Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-26
,MOVLEGRAMS
OF THE WEEK
Wallace and Rodolph Both at
Stanley-"Monte Cristo'
at Stanton

IT'S "even- Stephen next week be-
= tween pictures thnt bear the studio
brand and those which are adaptations
from novels and plays.
So far, though, we've all been wait
Ing and hoping the great rhotodro-
matist, the screen Ralzac so to speak.
has not arrived. and it is to the grent
authors Of fiction and the drama hat
the film makers have turned for their
best efforts.
Two special openings here on Satur-
6ay make next week something of n
gala OCCASION and the undcniable fact
remains that the adaptations have it
In quality, If not In quantity.
THE Stanley Theatre will exhibit two
i features during the week. opening
on Monday with the screen adaptation
OF Rachel Crothers' stage comedy,
"Nice People" and switching, on sat
urday, to Blnsco Ibanez's Spanish
romance. Blood and Sand"
The settings of these two pictures are
entirely dissimilar. The first named is
an American story.
yn.. prrt;,s pure and simple, with
TJ It's scenes laid in that
uu distinctly III o d e r n
~ otGhey phase of younger so
ciety. the flask
toters" and the jazz hounds. In"
other feature carries its audience to
sunny Spain. has n toreador for hero:
and tends 10 show (at least: tn" move!
and play did the evils Of bull fighting.
! The first named has Wallace Reid in
q leading role; the other has Rodo!phi
Valentino. Here are screen idols of
the first class in a concerted attack on
the feelings of the 'fapper fans.
Philadelphia has never had nn oppor-
legitimate stage, but may. this season
"Blood and Sand" is remembered from
last seasons engagement at the Broad
when staggering. inimitable Otis
Skinner played the role of Gallardo
"Nice Peorle" IL said to adhere very
closely to its stage form: Blood and
Sand, partially reforms Gallardo. but
does the surprising thing Of clinsing to
the tragic ending.
In casting Wallace Reid as Billy. the
young man from the West who was so
profoundly shocked at the 'goings on
Of the fappers and their whisky drink
ing escorts. the makers of Nice
People" pulled real surprise. They
turned 1t into amazement by casting
Conrad Nagel as the most prominent
of the hip pocket artists and the
young gentleman who causes the heroine
a whole lot of trouble and makes the
plot lively. Here was a JuXtapositiOn
that ought to bring gas's from the
audience.
As "Teddy." the heroine. We find
Bebe Daniels. who seems TO fit well
into the role Of this character. who be-
gins by being addicted to cigarettes. the
shimmy and cocktails. and ends By
preferring chicken raising and farmyard
overalls.
The casting in Blood and Sand is
Just as interesting. In the first place.
no one can deny that the role Of hero ot
the bull ring is an ideal one for the pic
turesque AID Thoroughly sentimental!
Valentino. Whether he IS so well
adapted to the particular part of Gal
lardo is not 50 positive. At any rate,
he will realize that vain and passionate
hero in appearance.
To play the role of Gallardo's wife.
Lila Lee was chosen. and thus this
hard working Young lady finally comes
into her own and can afford to laugh at
her critics. She was made a star too
soon. but she proved she was real star
by starting near the bottom and work
ing right M again.
In the role Of the stnuous and seduC-
tive Dona Sol. played on the stage by
Catherine Calvert, we will soc the at
tractivc Mia NaIdi. who made so much
Of the role of the evil woman in DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Fred Niblo, who entered the Drec-
torial Hall of Fame with his Three
Musketers' production. directed Blood
and Sand,
MOTHER stage success Is the
A source of the Aldine's feature next
week, and again.
Tailor Who report says. the
Dared Fate n'I'iI'HAerS t
N Film ",osoIr r. .ba oria.
inal. This Is none
other than The Tailor-Made Man. ;"
that most delightful comedy in when
Grant Mitchell starred at the GarriCk
q number Of years ago.
In the role Of John Paul Bart, the
tailor's assistant. who. by daring des-
tiny, rose to unexpected heights through
the aid Of dress suit We find Charles
Ray. This IS his first production at
the head Of his new organization. and
be has been wise CROUCH to cschew di.
rectorial hOnors and stick to acting.
Unfortunately, Rays recent pictures in
which he served both rs star and di-
rector. have fallen way off in quality.
To support him in his first separate
venture. Ray chose the following cast
Of well known movie ties Ethel Gran
din. Thomas Ricketts,. Douglas Ger
rard, Edythe Chairman. Kate Lester