AMUSEMENTS.
■ » WONDERFUL DRAMA. SPECIAL FEATURE AT CRYSTAL PALACE. "STREET OF FORGOTTEN MEN." There ave certain photoplays which mav b» adequately described as milestones in the wohon picture industry. Not tho least ot thee i. "The Street of Forgotten Men/' one f'tJiV\ fi " C , St Photoplays yet screened in postal Pa!aco Ihcatrc this week. "The Street of Forgotten Men" is one of thoso Wh,ch ° ne ' Ui " ht seo "™" d"m» of ?i Ut BI V a -*'S «•£ interest It is » nSwin '-? 0 ? 1 , PO'Snant type, throwing "Piercing tcarohlight into tbo depths of life hi "fo" t n f, th ° grJ ? °talk3 onL „°A otten . m , on "ho.tread the valley BowarV l, a r..° f d r lll which grates the from Fifth \ W " lter , ,lM '"" of K« York, urel ,ii h Aven, i°' t! '° homo rf the cuU 111 m . a f «. Percy Marmont is drama 1 cl a ™cter in this great human arama—a professions bessar bv dav nn dc««» h °? v °' »»»ond-Mlk."-the renhe TL° f *" w }?. rk ' s Professional beggars, he is known as "Easy Money Charley"; in nnn PiT" ?* Clla , r!e3 v * nh «». I'entleth« i.,,.„V Um ,^ anoe « lod to his accepting • whnl an3 ;V P - ° f a y° ,,n S child, and i! ♦ ,D 8 woma nhood and becomes Kf? n? that the rea, rim.. V ■ E, ? Sy * loncy Charley's" life beK« learns of his affluent private life and affemnf s."?* °/ h ' 3 ward ««*decidesto l orTh~™ '' From ,lli3 P° int ™ tl'-o ™!S ° n ° ? f entHrallins interest "The sILT lth f v roally ma K n ificent climax. '„«,.» • f of For g°tteii Men" is a really tnoee wno can appreciate real drama, realis- [ tically and artwtic.l], presented ' Ino second picture is "The Best P«nr.ln " an extremely clover comedy ,fr f„ L ™, r J described as a shrewd satin ", m%,™ clever photoplay is an unusua one, and eira ample scope to the very clever cast X fhow respective talents in comedy Thiy avai themselves to the full of their op. oi> tunites and the result is what is usually'dl cierer, or subtle comedies, have found" their m^htV P n tI ! ,V C^ 0n ? nd " Tho Best Peopo" might well take its place as the star feature n any programme. It is not merely a « sn ? to the excellence of their mounting and general presentation. ° am better Tw a ' J" o *™"™ B (his week is even praise. ' and calla for "Stinted
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18724, 22 June 1926, Page 13
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