The sun., 1918-08-12
WAR IS REVIEWED f..
IN FILM SPECTACLE
"Crashing Through to Berlin"
at Broadway Covers Wide
Field.
NEW GRIFFITH PICTURE
Attractive Films Featured at
Rialto, Strand and Rivoli
Theatres.

Memory Is 80 neeting that an oppor-
tunity TO have the entire war impressed
on ones mind clearly and accurately
should not be overlooked, which Il q
word Of advice to see Crashing Through
to Berlin" corking Aim that opened
last night at tho Broadway.
The picture starts with the funeral Of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand; II goes on
to show the invasion of Belgium and
France by the Germans. the subsequent
mobilization OF England. the burning OF
Louvain--in fact everything worth see
Ing Is recorded on tho screen in real
pictures that are not the usual gather
ing OF extra people CARRIED in ancient
uniforms.
From 1914 TO the present day the
majsr events OF the war are shown. In
addition 20 many picturesque scenes.
such as tanks and the expeditions on
different fronts. Americas entry In the
war, the reasons therefor, and what
has been done since then-all these
combine to mako an inspiring cinema
and an index to real patriotism. 1t 10
simply another proof OF the fact that real
pictures are deeper IN their appeal
than any sort OF screen fiction.
AIR Victory Is Keynote.
Crashing Through to Berlin" has NJ
its keynote victory achieved through the
cir. and In this finale some of the most
sensational flying stunts ever snapped
By the camera are shown. The picture
was produced under the supervision OF
Carl Laemmle and compiled by Jack
Cohn, who did a good Job Manager
Kashin has arranged a series OF tab
loids that At ingen!ously into the PIC
ture and cleverly symbolize the present
ard the future The whole affair last
night caught the fancy Of the crowd,
which TANNED the house to the door,.
At the strand Is being shown ID. w.
Griffiths first release on the AIRCRAFT
programme, THE Great Love" which
is not quite up to his own standard. IL
In disappointing in some ways and
pleasing in others. AS might be expected.
H. has taken the war as a motif AID
jumped from Canada 10 England AMI
everywhere, almost. that there IL
Glance for martial effects.
Lillian Gish IL the wistful and insenu-
Gus heroine, and a good one, too, while
Robert Harron repeated the success he
achieved in Hearts OF the World :"
Henry Waithall returns to the Grifth
banner In this picture. and proves his
| talent. The picture is better by far than
the average run, but. as said before II ID
| not quite up TO Grifflth's own average
Dorothy Dalton as Society Girl. -
Dorothy Dalton has assumed the bur-
| den of a new type in Green Eyes" In
\ which she III seen at the Ralto this
week. AS q society girl Miss Dalton 10
even more pleasing than when portray
ing Western roles. A rafting good
Mack Sennett comedy is also on the
| Rialto bill.
| Bill Hart is at the Rivoli in Riddle
| Gawne." in which he thrashes villain
| and does the usual Hart tricks. \ bet
| ter picture is the Official Allied War
I Review. "ss
All four theatres mentioned have good
musical programmes. the broadway hav-
| ing special selections to fit its big pic
! ture
There are two cinemas continuing.
Americas Answer" the official Gov
eminent picture. remaining at the
George ". Conan. and Hearts OF thu
World" running on at the Forty-fourth
street. The latter picture reaches its
| 300th performance to-day.