Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-14

pose the affair. For the sake Of the
man she loves Tor thinks she dOes) the
dancer consents to secret marriage.
but that Is eventually discovered and
the parents insist on their son break.
ing with the girl, who then convent.
emily finds happiness with country
swain who has remained true.
well played by Monte Blue, and the
society husband Is delineatcd by Ray
Bloomer.
A particularly interesting short fea.
ture on the bill was the first Of a new
series called "Fun from the Press
which consists Of a collection Of new
Jokes and timely news topics culled
from the Literary Digest.
Kariton-Many kind words are in
order in mentioning skin Deep In
which Milton Stills gets one of his best
opportunities during a long screen
"Skin Deep" IS solid. substantial
melodfnmatic crispness that is bound
to make entertainment for the lightest..
minded. Stills has the role OF Bud
Doyle, an underworld Individual, tough
as they make them. and a notorious
criminal. He serves with distinction In
the war. however, and stands good
chance Of "going straight" but for the
constant bounding of the police.
Finally he is railroadcd to jail, and IN
eftecting his escape via railroad train
and aeroplane, he is terribly injured:
A great piece Of plastic surgery not
only saves his life but changes his face
his "new" face and aids the District
| {s, pIn ~ n
crooks in his old tough neighborhood,
discloses the treachery of his own life
and finally marries the daughter Of the
surgeon who changed his face.
It is a difficult part that Sills plays,
and his characterization must be in.
cluded among the finest pieces Of film
acting of the year. In the first part
he is in both makeup and acting. tn
plug ugly and crook. and his regenera
tion is shown BY Mr.. .Sills with ar
artistry and a subtlety that are wholly
engrossing. incidentally. he has Il
perform a regular serial thriller In
moving train, and thence to a rop'
ladder attached to an aerOplane.
Marcia Manon as the faithless wife
Florence Vidor as the sweetheart
Frank Campeau in a typically villain
Gus role and Charles Clary.
Arcadia-war stories are not espe
cially popular right now, and there i
no reason to believe that Honor Firs
will help their cause unless by its splei!
did acting. The story concerns twill
brothers, F'renchmen. one bad, on
good; one a coward. the other brnv
man. The latter takes the place Of hi
craven brother on the field Of battle an'
becomes hero. Force Of circumstance
requires him to step into his brother
household, and his situation becomes un
pleasant when the towards wife show
her love for him. Then the. weakly
brother shows up and has the here
thrown into the river. but in the enc
Jack Gilbert does fine piece of net
ing as the hero and is really splenGi,
as the weakling. Renee Adoree an'
Shannon Day are both acceptable. TIL
scenes Of Apache life in Paris contain
many beautiful and stunningly photo
graphed views.
Victoria-''Rag to Riches" IL IN
story of rich family's son who follow
burglar. to the latter's haunts an,
has q series of thrilling adventures a
Z result. It sounds like Horatio Alga
more. than anybody else. but because th
boy is played by young Wesley, Barr
It is always entertaining. "Freckles'
keeps things moving and indulges in
number OF stunts that will thrill mos