New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-15
United States Submarine
Used by sgd Chaplin
in Picture.
AMAZING STUNTS IN
TRIANGLE FEATURE
Pauline Frederick Proves To Be
Beautiful Bella Donna in Film
Play at the Strand.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

Josephus Daniels, the sternest prophet
of preparedness since Ezekiel, simply
cannot steel himself against the movie
folk. Only let the picture people set
thei. hearts on any particular unit OF
the United States navy and Mr.. Daniels
will arrange its surrender. When
screen beauty wanted to get married
the Secretary lent a battleship for the
ceremony and shared the blame with
Cupid. More recently he gave Charlle
Chaplins brother sgd the freedom OF a
sublnersible, but no one who sees a
Submarine Pirate" will blame Mr.. Dan
iels much for that.
The new Triangle-Keystone COMEDY
which was shown for the first time az
the Knickerbocker Theatre yesterday -
orc OF the most amusing MINIS OF tne
Sno,on II is thrilling as well. for 1t sets
NV limit in stunts. The climax is
coached when the submarine submerges
Will, Chaplin is pacing the deck anu
Iowcrs him foot by foot until only the
ton of tho periscope and no part OF the
actor shows above the surface OF the
sea- :.,,,o &c q
.hoso across the roofs OF chali OF
SEuscraners and a leap from dangling
80 IN the ton OF a moving automoplle
sbpuld 90 q long way toward convincing
the nublic that moving picture actors
GET &c much money as their press agents
saw. or. at any rate, that they ought 10.
Svd Chaplin is not quite SO amusing
"a his famous brother. but ne prehss
dishes with artistic abandon ahI hichs'
trims and tumbles with technique
which is at all times adequate; me
only fault which may be 1ouhd WIN
"The Submarine Pirate is tne ra'nea
unfortunate memories Whieh az
aroused by the scene in whleh
steamer is torpedoed, even though the
picture expressly provides that all 'he
Messengers shall escape.
The Griffith picture, JORDAN Is
Hard Road" tells an interesting story
with much skill 1t is beautiful PIC
ture TOO. in its glimpses OF those
glorious unscarred stretches OF country
which lie beyond the limits OF our SUP
wav. At no time, however, is there IN,
sistence on scenery to the detriment OF
on.ion This is fortunate, for the
storv concerns lovable folk. Frank
Campeau plays the part of a bandit
H,bn reforms without losing whit OF
his charm. and Dorothy Gish is attrac.
tive as a young miss without need OF
repentance. ;., l. +bs
daughter Of the bad bandit, and mas
No small share in bringing him away
from the wild life TO the tame. Gam
neau Is able 70 bear the close scrutiny
Of the camera with sufhcient range
of expression TO avoid even the sem
balance OF posing, which is rare 'rait'
and Miss Gish is lowered with an
attribute found seldom IN moving Pios
ture actresses. She has sense OF
humor, and Is not afraid to use ~.
love scene between her and owen
Moore, purposely played IN n morn
heroic style, was delightful. we are
NOT az ali sure that love scenes in real
life are not couehed in much the same
spirit. - liz,
Fred Burns, Lester Perry and JIM
Kid act and ride like horse thieves ana
before the play is done stage cohch
has been held up, several men shot,
bandit converted and pretty heroine
Of the plains welded TO titled young
Fnolishman. Jordan may be a nara
road. but not for the spectator.
The third number on the new It'll
angle bill is "The Winged IDOL with
Katharine Kaelred. Our notion OF the
film is bit vague, but 1t seemed 10 DC
about a vampire woman with a good
bcart. The play lacks Conference to an
extraordinary degree, but elearness
probably would not save It. as 1t Is also
pcsct with Stiffness.
Pauline Frederick is an allurinS
Rolla Donna in the feature film at the
strand this week. Even after 1t was
proved beyond the shadow of doubt
that she had been putting poison in her
husbands coffe, not few in the audi,
ence grieved to see her turned out OF
the house in a binding sandstorm.
The atmosphere OF Egypt, which was
obtained in Florida, is well suggested
except in a scene in which the presence
of the pyramids is indicated in an alto
gether obvious backdrop. For the rest
palms, prayers, minarets, fellucas, dane
ing girls and camels are all in their
proper places. The love scenes be-
tween Bella Dom and Baroudi, played
by Hamilton L'Estrange, are done IN
manner and spirit altogether suitable
to Egypt and its climate. Miss Fred
erick has seldom looked more beautiful,
and for the sake of the screen she sue
ccads II, Looking exceedingly wicked as