New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-18
WARNER PLEASES
In A THRILLER
1.-The Vagabond Prince
Seen at the Rialto
Theatre.

The Vagabond Prince with Il. b.
Warner in the title role, is a fsscinat-
ing story OF high life in the Balkans
and Of low life in San Francisco. Il
was shown yesterday for the first time
az the Rialto Theatre by the Triangle
Film Corporation.
Mr.. Warner can say more with his
hands IN five minutes than most actors
can say in three acts OF play, 20 the
silent drama should claim him FOR its
own. The play is wonderfully well cast
and while Mr.. Warner is the bright
particular star there we're some good
bits OF character acting. Charles K.
French as Spud Murphy, J. W. Nc
Laughlin as Red Kelly and Agnes Her
ring as Mrs. Finnegan were excellent.
There is such d thing IS film person
atty. and Mr. Warner has u 70 the nth
degree As Prince Louis, Who longed
for freedom and romance, he was de-
light 20 the eye. and as Tony the sailor,
who fought FOR the honor Of girl IN
the music halls Of the Barbary Coast,
he was not quite 90 handsome, but just
a. fascinating.
The story IS highly improbable.
Princes, even romantic ones, DO not
marry dancing girls from the Baroary
Coast, even when they have dimples ana
curls and white teeth. This particular
girl was Fluffy. played by Dorothy Dal-
ton. and although she used such IAN
gusge as Say, there's wop sailor IN
The Jug as says he knows you she was
finally weighed In a balance and not
found vanton.
There il a happy ending for every
~ rs
forced 20 hand over her prince 70 the
urrrsmmatical Fluffy and content her
self with prime minister or some
thing.
ANY one who liked Elsie Dinsmore
and Little Rollo when he vas chlid
should see The House OF Lies. IN
which Oliver MoroscO presented Edna
Goodrich AZ the Broadway Theatre yes
terdav. He will like this play, FOR
Edna Goodrich "a Edna Coleman out-
Flsies Elsie Dinsmore, in her secret
sorrows. her abnegation, her mocesty'
Ter beauty and her virtue.
The best thing IN the play is VI
Goodrich's ewes. She IS beautiful D-'
she would have been a great deal m re
beautiful If she had been allowed 20
smile. She wept copiously' Years OF
sorrow; tears Of shame; tears OF sacli-
fee. and tears Of JOY, but the peoPIe
with whom she was surrounded were
enough 70 make any one weep. Inere
,ra. stennother who, II not impossi-
ble was a. least highly improbsolei
disarreeable stepsister, scheming
theatrical manager. and various socl-
etv persons who desired 20 draw Edna
into the wicked. gay set "hicn oIa"A
nocstai1s and played bridge.
Edna "a discovered with book o
,osroe nv Marcus Auriel. pressed
against her heart. but i hardy seems
iIkelv that Edna, the lofty. Will falI for
Warcns as ne wears Cuban heels on
HE evening boots. and a watch on MS
wrist This. apparently, she ascrlDes
% noetic license, for she finally leaves
her home and becomes a type-"rltl ns
person who whips his new play INTO
form for him. IL
Edna seemed rather concerted eIIi'
for she rallied against the iales 81
tinuallv for making her so oeauI.l.tl.
and she finally burned her race WIN
carbolic acid 20 escape the soclai du11eo
imposed on her by her stepmaihlIa, if III
roet falls in love with ner Deauti4 =.
soul. however. as he tells ner' anu
r. altar she lifts her wedding ven anu
locals the fact that there is no scar
IN her face. Then she tells her nus
hand tina: she painted II on win up
rongs This was intended for the Dig
climsx. and il was surprise 20 Hhu
o,t that Elsie. or Edna, rather, was 50
well v.rsed in the use Of cosmetics
William Farnum was shown AT the
Academy yesterday n new FOX pay
.aIIsd "Fires Of Conscience Inc
storv held the interest from the starr
because the characters were not so
nasilv classified as in most screen
s+ories They were a bit more com
nisv or course. Mr.. Farnum was the
hero. but he was not a hawless nero
Who could do no wrong. his VIE III
her ignorance and love OF excitement
carries on a clandestine flrtsuon-no
worse is suspected-vith one Faui
. Sneed who is the villain, II mere Is
ono in the play. George Baxter re-
Turns UNEXPECTEDLY. as movie husbands
have a habit Of doing, and hnds ma
wifi. in the arms Of Paul. There IS
quarrel. and Paul IS killed By the en-
ragged Baxter
George Baxter escapes and starts lie
al oyor in the West, but is persuaded
20 return and face his trial by a girl
~ The music halls, whom he has met
and loved. When he gives himself up
he Is tried before Judge Sneed' the
father of the murdered Paul. who,
knowing all OF the circumstance dis
charges George under the unwritten
or course. Baxter IS free 70 return
n the West and marry the girl from
the music hall, which he promptly does.
His frivolous wife committed suicide
e.rly in the game by inhaling gas, SO
that got her out Of the way nicely.