Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11

have either continuing attractions or
second showings Of films already seen.
TT ANYBODY doubts the statement
i made in reference to Nazimova that
many stage star has killed his screen
chances by an unfortunate choice OF
material. the case of +. II. Sothern Is
referred to him. Here was leading
tragedan, one of the few cxponcnts OF
Shakespeare now playing. Il scholar ana
an artist whose film debut should have
been notable. Instead. he did three
pictures, one an almost great. the others
negligible. His "An Enemy to the
King" was a we'll conceived and we'll
produced historical romance. but the
filming of his famous If I Were King.
was left to William Farnum. and such
of his stage successes as Captain Let
terblair" and Lord Chumlcy' were
forgotten.
Lionel Barrymore. except for The
Coppcrhcad. has been badly treated IN
choice of pictures: n. Il. Warner has
one good film to four poor ones; poor
Robert Il. Mantell suffered even more
than Sothcrn. but more from terrible,
production than poor material. Ethel
Barrymore's last picture. Lady Fred
rrltk, WAS lUp D'Sl tbe VluNio "NiN
unouited to her abilities. Two such
accomplished COMEDIANS as De Wolf
Hopper and Fred Stone. while indi.
vidually successful. were handicapped
by silly pictures. IL we except the for
mcr's most delightful MIR. Goodc, the
Samaritan.
These examples are not those Of
stage artists. who failed on the screen
because they could not adapt their per
sonalities and their
Many Stdge methods to screen
Stars Had technique. but only
poor pictures of those who did
their own parts
faithfully and we'll. but were handicapped
by inferior material. 1t would seem
that the producers are waking up to
this fault. for We have Otis Skinner
making his debut in "Ksmet'' and
following it with "Mr. Antonio and
George Arliss doing Tine Devil"
"Disraeli" and later The Green
Goddess. Under such system. there
ought to be more of the big fellows
tempted to the celluloid.
For the fan who likes TO keep in touch
with picture events. but takes his news
on the run. there follows n paragraph
OF high lights of the past week.
Richard Barthelmcss will not come to
the Stanley the week of February 20
as was hinted: Hope Hampton in
star Dust" is substituted-"The
Sheik" was so popular that one COM
pany is Ia make n sequel iby another
authorl called Burning Sands and
another is advertising The Sheik s
Wife. made in Algeria - Love
- ,,.h;,I, ,,1n nI hprn fhp
legitimate stage this year has been
made into a picture for Gloria Swan.
son called The Giidcd Cage
An innovation will be made in New
York soon when twenty reel picture
will be run. in sections OF five reels Il
week. at n Broadway house: it is The
Mistress of the World" Speaking Of
long pictures. Foolish Wives" the
Won Strohcim feature. orig ginally in
something like thirty-two reels. will be
shown at the Aldinc. starting Febru.
AIRY -. in its final twelve reel form.
The Prodigal judge II best seller
of several years ago. whose author,
Vaughan Hester died just after his
books success. has just been screened
in New York.
The Big Four is now really the
Big Eight siuce Charless Ray.
Nazimova. George Arliss and Rex
Beach las a producer) are joined TO
Chaplin. Fairbanks. Griffith and Mary
Pickford. Miss Lulu Bett' will have
Il showing at Chestnut street theatre
some time in March; Theodore Rob-
ertS is in the cast.
Nice People," which may appc1r on
the spoken stage here this year is to
be filmed with Wallace Reid. Conrad
Nagrl. Brbe Daniels and Wanda Haw,
Icy. Over in London recently they had
the first screening Of "The Glorious
Adventure. with Lady Diana Man
ncrs. made by !. Stuart Blnckton: the
audience contaifed titles and social cel-
ebr!ties galore. Rumor has it that
Marshall N"ilan will again be Mary
pickfOrd'S director when she rchlms
Tess of the Storm Country. Nora
Talmadge is again talking seriously OF
going abroad to do Robert Kitchens
"Gardcn Of Allah