The sun., 1916-11-13
WAR BRIDES SEEN
AS FILM DRAMA
Version Gives NazimOva's Emo
. tional Powers Full Sway
Other New Screen Plays.

A notable event In the motion picture
world was Nasimova In war Brides
seen for the first time last night at the
Broadway Theatre. Here Is a photo
play that has dram attic continuity and
unity. Except for occasional minor
lapses everything Is sacrificed to that
end. War Brides ia not a Aim spec
tacle. II Ia not . propaganda picture. but
Il Q q Q message which IL forcibly
presented by the thor oughly capable
actress.
war Brides" a. q great many who
saw II presented originally as a dra-
matte sketch already know. was written
by Marion Craig Wentworth. with WON
ans revolt against bearing children for
war as the theme. 1t has not lost any
Of It's dramatic force by being enlarged
to form an evenings entertainment
There are inserts. made possible by the
hlm version, OF ambitious battle scenes
which serve as a background for the
main theme.
Nasimova perhaps never had more
opportunity for the display of her con
troll Of the various emotions. for many
feet Of the Aim are devoted to an init
mate view Of her features.
war Brides" was produced under
tH6 utTcCtiOu VI uNtt DtNiohs ht''
and director Of the Annette Kellermanr
picture now showing at another thea
tire. and was presented by Lewis J. SELF
nick. Under the new arrangement fol
the Broadway Theatre II will remain
| for an extended run.
Mae Murray Is featured in a photo
| play. ''The Piow Girl" at the Strand
Theatre this week which II not startling
but at times seizes and holds the at
tention and 10 perhaps the best in which
she has lately been shown. There IL
feeling that the scenario was writ
ten more with the idea of dis
| playing Miss Murray frst In rag
and then in splendor rather than wit
any idea of dramatic force, but she 1
always so charming that her delightful
personality in most cases makes up 10
the weakness OF the story.
William s. Hart in The Devil
Double" at the Rialto Theatre share
the glory with the war picture "Si
John Jellicoe and the British Gran
Fleet which was taken by Charlie
Urban for the British Government. TIL
fleet pictures are the best marine view
which have been shown here since tn
beginning Of the war. Hart runs tru
to form In his Western picture.
Both the Strand n the Rialto hav
Pbo8i W III oN'a'''' w ~
feature pictures. The Strand has a DO
prodigy to conduct Its orchestra for tn
"Tannhaeuser" overture. Rinaldo Ario
dante IL hailed as the worlds younges
musical director. Leon Enrol. late OF tn
Ziegfeld Follies. yesterday made h
screen debut In a comedy called "Nearl
Spliced.'
Another war picture called "K'tci
ener's Army at the Battle OF II
Somme" was shown yesterday at the A.
tor Theatre. f. II. Sothern. who wa
to introduce Capt. John Hay Beth {
the British army and author Of 18th
First Hundred Thousand" failed to al
. pear. but Capt. Beth spoke briefly h
fore the Aim was shown last night. tt
picture IL being exhibited for the benei
OF the British Relief Association.
Dwight Elmendorf gave his lecture G
!, Spain" yesterday afternoon at Ca
! negie Hall. His entertaining and II
structive talk was deliberately illu
trated with still and motion pictures
! the country.