Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-20

tuIss' ,,b;cn little H. said in advance
apyu' ',,birh nrc released and play tn
ano ou,r houscs. aud s,artlc nobody an
Ma uobody except tho rxacting pcop'
nnO. O.,,ink nil films must &c artistic.
w% w%tnJIy there are the fine. worth
e. see'~ n,,i of the ordinary films whic
Mhh.roldrl with sound Of trumpet. %
~ SNIh thousnnds are spent. ana Whic
WIZ" ~ this kind treatment. by show
rsc, s,oir Inherent, worth and becomin
- .pillars Of ilnidom. ., .u.
M IpJ,, there arc The little fellows
~. I"i oo,,sius 70 the first class. whic
s somewhere IN them a spark o
bMcn bMn. nr distinction and arc luck!
STe"i ,o have some artistic director o
mous' actor or actress to bring tina
Wa, out, and which. despite n mini
RsrH ~ cyncusc and moicty OF adver
cn, um startlc the photoplay WORT
n,,;cvinc unusual success.
grha nossiblc fourth class is repre-
ny hy those phOtoplays' of whicl
en.,o en to cypccted. and on which much J
my. hut which (by a combinntioi
Hen1,. Hen1,..,t,,nstnnccsl "", fall down in th
ah e, and descend to the level of tn
s.a,ram. mediocre picture. Mhen M M.n'
yy.tsment IS made that tnlS Grass - ,u
80 lust that is meant. lhere are suc'
Sm, appearing every no" a"' '''"
mt no many. . ~, e..
r.. rc,son may be found in the rae
..bcn n film company gets ho'd o
M, NJ. shame, obtains the rights to some
u.s,rJinr w ncvrl or pla". they are wise
o., o",, and far seeing enough to see u
.Is. sn.us ,bc production does not cheaper
!, in;urc that picture. In the o,t
~ whcn great plays and great movers
n,oyidcd an almost untouched he'a' hn'
rhcn the bigger companies were 'urh
,n. Them out in shOvc'tuls on IN,
.D,ecn, there were more OF this klna o'
% ss;Inrcs. for the simple reason that the
machonIcal and technical ends were not
=. well perfcctcd. and less care and
..,.deration were given these choice
Hrits There are hundred or more
sssss - Of splendid themes which were
mined in the film presentation from
snscs that originated in the studios
Asmselves. Mark Twain's Prince and
p,nner." Dickens Great Expecta
nons,' T.rkington Seventeen. -
"An Eucmy to the King. oh, any
number
That's not to say that there is not
many tragedy among the screen adap-
t,tions of today. For example. Lasky
Is to make Stcvcnson's "Ebb Tide" "
and, from synopsis. is evidently
going to add love interest; Mark
Twaln's prince and Pauper' was
butchered to make title writer's hol-
iday; "Blood and Sand" will probably
b given happy ending"
But the point is that when film
company has in Its possession a big and
worthy theme or story or drama. they
generally put care and attention into
it, making. Sometimes they wantonly
inange 1t. but that is all done intcn.
ttonally. The technical part is pretty
sure to be worthy of the vehicle.
That's why that fourth class is men
TONED as small one. though IL this
catalogue had been made up on the
OaSs OF financial success, rather than
artistic excellence, it might have been
me largest class Of the four.
"c4iLtN' THROUGH," as before
stated. is the big picture. layishlv
produced. mhich prores ,corfLy of the
attentions poured upon it.. By doino
80 enters the select circle Of "The
Ihee Nnskctcers." "1hc Four Horse.
men and "Pctcr IJbctsor."
Sisters is Mc finn mhich "sHDped
Mroum inc film mill and IRON unrr.
pecled iaudation in Me nsually troubled
Me!ers Of fan and critic reception. in
~ respect. Il toiioics in the Glustrious
IsSsleps OF "Hnmoresquc." and The
1nac'e Non, both of trhich cere pro.
aseea 'cthout undue erpense and acith
sssef expectation of fame, and oained
"sf fame Orernighf. ~
10 ABOUT time that success came
asain to Norma Talmadge. who has
-ss. s~". through nm extended honorable
s.a ~,een career with paucIty OF really
d.hr. mta tltsraph. following her modest
u'i .e~ sne did two and three reelcrs,
s.aI n.s oaH, many Indifferent. and Il few
L. Memory recalls her emotional
1,Sn.s 1s.i, ~ "A haughtcrs Strange In.
diIance' d.irn whore she battled with the
s'"h temptation; or again. there was
"a pc,ur" 'name forgotten, when She
pnyed the rol" of an actress who mar.
,1' young man with strict uncle.
I'M pretended TO be n little girl in
S.aer to deceive said uncle, II was
.,orma in comedy--a wonderfnI hmt
w.s s ,H ,GHombination. Van Dyke Brooke
Drsu' '"r o'n man: the late S. Rankin
1Elss., .ur nero, Under the Daisies"
'.Ths r. nrothrr. II five reeler called
va .as trown Princes Double" which
All, terrible thing with Maurice Cos.
/, INV, r.i Hnn I'm" Battle Cry of Peace"
oth.snn WHICH Sh" won new honors, were
comu. mer career with the dcfunct Fine ARTS
tS.S,npany included one lieht ho,rtod
"'umph' .omnp 'Fhe Social Secretary and
~" a1 INFERIOR stuff of the caliber ~
vndaIS vdI straight and Martha
hsvha.ioh' which last named might
b, c c.u "e"n very good. bur was so ruined
,ile' 'eHsors mere as to be unrecogniz.
C,n;; an independent called "Thc
,t,UUsi,satinS Mary Carstairs" was
invc,ous' and then began her hetters
BUSINESS auspices. "'''"""
IN ho, StandS Ouf as q milestone
Dwsm.f .f road to success. with Allan
D. Iv tne director. as big factor.-
fitv,' Luxe Annie and "Thc Forbidden
oi .ro were other high spots. but a jist
Yes,sur.dha nu.h interior fare Us Ghosts of
of f'IWyay, = Way, Her Only Way" WAY
niso..S % She Loves and lies; makes
here Iv'S bnSo reading. Of recent months
pass;ona nave beer two bull's.cycs "The
Door'"@ Ds'"@ ,si,N ri1wcr' and The Sign on the ne
IS ";rh win such unat,ractivc misses
isrfui "e r., Woman Gives" The Won
She ''Tbo nhlns;' YES and No. and
.,s branded Woman"
Ion SMMliln Mnnin Through" by Allen Lang.
which b'ari'n' ,r;' Is ono of those rare films
cant ar r,eS to catch the ethereal. The
i i%,y foryro, OF mist and incense, and memories m
his iepH,acn ceepcn days. As was mentioned in
Ace" "'o,',nn .n recently, lavender and old
luee,v arc not liked by picture pro.
", "moJond ANA If tn" indignant letter Of
Peter Ir business man" who thought
" taLon' 'opr'son n waste of time is to
sIyn" A'h hS Il criterion. thc fans thcn,