Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-06
WEEK
,,.rdsr and Old Lace Not
'pvpular Nish Film Men.
valentino and Gloria Ssoan-
.on at Stanley

@ n,t,s bit old: fashioned" seldom
bdcnss cnsss.S.r q rns and do old lace. and that hint
S y ~ more fragrant and delicate side
tne,.crisnism W are things that make
W. nroducers throw up their hands
~ nm in the opposite direction: bad
enc .Mce draw, they snort, "et's have
~ scsss downright, brass.tack, up.to-dats
ac4ScnI: acSSI: Il not an occasional truth, but
ls~.tual year in and year out fact.
M week in philadelphia 10 no excep.
,,,nE Stanley has Beyond the Rocks."
III an Elinor Glyn story, and nobody
Z ~. aver been known to accuse the eu.
4 ~ ~. ~ ~ "Three Weeks Of being old
~ s.ps,ored. no matter what other charges
~. heen thrown at her.
Nv NJ. Kariton has Across the Cont.
.aW which has Wally Reid and Theo.
- Roberts and automobiles and mod
Y Ths Aldine's Aim is the exception TO
4 ..sva the rule, another Of those 70 rare
/ ~. they are noticeable cases OF an
sM.timer revived for screen purposes.
Ws,s fine It ID no other than The
a.ssry'' and, while It Is reasonable 70
rsrnoss that the Edward Rose stage
y ss.ssrnial has received thorough
J, {srss cleaning and overhauling, the fact
.snsins that this IL one OF yesterdays
Plots. v,,..,,. .ra R.,.rt
...tnres. the other openings Of the week,
=. All very new and very blood. and
49, action above all stories written
:, Youngsters or at least Twentieth
Gsntury people whose names are COM
won to magazine covers.
,mHE sudden rise of Rodolph Valen-
Nh tino came as distinct surprise to
A. company which happened to have
iSsn m his services at the time as to MIR.
"a m Mr., Public. The result was that
SsSore the wave Of sentiment OF the
Nsnoara and Fanettes, whose slogan
-. HValentino all the time" had
,sached the studio, this young italian
- had been cast as leading man with
tar in one film and as q CO featured
player in another.
= The Arst was ''Moran of the Lady
IItty," and by all rights that was
Dorothy Dalton's picture. She was the
"stw" in the company's billing. but
sot no in the minds Of many exhibitors
A. the hearts of many Of the fans. As
+ result. the foolish situation arose, as
Il had even more ridiCulOusly arisen III
lie case Of '"Thc Conquering Power,
vhsn Valentino was featured first and
fbremost and above those who did far
sreater work in more important parts.
Now, in Beyond the Rocks" even
he company features Valentino promi-
nently, almost on par, with Gloria
Swanson, but It's q safe bet that the
'electrics will disregard the axiom "La.
dies first and display Rodolph's name
d biggest type. Funny proposition. the
llm game!
"Bsyond the Rocks" judging by the
"still' pictures which have heralded 1t,
must have at least q score. OF settings:
Paris, the desert; London, the Alps, all
ef them have been mentioned, and the
variety Of costumes, new and old.
fashioned. which the stars wear would
lead one to believe that this Elinor
Glyn story must be filled with masque.
fades and elegant balls.
Once again in our old search for the
names which thrilled the fans Of seven
ysars ago we find two In this cast who
were f0urishing then beyond all doubt,
Helen Dunbar, the old Essanay lite. and
Mabel Van Buren,, who was playing
with Bob" Edeson in "Thc Call Of
TIE North" and was soon to make 40
etg q hit with Roberts and House
Peters In "The Girl of the Golden
West" June Elvidge had not yet won
her spurs Of fame with the Old World
company, and Edythe Chapman Joined
thA Iaakv utnOl, 1oka ID
tsaush s'CSx piay,na acc S nran
Ia The h slms way, w' way % back ehsafs in the days
u their real Infancy. One connects
him with the old and defunct Eclair
company and with World, too. The
IAN. OF course. are distinctly Of the
Dsssent.day screen.
WHEN "The Rosary" and Ben Tur.
w pin share the same screen bill we
Ave combination which many would
hus," -'N'S0
Thsre are some mighty fine people in
w cast Of tho Rose play, BY the way,
~ ot Wnom has been missing too long
po@ philadelphia screens. That is
AecSrt Gordon, the valiant Tom Sawyer
william D. yaylor's notable pro-
uetlon and tho star Of some mighty
~ =. stuart Blackton pictures. He
aay another movie favorite, to be-
aiued with companies which either
S,s .ca entirely or failed to have their
cs.srs .narKeted IN the most advan-
ssc,S.s us way cara kimbali Young was
fsssr,I, anu fa9iine FREDERICK has lust
pec1elly tough in view Of the fact that