PPTWj . j' -T TO ? UTUX1XX1M J. V Zm WANAMAKERS 1 JULY 22, 1922 Daiy; Mevie Magazine) SQMETHING YOU DON'T OFTEN SEE B H? xl - ii,"s" ' at calWW '" Kk: , ' 5' Si w'v1 1 WANAMAKBR'S Screen lending men de net, n. n rule, go In herds or evn pairs. hevccr, you 'see AVallncc Held nnd Bert Lytcll, both film hobnobbing in the studio between pictures Here, idols, THE MOVIE FAN'S LETTERBOX By nBNUY M. NEELY T. R. writes J "Once in a while I go te the movies and ence in ft while I rend jour peculiarly constructed de partment in the Evenine 1'unue IiEDOEH, wherein you combine advice te the lovelorn with n sincere attempt te tnkc the movies seriously. ''The impression left by your treat ment and comments en the type of com munications referred (e is that some of them are a little bit tee het for you te handle, although with your com bined knowledge of the stage and 'ppreen,' 1 prefer te believe that your handling of them is nn adroit one. be be caiiie of the effect that an academic discussion must hun en the followers of a popular department Mich us you are conducting. "Xe one enn deny the place of the movies In popular fnncy, nnd no one can deny the pleasure, amusement nnd real instruction they bring te that great tliiss of people whom, for want of n better description, we will call 'the backbone' of this nr any ether country. "What I want te knew is where de the movies rank? "I can understand the rnvlngs or some lme-stnick jeung damsels ju&t emerging from short dresses te shorter one. They are getting a genuine thrill In watching some Adenis-like youngster make goo-gee ejes nt the latest effcr- Ans et i.es Angeles te the movie queen "Vf M'l...i t. tt 1... 1 .... ...i. ..iV ei two extant V If ler two bits the) can tind out what particular brand of gnase n uses en his hair, or what cur they de get for the two bits ,ou re nlwnjs telling them te send, their Htc ii.is net been Ihert in vain. "I inn undcistnnd the twang of the heart stiings of this hard-working mothers when they see some pre- or pest- (as j en wish) Velstead euth taken In hand by the rich hunker and aftciwaid lifting the mortgage en the old home. "What 1 can't understand Is why, when a serious attempt te put feith u Production is made, it nlwu,s leaves Jen with the feeling that thcte Is sitll something te he desired. "The ether evening I saw Miss Till nuulge in 'Smllln' Through,' because I had the Impieissien jeu had i linked It as a merltoiieiis effeilng, und I hi' licM' that it i-, generally being classed sn produitlen of the better sort. "M.v leili'tlens te thp nletiirp ite of decidedly pleasant naturu up te a certain point, but In the cud it left me cold and with the sunie old feeling of something lucking. "Miss Talmudge'H ncting was cer tainly commendable, the lelu being one that her ability enabled iier te eh wmpass without tee much iffert. Her wppert was certainly net weak enengli ti mar a picture that was otherwise) Mtlsfneteiy, and the settings and nr- ..B,vV'',lt ucre I)Ici1h1'B te detull. "itli nit these ndvantages, plus n Pleasing steiy, why tlien de they ruin tne whole thing by incongruity and "mine situations? Te Illustrate; when he heieiue s ht, frPn,j doctor, with jia mem pressing of his ear against ..tV'""1 wglstcrM hopelessness, mil .1 'ai',v 'lns 'est consciousness nu tiie 'close-ups of the guests are wrcly ineiint te mean 'death.' and the uuieme, at least en the night when was present, se Interpreted it. It "Hi noted, how-ever, te digress for a weiid, that the gentlemen of the party Pursued the villain in het haste as far vie i K.nri,en Kuf- "d then returned, "euliln t it hnu been natural for one "two of them te have given chnseV return te the main scene, however, w n few meinentH the lady opens her ZH 'V1(1 ''PRlns te discourse, actually jees through a wedding ceremony and "ids te several ether mutters