New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-26


trick of presenting herself in a help
less light, perhaps; of SHINING inno-
Gently; of being an inconsistent little
brute and then making every one feel
that she is being abused. At any rate,
she has her spectators right with her
from the moment she appears on the
screen.
The picture is introduced with one
of those Edel touches which adds
greatly 10 the effectiveness. The char
acters are brought 70 life and intro
duced in the flesh before the curtain
goes up on the screen play. The
strains of Here Comes the Bride are
heard, and then she does come, with
her bridal attendants and her pages
and flower girls and groom, IN "conven-
tional black and then they fade away
into the background and the play
begins.
The night scenes are so realistic that
one feels sure the whole party is go
ing to be drowned in the dreadful
storm which breaks over their heads
while Harry is trying to elope with
his wife.
The only weak points in the story
are: Why was il necessary for the
defendant 10 continue his attentions
TO the correspondent right up TO the
day the divorce was granted? And how
was Harry 70 marry Betty without a
license? One is required IN New YORK
State. Also. whoever constructed the
subtitle spells Mendelssohn with only
one IS"
If one wishes TO produce his own
alibi, perhaps the defendant liked the
correspondent a little; maybe, at the
time Betty and Harry were nearly
married licenses were not the fashion
they have since become. and u may be
that. in this day OF conservation, the
alphabet is also under the ban. IN
that case. Mr. Mendelssohn cannot eX-
meet more than one IS" In his name.
Frank Thomas is Harry. and he Is
very Hkable in the part. Richard
Barth Elmiss played Dick Griffon with
proper nonchalance. and Alma TEL
looked extremely lovely as Gertrude
Robinson. Hedda Hopper was Hattie
King. the girl VINO made all the trouble.
Rosa Lind and Yo- Collgnon sang
the duet from Hamlet Helen Scho-,
der. 'cellist. rendered the "MazurkA
and Song TO the sun m
The overture was the Hungarian
Rhapsodie No. p" with Carl Idouarde
conducting.
"The Silent Man" is silent drama az
ito hest. al least for those who axe
Western plays and cowboys and des-
orts and wonderful mountain scenery
and cun-play and diamonds IN the
rough. All Of them are there, and they
arc being presented at the Rlalto TINS
week. with William S. Hart in the
role Of Silent Bud MARI.
Once upon a time, Bill Hart said 20
US: Il always wanted 70 be an actor.
didn't care what I played; jus,
wanted 70 be noble" And so big BIZ
has achieved what little Bill wished
for. He is noble, for when Il there
satisfactory Hart picture without Will
lam 5. depicted as big. bluff. long
suffering Western martyr?
Only isn't il stretching ones cred
ulitv lust a wee bit TO ask Us 20 be-
lieve that Silent Bud would really tie
= rope around himself and allow
twelve-year-old boy 20 lead him into
town so that said boy might reap the
reward? Perhaps they do It out Nest.
but we OF the efete East wot not OF
such chivalry. Perhaps Silent Bud
would even hang on a strap in the sub
way and be silent.
i seem. as though Hart has been
absent from the screen for ever so
long. and either he Is even more tas-
cirating than he used 20 be or peo-
rIa had forgotten Just how wonder,
fully he could ride and shoot ana
swing the rope.
silent Budd is discovered standing
IN the midst o. a horrible desoIate
country where rattlesnskes STRIKE AZ
Won and where there : nothing 20
drink not even water. but ne u OF
his way home. and he conhdes 20 ms
horse that he has located gold ano
tber more gold. and that from no" on
they shall have a life OF ease. d,
But wicked men are on the 'rali o.
TIE Silent Bud. and IN some way tne.
fnd out where his claim IS. ana stAhe J..
frst and then they make u appear ina
he has robbed stage coaoh anu
stolen another mans VIE.
Things are going pretty badly Lo'
Rud but in the movies rignt Is rllghC
and Bud was right; so, althousn ~
enemies were numerous shd pO" -
be rad the satisfaction OF Seeing tnen'
ali where they would do no more natln
before he went away on Ms nO'e'
moon. -, s,.i.factorv
Lonovroon one must have bride. ana
sSe vas furnished by VIOLA vale
,gorar who Is extremely delec-
toLSi7 bu+ nroue 70 overact as the
80 a. inward. She either curoed
-. c,rbed in this picture, and she
,yas more likable AS Betty Bryce than
arytbirc she has done recently. DAVID
Bryce was played by That clever no!'
Harold Goodwin. ..,s.,,.
The outdoor scenes arc mag e ~,
nd the whole picture Is wonderfully
Ill nroduced, but the suo-tltles de
49,, esnecial comment. They stand out
avarnle Of what titles should be.
TbSw s-e yirile. forceful and concise.
=. f.c. they are classics, and whoever
wrote them will please write some
more. -, op..i;...;,
Relic Dorree and fvonne ROBERT
danced TO the music Of Luigi boeche-
Tbe,e was musical episode sung
bv Creek Evans and Malvine Parry. II
~ a natriotic number made up from
r. @SoIdier's Farewell" and when
Tho Rows Come Home" The comedy IS
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. in AS
Others See Us"
The double bill az the Broadway this
week is headed by Franklyn Farnum IN
"rhe Scarlet Car" a screen adaptation
Of Richard Harding Davis's story.