' ' 4 1f A, H EVENING LEbaERr-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1917, x ,ii, h, ." i Ifjl J.. u. JINEMA MAIDENS TURN TO SEASHORE AND BATHING IN EFFORT TO AVOID SUMMEft - :-;hm jr.ll iSfiLECTED WIFE," THE PATHE SERIAL further Adventures of the furtner WnrHuB- . band and the Girl islV ..r. 111.... TrMl" i ... .n..,l M!)t Clf nine ,,'. it-rlirri ,"&" " " " P"""' . L fOIT. 01 .WOMI HTTOTTt ur,.w. frcw By JOSEPH DUNN THE STORY eK R! Wll? ... i'le" ' . . .Margaret Warner , ;n.. worn"'' '. .1 .lA.n-rntlon py nei- it"" L "niirr. gcartfa !v...Vi trlfl to fraral $$" 'J', MrMllTnii she I" ImiJ'rllln; (F. '" vumsret. rciw"'H .... demand &' L ".',",;: "Crossing to IU" fft lvenneu '-.. i!nra,' . .. . -....nv.nr's coat and the lap fW"L over his wet clothes. Kennedy sat . wnodlnff slence ns inc, ." ',B n It had not been a pleasant ex 5 ' Although ho wn a Bood swim- f "T.n, chm of the water had brought i "' .!... cramp. There had been a "r moment when he fe.t he coutd not , ,TtnKep "" . ,..., ......... ,,, K i that moment, ne m.u .,..-.... - - In tnai m . , t v..rtiie t.lss entangle""-1" " itched muddle he had rnsde of his own 3i and of the happiness of the two women Ito loved him. Something or this feeling lingered, and It prompted a note of "In.lver.ess to Mary's hovering sold , iirrpl bv her Instructions to drive .f fafe v permitted, the chauffeur $"nemo -r thl ten miles In less than ttlf n hour. something of ii ,v,gv way "-"'"' "." .,. camn ' . . i-., Hint nftnrnnnn and eve- Mirer to napii--- THEY LOVE "THE GREAT WHITE MOTHER" Kan she had for months. nl"5.' ' . -.aii nclv. scantily furnished If Was riiiwMi --r-. .... There was nothing to suggest me ' ..... intimaev. Mary prepared a 1 . v,.h and talc! out his fresh clothes. In lt,5itr.?r ne accident had drawn them !..T, T;ite of her anxiety, Mary came ?' . .. innlnes that aftcrn Hirer w ..-, line than she n It was a Ftiii m. There v .n...in advertlemeni' irtnnW will rent rlpnKxnt. sunnv room In h 'attract!"' 11Mvlv.furnl1.lwl cottaR While neither nttnctle nor newly fur lVd to MarKaret It ns n secure retreat hire 'she could brliiB order tcher disrupted m She had Bhen the address only to Voriiood.to-whoni she had wiltten. explain ini briefly, that because of her sudden de cblontomote sh could not finish the story until the end of the week Yet If fhe as to cut herself off entirely ..,. ,.r niri life, mlaht It not be better If 'Hit did not see een Norwood? What If he Ihould construe ner fpiain "' "'" Mdy as favorable to his suit? She t,hranlc from that possibility. Uer loe nnd lonplns for Kennedy made her turn with nbhorrence 'fwra the thought of other attentions. A slight sound at the window. It wa3 nothing of course only her unstrung ntrres. Mrs. Bailey, the widow, had pone to a neighbor's for the evening, and Mar firet was alone In the Isolated cottage. She is trjlng to work to condense and crisp" the dialogue of her story. Again the sound nt the window rose Itae the clIiK of her typewriter. Silence. Then a furtive sjep that filled her with cold W. The next moment tho sash was thrown up and a man leaped Into the .room. His sioucn nai, uruwu iuw, iwii- concealed ms race. Margaret, speechless, cowed back against the wall. ; "I want those letters Kennedy wrote foul" advancing threateningly. "I burnt them !" Through her terror was I note of triumph. rtk ..ai. .1M nl.? t.'llt, eLeerlnf. Hl. ft lellef. "Well, ou don't put that over: ' Flushing bteps across the porch a flung weight against the door. With a muttered Willi liu Hiiiiiutri, I cicaBuifi ins nuiu un Margaret's arm, sprang to the window and iff swung out. The door flew open and Nor- .wood burst Into the loom lie dashed first itc the window, then. Feeing pursuit was laeless, he turned to Margaret. White mi-trembling, she was crouching against 'the