Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
.KOSL OFF, DOMINATES
new STANLEY FILM
Russian Character Man Big Fig
urs In "orssn Temptation"
Other Pictures Shown u

Other PtctureS shown
staaley--A picture that starts most
promisinsly, nummoxes tisastrsusly in
the middle. and only partially RECEIVERS
for final punch IL "Thc Green Temp
estion;" in which Betty Compson is
starred. ! ~
The most natural Thought altar seeing
rector put 30 much beauty and art on
so commonplace, far fetched and heck
neyed a story. The program says It
Is adapted from q short story. '"The
Moose" by Clarence J.. Skinner. In
magazine the rambling. incoherent
plot may have been rather effective,
because there Is no denying that "The
Green Temptation" has interesting
characters, one or two dramatic flashes
and many picturesque settings.
resembling that would be to. advise
young girls to take good. thorough
course in pocket picking US an APP
premiership to nursing. The better
the thief. the better the nurse The
plot concerns young Parisienne
danseuse. first in a street show and
later on the stage, who II, in of hours,
a notorious thief. '"rhe Green, Tcmpta.
tom IL a valuable and sinister stone
which she tries to steal and fails. The
film degenerates into hopeless parroting
when the war Is raked in to exert q
regenerative influence over her. Then
tbe story shifts to America. with the
inevitable shadow Of her past, which
almost causes her downfall,
Far and away the most interesting
feature Of the picture is the figure OF
Theodore Kosloff as Gaspard, the
Harlequin, dancer and thief. who Is the
evil force in the heroine's life. Adjec-
tives grow stale in mentioning Kos.
LOFT = ever broadening skill. He is one
Of the most potential and fascinating
figures on the screen.
| OF Miss COmpsCn much. that Is praise
can be said, but there remains the
fact that-speaking 0ffhand-a dozen
screen leading ladies could have cred-
itably carried her part. while it is hard
to imagine any one else (unless 1t be
Raymond Hatton) as the Harlequin.
bly, good, and her disturbing and per-
her hair (Which changed her entire ap-
pearance) enabled her to make the
rapidly changing heroine more plausi :
bic than she otherwise would have been
Mahlon Hamilton was excellent as the
hero, one Of those apparently somno.
lent but far seeing Scotland YARD
celebrities" that the screen delights in.
This was William ID. TaylOr's las,
picture, and he cOlored and improved
1t with score of artistic touches which
would have been worthy of far fincl
theme. The camera man also heipet
with some interesting studies in light.
and shadows.
Arcadia-David Powell is seen all to-
seldom as leading man in pictures thes,
able and intelligent that film featur
ing him is certain to find host of ad
mirers. Loves Boomerang" tn
filmed version Of the novel ''Perpetua,
can be called a success because o
Powell's presence in the cast. thougl
the list OF players contains many VIII,
are Of first rank.
This is one of the pictures made b!
the European units u American com
panies, and its locations are redolen
Of the quaint and attractive atmOspher
of old England and France. with all th'
charm of their life faithfully caught b!
the camera.
The story Is the old plot of the younl
man who adopts an orphan girl, only tt
fall in love with her when she grows
up. There Is villain who prove.
to be her father. but who. Of course
dies quite properly. and there are other
complications before the happy ending,
but still 1t Is the same old story, some :
what too long drawn out.
Ann Forrest is charming as the
grown-up girl. and little "Bunty''
Fosse is little less than adorable as the
child. Roy ByfOrd and Florence Wood
have two excellent character bits, and
John Miltern, as the crook father. and
Geoffrey Kess. as one Of his victims,
do good work.
John Robertson, as director, did all
that could be expected with the story,
and gave it an exquisite setting.
StantOn-If it did nothing else Gar
digan" would be an admirable film for
its clear setting forth of the causes that
led up to the Revolutionary War. The
events are so well woven into the story
that they leave lasting impression and
will refresh the memories of many whose
histories have long gathered dust on the
shelves Of second. hand book stores.
But Cardigan" succeeds not only in
its historical teaching, but in telling
the famous Robert w. Chambers story
in q succession Of well directed and ex :
cellently photographed scenes, though
the latter part becomes somewhat con q.
fusing with an extended staging of Paul
Revere's ride.
Buster" Collier, who signs his name
William J. Collier, Jr., and who is a
son of the famous actor. takes the lead
ing male part and does it acceptably
though he looks too young to be alto
gether interesting or convincing. Betty
Carpenter, formerly in the "Torchy"
comedies, makes a charming ingenue,
and the long list of players contains
many names that are an assurance Of
capable handling of the parts.
karltOn-The interesting experiment
six of the best photoplays of past years.
| each to play two days. began yesterday
| with George LOane fuckers master.
piece, "The Miracle Man." This film
virtually made" three of the east
Thomas Meighan, Betty COmpson and
Lon Chaney. But its interest at this
time is not SO much in comparing their
past work with their present as In es-
timating modern photoplay standards
by contrast with those OF several years
ago.
THE Miracle Man" still stands up as
a notable production. Its photogra-
ply is not what would be expected from
studio today, but it proves that a
good story on a good theme, intelli-