of it J"H'Hil nntuie, before she dies u dii '.' m,(,1 fl,1,,l time. My point is u the dm ter, by his exiiiiiinatlen, dtl i UxHvil l'crhnps two seconds, b,,, ,i ,,,mt hll 'lH nt really dead, i lint it was u question of minutes w'J nfeie she would die? Hew ionic! "Metermluu an) thing by meiely press- m..r . c,lr ,"Knl,lst llcr? l et tlie nrl .I"10" "f " ",,,k H't In the pic :",f ,lu', ,iid theie. but mere was te X,; ",11'" N,u' '",l "'Vive, net one liv m ?H "llHl te give her relief of !;. i "'""""t t'",n the smelling salts among mi thut hoep-sklvtcd I. Dnefni flAi.i 4.at .lM..nA.i out of the picture, nnd there Is no way te express it but te sny that peer Moon Meon Moen yeen was left alone te die en the grass. Wouldn't even n glass of water have helped? The guests, though, were se busy working up emotion, that the fact that the heroine was wounded and suf fering and that something might be done te help her never entered their heads or the head of the director. Then nleng toward the end of the story the here returns from wnr, with, te nil appear ances, a stiff leg nnd with n noble desire nnd determination te de some thing heieic. lie decides, nil out of proportion te the magnitude of his wounds nnd condition, that he must many the girl who has been waiting four jeurs for him. Weren't the heroics in tills case horribly overdone? However, having made Ills decision und having hnd his share in that particular scene saved by Miss Talmndge's acting, instead of going nwav he gees next deer and sits en a bench In the garden. In a cempara tively sheit length of time, when the stern uneie removes nis eiijerumi" i the existence of any members of the here's family, all thought of his pre vious resolution net te let the gill F.ii'ilfiee herself by marrying n cripple vanishes. Nothing lias happened in the meautlme te chunge his condition every reason, geed or uaa, wny ne should net mnrrv the clrl still exists, but for some reason they nre forgotten nnd never again referred te. Is thnt 'mevctic' llccnse or is it ignorance en the part of the director? One thing it surely is, nnd thnt is, it js nn Insult te the Intelligence of the audience. "These nre the incidents that ruin the movies for me, given a geed cast nnd settings. As nn art they succeed te n certain point, but beyond that point they fall in my opinion. Is it bccnitbc the proper type of director has net yet been attracted te this new 'science,' te give it its highest sound ing nnmc, or must the critics of the 'screen' be less severe than they would be with the snme production en the 8tW? ..... "I apologize for the length of this letter; my excuse is my sincerity in trying te find out why I don't admire the movies us u work of genuine nrt nnd if what I think is the matter with them rcnlly is. , , "If you can cnligutcn me, wnneui occupying tee much of the space that rightly bclenjs te your regular custom ers, I assure you it will be nppre clntcd nnd your opinion rend with a great dcnl of interest." (I'm frnnk te admit you place me in n quandary. In the first place, your intuition regarding the rensen for my frequent nveldnnde of questions of the "higher nrt of the mpvlcs." I knew full well thnt whereas such discussions would pleusc certnin 'of the Letter Bex readers nnd would interest me fur mere thijn the ether nevertheless, they would bore nnd displease se great a number of the correspondents that I would cnll down en my head the most tcrrlble of nil wrnthb the flappers'. I'm In that same nositlen in regard te your letter. Your criticism of "Smllln Through" nnd its denth scene Is quite just. Yeu hnvc hit en Its most vulnerable point. I've hinted a number of times thnt whlle I enjoyed the picture immensely, I doubt its claim te even the screen's highest art. And when I use the word "even," I'm tnctltly admitting- thnt the plane of