wall. ' Very gently he quieted her, while she clung to him with a deepening realization ef the nrotectlon and securltv he seemed f& always to bring. Sobblngly, she admitted wu ens nau pougm reiuge in 1111s isouuuu -lf V 1n Vnii'v. left im Tfli-Mi-flt?!' n leaping hope In his voice ? "But I still care," brokenly forcing tho ftflffllSslnn A t Ian at uVi a nnrarl XTrt trtf -i r rl l ""truth. She would not mislead him by t iim nope, a inomen s suence; men, Wltn 'l.fl..t.lln lln.nlfl.l.n..H Y, a JIh. Rif - Hwin.iiiioiii. uiicciiiaiiiicasi, HO iiia Irt ptei every thought except for her. She Kg (mist let him take her back to town It was ;i, "J ipr her to spend the night there, Margaret, unnerved nnd shaken, elarilv coleseed. It was good to be looked after rtO be taken r9rn nf vn linncli fihft r tatw It could be for only a little while. 5;WM after mIdn'5ht when Kennedy en- uS-i jj r I j nnii iuui ru uui dl.ii. M ' Scotch. The strain of that ev- r mg Jiad told on his nerves. He had I 5 ito more than loi00 people. It had .teen the biggest open-air meeting of the & eamnalrfi. n,, i.A i.... .. t ..n iw . "T- -". it nau iiui UJUICI1 WCH I A,? "J4 disappointed the audience. His jwujnis naa been of Margaret and now "!,, WretChedlv rnnsnlnua nf Vilo faMiir entered, a negligee over her nlcht- All these younp; cinema Indies are devotees of tho sea, and arc here depicted in properly improper bathing costumes. They are Gail Kane, at the Palace the latter half of next week in "Souls in Pawn"; Mary Miles Minter, coming to the Regent in "Somewhere in Amer ica." and Emmy Wehlen, the Vic toria's latter-half-of-week attrac tion in "Miss Robinson Crusoe." TV SONGS OF OUR ALLIES "CANNED" TO ORDER French Patriotism on Tap Rougct de L'Isle's Thrill ing Verses Hy the Phonograph Editor The phoiioginph concerns, h.ilng bravely and exhaustively done their bit for the cause of American patriotic songs, are now branching out and featuring melodies of our Allies. It Is not on record to date that the smaller countries, such as Serbia, have found representation through tho medium of disc and needle, but Victor offers a truly International theme in a new recording of the di-ethless "Marseillaise." Sun y Frances Alda, the wife of Man ager Gj ttl-Casazza, of the New York Met ropolitan Opera Company, the erses of Itouget de L'Isle rccele a fresh patriotic Impetus In view of the war of the world, and France's blemlshless part In It. The editor of tho Victor record booklet Inter estingly recounts the history of this stirring bong: "Wlipn the French recall! Alsace thev will rcan"iro the city of StrissburK. where Houcet de I.'ilo wns sarrlsoneil nt the time he com posed the M.irsn!Unlso In 171)2. l'rom there the sonc Mwcpt oxer night throughout Trance, and remains to this uiy the battle Bong or outraged liberty not only In Trance, but throughout tho whole world I'en the Germans have paid their tribute, and It Is with Ironical pleasure tint we read these stirring worda of Helnrlch Heine, the CJermin po t. who, like Chopin, went to Tarls nn it lstt and made It hta home till he died: 'What a sons! It thrills me with fiery delight. It Idndlea within m the glonlng star nf enthusiasm and the swift rocket of desire I can write no more, the song Inloxi rates my brain. Louder and nearer advances tho powerful chorus. "Au arm", cltojens!" ' Trances Alda has made a splendid lecord of this song one can feel thit the Impetuous melody, the torrential words, havo liberated her lntene, emotional nature so that she lias at tained the poetic hdghts of rhapsody. ' All the passionate devotion to an idea! which has caused the Allies to pour out their blood and treasure thrills through the Marseillaise. It Is the marchlns song par excellence. Sing It with Mine. Alda. using th" original words, and your heart will know that tho spirit of