New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-27
Stars Second Film, IAN
Enemy to the King"
RialtO'S Feature
PAULINE FREDERICK
is STRANDS MAGNET
Appears as a Canadian
Peasant Girl - June
Caprice at Academy

Those who like costume picture plays
will do well TO see f. II. Sothern in
AN Enemy to the King" which is the
feature at the Rialto this week, and
those who do not care for that style Of
play will do well to see the picture any
/ way, for the work of Mr.. Sothern and
Edith Storey is worth while.
Mr.. Sothern is more agreeably cast
than in his previous picture, "The
Chattel," and he is more at home in
front of the camera. He is a handsome
and gallant Ernanton de Launay, but
in spite of his great art it is not he
but little Miss Storey who dominates
every situation.
Perhaps this is true because one
takes Sothern's perfection for granted
and does not comment on IT,; but il
takes vast amount Of personality TO
play opposite star of such magnitude
and not be eclipsed Miss Storey was
never eclipsed. She shone brightly
from start 10 finish.
II is hard to describe Miss Storey's
charm. She is not pretty until she
smiles, and then she is more than
pretty. Perhaps Miss Storey's sttrac- /
tiveness might be summed up by say I
ing that she has quality. Her work is
sterling, and she does not rely on ring I
lets, eyelashes or dimples to carry her
through.
In IAN Enemy to the King" she held I
the sympathy of the audience at ali /
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tray Ernanton de Launay. The on
lockers loved her in spite of her treach- /
cry, just as de Launay himself did /
As a rule, trailing velvets and plumes
serve only TO make the modern actor /
and actress appear ridiculous on the ]
screen, but the costumes here were
singularly becoming.
The part of Blaise Tripault. the valet !
who changes clothes with his master,
was well played by Roland Buckston. (
Mildred Manning was extremely good /
TO look at as jeanette.
The play is beautifully staged, with 1
an attention 10 detail which is quite 4
gratifying TO those sensitive souls who 3
feel that their day has been spoiled if .
a belle Of the sixteenth century uses 1
a lorgnette or the king Of that period I
signs her lovers pardon with foun-
tain pen.
On the programme were selections !
from Aida" the usual topical digest, |
violin solo by Saschs Fidelman, "Le
Cor" sung by Count Lorrie Grimadi; /
"Silver Innings" which showed some |
wonderful closed effects, and the !
polenaise from "Mignon." This was
sung by Nine. D'Espinoy, who has /
voice of wonderful sweetness and /
power.
Miss Frederick in New Role. /
Pauline Frederick in "Nanette of the |
Wilds," is the feature at the Strand !
this week. Miss Frederick is cast as
Nanette Gautier. the daughter of Joe, !
who is a Canadian whiskey smuggler. |
1t seemed difficult to imagine the beau
tiful and graceful Pauline in the role /
of the French Canadian girl who |
helped her father dispose of his snug |
gled goods. Perhaps Miss Frederick !
has really grown stout since she last
appeared on the screen or perhaps it /
was her costumes which gave her an /
appearance of stockiness. At any rate 7
she was Nanette always, beautiful /
girl Of the woods who appeared to be /
rather phlegmatic even in her love af |
fairs
The story tells Of a French peasant |
named Baptste Flammont, who, in a |
fit of jealousy and infamed by the un-
lawful whiskey, murders his mistress, /
Marie Beaudeaut. Baptiste is pursued /
by the mounted police but he manages /
70 elude them In the woods he meets |
Nanette who is watching as he shoots ,
Jevne, who has been sent TO capture I
him.
Jevne falls from his horse but he is !
not dead, and after Nanette and Bap- /
tiste have left him he manages TO
climb into the saddle and to cling there. /
He loses consciousness and during the /
night the horse takes him TO the hut !
Of Joe Gautier. Nanette leaves him .
outside but as she goes TO him he falls /
from his horse dead.
One of the cleverest bits OF acting |
was done by Robert Conyille, who /
played Constable Jevne.
To avert suspicion Nanette and her |
father tie Jevnes body on the horse !
and send him back to the camp.
Willard Mack, who on the programme /
is Thomas 0'Brien, then sets out TO ap- !
prehend the murderer and, incidentally, /
TO locate the men who are bringing in /
whiskey without the revenue stamp. 4
O'Bren falls in love with Nanette. and .
she manages 10 hold him in a cellar /
used for storing the whiskey until her /
father is safe across the line. Then /
she releases him and promises TO marry 4
him when he returns. [
Somehow one feels that he will not I
return. for there was no warmth in
the love scenes as played by these Ca
madam lovers. They appeared to be .
plighting their troth because IL was
L. - al
ing and not because they really gave
rap whether they ever saw each other
again or not.
Viva Stratton. the popular coloratura I
soprano. sang the nightingale song
from Woodland" La Ronde bio .
yeau dor" from Faust" was sung
by Carl Rogier. Other numbers on the 4
programme were the overture from
CLEOPATRA" the Strand topical review .
and a new war series called Scenes on 4
the Western Front"
June Caprice Captivating
"The Mischief Maker" with June
Caprice. will be at the Academy for the
first four days Of the week. "The Mis- 4
chief Maker" tells the usual story of a .
girl who is sent 10 school 10 improve .
her manners and OF the various pranks ,
which she plays. She does all Of the !
things which Marguerite Clark did last .
week in Miss George Washington"
only. not being so clever as Miss Clark,
she cannot extricate herself by lying
so she is expelled from school.
June Caprice is pretty enough TO
make any plot plausible and young
enough to look cute in springfield
slippers and MILDLY blouses.
The story is all about Effie Marchsnd
and how she would not marry the man
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