Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-09

i Aim programs here next week are
40 a Chinese girl In n semi serious pict
q feature film.
The first named picture Is East
long on the stage and which comes to
Stuart Blackton made in England ron
Lady Diana Manners. which plays nt {
|nTHBR Interesting pictures Of the
~ toeek incla,de a sentimental film az
the Aldine tcith Bessie Love called
Forget. Me. Not; q Peter b. Kyne
out Of. doors story, "The Pride Of Pa
lomar." at tho fdrlfon, and JeucI
Ca,wte~ and Kenneth Harlan IN NO
body at the Regent.
CONNIE TALMADGE would prob =
~ ably be the last actress on the
screen whom any one would pick to por
tray an almond eyed heroine. There
certainly has been no hint or suggestion
Of the Oriental Tor Of an ability to play
character roles) in the fappers which
Miss Talmsdse has been presenting TO
the Aim fans.
Perhaps because Sister Norma once
scored unmistakably in 1.-The Forbidden
City" Constance thought she would
like to follow suit. Such parts have
been fairly popular with film producers
although none Of the stars have
cssayed them more than once.
Mary Pickford gave US the sad little
heroine Of John Luther Long =
Madame Butterfly" with Marshall
Neilan. now n director. as her leading
man. Nazimova, in the days when she
was making n name for herself on the
screen. played in The Red Lantern. -
Lea trice Joy Is shortly to be seen us a
lady Of the Far East In Joseph Her
gesheimer's Java Head" Then there
have been several moderately well
known leading ladies who have assumed
| slant-cyed beauty in Scssue llayaka
was many pictures Of this character.
Shirley Mason had one called Ming
Toy which. BY the way. happens to
be the name of the heroine in East is
West Tsuri Aoki. ilayakawa's wife,
and Anna May Wong are two who come
naturally by their ability to play such
roles.
When Joseph Schenrk decided to
it on the same elaborate scale which
characterized Norma - IN / n
Through and so he employed the same
director. Sidney Franklin. and told him
to 20 as far as he liked. Az a rcsul;
it is understood that East Is West Is
thing of sumptuous Oriental beauty.
the "love boat scenes in particular
being lavish in the extreme.
For the cast of this story OF little
Ming Toy and her trials and tribula :
tons and final happiness, both in China
and in the unsympathetic Occidcnt. ~,
following were chosen Warner Oland,
one of the screens best 'heavics. for
the villainous bur fascinating role OF
Charlie Young: Edward Burns for the
hero). Nigel Barrie. VINO first came 10
the notice of film fans opposite Mar
gueritc Clark in the Bah stories
Winter Hall. +. A. Warren, Frank
Lanning and Lillian Lawrence.
A MERICAN film followers are well
n acquainted with !. Stuart Black .
ton. They remember him as th" pic
tureslue commodore president "'
the Vitagraph Company. and Of more
recent years as the director of sue!
splendid features as Gilbert Parker
wild Youth and "rhe Judgmcn
/ House." 4 couple of years ago he re-
turned to his native Eng glnnd and bcgar
to produce pictures of his own over II
London.
The first Of these 10 reach our shores
Is "The Glorious Adventure and this
elaborate costume feature has much %
, unusual interest. In the first place, The
| Prizma process Of coloring has been en-
| ployed for the first time on reguln
| ton sized feature. This not only gives
opportunity for vivid picturing OF
| the picturesque doublet and hose ant
equally gay wOmen's attire of the pc
riod, but makes it possible to achieve
| far greater effect in the scenes apper-
tanning to the great fire OF London
which Is introduced into this romantic
| story.
In the cast Of this tale of Stuart days
IN court and ale house. aristocrnilt
| ga srdens and commoners' alleys. we flint
! first of all Lady Diana Manners. daugh
| ter of the Duke Of Rutland, and be
| longing to one Of tho oldest families in
| the English pccrage. She will be seer
as the heroine. and in her support We
find such British fnvorItcs as Gerald
Lawrence, Cecil Humphreys. Alice
Crawford. Mrs. Elizabeth Eecrbohm
William Luff. Flora l." Breton. the
Hon. Lois Stuart, daughter Of Lady
Abingdon: Haides Wright, Victor Nc
LaRlan. Rudolph DE CordoNa, VICTOR
Humphrey and Fred Thatcher. the
Blackton children; Violet and Charles
and Tom Hesclwood.
OF especial interest is IN" presence OF
Lcnnox Pawle rs old Samuel lcpys,
Pawlc was seen here this fall in Mar
iolainc." where he played Rrook ke-
Hoskyn. a part which h" created Wnen
'.Pomander Waite" 'Irom which
"Mariolainc" was adapi"d' was first
presented.
There arc many historical rharar'"r.s.
appearing in 'rhc Gl"ri"uE Adventure
which thus follows in lh" Trucks, OF
Judgment, "Decep'j"n and wv hen
Knighthood Was in Flower IN showing
phases of English history.
"FoRGET. NE. NoT" at nc A.
1 dine, tets tic storm Of n h"H ami
9irI uho. thOuqh separated ny hr nm
aroidab bic contingencies Of nc, mdNi,nh
their faith and lore tor cH"h othcr, Ih4c
bon is adopted by Il riCh wom0u' dnt m"
girl, cripple, has a hn,d time OF II
nntH she Is takn into N" nome o. 4
kindly but poor street musician. GarCM
Hughes. ,cho stiN is kn0wn moH m'dHF;
docs his "ScntimCntGI Ton"H, and
BESSIE Lore have the tWo parts. amt
Irene HUNT. otto LcdC'c, GNG NWHc
LIND hare SuJo"liHGiC rates.