man Is unuuenUiable In splto of his 'feet of clay " In passing, It may be worth while to remark briefly on the artistic growth of Mme. Alda, It used to bo the fad to curl the lip at her efforts, and there was no denying the mediocrity of her singing and acting when she first essayed prominent roles with tho Metropolitan. But time and experience have wrought the wonders they so often accomplish. Today Mmu. Alda stands forth one of the most delicate, sug- lllllnim vKHBsBSKSBSUBBBm4 WR ittdm in Ft v MREK&Zi I Jf ' :;ywBfja "LONE WOLF'S" FLIER SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Birdman of Brcnon Fcaturo, Coming to tho Stanley, Got Permit to Delay His Departuro Ilerhert Urenon's latest production. 'The Lone Wolf," which will be the feature at the Stanley next week, brings to mind the circumstances under which the aviation scenes In this picture camo to be taken. Lieutenant Kennlson, of tho United States Aviation Corps, Princeton, N. J., received speclnl permission from the Government to delay his departuro for France fur two days In order to assist In the taking of tho scenes. Government machines Vero used and Lieutenant Kennlson made the flights himself, taking up Hoy Hunt, the Drcnon photographer, who "Bhot" the two planes shown In the picture from the machine In whltli ho and the lieutenant were flying. Considerable difficulty was encountered In taking this portion of tho picture. The first scenes were taken nt Midland lleach, Statcn Island, but one of the aviators doing the flying thero smashed his plane, and this necessitated going to another location, as it required thrco airplanes for the scene. Permission was got from the Government to use the grounds nnd machines nt Princeton. While the flights were In progress, Lieutenant Kennlson received orders to sail for France. He had become so Interested In tho making of the picture that he made a special re quest to his superiors that he bo permitted to remain In this country to finish his (light scenes In "The Lono Wolf." This request was granted. As .!oon as "The Lone Wolf" wns completed ho sailed for France and probably by this time the same machine that thrills spectators of "The Ione Wolf" Is making observation flights over the enemy lines "somewhere In France." ? 1M PECK'S BAD BOYS OF STUDIO INVITE THE PUBLIC SWIT ! A Year of Fine Artistic Worth for Photoplay Assur Unless "Tame" Writers Continue to Manhandle Fiction Masterpieces gestlve and dramatic of our lyric artists. Witness her finely individualized perform ances In "Prince Igor," "Frauccsca da nimlnl" and "Carmen." It Is pleasant to recall that this city was one of tho first to acclaim Mme. Alda with commensurate words of prale. In fact, tho diva told William J. Uuard, tho able press agent and thorough-going gentleman of the Metro politan forces: "1 like to sing In Philadel phia. Thero the critics say I am a great artist Cm you blame mo?" Columbia, Is not behindhand In Its con tinued prcbcntation of patriotic disks. The latest (or should one say the earliest?) Is a thumping jecordlng of that old favorite, "Yankee Doodle," sung by Charles Harri son, the tenor. Appropriately enough, this beloved and bristling American air had Its origin In the land of our allies. It is claimed by history as a vintage song of the Midi, In France, and It was an English ditty, too, In the days of Cromwell. Louis J. Wlnsch, who sings for Victor has turned out a neat double number, listed with the August offerings. "Sukl San" and "She's Just a Little Bit Old-Fashioned" are tho component parts of a double-faced rec ord. The first-named Is a Japanese nov elty with the apparent stamp of popularity already upon It. Tho latter Is one of those quasi-sentimental trifles that constitutes charm because of Its blending of sentiment and melody. Tho record, which Is Mr