expression that he has
produced, IT Is said to contain an ele-
mental appeal and to be produced with
Charming inveStiture and such great at
tenton to characterization and detail.
The central problem deals with the
Er1t Of passion that comes sometimes
with the madness of midsummer night /:
OF the longing of woman for romance.
The moral pointed conclusively is that II
We sin in thought we are punished even
as though we had sinned In deed. II is
described as without sensationalism.
Olga Printzau adapted the picture from
SCoSmo liamiltons novel His Friend and
His Wife"
HARRY SOTHERN. who plays a
- prominent part in three episodes Of
While New York Sleeps" which will be
seen at he Victoria next week, lives in
the rural part OF Illinois when he Is at
home Only occasionally does Mr.. So
thern get home. and each time he notices
decided changes in the atmosphere of the
rural districts.
ne recently returned from visit to
MS family with the information that the
country grocery store, the subject Of
many American jokes, vaudeville
sketches, play plots and short stories,
ruly American institution. Is passing
"'o inc limbo Of forgotten things.
NORMA TALMADGE, the popular
g., emotional screen star. will be seen
pr,.h pw .hc frSt time in this city in "The
Of S'aruS" IsNMoW woman at the stanton week
NatiSn0HIH January ~: 1t is her latest First
tne me role Of a runaway wife and an In
nocent girl heroine The star Is said
coo 90 10 some OF the best work of her
"A REMARKABLE picture, filled with
exceptionally thrilling scenes. the
nory thoroughly human, Is "The inside
Of psh the Cup" which will have its first
Philadelphia showing at the Palace
week OF January IT, It is n picturlZa-
uon OF winston Churchill's widely dis
cuSSed novel of the same name. the