screen nrt is lower thnn thnt of the elder nrts. I've managed te school myself te judge screen nrt cempnrutlvcly. "Smllln Through," I maintain, was far, fnr nbeve the nvernge film pnttcr. Given the frankly romantic nnd lnchry lnchry mese story that the author conceived, the producers of the film did about ns well ns could be expected with it. The director wns net responsible for the absurdities you mention. They were part of the story. Nevertheless, I hnsten te mid thnt film directors time nnd ngnin mnkc similar slips when their material is of the highest cnliber. The combinntlen of n really notable creation te tftnrt with nnd u produc tion force including director, technical staff, actors nnd scenario maker thnt is of uniform artistic excellence is something thnt the screen seldom sees. Te my mind, "I'cter Ibbctsen" wns such n one, but I'd hesitate te name another. Se you sec, while I ngree with you in general en the failure of the films te reach n high artistic level, I must argue thatln regard te "Smllln' Through," the film producers cannot be blamed, since the weaknesses lie In the original story from which the stage piny wns made. The criticism you hurl nt dl lectors Is net wholly deserved. This one phnse of picture-making has been mere kindly treated thnn most, con cen tninlng as it does such men ns Hull In, I)e Mllle, Stnnlnws, Tourneur, Neilun and Robertsen. Ne, don't blame the diiecter. And, I would ndd, don't bin me the ncters. Despite recent ns ns sertlens of a well-known critic In New Yerk, I feel thnt the lack of bnlnnce, the lack of poise, n'rt, dignity nnd nil the rest of them, cannot be held up "te the actors ns n whole peer ns some of them are. I would put the blame with the scenario writers, nnd, pri marily, with the producers themselves, the men who lack the vision te give their directors nnd their btnffs a free rein, hut Invariably try te make their pictures en a financial foundation, leaving the nrt te come nftcrward.) rHOTOl'LAYS rneTOi-LAVs The following theatres obtain their pictures through the STANLEY Company of America, which is a guarantee of early showing of the finest productions. Ask for the theatre in your locality obtaining pictures through the Stanley Company of America. a rri i r 02D & trjLL THOMPSON STS. MATINHi: DAILY CONSTANCE TALMADGE In "WOMAN'S l'l.ACT." . AemD EIGHTH OiriAHD AVE. A 1 UK MATINKE DAILY PARAMOUNT SI'K.riAI. . "LOVE'S BOOMERANG" d a i TirirM3tr mst & haLtimeiu!j BAL 1 1MUKL. i;ve. 11:30. Sat. Mat. KATHERINE MacDONALD In'TKLhT Ot'lt WiriV . DLUt.DlrU Centlnunui 2 until M WILL ROGERS & L1LA LEE In "ONli (JI.UKIIUK l" COLONIAL. 2 30. 7 una U 1'. M. MI.AI.Ei: nnd T. BOY HAHNKS In "Is Matrimony a Failure 7" l- A irlV!-M IMT 20th & Glraril At. r-VIIMVHwn 1 MATINRB DAILT SESSUE HAYAKAWA TjiihiyEiniii.iuN I'lixcn." , GREAT NORTHERN Ted We ri! LON CHANEY In "TUB NIOIIT BOSK IflinC-DlAl BOTH & WALNUT STS. IMPE.K1AL Main. 2 30. K. 7 & 0 NORMA TALMADGE n "SMII.1S' TIIBUl'lllI" COLUMBIA AV. .nnnTl TIHOAn A LltJUK 1 I MATINI3IJ DAILY GARETH HUGHES in "I CAN i:XI'l..IX" nnirMT WoeJland Ae. t C2J St. ORILIN 1 MATINCG DAILY LIU IKi: ml T. HOY BARNES In "Is Matrimony a Failure?" 0VERBR00K fl8D i!ireuD v JAMBS OMVm CUHWOOIl'S "THE GOLDEN SNARE" tfffrTheNIXON.NIRDLINGERWlfc X1 THEATRES UJ RP! IVIOMT B2D ABOVE MARKET EClmwiN I i ..ie ft. i;6 an te u P. U. OWEN MOORE In "REPORTED MISIN(i" (THAR 00T CEDAR AVCNUB V-l-Ly-r. i.3e nj 3. 