New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12
On the Screen
Suffering of France Carried
to America in Mime.
Bernhardt's Film

.,har undaunted spirit TO every one In
hssudience, and that audience became
r,,uIv Every man forgot that he was
!, the theatre. He wanted TO join the
,sst armies and march away to the
.,,.;ns of the "Marseillaise." The ap-
,l,use became so thunderous that the
music was drowned; people stood up
s,s waved their programmes, and all
orsr the theatre were cries Of "Vive La
F-sneel" God Save France!" 1t is hard
"a tell lust why this war picture had
sueb q great appeal to the heart and TO
uatriotism; but the fact remains that
,bers was on the screen yesterday that
ub;eb brought men TO their feet ana
was bound to give even the most care
less observer pause.
II NAV have been the wonderful act
inc of Nine. Bernhard The DIVINE
Sarah always has done everything
xbich she undertook better than any
other person could do that same thing,
and this is true of her work on the
screen. She is gracious, and brings Ihe
suferings Of her country so close anu
makes the people so real that one SUI
fers with her.
beautiful effect was produced by
throwing scenes from Joan OF Arc
an the screen as visions to Nine. Jeanne
Nsrsav. When Major George Marsay
and Robert Marsay are ordered away TO
war. the wife and mother goes 70
beautiful bronze statue Of the Maid OIL
Orleans and prays for her fortltude,
and then the bronze moves and turns
h head. and it is Geraldine Farrar, as
lean of Arc, and the singer smiles at
hs famous actress and the vision fades,
bu, Nine. Marsay is comforted.
there is a pretty little love story
woven in "Nothers Of France" Marie
isabssutiful young girl, child OF the
people in whom Nine. Marssy takes an
interest Marie loves Pierre, but she
has promised to marry Martin SAKE,
who has been blinded by the explosion
ola she'll. Martin overhears Marie as
she bids goodby to Pierre, who is re-
turning 10 his army. and he nobly sac
rihees his happiness that the lovers
may be happy. -.
The scenes are taken on the battle
fields and in the hospitals, and one OF
the pictures shows Nine. Bernhardt ap-
parently under shell fire as she seeks
her, son, who is dying on the oattie-
field.
Nine. Bernhard is supported by an
excellent cast. which includes Albert
Signer. Jack Benbourg, Aubrey Angle,
Frank Delmar and Alice La Grange.
There is q prologue, in which NINE;
Jean Maubourg sang the "Marseiliaise.
Jean Richepin wrote mothers OF
France" for Nine. Bernhard. The
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picture, was adapted and arranged by
S. L. Rothapfel.
Pauline Frederick is at the Strand in
an ADAPTATION Of Daudet's "Sapho.
Miss Frederick is, of course, the beau
tiful flower girl, who later makes all
Paris ring with her love affairs.
Miss Frederick did not look at all
beautiful in her early scenes, where
ite is discovered by the sculptor. and
one wondered how Caoudal came 70
ttoose her as his model of Sapho. She
Justified his expectations. however, for
che is quite a radiant figure IN her
regal robes.
Sspho soon tires Of catering to the
shims Of Caoudal, and so when he dis
covers that she has been philandering
the brusQuely admits it, and tells him
is going 70 live with Dejoie, the poet.
Il is the same old story here. She
tires Of Dejoie when he objects to her
accepting TRIES Of pearl necklaces and
love letters from Flamant, and she
leaves her poet-lover and goes TO
Flsmant.
To keep her provided with the jewels
Shieh she demands he FORCES his
isihers name, and although she weeps
violently when he is arrested, she so
isr RECEIVERS that she is able TO attend
lae masked ball which occurs the same
nlght. Here she meets Jean Gaussin,
ana although she manages TO intrigue
MS affections so that he leaves his
psFents and hancee for her, when he
rams Of her past he returns 70 his
allegiance.
The ending is weak. for where one
sao looked for some sort Of climax
mere is only an anti-climAx. There
sss wonderful chance 10 show Sspho
- penitent, as such the author had
csereed that she must be, but the last
ssshe shows her leaving the church
Ter Jeans wedding and the picture
'aes rather abruptly.
me cast Is excellent Thomas
1Ngnsn IS Jean Caussin. and one does
~ oiame Sapho for preferring him 70
rest Of them. Frank Losee, John
1pohs and Pedro De Cordoba are his
h'ceeessors.
a Tale Of Two Cities" a screen
1plaiion Of Charles Dickens's story,
lshown az the Academy yesterday.
".liAm Fsrnum, in the dual role Of
les Darnay and Sidney Carton.
ss, such remarkable portrayal that
,s s bnds y hard 70 believe Sidney Car
80 ana Charles Darnsy are really one
..i'on' The scene in prison, where the
~ men change clothes that the gull
sgne may be cheated Of It's intended
m, admirably arranged just
~" y - done IL not apparent 10 the
mind, for after Carton chloroforms
..snsy that he may remain in his
ao ne ~ seen 20 bend over him and
i.hge his hair 20 that the ressm-
shes may be complete, and yet one
~,n plays both parts.
swsl Carmen IL Lucie Hanette, whom
DIn love and for whom Carton sacri-
-. MIA life. Miss Carmen Is sweet
~ appealing. Honors also 20 20 Ro-
~ Nsr,.ini, who plays the vengeful
Nns. dc Fargo.
l..s1s picture j. well staged. and the
s scenes rival those IN "Joan of
@ a remarkable complication Ia
ao acre OF the important part which