Wlnsch's Initial production for the Victor public, displays his voice excellently. BUNBUUY CALLED ON HIM FOR ASSISTANCE Louis Mann Assisted Esthetic Oscar in Producing One of His Plays In America Louis .Mann not only Is recognized as one of the cleverest character actors of the stage, but can claim tho distinction of being one of tho most vers.itile. Mr. M a'n n now In vaudeville and to ho seen at Keith's next week In a new one-act play called "The Good for Nothing." especial ly written for him by his wife, Clar.v Llpman, and Sam uel Shlpman, has probably a moro varied repertory of successes than any other male artist on the stago. It Is $.omo years since Mr Mann his ca reer In this city In "Tho Telephone Girl," This was followed by numerous successes In musical plays and comedies Associated with his wife, he Fcored In "The Girl From Paris." "The Girl in the Barracks," "All On Account of Lllza" nnd several otlier RHEill 1.01'IS MANN mado one of the biggest hits of musical productions. "The Cheater," which Incidentally, was from his own pen; "Ele vating a Husband," "The Man Who Stood Still" and "The New Generation," are some of tho pieces In which Mr. Mann won suc cess as ii lone star. Associating him with plays of this sort, desplto tho fnct that in recent years he has confined his efforts to semidramatlo roles, it la homewhat dlincult to appreciate tho fact that this character comedian aspired to tragedy. In tho so-called "palmy days" Louis Mann was piomlnent In the support of Kdwin Booth nnd John McCullough, nnd among tho roles ho has assumed during his early dnys on the stago are enlisted vhtually every important character In tho classics suitable to his physique. When Oscar Wilde came to America to produce "Vera, the Nihilist," Louis Mann was not only associated with Mr. Wilde in staging tho production, but played one of the most Important parts In tho piece. The Pan By CHARLES MURRAY (Mack Sennctt-Kejatono Company) BOBBY DUNN'S rouge paw has got the mange. Slim Summerville has enlisted as a cannon swab. Harry Gribbon sleeps so much he should get up before he goes to bed. EVENING LEDGER PHOTOPLAY CALENDAR I I ii.i't';wa. Pouring out another drink, when t T entered, a neirllcea nvor Vioe IitVi gown. "I'm SO anxious tn heni- olmnl hn W 5l a . notlclnir h,s flushed face, ' -otto I iif" ulu" l urinK any more riJ not?" curtly. t ki?lIve 5"n dr'nKne o much lately - "Wit good for you." 8 tit, ii,,, " JuaBe ot that" Hs drained il ik??,!!' 3 he stood glaring gloomily out If Kb T,1m .? Mary wlth n swl" lm lV h2.'"lU5r the decanter and carried .lVouZ'kni" Til " Fenced ' ji.. ' --- iwi oume mace 10 niae it. ' WfflT .h. ,ll KtnneW step on the stairs t 'ttiv. V. T.t ? ""3 Ke' aa ne entered. I 7feot a chUd!" eCan,er" Mary'" anEr"y I "ht' Ynf,.! you donl' want ny more to-I-for day"" n0t yourself-yu vent ItfrK,!n "SJltaUBh he wrenched the key I 'J' .him ,,m," "PenJ the drawer, with I'kttr. excIaman. he snatched out a PMt? reallZed what U was he was fc5' ""f.tf'Tu."!!. ,ln JwiVi not because - sr(.M .?'tion. i"i;i",Du.'a.a:";f. ." M "",w,y "7": .iJt,"So ... , -!! ivaimisii, r"M h.eT.e her away?" WEEK OF AUGUST 6 TO AUGUST 11 eLHAMBRA ftPOLLO ARCADIA AUDITORIUM BELMONT BLUEBIRD COLISEUM EUREKA FAIRMOUNT FRANKFORD FAMILY He moved --- nn i r n.i,. i. .. .... . "r aamnahi. i. i "" imnas. -ii was f''Ooirt - '"fer'erence " Sfar?1'' Horace nnn. .... .ti i, "j cwiyimns you BfiLT.''fret1 mtiZyj) there's nothing t e,,M .,v t, gliel" .back and force you to lte?hiLC,van.!:.mean..that! T lon't r 'S umiHa.thaU You'V8 humiliated E .ij .""""ate you." tfe-hUe!0-10 ftP0,0B'"r "" i;'" hoi reriiso . ,. .. uul, lt you w,gn tQ uva ST iong tlm. .... . : ft hr i... ""y siooa wnere ne .. ! r-er gaze fixed nni..inSi nn 56TH STREET GREAT NORTH. IMPERIAL JEFFERSON LEADER LIBERTY LOCUST Hd dooV S .flxe? unfln8ly on N k i. .J,nen turnlng to her still- Ir.'V I."" lu"v out a sheet nf nn).. isSStf to ,tea,llnt" ehe VII loS11 AUI 3W) : ' hkv now MARKET ST. OVERBROOK PALACE PARK PRINCESS REGENJT RIALTO RIDGE AVE. RUBY .SAVOY STRAND STANLEY TJOQA MONDAY TUESDAY Valeska Suratt. In Wife Number Two Cmmv Wehlen. In The Trail of the Shadow Olive Thomes. In An Even nresk Montagu Lovs. tn The Brand of Satan Harold Ixickwood, nig Tremalne Marearet IlllnBton. In The Inner Shrine Franklyn Farnum, In Tho Car of Chanco Norma Talmadse, Poppy In Jack rickford. Freckles In Mme. Olga Petrova. In Tho Undylnff Flams Bessie rjarrlseale. In The Hater of Men Anita Stewart. In The Darlnc of Clans Gladys Brockwell. In To Honor and Obey John McQraw. In One Touch of Naturs Robert Warwick. In The Falsa Friend Ant fltrwart. tn The Message of the Mouse Alice Joyce In Richard the Brawn Harold Lockwood. In The Hidden Spring Violet Mesereau, In The Little Terror Earle Williams. In The Soul Master n..Atli TVflltnn. In The Flame of ths Yukon Reaina Badet. In The Naked Soul mlll.m narnnnd. In rime Lock and Diamonds Mary Miles Minter. In Somewhere In America. Bryant Washburn. In Sklnnsr'a Bubble Vlrtflnla Pearson, In To Honor and Obey Valeska Suratt, In Wife Number Two Jane flrey, In Her Fighting Chancs Tha Bar Sinister Haiel Dawn, In .The Lena Wolf Vivian Martin, In Tn Spirit 9t Bomanee Valeska Suratt In Wife Number Two Douglas Fairbanks, In Wild and Woolly Olive Thomasr In An Hven Break Montagu Love In The Brand of Satan Harold Ixickwood, Big Tremalne Viola Dana, In Aladdin's Other Lamp Robert Warwick. , All Man In The Clodhopper Ben Wilson, Even as You In and Fannie Ward, In Unconquered Marian Cooper. In The Innocent Sinner Earle -Williams. In The Sins of the Mothers Gladys Brockwell. In To Honor and Obey Charlie Ray, in The Clodhopper Vivian Martin. In Giving Becky a Chance Anita Stewart. In The Message of the Mouse William Desmond. In Time Locks and Diamonds Harold Lockwood, In The Hidden Spring Mary Miles Minter. In Somewhere In America Douglas Fairbanks. In Wild and Woolly Dorothy Dalton. In. Ths Flame of tha Yukon Emmy Wehlen In The Duchess of Doubt Emmy Wehlen. In The Trail of the Shadow Mary Miles Minter. In Somewhere In America Pauline Frederiok. Her Better Pelf In Viola Dana, In Aladdin's Other Lamp Antonio Moreno. In The Right of Possession Alice Joyce. In Richard the Brazen Ths Bar Sinister Haiel Dawn. In The Lone wolf House Pstsrs, I Aa Men Love WEDNESDAY Mary Anderson, In The Right ot Possession Francis X Bushman, In Pennington's Choice Olive Thomas, In An Even Break Ethel Clayton, In The Stolen Paradise Viola Dana. In Isidy Barnacle Oeorce Wnlsh, In Some Boy Jackie Saunders. In A Hit of Kindling Antonio Moreno, In A Son of the Hills Jack Mulhnll In .The Flnme of Youth The Par Sinister The ratal Ring Frank Washburn. In Filling His Own Shoes Gladys Hulette In The Candy Girl Harold I.ockwood. In The Hidden Spring Blanche Sweet. In Her Condoned Sin Pauline Frederick, Sleeping Flrea In Antonio Morero. In The Magnificent Meddler Douglas Fairbanks, Wild and Woolly Alice Joyce, In Richard the Brazen Thelma Salter. In Slumberland Jane Lee, In Two Little Imps Dorothy Dalton, in The Flame of the Yukon Gladvs Brockwell. In To Honor and Obey Jane drey. In ner Fighting Chance Valeska Suratt, in Wife Number Two Valeska Suratt, The Siren In Carlyle Rlackwell, In The Price of Pride Mae Murray, In At First Sight Miriam Cooper, In The Innocent Sinner The Bar Sinister r Hazel Dawn, In The Lone Wolf Alice Brady, In Maternity THURSDAY Mary Anderson, In The Right of Possession George Beban, In The Marcelllnl Millions Enid Bennett. In Th Mother Instinct Ethel Clayton. In The Stolen Paradise Viola Dana, In Iiody Barnacle Henry B Walthall. In The Saint's Adventure Robert Warwick, In The Man Who Forgot Kitty