New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Wallace Reid in
"BeIieUe Me.
Xantippe %
Screen Version of the Play
To Be Seen at the
Riulfo


Harvard prize play contest few years
ago, will be seen on the screen at the
Rialto this week, with Wallace Reid
nlaying the stellar role. The plot con-
Germs a young millionaire who bets two
friends that he can forge a check and
eyade the officers of the law for a
period of one year. He is on the point
Of making good his boast when the
daughter of a Colorado sheriff spots
him by his pet catch phrase, "Believe
Me, Xantippe," and takes him into
custody,
As the feature of the remaining por-
ton OF Mr Rothapfels programme the
Rialto orchestra will play the overture
TO William Vincent Wallace's opera,
"Maritana," and will also render selec-
tions from that unusually tuneful light
opera, "The Chocolate Soldier" Hugo
Riesenfeld and Nat W. Finston will
conduct. Greek Evans will sing "The
Trumpeter," by Dix. Greta Torpadie,
the well-known soprano, will sing the
brilliant Polonaise from "Mignon."
Diminutive and charming Marguerite
Clark will be the star attraction at the
Strand in her newest Paramount photo
play, "Prunella," which it will be re-
memAKed was Miss Clark's last stage
production. Director Maurice Tour
neur has lost no whit of the original
charm of "Prunella," or Glove in a
Dutch Garden" as its authors, Lau-
renee Houseman and Granville Barker
called it. The reproduction of the
garden Of Prunella's home, where she
was kept practically a prisoner by her
three spinster aunts, Prim, Privacy
and Prude, is said to be shown in
much more elaborate form than was
possible on the stage. Jules Raucourt
enacts the difficult role of the Pierrot.
The sixth of the interesting Chester
Outing scenic pictures, "Pines Up and
Palms Down." will also be shown. 1t
reveals some exceptionally beautiful
views of the Everglades, with it's big
cypress Indian village, Seminole In
dams, others, alligators, and other OBJ
jects Of interest encountered in tropi-
cal climes.
Bob Baker, the daring Western
hunter, will appear in person and tell
the audience how to capture a huge
bear single-handed. Pictures showing
Nh. Baker performing this feat will
be shown during the lecture. The
comedy will be James Montgomery
Flagg's latest satire of the "Girls You
Know" series, entitled 'The Spoiled
Girl"
Merry Zentay, the talented violinist,
will play Faust Fantasie." The sym
phony orchestra will play the over
ture from Martha
Marion Davies, whose blond beauty
and winsome personality made her
musical comedy favorite, will be feat
ured on the screen at the Rivoli this
week in "Cecilia of the Pink Roses"
photoplay adapted by S. NJ. Weller from
Katherine Haviland Taylor's novel
Mr.. Rothapfel has prepared for this
picture a presentation which will en-
ploy all the Rivoli's resources in the
way of special stage setting, new light
ing effects, music and perfume.
Besides it's lovely star the cast in
cludes Edward O'Connor, Harry Ben
ham, George LIE Guere, Willette Ker-
shaw and Eva Campbell. The produc-
tien was directed by Julius Steger.
The overture to Flotow's martha
vii! be played by the Rivoli orchestra.
Selections from "Sweethearts," by Vic
tor Herbert, will also be offered as an
orchestral number. The novel feature
Of the musical programme will be the
marvellous Ampico reproducing piano,
rendering Grieg concert with full or
ehsstral accompaniment. There will be
an original prelude to the feature pict-
nre, introducing vocal solo.
To those skeptics who ask what the
United States government has done and
Is doing in this great war, visit to the
Lyric Theatre is recommended, where
the hrst official United States films,
"Psrshing's Crusaders" are now being
shown.
Nothing ever shown on the screen
has given so good an idea Of the size OF
the task on the hands of the United
states government Not only does one
get bird's-eye view of the war as it is
now In progress, but also the many &C
tivitIes in connection with the begin
ming and carrying on Of the same
These pictures are presented under the
auspices of the Liberty Film Commit
zee and released by the Committee on
Fublic Information, George Creel
chairman. Performances are given
twice daily, and all proceeds are do
mated to the American Army and Navy
fund and the Allied War Relief.
The stage and screen beauty. Marion
Davies. in Cecilia Of the Pink Roses,