Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-01
MOVIECRAMS
OF THE WEEK
Betty Compson Here Again at
the Stanley-Agnes Ayres in
a Ne,U Play

A PPARENTLY the moving. picture
- interests have decided that the best
way to combat the natural tagging of
interest among movie fans in the hot
weather is TO present films Of such Mt.
tracttveness that the public will prefer
whatever discomforts there may be In
the season rather than miss the pic.
lures.
Next week brings us rather an un.
usual array of popular favorites In
pictures which have, for some time,
been talked of as the most notable of
recent productions.
DEITY COMPSON, as all readers of
- photoplay news In this particular
paper know, is always welcome guest
OIL any Of the local screens. 1t Is
probably not too much to say that there
is no actress on the screen who has
shown such consistent artistic growth
In such q wide variety Of parts.
Anything that the fair Betty does
Is sure to be done with most unusual
intelligence and with keen insight
into human characteristics that mighty
few of the stars Of the day possess.
And there Is one thing about Betty !:
IL she doesn't do n thing she Is still
worth watching.
Next weeks feature, which will be
at the Stanley Theatre, is an adapta-
tion Of Sir Gilbert Parker's story,
"She of the Triple Chevron," and It
will appear as film under the title,
"Over the Border 1t will be vel.
come news also that the director OF
the picture was Penrhyn Stanlaws,
with whom Miss Compson seems to do
her very best work. Tom Moore plays
opposite the star and clever young
her as he was in "At the End Of the
World" and "The Law and the
Woman"
A MOTHER favorite who will be with
"A US next week-for the first time in
a long while on the screen by the way
Is Irene Castle. Her film, French
Heels" was made some time ago but
was kept in the strong box for some rca :
son or other, and Is just being seen
here. 1t comes to the Arcadia.
The story gives the dainty star plenty
Of opportunity to do those things which
she does so we'll. She dances and rides
and swims and in between times wears
lot Of those stunning gowns which
make her a rival of Gloria Swanson as
a human fashion plate.
The action OF "French Heels" takes
place In New York City and in the
lumber camps Of the Far North This
seems to be favorite contrast with hei
director, Edwin l.. Hollywood. for ht
has since made another picture Of hel
which carries her from the gilded pal
| aces Of the metropolis to the unlovely
| houses of the tisherfolk on the Maine
coast.
Ward Crane, who has been seen In
stars, has the leading male role
Charles Gerard is the villain. Another
we'll known actor in the cast Is Howard
Truesdcll. Thomas Murray, a popular
character actor, has an importan,
character part. Jocko, a tiny monk
Mrs. Castles favorite, will also appear
THEY seem to be taking particular
i pains to bolster up Agnes Ayers
stardom with particularly strong sup
porting casts, much as though they
were not quite sure this very charming
young lady Is proving capable of wear.
ing the crown which they have given
her.
In 1.-THE Ordeal" which comes to the
Kariton, she has an unusual array OF
capable players. There Is Edna
Murphy, whom you will remember in
"Over the Hill' and "Footfalls." And
there is Conrad Nagel, who comes very
near being the top notcher in the esti
nation of the photoplay department al
Sixth and Chestnut streets. Then there
will be that suave villain, Clarence
Burton, who Is not only very fine
actor Of unpopular parts but a master
of freak makeup almost as good as
Lon Chaney.
"The Ordeal" has several move
touches which ought to make it inter.
csting rs a story. In the first place
the villain is disposed of In the frs,
reel, but his influence hangs over al
the rest Of the picture. There's Q
crippled sister who becomes an impor.
tant figure when cure turns her int
a super fapper. And there is also 9
will which stands as a barrier to the
happiness Of several persons, but tina,
Is quite conventional thing for q
| will to do.
NOR those who like thrills as the!
l. sit in the darkness Of n movie hous
there will be yellow Men and Gold
at the Victoria. Advance notices tina
came out OF the West while 1t was beinI
filmed declared that only the twill
brother Of an iceberg could sit througD
this melodrama.
The action starts In Los Angeles an,
shifts to two ships which are heade
for an island In the South Seas to hun
the treasure sunk In Spanish galleol
some 300 years before.
Treasure seekers in the South Seas
of course, know nothing whatever abou
either the Marquis of Queensberry rule
or the Volstead act, and so the lover o
what is popularity known as "red
bloodcd stuff will be made happy.
The Goldwyn company's stronges
team, Helene Chadwick and Richar
Dix, are again together in this one. an
the cast also includes Rosemary Theb
and Richard Tucker among its favor
ties.
MARY MILES MlNTER depart