Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-14
both nIJou and Ilt,le worth While.


Though they arc as different as
, Forbes Robertson and Fred stone. or
as Sarah Rcrnha-dt and May Irwin, the
| principal pictures at the Little and
BiJou Thcatcrs for the rest of the week
ar" we'll worth the time or any man
amy woman viii spend the time any
how. For c"mplct" movie day. rang
/ inG IN variety from high tragedy TO
l"w comedy, thcy are cordially recon-
mcndod.
| ~ tho Little Thea,cr appears tho
great soprano Of the Metropolitan
Opera. Gcraldin" E'arrar. in her second
screen play, 'Tcmptation." While tho
scenario. written by Hector Turubull.
| formerly Of the New York Tribunc.s
dramatic staff. Is not a second Carmen
III ~ as thrilling and intense as any
of the Fox productions. 1t Is. sup
tpoScdl%. modelled after certain episodes
| in Miss Farrar'' career, though II J..
! not suggested that any phase of lac,
/ triumphant per :onal progress bore as
severely ON her as The threatened traG-
! cdy OF TIA" opera singer She iinper-
SonatcS presses her. The story is so
7 far from pretty that il is possible 10
say only that il presents in highly
melodramatic form a theory widely
held. whether true or not. that ii Is
extremely difficult for woman 10
make her way ir opera without max
| ing every conceivable sacrifice. Miss
Farrar's performance in Carmen" pre-
pared US for n display % emotional
acting OF rare quality. and her work
I in Temptation" more than fultills the
promise nt her debut on tn" screen.
She is ono of the few actors whose
personality is felt, even from tho
screen. and what is commonly known
~ camera tcchnic seems TO bn q, 'hc
4 tips Of hor facilc fingers and quite
within tho command Of her mobile face.
In "Tem7tation." Miss I'arrar gives
such a performance IS can hc pro
sentcd only BY an artist Pedro de
Cordoba and Theodore Roberts ma
teriallr contribute 20 tho success cf
remarkable phoroplay,
/ 4; the Dijou Theatcr on tho other
! hand, is TO lie soon low comedy at its
y"rE height in The Submarine Pirate"
7 Doubtless. tho management does not
consider this the "priucipal' feature or
/ its program for the rest Of its week.
though II is made the subject ~ a
special announcement, Judged from
,h" purely hichhrow point or view.
The PcnitenteS" with Orrin Johnson
traction. since 1t is the dramatic num-
h"r Of IN" program. also new
comedy. Mack Scnnrtt's Tho Hunt"
Is billed. EUt 7 haven't seen either OF
. 'llpsc. 90 description from personal
knowledge is barred. The Submarine
pirate 7 have seen, and would like
10 500 again. Imagine a ripping. rae
inc blend OF low comedy. slapstick
farce. marine inciodrama. submarine
warfare and deon-sca adventure. all
photographed with minute attention TO
detail or overv kind, while In tho CEN
tor or every picture, whether on land
or sea or under tho sea. is a comedian.
an acrobat, iuGcler aud 4 knock
about tu'ni,icr, al combined IN one
Ridiculous tousled idiot. That's The
submarine Pirate" His regular name
rs Srd Chaplin. but he's tho funniest
exponent of practical. workadav.
monev-'na king insanity ever projected
nut Or motor-drivcu machine. So il
doesn't matter what his last name is.
It's al rurur. almost achinciv funny.
bat lots Of IL IS real too. There is
No question that Tho submarine is real
both outside and inside. When she
sinks. shc is prop? stuff. Of course
80 United States doesn't sink subma-
rtucs To make a motion picture crowd
ilau2n. But IL dir. lend this ono 10 tho
producer. and only took IL away from
him when 10 got ready 70 sink her.
Ne for ordinary suhncrrin-, that is
common IN this picture. and this Chap
lin nut Is clinring to tho periscope
when she suhnorEes too. The Sub
marine Pirate" deserves special an
nouncemen'