Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-26

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resouycctuI. thc Kind "i hor" t. ocnG
xhivers M ones -pin". and tbrm thaw
them ont with lnnSh "r Il High r'
satisfaction. IarrynN"r" plays tho part
As if h" cri,y"d i moro tom anything
he eyer III. u" is on" rnau who man.
psos. though hc appears on the s"r'"h
but or,cr n car. 30 stan! ont rs on" at
It's Icad,ns iiyDroa. R"lnrd Young
,now in this city on the Sp"Hkirg stage
.Ioesnt look likr I,r. Wat 4nn. hn It,"
PLAYS ili'd Wcii whom hc hur n 'HDr"": :
i,ustovv Won Snyirrtil& H. an idonl
Morlgriiy. 40 Go"l Tint h" mIr"h.I.
1;arry more ia r"wcr AMI m1rc.si'Ir.
uodda lIoppci. ~ tho NiI'dino>". Is
more intcrc,tir. than Carol Dompst"r
rs tho heroine. And"v, kanIoirh il
another outstanding tigNr".
rhc,ographicai. IN" pirtG"r il a
loJd"r 81 ~ bind. and il inust 10 nd.
mitsd ,bGt tho cGmrra nam. by lis
",ho'"' "l fog.y ftTn"tH. suad"WsG
ril"l wa::- dark rooms and I'll lit ,h"r,
cu=I.hr",. aaa helped the .uH' en-" q
hi. adm rablc feature.
karlton There is likely tn bc s>me
difference in opinion on Tn" m"ritE "f
Tho MasqUcrnder. but that diF"rcur"
will b. largely on the work of Gu"
Hntos Post IN hts famous dual role Of
, Iodcr anl i'hiIcnt".
lanes Young. III" director. has tprU"d
. ont ccrGIng photoplny that j. nt most
times h;gliy Dramatic and always grip.
ping in Interest. hrt u" has not h'Cn
nhlc To- lunkn tho talented stage star II
great r'rcan actor il hi, first picture
Nost IL m impressive iCur". Gni II"
tomiuBtcs III" action, but il i'Hr' L."
plmittcl that he docs so by rather tho
gsrical tricks of tho trade. Or"asi"u-
allyn some Of hin scenes nN thIlrot"
IN his cril WHrE or ~ 1.ud"r. Worshipiug
'hc ". F.s Wif' Mr.. Post reaches
great heights because he plavs them in
lower 10y and U.cs repression. If
Mr.. Post shows himself willing 80 take
nivirc. he nrght ~ b"""mc not only
good 'im actor. but great one.
The fact OF the matter is thar ''Ih"
MssqGerad"r' Is more interesting for
story than for acting, even though the
latter Is provided by n cast Of favorit"S.
Marcia Mannn Is fascinating End color
fNl ag the evil influence on Lodor's life.
and r.. ". kmhlll is good AZ tho
fH'fhlul sorIJNt.
But tho story Is still He interesting rs
II VAS "u tho stage IN Snmc r"spc"rs
ibl' N'' ~ ''l.''lh Wv 'll~I''0 ' ~ "
member "t Parliament and thN humhlc
writer who arc virtual twins. The for
mer falls n prey t" drink and drugs.
and his "louhlr' takes his place on
the hoor ui Parliament mad writes his
speeches. At the same time. although
against his will. he falls in love with
the NJ. RS wife. The dcrcrt ion is
carrIci on with prrilous results. but
leading 'ioaIly Z" II happy fad"-out
Tn" a',N"Sph"r" i unusually praise
worthy. S."u", uu III" tlo"r "t rarla-
nent. in I,"r,!on streets and iu tho
fhi,c"," HON" ar" exceptionally we'll
carried "G;, IN fact. tho Who'll" pie
tnro has Il digni,icd and aristorrutic
tone.
Aldhr :, east that is "pulen. in
name and fame almost succeeds in
making "ltich Mons Wives" first
rat" picture. Even ns il Is. tbs Gas
occasionally thrillT aud always satisfies
n" cyc, and that's more than many
films "au claim,
The story "' "Rirh Meas Wives
was written hy frank Dazcy and Agnes
Chrlsttu" Johnston, both Of them we'd
known in "ouuc"tirN with acnNarin-
writing While II doe, not. - il chained.
turn III" r""r'hlisht "u tho fnlirs Of
,'ho idle rjr!., II d"oH pNiut an interest
ING hut exaggerated p,"tur" Of somn par.
Ties and som" society draw Ing rooms.
y resume nf tho plot would serve only to
show how closely II patterns after Mauy
Other tl.ls
HoIS" r"Jers, iGst rrrcutiy >ecn hcrc
IN the role "t Tho back wndsInan in "Tko
storm, gives u lanIhcl and always
Hd"1uG'" prfpruNncc, r and receivcs
much all tr"n Clalrc Windsor in the
role Of u neglected daughter o9 wealth;
H"hard is"rdrick ny an attractive
young ter. Castor Glass, Myrtl" Stead
man. Rosemary Thcby. Mildred June,
,mrthatIeS 'lary and Carol Holloway.
they a u do th"ir best to make tho parts
,neS play seem human, and except IN
me pictures wili" : m"nl"nts they sue
Ned admirably. Then, too. they move
'n such we'll furnished and atrrHctivcly
lhotoHrnph"d surroundings that "" for
CIV" som" Of III" silly things they do.
Arcadia II W" had not Just recently
seen "A TaIor Madc nun' here. We
would again hcmoau Iharlio Rays in
mt'vr pictures Vt lWtc. Luckily. Gas,
VII and WHtcr,' shown this week. was
rr.,pe brsor" "A Tailor. MadH Man
We story OF young secret service
iaan. Sleuth!ng OF the Mexican border,
disguised ~ tic proprietor Of n broken.
'"Tn garage,
'hludicioUe comedy has bocn intro
aic"J, generally at the wrong time, but
Nn'"a d""s have some "ftrrt on height
'n'hs IN" ,nrrt Of the mclndramntic
,hoin"ntE. Ray IiAarli doe. satisfactory
W., not inspired acting; Charlotte
.Ff'" again appears rs his leading
woman, anl sIriI wcll. kunwn churactcr
"r'or. rs DGo IIn'imau, Rnbrrt Gruy
IVY NIlliain 'arroil appear IN the min.
tPa comic and yilIainous roles.
victoria I'll" patrolman ut last
'oe'n"' int" hls avn IN "In the Name
W tIi" Law. In'trnd of being lam
,p"hr' nud h"mhurdcd with "IstarG
@ Icy i''"rJ'uE to regulation Scnnclt
"n,hvdl pnli""nun is the respected
new fcarQrr. ''">' y, ~ '"''
n, biggest asset of In the Name
Jeasae sae Law Is the presence of Ralph
,;riNm,i, Who has been identified with
''l'h and others in some synandid