New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
SHADOWS ON THE SCREENS.

with par, which was certainly never
intended for her.
Her comedy is delightful. and she
has such small chance 90 display "
that one expects every moment she VIII
begin 20 laugh and say II don't want 10
DO this
In the beginning Annie Leigh is
factory girl who wins the love OF Earle
Courtney and marries him secretly.
After this IL seemed 10 the audience
that there was a slight discrepancy IN
dates. Blu, they may have been wrong.
Anyway. Annie is detected and has q
miserable time OF il until the moving
picture world recognizes her beauty
and talent She becomes a star with
big salary.
A novel idea is tho picture within
the picture. Every one will like
Sewers and Reapers.' First, because
;he story is entertaining " obvious
and second because Miss Wehleh IS
50 delightful.
n "Thc Hand That Rocks the era.
die" proves anything. 10 is That birth
control has few dramatic possibilities
The picture. which is a LOIS Weber
production. opened at the Broadway
Theatre last night.
tine Hand That Rocks the Cradle
was passed By the National Board OF
Reviews, but Commissioner Bell was
invited to pasq judgment more than ten
days ago. on Thursday night the com-
missioner saw the picture and on Sat.
urday. at o'clock. he telephoned to
the Broadway Theatre that he would
not permit the film 20 be shown. There
was only one thing left for the Univer.
sal company to do, and that they did,
securing an injunction from Supreme
Court justice restraining the commits
sioner.
The picture is In six reels, and dur
ing the first two reels four people
mostly sit in a semicirclc and talk.
What they talk about is reflected on
the screen from time 10 time. and this
is the best part of the picture, for II
brings into prominence Evelyn Selble
and Harry de More Mr.. de More was
Immediately recognized rs John Doe,
who gave such a splendid performances
in the screen version OF the Stielow
case. While not possessing many OF
the attributes which are usually con-
sidered essential 20 screen success,
Miss Sebie is extremely interesting.
She is natural and sincere, and. with
the possible exception of De More. gave
the best performance of the evening.
Miss Selbie. az Sarah. the erstwhile
nurse of Mrs. Broome, is used to point
the moral.
"She married a man unlearned and
poor. and many children played round
her door" After she had had five, one
eventful night they all started to cry
simultaneously. and friend husband.
who was ordinarily a good natured
sort of person. threatened to leave the
house. What he actually said WIS.
"I'm through which ought TO have
been good news for Sarah. SO the next
day Sarah went to DR.. Brownies wife
and asked for information, which she
received Sarah was so elated over
her success that she did not wish to be
selfish and she decided to disseminate
her knowledge.
Both Sarah and Mrs. Browne are ar
rested and serve their sentence. but
/ they leave prison two unchastened
women. Il is stated on the programme
| that their only consolation is the
J speech Of Judge John Seek. delivered
/ in Chicago, in which he says. in part:
ITO my mind there is no controversy
/ about birth control, except in so far as
! how and by whom il should be eXer-
cised. My heart and soul cry aloud
: for law that will permit doctor to
/ tell poor woman openly what he has
/ told the rich woman in secret
There are n lot Of people in the pict-
IRE who hold opposite views in regard
to the subject in hand. Some Of them
are played by Phillips Smallcy. who is
DR.. Browne: Lois Weber. his wife. and
! Priscilla Dean and Wedgewood NOVEL;.
II. L.