New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22
Harrison Ford and Mary
McLaren Please in
New Photo Play
MARIE DORO STAR
OF LOST AND WON"
Darling of Paris" with
Theda Bara, Is Acad-
emy's Feature

After keeping every one in suspense
for week regarding the identity OF
"The Mysterious Mrs. NJ" il was nee
essary to come forward with something
out OF the ordinary to avoid an anti
climax.
The photo-play by that name is the
feature at the Rialto this week. From
every angle it is a good play. The In
terest is sustained to the last, and few
would surmise how tho author is going
to get them all out of It. SO much for
the plot, which is novel and well
worked out. In regard to the cast, the
heroine is beautiful and the hero is
Harrison Ford, which spells sstisfac-
ton. Mr.. Ford's work is admirable as
Raymond Won Seer, a disconnected
young multi-millionaire who had to be
taught his lesson.
He IS one Of the best young leading
men seen on the screen for some time.
In the scene where he is waiting for
the grim reaper 10 gather him in. &C
cCrdng TO the forecast of the mystcri-
GUS Mrs. NJ, the illusion is so perfect
that one watches the clock with almost
as much apprehension as does the
doomed man himself. And the best
part Of il all is that every one is quite
as much in the dark as he is as 60
what will happen when the clock
strikes IL.
Mary McLaron is Phillis Woodman.
the girl who makes Won Seer realize
that life is worth living after all. Miss
McLaren seems rather an Unconditional
sort of girl, but the part makes no de-
mands on her and she is more than
adequate. Evelyn Selby plays the title
role. The play is most artistically
staged, and there are many touches OF
nature which seem TO make the players
and the spectators kin. Credit for the
production as we'll as the adaptation
belongs to Lois Weber.
h. Alexander Powell, the war cor
respondent. gave an address at each
performance. Mr. Powell's talks we're
preceded by motion pictures of the war
which he brought from the Allied front.
On the musical programme were
Vicente Ballester. who sang an aria
from al Trovatore"; an organ solo by
DR.. A. g. Robyn and Tschaikowsky' s
3 'Serendue MeldHcnOlque.
Lost and Won" is at the Strand,
with Marie Doro in the leading role. II
play, and then in the fourth reel de-
cides not to be. 1t finishes up along
the lines of Cheating Cheaters."
Elliott Dexter is entirely satisfactory
as Walter Crane, a sort of Daddy Long
I I ko
was Marie Doro, finally chose him in
preference TO Walter Gray, who was
Bill Holt, managing editor of daily
newspaper, whose telephone number
was 1000 Beekman. Every one knew
what the phone number was, because
after Cinders had been tied in the chair
and left TO die alone she managed to
knock the telephone over and shout the
number into the mouthpiece; but that
was not until we'll along in the fifth
reel.
Cinders was little newsgirl to start
with, but Walter Crane had seen her
when he purchased his morning Trib-
une, and he realized that she had pos
sibilities, so he wagered $4,000 against
a pool of the same amount that within
one year he could so transform a news
girl that one of the quartet would
marry her. Cinders wss sent away 10
school, and within six months she
learned French, dancing, piano playing,
singing and coquetting
When she returned to the home OF
her benefsctor, of course, each of the
quartet wished TO marry her to the ex-
tent of losing his $4,000. AS soon as
Cindorss guardian loses his money,
which he does later in a Wall Street
deal, she goes as reporter on a
morning newspaper. The managing
editor Immediately engages her, but
tells her il will be hard work, and as
Cinders has had only six months
schooling one fancied that it might be
little difficult just at first.
And then she has TO be detective
and everything, and she learns what