The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07

l When Kipling wrote his beautiful poem, Mother O Mine' he probably never dreamed that it would be the l incentive for moving picture; in fact, 1 it was written before moving pictures
 were as popular as they are now; but nevertheless the wonderful lines have inspired one of the most appealing, one of the most tender and one nf the most human. photoplays which have ever
 been produced.
 It is a perfect joy to go to see a picture which is clean and wholesome, and at the same time beautiful and in- teresting it is a perfect joy to see a picture which doesn't depend upon some scantily clad vampire "vampiring about like a fend; 1t is a perfect joy not to see the hero standing at the
 top of a precipiice and fighting like mad with a desperado and then falling hundreds of feet below Cor rather q perfectly good "dummy" making the falN into a stream of water no deeper
 (if the truth were known) than a good sized bath tub.
 
 please that pictures are not better than they used to be; Pm a moving picture fan" I see very nearly everything that comes and goes; I have made q study of pictures and I enjoy clever pictures immensely. and this l have found to be the case with the public renerally: when a picture house puts on a clean, heart-interest picture, with capable actors in the cast, there's a rush to see it which brings out the IS. R. O." sign early in the game. but the other kind--well, walk into pie ture house and see the empty seats and that tells the story!
 In the tender. appealing story or sMother O Mine,' now praying at the Alcazar, there is a world of beautiful though and sentiment: there Is no name so sweet as that of mother no office that any woman can fill so fraueht with womanliness and grace, and the picture recalls with pathetic emphasis the loving. gentle part that one mother played in the life and am- bitions of her adored son.
 When I saw the picture yesterday there were many new faces-at least new to me; there were actors whom had never seen before and in particular was impressed with the young actor who played the part of the son; he jumped into an important part over night, as far as l was concerned, and so I looked him up; most people start by telling us who they are and the result is that we know many who are of no consequence whatever; the stroke of making us find out that this young actors name is Rupert Julian. is only outdone by the stroke of him remained man, merely Rupert Julian; I don't remember ever to have seen him be- fore; I don't remember ever seeing his name on screaming posters in front of movie play houses; but he loorned up in this beautiful photoplay "Mother O Mine." like a young god of screen at mosphere; 8 master of real and intel ligent detail, and acted part which required a great deal of talent in masterful manner.
 This young Rupert Julian has finesse and grace; he improves with each suc- ceeding scene there is the eagerness of youth in his passing touches which he all but throws away by crowding in; he caresses all the good points which the scenario has provided him with, and he is not only shown to the best advantage himself but "feeds' Gas they say on the stage) the other ac- tors too.
 He is ably supported by a pretty girl (also new to mel, Ruth Clifford, who has that quality of charm which radiates -is some how caught with those elusive assets softness, prettiness and 
 From youth comes the contrast to in the person of Ruby La