7 nnd U P. M. AI.JIX RUBEN In "FIND THE WOMAN" PHI mPI 1M llaiLet het. SOlh ft 00th vwiinE.vim j 30 Hn(j a. 7 nnJ u Pi Mi J. P. MacGOWAN In "RECKLESS CHANCES" HIMRfi I'HONT ST. ft ainARD AVE. juifiuw jumbo June en Tronkferd "L" GLADYS WALTON In "HECONIM1AND ROSE" I FAHFR 41HT LANCASTER AVB. ILTVI-'1I :ian t0 se. 7 te 11 P. M. LON CHANEY In "TUB NHIUT ROSE" 1 fin IsT ci!D AND LOCUST STREETS l.vjw-uji miiIb, i se a:i:vi. ftnoteii THOMAS MEIGHAN In "TUB BACHELOR DADDY" hVi li-HANKFOBU AVB. ft PALIV1 NORRIB hTRKUT CONSTANCE TALMADGE In "WEDDINO BEI.I.S",.. . rTrTEK1T Market St. Belew 17th KEGLIN 1 10 A M te 11 P. M. GARETH HUGHES In "DONXWI"TJJ'r'T-TKJ,-H DTArTY" (1EBMANTOWN AVENUE KIALIO AT TULPBHOCKBN ST. TOM MIX In "CJLWJNOX!LJ'n.'JN!l el iPDWAMn 14th ft llultlmera Av. SHEKWOOU mat. 2: nvn ae RICHARD BARTHELMESS In T!iK,SKVKVriLIV o'eTTTt'AD C"Tr"'''H,:UT THEATRE 33 J MAKrvtj 1 ) A. M. te 11:13 P. AT MARY PICKFORD la UTTM3 LORD FAUNTLEROY" NIXON'S AMBASSADOR B-B' Matlncen l 30 ft 3 .10, i:cnlnes 7 ft 0 William Farnum, "Shackles of Geld" MIVOM CSD AND MARKET 8T8. INIW-1N 2.,5i n 3() Rni, CHAS. ("BUCK") JONES InJLTMMlJJiLO'NJULI AQTH ST Tneatre. Opp. "L" Terminal U7 I J 2.30. T anil l P. M. THOMAS MEIGHAN JnTUKjl CU E1.QB DADDY" SXP ANIPl Oermnntewn Av, et Venanga l,l-' 2 30. 0 30 te It P. M, MI.A LEE mill T. ROY B4RNE.S III "Is Matrimony a Failure?" ARDMORE ftR&W V.KB "BELLE OF ALASKA" RUTH I.I.OYD KINNEY. Contralto PDA NIT 02-' OIHARP AVE. rlN Mnt, Today, Eb . 7 ft 0 AI.T-STAR -T In "ASHAMED OF PARENTS" AT OTHER THEATRES MEMBERS OF M.P.T.O.A. GERMANT0WNn5lrATQ.?Nrl?,r,D7Jniiv- Cemtance Binney in "Midnight" Ailikil Br n Turpln Jn ."Slri ..l'urwuril" DARI? H1DOU AVE. ft DAUPHIN ST. rrtiK m " ' v. ., u.is te 11 JACK HOLT la "THE UHIU COUKDIAM" Prices in Are Lowered en Hundreds of Dresses the Wanamaker Down Stairs Stere This means that nearly any kind of Summer dress can be had new for a fourth less, a third less, even for half the price of a few weeks age. i Surely every fashionable kind of Summer dress is included! Dresses for young women, dresses for their mothers, dresses for slender girls, dresses for women wearing extra sizes. - i.t Seme of the frocks may need a pressing, but the lowness of the prices mere than compensates for that. Size assortments are becoming broken and there are but a few dresses of any one kind, but te the woman with eyes te see, Monday will be a day of great opportunities. .''1 $6 $10 $4 $5 . 1 . HBHMMMMHHMBMHHMMaa I Georgette Crepe $1,75 a Yard 40 inches wide in navy, black, brown, white, pray and all the fashionable light and bright shades. Women are using it for sleeves, for hats, for cape linings and all man ner of gay Summer things, as well as for dresses. (Central) Pink and White Step-in Bleemers New at 50c Coel, comfortable garments that are ideal for warm weather wear. Made of pink or white batiste, they have edges overcast in blue and dainty sprays of hand done flowers. (Central Alile) Midsummer Silks Pleasantly Lew Priced All Wanamaker Qualities 35-lnch all-silk wash satin in flesh-pink and white, $1.75 yard. 35-inch white habutai, $1.25 yard. 39-inch fiber sports satin in white and high colors, $2 yard ; this has a self plaid that makes it attractive. 40-inch heavy Canten crepe in navy, white, black and brown, $3 yard. 35-inch bathing suit cloth of heavy lustrous black cotton in navy, black, purple and green, $2 yard. (Central) Rippling Seersucker Bedspreads 63x90 inches $2 72x90 inches $2 81x90 inches $2.25 They are hemmed and, because of their easy laundering, are fine for Summer use. (Central) Sheets, $1.25 Snow white seamless sheets, smooth and cool, measure 81x90 inches. Pillow cases, 42x36 inches, 25c each; 45x36 inches, 30c. (Central) A Midsummer Clearaway of Small Rugs A Fourth te a Third Less Than Usual About two thousand of these small, scatter rugs are in this Tet, divided into three groups. Rag Rugs Usually in plain colors, al though some are in attractive mottled effects. 24x36 inches 60c 24x48 inches 75c 27x54 inches $1 36x72 inches $1.50 Chintz-Twist Rag Rugs 24x36 inches 85c 24x48 inches 27x54 inches $1.40 Reversible Weel Chenille Rugs heavy and extremely durable, are in plain or mixed colorings. 