Gordon, In The Beloved Adventuress Harold Lockwood, In The Hidden Spring The Bar Sinister Antonio Moreno, In A Son ot the Hills IMIth Storey. In Captain Alvarez Harold Lockwood. In The Hidden Spring Wllllsm S. Hart, in Wolf Lowry Anita Stewart, in Tho Message ot tho Mouse Antonio Moreno, In The Magnificent Meddler Louise Glaum, In A Strange Transgressor Alice Joyce, In Richard the Brazen Valeska Suratt In Wife Number Two Harold Lockwood, In The Haunted Pajamas Gall Kane, In Souls In Pawn Brvant Washburn. In Pie Man Who Was Afraid Mary Miles Mlr.ter. in Melissa of the 41111a Valeska Suratt. tn Wife Number Two Peggv Hyland. in The Sixteenth Wife Frsncea Nelson. In What Happened at S2T Florence LaBadle, In The Woman In White Violet Mersereau. in The Llttlo Terror Carlyle Rlackwell, Youth Haiel Dawn. In The Lort Wolf George Beban, la The Bond Between FRIDAY Charlie Ray, In Sudden Jim Mme. Olga Petrova. In The Undying Flame Enid Bennett. In Tho Mother Instinct Kitty Gordon. In The Beloved Adventuress Antonio Moreno, In The .Magnificent Meddler Marguerlto Clark, .Mice and Men Alice Brady. In A Self-Mad Widow Emmy Wehlen, In The Duchess of Doubt Fannie Ward, In Unconquered The Bar Sinister Francis Nelson, In The Power of Decision Mabel Taliaferro, In Her Great Prloe Dorothy Dalton In The name of the Yukon The Lee Kids, In The Two Little Imps Alice Brady, Maternity Alice Joyce, In The Question Mabel Taliaferro, In Peggy Will of the Wisp Idle Wives Jsne Grey, In Her Fighting Chance Violet Mesereau, in The Little Terror Gall Kane, In Souls In Fawn Peggy Hyland, Caste In John J, McGraw, In One Touch of Nature Virginia Pearson. In The Wrath of Love Viola Dana, In Aladdin's Other Lamp Francis X. Bushman, In The -Wall Between Mary rickford. In The Little American Gladys Brockwell. In To Honor and Obey Carlyle Blaekwell, In Youth Haiel Dawn, tn The Lone Wolf SATURDAY Charlie Ray. In Sudden Jim Theda Bara. In Heart and Soul Enid Bennett, In The Mother Instlnot Kitty Gordon, In The Beloved Adventuress Antonio Moreno. In The Magnificent Meddler Sessue Hayakawa, In The Jaguar's Claws Alice Brady, In A Self-Made Widow William Desmond, In The Claws of the Bear Jane Lee, In Two Little Imps Fanny Ward. In A School for Husbands Wlltlam S. Hart. Wolf Lawry tn Earls Williams. In Apartment 29 Dorothy Dalton, In The FJame ot the Yukon William Desmond, in The Paws ot the Bear Emmy Wehlen, In Ths Trail of the Shadow Alice Joyce, In Ths Question Valeska Suratt, In 4The Siren Idle Wives Dorothy Dalton, In The Flame of the Yukon Mary Plckford. in The Little American Gall Kane. In Souls In Pawn The Jaruar's Claws Do Children Count? Seena Owen In Madame Bo Peep Virginia Tearson, In The Wrath of Love Olga Petrova In The Undying Flame Fegry Hyland, The "Caste In Wallace Reld. Big Timber Harold Lockwood, In The Hidden Spring Carlyle Blaekwell, Youth In Kathlyn Williams, In The Cost ef Hatred Haiel ( Dawn, In The Lone woir Fanny Ward, la Tha School for Huatcnte 1 -"'" r "I wir.ta.la-Pearson 'ta - Vtratets. sari. h-, I. Virata! Pearson. In 'Ssnmy -rWehtaa, in I , (mu WeUer & J&Ebj2L WMP VICTOKIA. li 2sr "? ,. '""7 " . Ji-, tv ,, -t v ,M -V-"- L-. ' ia ' -.v..- , (y-, WITH the artistic worth ot Goldwyn Pic tures now assured, with tho augmenta tion of the Artcraft forces, with the abate ment of the spectacle and with the awful curse of footage being slowly lifted, tho mo-tlon-plctule faces nn ensuing amusement yenr of fltm esthetic Improvement. No one who has followed the trend of the screen will deny that there nro other signs 'n the fky than so-called stnrs, Unless somothlng radically wrong Interposes. 