Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-02

Diana-Manners. Arcadia.
TT THE calendar didn't present cvi-
; dence to the contrary. Philadelphia
Alm fans might we'll think that their
christmas was here.
Pictures Of all sorts and varieties
Will make their debuts Monday. and
Tor the first time in many months there
will actually be an embarrassment of
riches. when Knighthood Was in
Flower featuring Marion Davies.
which opens at the stanton. will be- the
outstanding attraction, while Gloria
Swanson will appear at the Stanley in
''The Impossible Mrs. Brllow.' and Il
photoplay rc.crcating whaling days in
Old New England. called "bown to the
Sea in Ships" will max" its bow at
the Metropolitan Opera House.
TROM what we've heard. we're in
i clincd to hold up our list Of the
years best photoplays' unit! ''Wh"n
Enighthood Was in Flower comes To
town. Here is costume drama NJ its
most advanced and elaborate stage,
Charles Majors romano" was begun
with n promise. those connected with
Its production grew more and more en-
thusias and it ended by being one
Of the most expensive features ever
made.
Far moro Interesting. however. than
dollars and cents figures on it> cost il
q recital of the east witch was en-
ployed. In addition to Miss Davies,
who is said to do her very fines, Wort,
We have Lyn Harding, brought from
England to play the role OF Horny VIII
Tor which he IS so v.vid!y remembers"
In the days when he appeared on he
stage with Bcerbom Tree in shake.
Speare.
The other famous ruler who appears
in an important light in "Whon ku.gn,.
hood Was in Flower" is the dn,ronit
Louis MI OF France. to whom the iNir
young Princess Mary is we'd. Thi,
part Is played by William Norris. fine
stage character man who was seen here
In "Mnytime.
His successor. Francis /. j. played
BY William II. Powell. who may hc 20.
membered AZ having played " Avery
Hopwoods spanish Love" That ey-
ceedingly clcyrr character man, lI''l.u
Cordoba. who recently appeared with
Miss Davies in THE Young Diana ="
who Is ever 70 be remembered for his
appearances in the earlier films "f Co.,
NlulHe anu " !!' mas 'i IL. t!'i w..
successes on the stage. innlGd0 :
Shakespearan reviva!s. 10 his credit
will play the Duke ri Buckingham.
Forrest STANLEY will play Char!r, Rran-
\ DOR, the gallant hero: Arthur Forrest
impersonates Cardinal Woisey; Iuc.
fesa Maxwell! Conover plays C0therin"
Of Aragon Ernest GlendonrTc. Sir
Edwin Caskoden; Ruth Sh"p!"y. a
Ear in her "wn, r:ght. Lady Jan" :
Johnny Dooley. who last week apprar"n
1t the Garrick. is the k.ng's lester.
and William Kent. now plari"C IN
.'Good Morning Deario. IS his tailor,
George Nash. stage and screen ch0r"'-
ter man: Gustave Won Scyfertitz III"
Loriarity of Barrymurc's Sherlock
Holmes; Macey Harlan. Arthur I',r.-
aldson. Mortimer Snow and +: -
Finch. comedy partner for n" late
John Bunny. are also in the cat,
The golden days OF IN" Tud"rs laF"
been sought FOR the screen by l. bert
Eignola, the director. and many. many
details such as the we'd ling of Ir!u-
cess Mary and the King "f Frg",",
which you did not So" when J ina
Marlowe played This romano" on Tia
stage, will be shown in tho picture.
Everybody thought that Mary I'ok
ford was to make when kHiChrGood
Was In Flower, but Miss Davis com.
pOny OUtDlu lIel. AhFt mas HIu'' ~!
Of securing 'poro,hy Vernon Of Had
Con Hail." the other major romance
however.
DREsENT- love and marriage
j and disillus.onment ar" the f"n.ur"'
of "Tha Impossible Mrs. E"l!cw.'
Gloria Swanson is presented in a rattle,
new light--as the VIII" and mother
whose beloved child Is taken away from
her by the divorce court. However
although mother love- IS the basis
Of the plot, Miss Swanson Is sa!! L
have an opportunity TO wear some o
her famous gown creations. especially
in a sequence of scenes supposed TO TAX,
place on the beach at Dcnuyi'lc. Ar
added attraction at the STANLEY vii
be "Rolling Dcwr 10 Rio" n pie.
> tarization Of the voyage Of the T. $. :
Maryland on its recent trip TO Brn2!
with Secretary Hughes.
DOMANCE of quite another sort i
~ to be found in Down to the Sea il
Ships" the fascinating title of tn
feature at the Metropolitan. Her" i
the recreation Of old New England
New Bedford to be "xact--with init
mate gimpses into the life Of the Iunin
Quaker colony there, and rouSlng PIC
lures OF the old whaling industry.
Whoever first conceived the idea I
making of photorlay out Of III
phase Of the earlier history Of q hard
people deserves all the credit in II
world. Roth scttings-thc simple, pic
turesque life of the villagers. their meet
ing house. their farms. their nppl" or
SAards, their places of business by II