Wid's Filmdom (1921)

. Sunday, July 10, 1921 te “ BAILY 5 Poor Story of Blue Blood in America—A Mild Entertainment Constance Binney in “SUCH A LITTLE QUEEN” Realart 11 RE Gite... Age te... oe George Fawcett PO TA Gs 5 eg. Soe + ce Channing Pollock SCENAREOSDY .. 0%. te Lawrence McCloskey and J. Clarkson Miller SAUL eeeNG Scie s. clos fietntes . . o's atone Ernest Haller AS A WHOLE...... Mild entertainment on ordinary theme S LOR Yee ee Adapted from play by Channing Pollock Br REC AN rites es so she ys. ue Poems Good ety OC) Oreo Lem, 2. ies <5 oe anemones te Fair (LUM CRS NS OS oe I Se cece Suffice OF NU MEEL SAS 1 CO eI Sc Standard SAY go ha eee cr Overplayed SU PGR nerve ene chs Saleen 8 wae Co-operative EO SERS Oo eo Ree eR CoO ee Few NT te) Smee net lc ok ss ke eee Average T) Ae ecg eete eh clone sues tage 3s + Not much time lost CHARACTER OF STORY ..... Queen of imaginary state escapes to America and works in New York office. Blue blood and red blood stuff all mixed together PENG OrpelRODUCTION. .... “um 4,942 feet The story provided for Constance Binney allows her plenty of room for light acting, but is hardly convincing. Time and time again the continuity sidetracks into some by-channel that only gets you away from the main theme and makes it difficult to return. The little queen is monarch of some imaginary European kingdom and demands that “every button” on her soldiers’ coats “should do their duty.” As she is being officially engaged to a neighboring monarch, she quickly leaves the throne to adjust her hair and see that her crown is on straight. Just as they are engaged the revolutionists enter the hall and the queen makes her escape. There is no warning at all this is likely to happen and it comes as a surprise. Throughout the entire production little regard has been paid call “antecedent circum to what dramatic writers stances.” Little or no attempt has been made to pave the way towards the important scenes of the produc tion. The little queen and her prime minister arrive in New York and live in a tenement house close to poverty. She has an admirer in a young secretary to a meat king, who has a daughter looking for a title. The real king arrives and both the queen and the king work as office help in the meat magnate’s office. There is a little doubt towards the end whether the queen “Graustark,* orsthe ‘The revolution is reported ended and the American finan will marry the American like in young and handsome king and join kingdoms. cier agrees to back the kingdom financially, The king and queen are in the end united. Constance Binney tries to prove that she is every inch a queen and the result produces a good deal of over-acting and a lot of comedy that hardly gets over. An amusing touch, however, is added in several places, as where she uses her sceptre to mash potatoes. Included in the cast are Vincent Coleman, J. H. Gilmour, Roy Ferandez, Frank Losee and Jessie Ralph. The support is able and co-operative. Star Has Many Admirers Who Will Be Pleased Box Office Analysis for the Exhibitor While the story has been presented before and is not a very popular theme today, the star has nevertheless many admirers who will be attracted by the title and her name. Use both of these in advertising. A crown or two hung in your lobby will attract at tention. The press book issued by Realart will provide you with catch lines for advertising. There are stills and posters that may be obtained for this production. If you are playing for average audiences this ought to do very well, but if your people are critical and dis criminating don’t promise them too much.