Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-21

Arliss first gave us his famous
'l|evil' iinpcrsonation Of supreme
| cynicism and evil for general fan con-
| sumption. II was not especially popu-
lar. lie followed that with n master
fui film performance Of his famous
historical parsonage. Lord Bcaconsfeld.
Disraeli. This went better except with
that class Of film followers who insist
on disliling costume pictures.
The third Arliss feature WIS indeed
a far jump. In The Ruling Passion"
we found this crafty and accomplished
>, veteran in the light
HTHSo Hds comedy role Of u
NeD Role wan millios,aire who Is
Each Film fed up on finance
and becomes an
amateur garage keeper.
Now. in The Man who Played
God. we shall find him in still Il
fourth type OF part, n noted musicinn
In modern setting. who, among other
things. is something Of fine lover
himself.
The Mnn Who Played Cod is
from Il short story By Gouveru"ur Nor
lis. and was played on The stage bv
Otis skinner under the title Of "Th"
Silent Voice Tor something Ike ~.
Jules Eckert Goodman being the dra-
mntist. 1t concerns famous must
ciun, rendered suddenly stone deaf. and
n victim of black despair and cyni"ism
Only when lie finds another ia worse
straits than himself and stLrtH de-
voting his life t. other, does his bet
ter self return.
In the east supporting Mr.. Arliss are
Etfc Shannon. stage favur!tc. who did
SO notably in "Mnmu's Affair with
Connie Tnlnadgc; Ivan Simpson, who
may be remembered for hi. wonderfully
polished performance ~ the trea"Eer"
GUS servant with Ar'is~ iu The Green
Goddess ; Ann Forrest. who only r.-
Gently made number Of features for
III" British l.asky company; Edward
Earle, who was rU-i"aturcd with Agnes
Ayres in the delightful q. Henry SERIES
which Nitagraph 1nc" did. and Aar-
sarct Scddon, popular screen "m"thcr.
TNliERE are really two features con-
L ncctcd with the .Aldinr's next week
feature. On" Of them. the name OF an
old favor;tc romance. has been men,
toned. The other concerns the an
nOuncemPnt that in the neishEorhOOd
Of twenty film stars will appear in
person at the theatre Monday and Tuc>-
day, as well GS making speeches AMI
appearances in other thcntrcs. In other
words, Philadelphia will be host to n
whole iIuck of men ana women she
generally s"rs only in shadow form.
Further details are mentioned in an
other place. but the list OF celebrities
or near "nCSI /" announced 10 include
Buster kra;on. Anita Stewart. Kitty
Gordon. her daughter. Vera Brrvsford
j. Barney sherry. Jean Ackcr llate!y
Mansfield, Johnny Hines, Hope lamp
ton. Iena keet'. DoraId!na, j.. *. Lin
coin. Polly Moran, Texas ,iu!ran.
Charles clutch Hutchinson. Mary
Anderson, Edwin Carcwr and many
others.
The Prisoner Of I-nda" is one of
those rare films which combine nearly
all the qualities of popularity. 1t T.
only wonder that 80 long time has
elapsed sine" It's iir.t screening with
liackctt IN the curly days Of features.
This time il has fallen into splendid
directorinl hands, and from all accounts
Rex Ingram has let few opportunities
escape.
As KUd"lph RaSayuiarI. .rd headed
Engirh gentleman, who becomes en-
br"i!cd in u rUn-pir%ry against the King
OF Ruri'nn!a Cd"n't grt out yunr mas.
N"u wont timd it, "" hav, Lewis Stone.
ana IA" sam" h"t"r, Of course. plays thr
r"I" OF til" a:or" -mrlniul.oI King too
since h" and Rudolph. according to the
story. Wrr" rs nlik" as two peas. |
AIir" Ttrry will be seen as the
beautiful Princess Flnvin with whom .
Rudolph, HasQueradig as the King,
falls head over heels .
uTedL as! in love. For the ,
in "Zenda" par, Of Rupert Of
Picture lIcnt2au. one Of
t.r most engaging
and at the same time the most evil viii
lains of fiction. there will b" seen a
new find" Of Ingram !. formerly called !
Ramon S@maniegnos; but now known
as Ramon Navarro. Bluff, growing old
Colonel Sapt !s In the competent HANDS
of Robert EdrsnN. Edward Connpl1y
plays MorShall Stra"h"uz. and Mai
colin Mctircsur i the Fritz Won Tnrl-
Nnhcim. st;art ll"lnes is the plotting
"Plack Mirhacl' and barbara InMarr
is Antoinctt" de Naubau.
We ann0unC" with extreme pleasure
that they have kept th" original ending
Of III" story. Two versions were made,
but IN the present case, AZ any rate,
anthony Hoes wisttI.N beautiful con-
clusion will be seen,
1t might b" interesting 10 Lotc that
9TH" Prisoners" sequel. "Rup"r, q;
i"ntHaU.' : b"tLg Gjmna VITA Conway
I"arl. ElNin" Ilaluurrstein, Owen
Moor" mad Eugene O'Rriru We don't
,r"W, but "" :" Wl.,.N. to hc, ruar fhc
rrtginni ending "t tnnf =, ,r.- il, ,irath
II Rudolph--will NoT be- rrroird
ar TIE mnny. many wu,- which
~ Clyd" Fitch wrote comparatively
few have been screened Far!nus did
= numbc". including "Thr Nnth and
he Flnme, - "Th" Srrnicht Road'' npl
The Wolnan IN the Las"" Dtwiccj and