1917-1918 should yield up rich gnlns In better photog raphy, moro delicate settings, greater di rection nnd, above nil. worthier stories, That has been the chief drawback to ar tistic fulfillment In this Inst theatrical year. Aaldo from the adaptations of O. Henry, dono by Vltngraph ; somo of the best Hart pictures and an occasional melodrama, tho output of literary endeavor has been bar ren to tho point of bleakness Freblo doses of "Sis Hopkins" soothing syrup havo been ladled out to nn cxaspctated public, which hardly knew which It hated worhe, the sac charine fluids nf that Eort of composition or tho lurid liquors of sex, crlmo nnd their frequent mixture. But when wo survey the comedy cup board we find that moro pleasant draughts havo been poured out. Farces that make outrageous fun of their own seriousness, llko "Wild nnd Woollj"; melodramas that wink nnd smile at the spectator, like "Tho Thirteenth Wife"; slapstick glorified with Imagination and doweled with nearly miraculous "stunts," such ns Sennett la, making those havo shown that If the American photoplaywrlght has llttlo sense ? i i. tW i M.1 of dramatic-literary form he at least knew wnat is -runny. 'Jt Perhaps the greatest crime charreabl fr the writers, "tame" and free-lance, but' peclally tho former, has been their y tcmatlc desecration of books that are handed thorn to adapt Even the lovely and poetic "Bottle Imp" of Stevenson dlspiy4 nn altered ending plainly thought neceseirjr' wretches who go to the movies. De Mill ;, toyed with history a bit In "Joan Uie . Woman." But thn Peek's hurt hnva of h 1 ' studios did even naughtier things than i these. For one De Grnsse, who plcturlaed . Ibsen'n "A Dnll'H Hnnse" n-lfh iminnlnua . truth, thero were to bo found half a dozen "W? cut-ups who thought they could Improve on Dickens nnd Hugo and Flaubert. Tho most flagrant sample of this sort of Juvenile moukcyshlnes came to light very recently. The author-director, wanting- a workable script for his star, a somewhat lvld luminary, apparently "adapted" Flau. bert's "Madame Bovary." Fortunately for tho good name of tho French genius, the latter received no credit on the screen. It Is conceivable that he groaned In his grave, for more absurd mutilation of a master pleco of fiction has seldom appeared. After holding tho feature position at a theatre for about two days, however, the atrocity vanished. Whether thla was managerial wisdom or outraged public protest we will never know. But It was Justice and a warning. Tho studio Peck's bad boys may recall what often happened to their namesake. Some day the public Is going to cut a nice switch and Invite them Into the woodshed, loo. n.u. PHOTOPLAY LINCOLNS HAVE ALL MADE GOOD Ince, Ford, Hcnnborry and, the Latest, Drane in "The Crisis" Tal ented Actors The fact that Sellg's Civil War photo play, "Tho Crisis," based on Winston Churchill's novel. Is coming to the Garrlck a week from next Monday nlforda a capital excuso to discourse on ono of tho most vital characters in the screen play. This Is Abraham Lincoln. Tho Great Eman cipator is enacted by Sam D. Drane, and Judging from "stills" and portraits distrib uted by tho company tho actcr has most excellently counterfeited the facial charac teristics, the haunting sadness and quiet Idealistic fanaticism of that American hero. The stago has been pretty kind to Lin coln In tho past. But Its power to feature this greatest of martyred Presidents, for some btrange and undlscoverable reason, has not yet been as great as tho movies. In photoplay tho able impersonators of Lin coln have been many A brief survey of their number, most of whom nro now well known and high salaried for otner reasons than this, may bo not uninteresting. The first movlo of Lincoln tho writer recalls was Ralph Ince, who has recently affiliated with Arthur ltammerstoln and the Shuberts, In n. directorial capacity. In countless Vltagraph dramas, especially 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic." this player startled spectators with