New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
Poses for Film Debut in
ITO Have and to Hold"
at the Strand.
MORAL FABRIC
IS NEW TRIANGLE
Ince Film Follows the Story OF
The Havoc" Produced by
Henry Miller

II has org been law Of the motion
nounces the more OF loss legitimate for
The Twentieth Century Limited 20 Cali
fornia il Star" Probably there
never was time whom the theatrical
Ornament was more copiously dotted
with the kind Of stars who require quo
tatiou marks The latest person TO
break into this golden circle is Young
woman named Mac Murray. Al the
Strand Theatre yesterday she made her
first public screen appearance IN a
perturbation Of Mary Johnson's novel,
TO Have and 20 Hold
Miss Murray. as the rules Of the films
readily demonstrate. has won her star
dom indisputably In me FIRST place
her name precedcs the name Of the
picture i'm The advertising. u further
proof is neces 58rv IL is 30 be found IN
the weekly salary check. Now, MISS
Murray ir 2 nice sweet young girl, and
she is just as pretty rs any young girl
has a ght 20 be. She was a gracious
"Follies" last season, and prior TO that
she had been Of some aid 10 numerous
frothful musical entertainments. But
shc is not an actress, and il is unlikely
that twice her present salary VIII make
her one.
i was occasionally pathetic 20 watch
Miss Murray cn1eavorinG TO realize the
character of Lady Jocclyn Leigh, for
Hhom tho valiant Captain Percy draws
mis- truetv sword SO numerously. one
vas heartily with the captain IN his
desire to 90 everything possible for
this little girl with the pickford curls,
but Miss Murray's interest in the mat
ter was exclusively academic. Not
more than three or four times during
the film did her face express n real
emotion, and the exceptions were mo-
ments when the intensity Of the action
simply compelled emotion. At indicat-
ing the finer shades of meaning Miss
Murray was as helpless as Hazel Dawn.
As for the picture itself. II is d SLASH
ingiy good film, with something gong
on all the time. One cannot but be IN
terestcd IN the story OF the brave cap
Tain who fights his way through all
opposition FOR the girl he loves. vheth-
cr the opposition be pirates or King 8
favoritcs. Wallace Reid does good
work as the captain with the good right
aim. and Tom Forman is a convincing
Lord Carnal. With n good actress il
the leading role. "To Have and 10 Hold
would have been great picture
Perhaps Mss Murray can be taught
10 register emotions; otherwise, rhe IS
unlikely 20 he Of great value to picture
producers. il YOU don't register you
can't film
THE Moral Fabric" The new Tri-
angle release NJ The Knickerbocker
Theatre. was Just gliding into lie sec
oud reel when one suddenly became
aware that the story had bee told
before. That this fact was not recog-
nized earlier can be attributed 10 the
deliberation with which Director lnce
starts mis- story. Intentionally or other
wise. the author Of "The Moral fabric"
mas merely appropriated the plot of
The Havoc which Henry Mile pro
duced at the Bijou Theatre five OF sir
seasons ago.
Inasmuch as THE Havoc" was one OF
the best plays that ever came into New
York and failed, 10 stands 10 reason
that The Moral Fabric" is an inter
esting film. The complications 20 be
derived from the manipulation Of two
men and woman are limited. and it IL
possible that the scenario writer may
quite unwlttingly have hit upon the
plot Of the Miller play. The devices
bv which the plot is kept alive ere dif-
eren.. as are the names Of the char
actcrs and the scenes Of the action.
on the other hand. The Moral Fab
r.," IS followed out 20 the same bitter
end .hat marked The Havoc"
Fr2rk Mills. Howard hickman and
Tdith Reeves interpret the various
sides Of the triangle. Miss Reeves, an
actress Of some experience, makes her
initial screen appearance in the picture.