New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
On the Screen

Once upon a time, so the story goes
a man married woman with beau
tiful voice. and ever after, when he
felt the lack Of other things, he would
cry "Sing! Singl'
Geraldine Farrar was seen yesterday
At the Rialto in new Aircraft picture,
"The Woman God Forgot" and il
seemed pity that she might not have
been heard as we'll as seen.
Miss Fsrrar is beautiful, or, more
correctly, handsome; she Is magnetic
sho Is imperious. she is seductive, but
she Is never wistful and che is never
tender. IL one has not an analytical
mind one may mercy say: "Oh, well,
we know she must be tender, for the
script says So" but IL one voices ones
wish to have the doubt removed one
will plead, "Sing, Geraldine, sing"
"The Woman God Forgot seemed TO
be the only one, really, whom he re-
membered. She is Tecza, the daughter
Of Montezuma. and when the story ends
she is the sole surviving Aztec. II
was thus that the AZtecs were made to
realize the supremacy of the white
God. Well might Ccrtez, the Spanish
ADVENTURE. have said: 81 came not TO
bring peace, bur sword"
The Aztecs seemed very decent
sort, with the exception of their sacri-
fees, but then they sacrificed only an
occasional maiden, and when the white
God invaded their domains they learned
that He demanded the lives of all.
Wallace Reid Is Alvarado, the cap
tain Of Cortez. who offers to go TO the
palace Of Montezuma and persuade the
Aztec King that the Christion religion
is a beautiful religion which demands
that they, the Aztecs, give up all of
their palaces and treasures TO the in
vsding party.
Just what religion has 10 do with
these soldiers of fortune Is not sopar-
ent, but, at any rate, the Princess
Teeza saves the life Of the Christian
,oldier and hides him In her rooms
until ne RECEIVERS from his wounds, and
as he leaves her he gives her cruel
tx. and she promises to worship the
white God"
Whereupon Cortez proceeds to trick
her into letting him across the draw
bridge, and he promptly slaughters
her people. 1t seemed a poor return
for her kindness.
The picture which has been created
by Cecil De Mile and Jeanic Macpher-
son is magnificent thing, and doubt
less the people will fight for admission
20 the theatre all the week Just as
they did yesterday.
Raymond Hatton, who has done such
excellent work heretofore, was admi-
rably cast as the King. Theodore
Koslof was an Aztec villain. after our
own heGrt-a most fascinating per-
son. MIR. Rothapfel has supplied a
setting worthy OF this barbaric Jewel.
There are Indian dancing girls, fasci-
mating lighting schemes and wonderful
incidental music TO put one In an
Aztec frame of mind. "The Woman
God Forgot" is liable TO be remem-
bered for some time 10 come.
The overture was the "Carneval," By
Anton Dvorak; Mile. Madeleine DIES
pinoy sang the waltz from la b.
heme."
The comedy is Twelve Good Hens
and True Drew comedy.
Marguerite Clsrk had paved the way
for "Bab's Burglar" so effeetually that
every one awaited his appearance at
the Strand Theatre with impotence,
He arrived in good shape yesterday; in
new motor car. too, which Bah bought
out Of the $4,000 annual income which
her father decided to give her. But 10
begin at the beginning. Marguerite
Clark, the adorable, is Bah Archibald
who keeps a diary and a motor car,
the diary she has had for some time
ever since her previous appearance
but the car is new. It is her first at.