New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-02
On the Screen
George Beban. a Lois Weber
Play and Theda Bara
This Weeks Offerings

This Week S Offerings
George Bcban can play a Fronchman
as wolf as any one else can play d
Freachman. but he can play an Italian
much bett.r-so why not stick 90 I'sl-
lsns;
n The Bond Betwccn." at 'ho
Strand this week. Beban is Pierre Du-
val. a fond parent. who gives music
lessons to support his son Jacques IN
Paris.
| Somehow one Loses sirh. OF tho fact
| nat +. IS Bebor who is playing the
| ,ole. and while 10 doub. this Is quite
las +, should be, one has heretofore al
|ysys felt :he personality OF the player
L. he Tonys and Pasquales and An
r,los which Beban has given TO the
screen and to the stage.
Colin Chase is jacques Duval. al art
radeni, who lives on lis old father
ard spends MS substance in riotous
living. The impending war sends
JACQUES home from Paris, and as ne IS
about 10 leave, Naux, an art dealer,
ask, him % bring with him TO America
some paintings. knowing that an art
students WORK receives only curSory
examination from the customs oihcers.
TIE Secret Service agents suspect
5aeouss OF beng NauX himself. and
kllen Ingram. a clever girl detective. rs
pot on the case.
. Poor Papa puval finds that giving
piano lessons will not furnish enough
money 10 support Jacques IN the lux
ury 70 which ne Is accustomed. so ne Of
'ers his service as night Waterman IN
an art CALLER
When one C Titian's buXom red
headed beauties is cut from the frame
eo,h Pierre ana his son are suspected
And 70 save Jacques Papa Duval con-
,tS5cs.
But what is girl detective for If
lhe canno, sec through a ruse OF the
Villain and Ellen places the blame
where 10 belongs, frees Duyal senior
nd nsrrics Duval junior. Nala Nale
eoss well a. Ellen Ingram. An enter
nining trio is brought into the picture
-hsns Won Mcycrlncs, G Teuton; Feole
zslnsr and Carl Riniuoss. firm friends
81 Duyal. who never have a disagree
nent until he European war starts.
lrhn Burton. Nigel dc Brullier and
Fagl Aeigcl are excellent IN these
paris.
Even a. You and ], -" AZ the Rislto,
san sllegorcal play and as alle2ori-
"a plays 20 u is good, although hu nan
nature would rather be amused tnan
Improved One feature OF the picture
hoEtyer. IS quite true to life IL ~as
~ the mans fauh. What Greed,
toserty, Lust and Suspicion failed 10
q. Drink accomplished.
Ice story tells OF sculptor. Ben
wilson, and ms Young wife. Mirnon
Snetrson. who start life with Love
l's.h and Honor as their three most
st,nshed possessions.
ier some reason the devil de'.res
= have these TWO happy mortals Tor
tn egn so ne sends Jacques. an imp,
uy and bring them 10 TIE lower re-
ZEN. Jacques reports That so lcng
y taey have IN their possession Love,
-,'s'h and Honor ne can do nothing.
lt devils first emiSsary is Poverty,
'" Is laughed at. I'm the lower re-
sNs Is harry called Lust. and she
ne next cniSsary sent in quest OF
,,s's souls. but all she can obtain rs
nne'of Drink is sent next. and. with
uuss,or go9c. he ssly obtains Love.
e Wisdom and Experience cannot
sesNysl,y does. and husband and wife
tY star all over again, but with
love. Youth or Honor
,,%S Weber is responsible for this
Ns-allegory. and IT is so cleverly
~ that d. makes one uncomfortable.
,st'poiated through tho picture are
s,.lserds Even ss you and / o" and il
S no sUb-titles 10 point the moral.
,..ieoa Bsrs rs vindicated' At last
.ss truly good woman. for not once
- the FIVE reels Of "Hcr Greatest
a.. 80 al the Academy docs She poison
ere, nor prove unfsithful 10 her
nsse VOWS. nor even tell a lie. I'll
/, oosole, too, that she will continue
fvisst path Of virtue for she is bounti- /
~ rewarded.
n. one Is Skopticsl one may SCOT a. I,
oea that real duchess would say |
S.eai prince. Your wife rs wearing ,
,.,.erent necklace; did you give IL 10 !
"A And enc may even believe that /
N. 'esss may have a necklace Or |
r., nsr spouse knows nothing. How
1s,..., othing like that happened IN the |
~ heysehold Prince Zurof de-
se The name Of the gentleman who