his uncanny resem blance, under make-up, to tho hero of tho Reconstruction. About the same time Ralph's brother, Thomas H. Ince, was mak ing his first splurgo In melodramas dealing with the early West In vivid, compelling fashion. In his Bison plays Lincoln was u. frequent figure. Ho was always played by Francis Ford, later to gain reputation In Universal serials. Ford's work was so good that after he had left the Ince com panies the directors of tho latter used to "shoot" other dramas in which Lincoln was an Incidental figure and reprint scenes The Telltale Furniture TVERY known emotion can be ex--' pressed in terms of form and color. Through the physical mar shaling of objects, through contour and balance (not balance of weight, mind you, but art balance), through light nnd shade and their gradations, tho world's grief and the world's joy may be deftly and exactly ox pressed. Despair and hope, doubt nnd decision, hypocrisy and sin cerity these and other traits are convincingly suggested by the physi cal surroundings of the people who are supposed to portray them. Hugo Ballin, Goldwyn director. 1 m from old pictures In whlcn Ford had ap peared. Movie ethics weren't always as high as they are today. For pure beauty of suggestion, perhaps, the Lincoln of Joseph Henaberry, recently a director with Fine Arts, has never been surpassed. This hitherto unknown actor sloughed off tho public's Ignorance of him when, under the tutelage of David Wark Griffith, he essayed tha role of The Great Heart In the epoch-establishing, "The Birth of a Nation." It was significant of the Griffith method that no close-ups of tho player were Bhown, the general lmpret slou being conveyed that the President, though a mighty power in the dramatic evo lution of the story, was detached from the central action of northern and southern' lovers. No one who haa seen the assassi nation scene in Ford's Theatre will ever for get It. Seldom has drama walked thus hand In hand with pity and terror. Ths latest Lincoln of the silversheet Is Benjamin Chaptn. He has paid an ex haustive tribute to the President through his cyclical presentation of events in his life. The films have been shown semlprlvately in Philadelphia and publicly In New York. They are said to be reverent of fact and human In treatment. w The Stanley Booking Corporation THE following theatres obtain tbelr pictures through the STANLEY Booking Corporation, which is a guarantee of early showing of the finest productions. All pictures reviewed before exhibition Ask for the theatre in your locality obtaining pictures through the STANLEY BOOKING CORPORATION. ' ATLANTIC CITY WHEN IN ATLANTIC CITY Visit THE COLONIAL A I 1 1 A AIDD A 12th, Morris & Passyunk Ar. ALHAJYlDKAMat. Dally2; Evgs. e:.. i iui - paramount Pictures. Wm. Desmond n and diamonds" BSD AND THOMPSON MATINEB DAILY APOLLO WILLIAM S. HART In "THE BARGAIN" ARCADIA SSFSSi BESSIE BARRISCALE In "BORROWED PLUMAGE" BELMONT 52D AB0VE MAnKET ANITA STEWART In "THE MORE EXCELLENT WAT" BLUEBIRD SUSQUEHANNA AVE. Wallace Reid and Myrtle Stedman In "THE WORLD APART" FAIRMOUNT MTi?D avenue Tune Caprice and Harry Hilliard In P A T S Y " s T-AlVilt V THEATRE mil MARKET ST. r AlVilL 1 ,vbh' Kl MBALL ORQXK MME. PETROVA In "THE VAMPIRE" CTLJ QT THEATRE MAT. DAILY PO 1 Ii O 1 Below Spruce Ergs. T to 11. MOLLIE KING "BLINDMAN'S LUCK" GREAT NORTHERN -&-. JUNE CAPRICE Ave. In PATSY" IMPERIAL 60at.a.B2:JoAI.BTTI-0. STAR CAST In "ON TRIAL" JEFFERSON 2mi gStSg VIOLA DANA In "ALADDIN'S OTHER LAMP" LIBERTY mi0ADANcSLTrMBu STUART HOLMES In 'THE BROADWAY 6P0RT" I (C1 IQT 62D AN'D LOCUST ltJJtJ I MATINEES 1:30 and l:Ml . , .VGS C:S0 8- :a- Wm. a. Hart in Square Deal Mart' MARKET ST. Theatre 'MBg SEENA OWEN In "MADAME BO-PEEP" OVERBROOK ,63D HAVKRJOIW In "HIGH. 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