New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-29
Character Actor Is Star
of "His Sweetheart
Shows Versatility
ALICE JOYCE PLAYS
IN RIALTO FEATURE
Gladys Brockwell Has Op-
pOrtunities in Film on
Academy Screen

George Beban in a new feature plct-
ure, "His Sweetheart" is at the Strand
this week.
The story, which is delightful, gives
Mr.. Beban a chance to display his re-
markable versatility. As Joe, the ice
man, Beban is perfect. Sarah Herman
is delightful Mamma Mia" and
Helen Jerome Eddy gives a most salts
factory performance as Tina Capno.
The only thing which gives one pause
is the fact that these Italians speak
broken English in the bosom OF their
family. Why should Joe say to his
mamma mia" 81 breeng you bigga
mona" As she had been in America
only four days, she would undoubtedly
have understood him much better IL
he had said, 81 portsre vol grande
soldi."
Joe is a warm hearted, excitable Italian
who furnishes ice, coal and wood 10 the
Italian district. Lima, daughter of the
cobbIer who lives next door, cherishes
for Joe a secret longing. Joe is con-
tinually talking of his sweetheart,
whom he is expecting from Italy. mo
Storage; secun class, she come" and
Tina is dying with jealousy and Curl
osity. When the sweetheart finally ar
rives, she is the Mamma mia" Then
follow all sorts Of exciting things. The
little mother in her ignorance Of Amer
lean ways becomes implicated with
a gang of thieves and is sent 70 jail
on a false charge. Joe's one idea Is
revenge, and he readily consents TO sub
stitute a golf ball filled with power
full explosive Tor one with which the
District Attorney is playing at the
country club. Just as the prosecutor
is about to strike the ball and every
one in the audience is holding his ears
and his breath, Joe hurls himself on
the ball and is struck by the club as
il descends. This is the best scene IN
a picture which abounds in tense sit
uations. Explanations follow and all
ends happily.
On the musical programme are:
Nadine Legot, who sang the jewel
song from "Faust;" Augusta Bouilliez,
who gave the toreador song from
Carmen" Kund Dallgaard, violinist;
Henry Antrim, tenor, and w. Van de
Wall, harpist.
"The Courage Of Silence" at the
Rialto introduces beautiful Alice Joyce
in the garb of vampire and then has
her end up as nun. II is rather a sad
sort of story TO all save those few who
may feel that the solitude of convent
and an easy conscience can compensate
for the loss of ones lover and all the
Joys which the world has to offer TO the
young and beautiful.
Harry Morey is one Of the most at
tractive leading men on the screen, out
he does not let it go at that, for he Is
a cracking good actor as well. No won,
der that two beautiful women loved
him. But the sad part of it was that
he had TO make one of them unhappy,
and as it happened he broke both their
hearts.
Alice joyce is Mercedes. wife of a
Spanish ambassador, who is extremely
Jealous ard sometimes beats her with
a riding whip. When she meets Brad
lev Mercedes loves him because ne IS
so different from her husband, but she
does not know that he has devoted
wife and children in America. Al
though she consents TO go away with
him. when she learns that he has
wife she leaves him and goes to a CON
vent for shelter. Later she brings
about a reconciliation between the hus-
band and the wronged wife.
One feels that Mercedes has not truly
renowned all JOY in life while she may
be allowed 70 view herself in the mirror
in her nuns garb. That must always
be distinct pleasure, for she is
delight to the eye.
On the musical programme are selee-
tions from "Tosca" by the orchestra;
Elsie Diemer, who sang Ecstasy; the
Rialto Male Quartet, who gave most
attractive rendition Of Dvoraks HUI
moresque," and an organ solo by Dr.
A. G. Robyn.