New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-07
On the Screen
Peggy Hyland and Mae Mur-
raw Vie for the Week S
Honors

The performance al the Rialto yes
terday resolved itself into n patriotic
demonstration. for THE StarSpangled
Banner" and the "Marseillaise" brought
every one to his feet and the new Off
Cial French naval pictures reused the
audience to such enthusiasm that the
thunderous applause was interrupted
only by tho cries Of give la France! y
heard all over the theatre.
"The Sixteenth Wife" by Molly Eli
oft Seawell, is the featured picture,
and it is doubtful if any one is so
unhappy or so stupid that he will not
enjoy it, 1t is pure farce Of sort
quite new to the screen, and the Stel-
lar lights. Peggy Hyland and Marc
MacDermott. are delightfully."- cast.
Also the sub-titles add not a little to
the entertainment.
Charles Brabin directed the picture,
and he is TO be congratulated on hav-
ing brought out to the fullest extent
the humor Of its situations.
The story tells Of Olette, Russian
dancer from Ohio, who won the heart
of a terrible Turk while dancing in
Petrograd. Her press agent urges her
TO accept the kadir's invitation to visit
his country, and while there she is in
l,cod n vO n HE barf ",
The settings here are wonderfully
effective, and the black, shiny slaves,
which are referred to by Olette as
patent leather buffers" add not a lit
tie to the picture as well as to the
numor.
Olette escapes from the harem by
jumping from a window and leaping
over the back of faithful one" who
is kneeling in prayer.
To escape the further attentions Of
the pOlygamous kadir Olette journeys
back to America, her native country,
though none save her press agent
knows this.
In self-defence she finally marries a
how from the home town, and she sends
the kadir a letter saying: If you want
to beat Solomon's record 20 home and
do il. II you hang around here your
estate win have TO buy mourning Tor
your t.Ieen widows"
The overture was from "Cavalleria
Rusticana, there was q violin solo by
Sascha Fidelman and the Ratio Male
Quartet sang My own United states
The Primrose Ring" at the Strand,
is a pretty little story, with new Varia-
lions Of an old theme.
Few Of the grown-up actresses play
little girls so successfully as Mae Muir
raw. In "The Primrose Ring she IS
Margaret. who has lived for years IN
the incurable ward of Dr.. MacLean' $
hospital. The old gardener keeps Mar
garet supplied with prlmroses and he
tells her that II she will wish on sprig
Of the flower her wish will be granted.
OF course. her dearest wish IS That she
may walk. and a successful operation
makes this possible.
Bob MacLean, the younger DR.. Mac
Lean, is played by good looking Tom
Moore Bob and Margaret are great
friends. and after he goes to Europe
she becomes a nurse IN his father
hospital. Bob returns, learned prlg'
but the primroses are finally lnstru.
mental in making him see the error OF
his ways. ,.
recently so good as her Margaret. she
brings out strongly the occasional
touches Of humor, and is never unduly
GLAD" although she is obliged 10 go
afout dispensing philosophy and smiles.
THE Green Door" is the .. Henry OIL
fering this week. Mildred Manning and
Walter McGrail are the featured play
The overture is from aida" and
there is piano solo by George Hal
perrin and an organ solo by Arthur
Rosa Lind sang "Pleurez Mes Yeux'
and "Connais tn lie Pays from
"Mignon."
A Metro picture, THE Mlllionaires
Double" featuring Lionel Barrymore
and Evelyn Brent, was shown privately
Saturday.
Viewed in retrospection, the story is
interesting and plausible enough, but II
nroceeds Enthusiastically, and one can
not enjoy il because il takes so long
for one 10 decide just what II IS about.
Bide Bennington is young million
airc whose wife dies after she has de-
serted him. and TO forget her goes 70
Europe When he returns he mas that
not only has he forgotten but that ne
is also forgotten, and he goes away
without seeing any OF his old friends
What follows is hung on case OF
mistaken identity. Bennington is sup,
posed TO have committed suicide ana
when he returns 10 New YORK ms re-
markable likeness 10 himsef suggest
the plan of impersonation to oahd OF
crooks So Bennington impersonates
himself and marries his own WIDOW.
Evelyn Brent is pretty but not
sprightly, and Barrymore resorts 10 Dur
Iesoues with annoying frequency