21x45 inches $1.45 27x54 inches $2.75 30x60 inches $3.25 26x72 inches $4.75 t .$1.15 Japanese Straw Rugs 8x10 feet, $3.50 9x12 feet, $4.50 (Chestnut) Lewer-Priced Household Linens of Wanamaker Quality Many a new household, established since a June wedding, finds new a shortage of practical things like kitchen towels, every-day linens, etc., after the wed ding gifts have found their places. Te just such households, which need many things at once, this Down Stairs Stere can be of unbounded help. Prices are decidedly moderate and qualities de pendable. Linen Damask Starts at $2.25 for full-bleached Irish table damask with a geed satin finish. Several pretty patterns at $2.25, $2.50 and $3 te cheese from, all 70 inches wide. Linen napkins of similar qualities begin at $3 and go te $9 a dozen. Kitchen Toweling All-linen toweling in a durable weight, 16i inches wide, is 38c yard. Linen crash roller towels, 75c each. Linen dish towels, hemmed, 30c each. Checked linen toweling, 30c te 38c yard. Face Towels Linen huck towels,. 50c te $1 each. Linen guest towels, 25c te $1. Half-linen huck towels, 50c each. Bdth Towels Piles and piles of thick, soft Turkish towels are here in plaids, stripes, Jacquard patterns .and plain white in a wonderful variety, 25c, 38c and 50c each. (Central) Linen Dresses $5, $7.50 and $10 Light blue, Copenhagen, lavender, brown, green and white, some embroidered, some with tailored bands and white leather belts. 500 Voile Dresses Are $4 and $5 Airy, cool Summer patterns en white grounds. Practical navy blue dresses with white 'dots. Plain-color voile dresses trimmed only with fageting. Scores of different styles and every dress marked a third te a half less than its original price. Dark Voile Dresses, $6 and $7.50 Navy blue or black dresses with white dots of various sizes. They're trimmed with white organdie or roll cellars of lace and many have draped or pleated over ever skirts. Gingham Dresses $3.75, $5 and $6 Plaids or checks in all the pretty color ings that everybody likes and wears. Trimmed principally with organdie or pique. At least 20 different models among these and who doesn't need at least one mere gingham frock. Silk Dresses New $6.50 and $10 A decided price-lowering en all of these. $6.50 dresses are of taffeta in several models. $10 dresses are of taffeta, crepe de chine or Canten crepe, ered with heavy silk. Just two or three of a kind and all in dark colors. Seme are embreid- ( Market) A Half Dezen Different Styles in Women's Bathing Suits Between $1.50 and $2.50 A smart little suit of black sateen at $1.50 ha3 a pointed skirt piped with red, green or white te match the edging of the square neck. A Peter Pan cellar of checked gingham red or blue is the feature of a suit at $2.25. Anether, also $2.25, has a deep bend of black-and-white striped sateen around the hem. Quite simple is a suit at $2.50 which is trimmed only with white stitching and piping. All are excellent suits, smart, practical and very low in price. Sateen Knickers, $1.50 Black ones te wear under just such suits as these. Black cotton tights are 75c; wool ones are $2.25 and $2.75. Beach shoes and slippers arc 38c te $1 pair. (Market) m7 kv rmj mhA mSd 'T f Plenty of Sturdy Wear in These Suits for Little Beys Firmly woven cotton suiting in firactical, washable colors is used n them. They are made in middy style with braid and emblems. Tan or green suits show black braid; blue or gray suits have white braid. 