New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
On the Screen

Just as every one had about settled
definitely in his mind whether he pre-
fsrred Marguerite Clark or Mary Pick
ford. along comes Madge Kennedy and
upse;s all the calculations.
She proved yesterday in her first up.
rearanco on the screen. in "Psby
Nine" st the Strand Theatre. that she
will have 20 be reckOned with. Madgc
is coy. she is sweet. she is subtle, and
her humor Is inimitable. She makes
the spectators do all the work. and then.
after they have supplied all of the
emotions and laughed themselves sick.
she regards them in innocent wonder
snd says, or rather looks: "Why, what
is the matter? | didn't do anything!"
She takes her audience into her conf
dence Immediately and fatters their
vanity by assuming that they have suf-
fcent brains and humor not to make
II necessary 10 drive every situation
home with grimace or gesticulation.
We know OF just one other little girl
who possesses this quality in a marked
degree. and that is tiny Bessie Love.
Baby Nine" is a screen adaptation
Of Margaret Mayo'S delightful farce.
and while Miss Kennedy carries of
the honorS. the whole cast IS excellent.
The Jimmie Of John Cumberland is a
work of art. Poor, harassed Jimmie!
OF course, it is a good, fat part. but
Il would have been so easy TO have
spoiled il by overacting. and Cumber-
land never did that. Frank Morgan,
somehow, did not seem Just like AL
freq. and Kathryn Adams did one
,hing which We are sure Aggie would
have never done, but the afternoon
was one Of unadulterated Joy. for the
titles were a delight and the settings,
i one bothered 10 look at them,
seemed 10 be far above the average
One might sum il up in saying that
BABY Nine was typical Goldwyn
picture. which tells the story. 1t will
be a long time before anything more
delightful will be seen on the screen.
The overture was "Tancredi." by
Rossini. with Adriano Ariani conduct
ing Herbert A. WatrouS sang the
Armorers Song from Robin Hood
and Grace Holman gave the aria from
"Nanon.' There were the usual edu-
catio0al. geological and comedy feat
ures.
Taylor Holmes is back at the Rislto
sgain, where he made such a pleasant
impression a few weeks ago IN IF
ae!ency Edgar's Courtship.'
This time his picture IS called Pools
for Luck from Kenneth Harris
story. which. unless our memory fails
us. was called "Tallsmans.'
Mr.. Holmes has not the chances IN
bis present picture which were al
ior6ed him in his previous vehicle, but
he works hard to make the most OF
every situation; TOO hard, it seemed at
times. for his comedy was mostly bur
lssoue. To my way of thinking, there
WAS a superabundances Of grimaces, a
100 ready yielding TO the powers OF
Bsechus, and an exaggerated despair
over mis- misfortunes. But at times
ne was most likeable. and one could
readily forgive him for his sins, which
certainly were never those Of omission.
PM'ardcr, who apparently always
ver. By his Christian name, had every
thing coming his way. Brunhilda had
promised 10 love, honor and obey al
some time in the near future, he won
"oodics' OF money al a game Of cards,
where four queens were better than
three kings and a couple of aces, and
then one day he walked under ladder.
Immediately Brunhilda gave him
back his ring he dropped his roll in a
gambling house and the bottom fell
out OF the stock market. He went