Show Pet Peter r Ibbetson Screens Best Photographed Play I 8 S 'S S S A At t f tt 4 b t St e 5 p 5 S 'S e S 'S S'S t S 'S b l' l ra S W W L Wallace Reid with his hair for the title role rolo in Peter Ibbetson and Elsie Ferguson a s the Duchess of Towers I By JAMES W. W DEAN NEW YORK YORI Nov 5 The The star of the film fUm version o of at Peter Ibbetson is la Arthur Miller l the cameraman This photoplay Is photographically the best that has yet graced the silver sih r screen George Georgo Fitzmaurice director probably probably i ably should share In the tha credit for forI I that I This film contains more double ex exposures exposures ex- ex r than any other ever exhibited but interest in that is lost in the sheer beauty exteriors Their photographic photographic photographic photo photo- graphic composition gives them the quality of ot fine tine steel etchings Ibbetson is Wallace Vallace Reids Reid's most pretentious attempt at romantic acting He measures up to the re requirements requirements requirements re- re of ot all his scenes except the In that he relies upon his chief stock In trade for tor facial expression sion slon the arched eyebrow Elsie Ferguson his costar completely completely com cam subordinates her own personality personality person person- to that of at the character of Thus one would hardly think of ot the character as being Miss Ferguson were she not billed on the program Praise be to her for tor this Is the first photoplay photoplay photoplay photo photo- play in which she has accomplished that However histrionic lc honors go to George Fawcett In Inthe the role of Major He makes that lovable old character stand out on the screen as asa asa a a. living breathing entity of at the pic pic- ture This film like Uke almost all films of at extra footage contains a lot of ot extraneous extraneous extraneous ex ex- ex- ex matter and scenes that de detract detract detract de- de tract from the storys story's interest However However How How- ever the photography is such an ar artistic artistic artistic ar- ar treat that one is quite willing that the fadeout be delayed This is George Fitzmaurice's best di directed directed directed di- di picture It Is Elsie Fergusons Ferguson's best screen performance I believe ItIs It ItIs itis Is an unfortunate casting for Wallace Reid but all in all he he does unusually well The supporting cast is entirely entire entire- ly adequate The photography is of i superlative quality Thus Peter Ib Ibbetson ibbetson lb- lb betson takes rank with the best photoplays photoplays photoplays pho pho- of the year The reader may conjecture on what basis a critic judges an element of ot the photoplay The basis of all criticism criticism cism clam of ot screen or stage productions is the possibilities for tor development of ot thep lay in each of its features as Indicated in indicated indicated In- In by the accomplishments in the same features of other plays Thus criticism is largely a matter of com corn parison When I said Peter Ibbetson Ibb contained contained con con- tamed the best photography of ot any play yet screened I based that Judgment judgment judgment Judg judg- ment on comparison to all other pictures pictures pictures pic pic- tures I have seenI seenI seenI seen I believe that The Three Musketeers Musketeers Musketeers ranks next to Peter Ibbetson for tor artistic photography And next to that For Fot Forthe the Soul of ot Raphael produced produced produced pro pro- almost two years ago And how many pictures have I seen I r dont don't know am now am-now now seeing 50 feet of film filma a week week Maybe Mayb that thatis is why hy the art of some of th is overlooked 0 a The title writer of ot Peter Ibbetson caused a few snickers with the ex expression expression ex- ex When we are alone to to- to gether Someone in the audience re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked Yes when they are side by each What does one mean by bunk Ina in ina ina a photoplay Well Yell Wally Reid climbs Into a fighting arena at the Dock Val Wal lopers' lopers Sporting club In Pe Peter er Ib Ibbetson lb Ib- betson and knocks out a professional pug twice his size And Wally Is supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to turn sick at the sight of blood And in Cappy Ricks Tom Meighan knocked out a professional prize fighter hired to stage a scrap with him And returning to Peter Ibbetson Reid overcomes five tive stage hands If all of that isn't bunk what is S |