New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
FILM PLAYS OF
CURRENT WEEK
Louise Huff Seen at the
Strand in Reward of
Patience"

Louise Huff, comparatively new
star in the film armament. appeared
at the Strand yesterday afternoon in
"The Reward Of Patience" a Para
mount feature, which also introduced
Lottie Pickford. Miss Pickford has re-
turned after a years absence from the
screen.
Patience is little Quaker girl, and
her reward is a perfectly good hus-
band. although she is not allowed 20
have this husband until she has gone
through the various stages OF jealousy,
despair, resignation and frenzy, all of
which emotions Miss Huff IS quite ca
pabe of registering.
Patience falls in love with Robert
Penfield just about as soon as she spies
him, and even when she learns that ne
is engaged 20 another girl her love is
steadfast At the death OF her father
Patience goes to New York TO become
the secretary Of Penfeld's mother. Here
occurs a scene which struck a sympa-
thetic note in the hearts of the spec
tators. II shows the meter OF the
taxi which Patienc', in her innocence
has engaged TO take her from the Penn
sylvania station TO Mrs. Penfield's home
in Larchmont. Patience watches the
register as il mounts rapidly from one
dollar 10 two, three, four, five and she
finally tenders her four bits IN pay
ment
Mrs. Penfeld arrives just at the crit.
cal moment and explains the ways OF
taxis and their drivers TO the puzzled
rat
ence in the new world but she learns
rapidly. She learns that men will kiss
and ride away; that they may woo
one girl and marry another. and that II
they neglect their wives that said wives
will feel quite justified in amusing
themselves in other ways. TheehalloV
wife Of Robert Penfeld Is played bJ
/ Lottie Pickford. Suffice TO say that sh'
is sister of "our Mary; but sh'
reaps her Just reward. for when she at
tempts 70 leave her husband and hei
child and seek happiness with the las
cinating villain, both are drowned IN
storm which sends their yacht on tn
rocks.
OF course. what follows is inevitable
Robert seeks 7 thence in her old nome
whittier she mas flown, and then CONES
the happy ending, which differs iron
most happy endings, inasmuch as ther'
is no close up Of the lovers as the!
plight their troth.
BESIDES Miss Pickford. Miss Hut
has the support Of John Bowers, Kat
Lester and Adolph MenJou.
Mae Murray was seen yesterday a
the Broadway Theatre in the famou
players paramount picture The 81
Sister" Miss Murray il delightful II
the role Of Betty, a girl whose lot j
cast with as disreputable a lot OF per
sons as il would be possible 20 nnd
There Is a drunken father, who abuse
her and her little brother Jimmy, an.
two importunate lovers, one a crool
and the other a poor but honest as
penser Of beer. They pass out OF IN
running early In the story, however
and leave Betty free 20 fall IN low
with Rodney Claiming. whose motto
car has injured her little brother:
When Betty's engagement TO Chan
ming is announced her antecedents ar
unknown and then followblack mail AM
threats from her erstwhile lover. Ate
giving up string Of pearls bett.
Steals away from her new home AM
seeks employment in the city 70 escap
ner ptTstCuLOTh- AltAt INV
work az model in a fashiona0l
establishment and here II IS tina
Charming finds her when he visits IN
modistes with his sister. who - plckln
out her wedding gown.
Betty displays the wedding gown Z
such good advantage that her lover IN
sists that she shall keep right on wear
ing il while he calls the minister. I'M
she consents TO do and there is
double wedding, after which they al
live happy ever after. ,,-,.
"The Big Sister" is delightful
comedy with just touch OF Patio
and the cast is uniformly good. Harr
BROWNE plays Rodney Claiming, Id
Darling is his scheming but lovabl
aunt and Matte Roubert is Jimmy
who brought about the whole thing.
"Where Love Leads" was the 70
nicture shown az the Academy yesteI
dav with Ormi Hawley and Rockcliff
Feilowes featured. 1t had been an
nounced that Theda Bara would appea
in "Uer Double Life" but, as the doc
man explained, Miss Bara won't be re
leased for two weeks yet"
"Where Love Leads" is a bit inco
herent al first, but then it - not cas-
"a iump from one generation to anothe'
from America 10 England and oac
again ali in one short hour
Love leads to football game TO IN
altar 70 the divorce courts, to hous
Of iii fame and finally to the alta
again. ,,-,o, IA,
Ormi Hawley is cast as Marion bai
stow. a girl who believes IN peace
anv price and who consents 70 give u
her lover to marry an Englishman wit
a monocle and n title. When her poo
hut persistent lover PUSHES up az
nouncing 81 have been engaged as a r.
porter on The Morning Star one Is l'o r
minded of the girl who cried; On
all nv troubles are over now III ei
gagged 70 A newspaper man.
But Marion's troubles are not owe
. She il not allowed to wed her new
paper man until she has married an
divorced the dissolute Lord ChadwicS
and returned 20 America with her wv
daughters. Rose and Beatrice, IN
girls are abducted by one Lueiii
; ashameless but oh. so fair, and IL
from her establishment that they al
rescued by the oldtime lover OF me
mother. who. after seventeen years,
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