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play Under Sentence" by Ro Cooper Megrue
assisted by Arthur Hopkins and Hugo Bain
Pho1tosraphel by Rene Gulsart. Godwyn
The simplicity with which this third re-
lease upon the Goldwyn program has been
made serves to bring out more forcbly
the authors story. This is a different type
of production from the other Goldwyn offer
ings for 1t relies upon the ability of the
players to carry it through. While Maxine
Elliott is the advertised star, she does not
claim the Spectators entire attention. al
though this is her initial film appearance
She screens very well and her stltuesque
beauty is effective as it was upon the stage.
As the wife Of the man sent to prison by
big interests" she was required to portray
both a loving, guiding wife and also
scheming siren. II was her sound footlight
experience that always kept her art faith
full to the character of this wealthy high
minded woman, and made her portrait vivid
and sincere. Many another actress might
have been tempted to overaCt this role.
Charles Dalton, who happens TO be Gael,
in The Wanderer," at the Metropolitan,
contributes the most interesting acting of
the company with his delneation of a
financial king, who is the brains Of a huge
combine of interests His ability as a
character actor is here conspicuously dis
played. Henry Give, heretofore known as a
comedy magician, is the husband who has
little to do but look pleasant William r.
Carleton was the lfelike district attorney,
while Eric Hudson and Regan Hughston
had auxiliary roles.
vICTORIA-"TntoIerance," "a sun play Of the
fFSs'" az. written and directed by D W. orif-
Those who regard moving pictures as an
art capable of opulent development have
enthusiastically cited Intolerance" as tri-
umphanty justifying their theories. This
unique film spectacle. in which four stories
illustrative of the course of blind prejudice
at different periods of the worlds history
are eXperty dovetailed, created deep im-
preston when 1t was revealed for a long
run in this city at the Chestnut Street Opera
House last season. In magnitude of design,
in photography and in it's exhibition of a
keen sense of motion picture effects the film
was generally regarded as an advance over
ID. w. Gritiiths other highly successful pro-
duction, THE Birth of a Nation" Particu-
larly notable amid the kaleidoscope success
sion of scenes presented i'm Intolerance"
are those relative to the fall of Babylon,
which historic episode has been staged with
startling vividness as well as with COM
mendable respect for archaeological accuracy.
sTRAND-"Bab's Diary" with Marguerite
Clark AGa9ted from the stories les by Mary
Dawley. Paramount production.
Mrs. Rinehart explains that "Sub-Deb"
is a girl who is not yet a debutante and
who is not expected to take part in the
events OF society. To the readers OF the
Saturday Evening Post this explanation is
unnecessary, for they should be well ac-
quainted with this delightful character by
this time, since the stories all appeared In
that publication. "Babs Diary" is the
first of this series and if the others are
as we'll produced as this one then there
need be no fear of having them transcribed
into. motion photography. No need to re-
peat the story here, for it would spoil some
delightful fun as we'll as modify interest In
some of the unexpected things that Miss
Clark is called upon to do Nigel Barrie
the dancer, is the chief support,
Jack and the Beanstalk" continues to
attract thousands Of children and grown-ups
with Imagination to the Arcadia, where this
fanciful screen play began its last week
Yesterday The Regents offering Is "Ras-
putin, the Black Monk" "Doube-Crossed,"
with Pauline Frederick, is the chief feature
Of the Strands bill when a Man Sees
Red" with William Farnum, heads the cur
rent program at the Palace.