New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

A N ELABORATE picture version of
n the Drury Lane melodrama
The Whip" will be shown at the Park
Theatre this afternoon. The picture is
in eight reels and the production oc-
cupied mere than eight months. The
most spectacular features are the cele-
brated race and the train wreck, from
which The Whip had a horse-hair-
breadth escape. The cast includes Alma
Hanlon, Irving Cummings, June FL
vidge, Paul McAllister, Dion TItheradge
and others.
The eagerly awaited debut of George
VI. Cohan will take place at the Strand
to-day in a photo-drama adaptation Of
Broadway Jones'" Mr.. Cohan will be
supported by an excellent cast, includ-
ing Marguerite Snow, Russell Bassett,
Crawford Kent and Ida Darling.
Victor Moore is also on the bill in
a new comedy, entitled Rough and
Ready Reggie" On the musical pro-
gramme are j. Oriz de Zarate, Span
ism tenor, who will sing Celeste Aida, "
and Grace Hoffman, who will render
Strauss "Voce di Primavera."
The feature picture at the Rialto will
be "The Clock" with Franklyn Farnum
and Agnes Vernon in the leading roles.
Aaron Hoffman, Of vaudeville fame,
furnished the scenario.
Marion Rodolfo will sing the "Flower
Song" from Carmen" The overture
will be might in Granada" and Merry
Widow" The Rex Beach pictures will
show a mountain lion hunt in Central
America
George walsh's newest photo-play,
High Finance" will be shown at the
Academy Of Music for the first four
days of the week. Doris Pawn, who CO.
starred with Mr. Walsh in Blue Blood
and Red" will again support him.
1.-THE Honor System" is on the
threshold of its third successful month
at the Lyric Theatre.
The Herbert Brenon photo-drama
"The Eternal SIM" with beautiful Flor
ence Reed as Lucretia Borgia, will en-
ter on its second week at the Broad
way.
William Farnum, in "A Tale Of Two
Cities" will be the featured picture at
Ioew's New York Theatre and Roof on
Monday, and Max Linder, in "MaS
Wants a Divorce" will also be shown
on Monday. Other features of the
week will include Seena Owen, in a
Woman's Awakening" on Tuesday. Vic
let Mersereau, in "Susan's Gentleman
on Wednesday; William S. Hart, in
"The Square Deal Man." on Thursday;
Ethel Clayton and Rockcliffe Fellows
IN Mans Woman and the latest cpl
sode Of THE Secret Kingdom" on
Friday, and Joan Sawyer, in "Loye''
Law" on Saturday.
THE Deemster," with Derwcnt Hall
Game in the role Of Dan Mylrea, will
not be presented at the Broadway The
atre April /, as previously announced
but will follow "Womanhood" to that
playhouse on April IS. Young Mr.
Game will appear in person the open
ing night Of "The Deemster."
"Joan the Woman" with Geraldin'
Fsrrar as Joan Of Arc, will remain al
the Forty-fourth Street Theatre.
Civilization Defes Submarines' is
the arresting bit OF news which pref
aces the announcement that the Ince
spectacle 10 the extent of 100000 feet
Of film was shipping 10 England on the
White Star liner Cedric.
d. ". Griffith sailed yesterday on
the hdriatic for London. He has ac-
eepted commission TO depict through
the medium Of the motion picture a
history Of the world war.
The government authorities Of the
conflicting forces have invested Mr.
Grifth with plenary credentials "a
carry out his mission. A graphic mar
rative Of modern warfare as accurate
and as comprehensive as any set down
by war correspondents Is expected
When the reels are completed, they
may be deposited among the archives
Of the British Museum, the Biblio-
thcque National Of Paris and the re-
nowned Royal Libraries Of Petrograd,
Berlin and Vienna.
skinner Dress Suit" one Of the
mos. amusing pictures seen this sea