New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
On the Screen
George M. Cohan Makes His
Film Debut at Strand in
Broadway Jones"

The much heralded screen debut OF
George NJ. Cohan occurred at the
Strand Yesterday. OF course, no one
who knows George would ever doubt
hut that he would get across, and ne
NAV now add film artist to the list Of
his accomplishments.
Until one became used to him on the
screen it appeared that he was work
irc too fast, and in the first part OF
the picture he seemed TO be giving an
;r,srsonation of a meteor, but then,
~ one expects George Cohan to have
rerose.
Broadway Jones" makes vastly en-
',r,aining photo-play. Nothing more
humorous than the love scenes between
Broadway and the Widow Gerard can
be imagined. Ida Darling is delightful
ss the widow. and when she says to her
maid. Make me look like Elsie Fergu-
SON one is inclined to think that If the
maid complied with her mistresss
wishes it would be no Improvement
The scene in the restaurant when
Broadway makes up his mind that ne
will marry Mrs. Gerard to augment ms
vanishing fortune is well played both
~ Mr.. Conan and Miss Darling. Mar
guer;te Snow is the heroine, Josie
Richards, but she has small chance 10
display her talents.
Mr.. Conan has that same easy, cheer
ful air Of taking the audience righ'
into his confidence that has made Doug
las Fairbanks such favorite. Broad
wsy Jones" is beautifully staged, and
no humorous incident Of the play is
lost in the screen version.
Helena Smith Dayton's animated
sculpture was a weird and amusing
picture quite battling to the lay mind
On the musical programme were
Jose Ortiz De Zarate, who sang "Ce-
lsste Aida" and Grace Hoffman, who
rendered "Voci OIL Primavera." The
overture was RELATIONSHIPS "1Sl2."
aTbe Cloek."a Bluebird picture, feat
uring FRANKLIN Farnum and Agnes YER
non, is the principal attraction at the
Rialto. The scenario was written oy
Marie B. Havey from the story py
Aaron Hoffman.
While Farnum il not exactly one
idea Of the hero as far as appearance
goes, ne gives clever performance as
the "lste" Jack Tempest, young loier
who works hard 10 introduce shorter
day, so that the nights may be longer
Jacks great fault is his non-punctu-
atty, and his inability 70 keep an ap-
pointment finally causes his future
fsther-in-law 10 say that he Will no1
consider Jack as husband Tor MS
daughter.
Miss Vernon plays Vivian Graham
sweetlv and naturally. Jack finds him
self disengaged and reinstated sew
eral times before the dismissal becomes
final, and Just al this time mysterious
uncle dies, leaving Jack an income OF
$1,000 and the clock. Jack must sol
emily swear before he can become the
beneficiary 10 wind the clock every
night al 10 o'clock and 20 rise every
morning when the alarm sounds at b
o'clock.
OF course, after that Jack soon accu-
mulstes a fortune of his own, and then
i is revealed that the uncle" was
none other than his fiancee, who be
lieved that early 70 bed and early 70
rise" sdage.
On the musical programme was Ma
ZION Rodolfo, who sang the Flo"er
Song" from Carmen" violoncello
solo, Chant du Menestrel," played by
Francois Dubois, and might in era
nada." By the orchestra The rex
Beach pictures showed hunting noun
tain lions in South America.
High Finance" is at the Academy
for the first four days Of the week
he picture may be considered in the
light Of a success, for IL gives George
Walsh a chance 20 do all those things
which he does better than any one else
tan DO them--scale walls, CHIMP
sorches, ride broneos, shoot ana
Trettle. The story was evidently WIT
Ten around Mr. Walsh's accomplish
ments. but 10 has a we'll worked out
lot for all that.
Preston Platts allowance - ampu-
'4ted b. h.s father. and he imme-
eiatsly becomes = valet in an efort 10
NOV MS father that ne can tAss carr
~ himself His employer Is Ethelocrt
ssnoerpool, whose mother has enRagco
Patricia West as a secretary. Patricia
eomeg from the same social strata az
Platt, and SEEKS employment for mueh
ne same reason. .
They take a trip out 70 deserted
nine, and here Plat coneeives the idea
ei sailing the mine and inducing ms
isther % buy IL. The most amusing IN
tiotnt IN the picture occurs when mys-
frous thefts take place IN the mousse
40 Plat and Patricia each believe tnat
ne other BE- guilty. They spend their
Tine carrying the stolen articles from
ne others room into their own 70 d.
vert suspicion, and then IL turn oui
Nat neither 10 the culprit Doris Pam
J, Patricia, kosita Narstini plays MRS
sandsrpool ard William Louis - anus
iAx "a kza4lA- Il u.