4 te 8 year sizes at $2.50. (Central) A New Linene Freck With a Guimpe Is Only $2.25 and it's one of the prettiest frocks We have ever seen for se little. In pink, lavender, white, brown or blue with a white guimpe and sleeves of lawn and a colored Peter Pan cellar. A straight-line frock with a shiny black belt fresh, cool and charming. (Central) Babies' Better Rompers, Special, $1.60 These are the little rompers that mothers usually pay consid erably mere for! Fine, soft ging hams, lustrous pcplins, sheer dimities, white dotted Swisses, striped madrases and seersuck ers are all used, in pink, blue and lavender, mostly. Many of them show fine hand work and all are as dainty as, '- e mother's planning could make them. eueh 1 year te 4 years. (Central) Coel, Quaint and Dainty Chintz Cretonnes 40c a Yard Fer old-fashioned frocks, espe cially when combined with white or plain color, for draperies te make a room seem sweeter and cleaner, for cushions, for perch covers for what i3 chintz net being used this season! 36 inches wide. (Chetnut) Plain-Colored Voile, 39c Yard A rainbow of colors in this fine, lustrous mercerized voile. Plenty of blues, greens, yellows, as well as tiger lily, henna, navy, coral, rose and black. 44 inches wide. Colored Organdie, 50c Yard All sorts of pKtty Summer colors, as well as black and navy, te be had in this geed quality. 40 inches wide. Sheer Swiss organdie in lovely colors, 45 inches wide, is 75c a yard. Crisp White Organdie Geed domestic qualities, 40 inches wide, 35c and 50c a yard. Fine Swiss organdie, 45 inches wide, 75c a yard; 54 inches wide, $1 a yard. (Central) Deris Princess Slifs of Batiste, $2 An Abundance of White Wash Skirts 85c te $6.75 Dozens of interesting models in regular sizes and some in extra sizes, tee, Made of ramie, gabardine, lustrous surf satin and linen. Gleaming Baronet Satin Skirts, $6:75 and $7.75 Women agree that they are about the prettiest all-around skirts for Summertime. Th 6tyles arc in brown, navy, g -black, white nnd flesh-pink. (Mnrket) Plaid and Checked Gingham Dresses for Girls, $1 Girls of 8 te 14 can cheese from several styles in Summer dresses at this low price. They are of geed ginghams in pretty checks and plaids trimmed in various ways. Pleated White Skirts, $1 Fine white jean pleated onto a band the kind of skirts girh want te wear with sweaters. 8 te 12 year sizes. Heavy White Linen Knickers for girls and women who wear 12 te 20 yenr sizes ere $5.75. They are well made and finished with geed pearl buttons. (Market) Seft batiste in white, pink or orchid, made with hip-depth hemstitched hem and finished at the top with narrow lace. Ideal te wear beneath the sheerest Sum mer frocks, and particularly for straight line frocks. Deris slips of white tub silk, $5. In navy or black, $6.50. Deris Petticoats Start at $1 All have the very deep hemstitched hem, which makes virtually a double petticoat. Of white or pink batiste, $1. Of fine twilled white, navy or black sateen at $2. Of navy or white tub silk at $3.50; extra sizes, $5. Extia-sizc petticeuts of flesh or white batiste, $1.75. A Chemise Petticoat, $1.50 An envelope chemise und short petti coat combined is a most cemenient Sum mer garment. It is made of soft white nainsoek with a dainty lace-trimmed top and shoulder straps. UViitra)) 10 Styles in Women's White Lew Shoes, $6.50 Pumps Three styles are of fine white canvas and one is of white leather with single instep straps and low or Cuban heels, carefully covered. They have turned or welted sel-es. Sandals A charming instep-strap sandal of white calfskin is attractively cut out ever the tees. It has a low covered heel and a turned sol-e. White canvas sandals have interesting vertical and ankle straps and are nicely finished inside with smooth white leather. They have turned soles and low covered heels. Oxfords Twe of white leather, U-ke buekskin, have straight tips, perforations, low or Cuban covered heels and white welts m the soles. The ethers are of white canvas, with straight tips, welted soles and low or medium heels, covered. (ClirHtnut) ;a i ', WS I ?!!' l'1 1& m i . A -k8 I 4rJl! VI M - in 1 ' l '& Vt 34. y ' -.irj .-i 'C';vHa',.-' I --I h,"1 t' .t I, MlfrJ&V y -ww v.u Juab uiufyvii