New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-02
Great Outburst
Of Patriotism at
Films Premiere
Burr McIntosh's Talk Stirs;
Womanhood" Gets En-
thusiastic Reception

Mention Of the names Of Major Cen
eral Wood and Theodore Roosevelt
brought hundreds of persons to their
feet in a patriotic demonstration OF
unusual character last night, when
Burr Mcintosh made an eloquent plea
at the Broadway Theatre for prepared
ness. Mr.. Mcintosh, who introduced
the new preparedness film, Woman
hood, the Glory OF the Nation was
chcered again and again when he urged
the immediate incarceration in deten-
ton camps Of all rabld pro-Germsns
and pscifsts.
"In this connection" he said, 81
want to call your attention to one fact
with which you may not be acquainted
/ That is that when Mr. Bryan gave his
anti-preparedness talk in the Audi
forum Theatre in Chicago last May
! he did 50 under the auspices OF a
committee composed largely Of pro-
/ Germans. The chairman of that COM
mittee is the member of a legal firm
which is the Chicago correspondent OF
a New York firm retained as counsel
for Won Papen, Won Igel and few
others OF our most prominent bomb
plotters. Isn't that significant enough
for some of our long-haired paclhst
friends?
. president Wilson right now he
continued "has the chance TO make
, himself the biggest President we ever
had, if he can only rise TO the occs-
sion. But he must rise as Lincoln did.
Lincoln had his Seward and rose 70 the
occasion. | am not criticislng any
member OF the Cabinet, but if the or
der commanding General Wood to go
to the South should be moved forward
10 now, instead of a month from now,
and if ne commander in chief of the
United States Army should meet him
when he stops off at Washington and
order him 10 report TO the War Depart
ment TO assume the duties of the Sec
rotary Of War. President Wilson would
show that he had risen 10 the occasion.
And if the President should make
a certain former Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Secretary of the Navy we
would not now have 20 be advertising
in the newspapers, on the billboards
and by every conceivable method that
the Navy needs $4,000 men,"
"Womanhood" is almost the first
propaganda picture to carry convic-
ton, and one cannot doubt that this
photo was conceived and put be
fore the public solely 20 stir the slug
gish TO action.
The picture certainly teaches pre-.
paredness. for it shows the horrors Of
war and our country desolated and IN
the hands Of the enemy.
The Woo~orth Tower is made the
headquarters of the enemy. and the
picture shows how easily. without even
declaring war. the enemy came like a
thief in the night, overhead and under
seas. and took the metropolis.
Alice Joyce and Harry T.. Morey
play the leading parts. but the cast is
Of the all-star brand. In support Of
Miss Joyce and Mr. Morey are Joseph
Kilgour. Peggy Hyland. Naomi Child
ers. Mary Maurice, Walter McGrail,
James Morrison. Bobby Connolly and a
dozen other screen fayortes.
Alice Joyce is Mary Ward, a young
American girl. travelling in the Phil
ippincs. VIXEN. without even knowing
that war had been declared, she re-
ceives word from her brother that their
home has been bombarded and her
mother and sister killed. Mr.. Mercy is
Paul Strong, also an American in Ma
Mia. and wnen war is declared he and
Mary travel BACK to their own country
together.
Mary had been considering Count
Dario as a hu band. and when she ar
rivcs in New o'k she finds him as an
officer in The invading army To
avenge the death Of her own people she
goes into the enemies ranks as a spy.
and while there ia forced to witness
the shooting OF PauPs sister Jane,
called the American Joan Of Arc.
"Womauhood" is excellently staged
and wonderfully we'll cast. Mr.. Morey
as Paul Strong is forceful. and his work
IS convincing. Naomi Childers never
has done anything better than her
Joan Of Arc.
!. Stuart Blsckton. part author and
producer. addressed the audience. but
he stated that he intended 10 leave
the real speechmaking TO Mr.. MeIn-
tosh.