Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-31
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
IS STANLEY FEATURE
Bert lytelI and Betty compson
co-Starred in Costume
Picture

Stanley Colonial Virginia. in the
days when Edward Sandys sent his
bonS load of maids there for marry.
ing purposes. is the setting Of Il new
picture in which Bert Lytcll and Dct.y
Comrson are featured. 1t Is Georgs
Fitzmaur!cc production. and probably
never in the history Of the films has a
more attract;vcly photographed or elnb.
orately staged picture slipped through
without ponp or special ceremony.
Scenes nt the court Of James I. gal.
liant. picturesque old ships swinging In
the tide .1amestown's primitive streets,
blood thirsty and gaudy pirate bands
posed against the sea on sandy spits
and stirring. realistic battle on the
high seas a,c ali features Of this pro.
duction.
The whole mistake is its claim to bc
mn adautnticn Of Mary Johnston's ITO
Have and to Hold" for il over Il well.
known story has been butchercd TO make
9 film fans holiday. this is one. Ouila
Bergere wrote the scenario and she
should be billed as the author. rs there
Is only an occasional glimpse Of the
original romance.
lanes | Is s!apstick comedian
Jeremy Sparrow, instead of being a
minister. becomes the hcro's servant.
and Dirron. whom Mary Johnston cast
IN that role. disappears. The Eero!n"
has a cousin introduced ont Of clear
sky. and when she flecs in the ''maid
strip (" Virginia. TO escape from Lord
Crrnal. the villain. and marr!es Ralph
Percy for protection. she falls in love
with him in short o. der instead Of melt
ing very. very SLOW iy from the haughti.
ness 10 love.
Th" end is the most marvellous trans
formation. Acc riding to the picture
the hero is ;ak'n back TO England in
Chains for dariig to marry the King S
ward. is released by Lord buckingham.
and finally fights Il duel with Lord Car
nal before tie whole court. including
tn" King. gathered for the wedding
ceremonies II carnal and the heroine.
Here was truly case of Mary John.
ston 800 II lies away.
IL seem truly n shame that SO fine
n east sh' nd be forced to 90 such silly
things. The original romance was
me!odra' latic. but at least approached
pIausib' lty. The picture never does.
Bert ]. toll was a dashing and adequate
Ralph Percy: Betty C"mpson n beau-
tiful Lady .Jor"lyn Leigh: Theodore
kosl' impressive and splendid as Car
nal: W. j. Ferguson amusing as the
trar ~formod sparrow. aud Raymond
iln'ton powerful despite the silly char
nc erization Of the King as presented
b' n" scenario. Some Of the scenes
were Photographic masterpieces.
To those who never read the story
ITO Have and to Hold" will he an
interesting but perfectly impossible pic
ture: 10 readers o. The book /, will be
impossible all around.
Luckily. splendid Iii Mayer Trave.
laugh Of London and pictorial and
stirring rendering by the orchestra Of
Tschaikowsky's "lSl4 Overture" were
also on the bill.
stanton--Thc ground gore over in
Over the Hill" itself strangely fn,ni'-
Jar. is again travcr~nd with Il few
first was 4 natiOn-wi success. there is
no reason why ths virtual sequel"
should not b" the same
Mary Carr is again TO b. seen as
mother 10 an unsrnteful and forGctful
brood. In fact. these children are
drawn rs so entirely lackin. in .ilinl
feel !nss that they often seem most un.
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