New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-24
MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY.

Edward Everett Hale's immortal novel
''The Man Without A Country as
screen drama and featuring Florence La
Babe and H. E. Herbert will be the
feature film offering at the Armory
Theatre here, on April the 9th and 28th,
according to Manager E. H. Juni.
'The Man Without A Country" as a
screen offering is said to be an improve
ment on Mr.. Hale's original narrative,
for it possesses a modern angle that makes
it doubly interesting and more timely.
This film has been termed by the coun-
try's leading critics. ''The most digni-
fled patriotic film appeal ever made" and
has been endorsed by tie American
Defence Society, the Red Gloss and
patriotic and military bodies.
The film story in brief follows: Bar
bara Norton is the daughter Of civil
| war veteran and like Ter brother, quick
to assert her devotion to her country.
Size becomes engaged to John Alton,
pacifst. At a pacifst meeting at Bar
bara's home, after the United States had
entered the world conflict, the girl,
finding that Alton would not rally to the
call for men, breaks off her engagement
and goes to France as Red Cross nurse.
Returning home later 'Barbara's ship is
torpedoed and only after hours of strug-
gle for life is she rescued by passing
steamer. Word that Barabra's ship has
been torpedoed reaches Alton but even
this does not change his mind, set on
"peace at any price," Later at his club
he is urged to read Edward Everett
Hale's novel. Reluctantly he does SO
and finds to his amzement, statements
almost identical to his own, therein.
AS vision, Hale's story of Lieut.. Nolan's
wretched life on shipboard for half a
century, during which time he never
heard or read word about tie United
States which he had condemned, is I'M
folded before Alton and as the vision
terminates he realizes his folly and joins
regiment about to sail for France.
Barbara, at home again after her event
full trip, forgives him and bids him fare
we'll as TIE troop ship slips from Ter
moorings.
''The Man Without A Country" has
been carefully constructed is the cinema
form and delivers strong, impressive,
patriotic message in a pleasing manner.
TIE Hale story is woven into the modern
action by means of a series OF remarkable
ouble exposures.
Miss La Babe, truly one Of the screens
few real beauties, is seen in three distinct
roles during the course Of the photoplay.
S. e plays the part of the modern girl,
anxious to do, her bit for humanity by
! joint ing the Red Cross; as the graceful
1 Southern beauty of the Lieut.. Nolan
Ier:od and as tie Goddess of Liberty,
pointing out Lieut.. Nolan's mistakes to
John Alton, in the vision which awakens
, the latter's better. judgment.
H. E. Herbert who appears in 1'The
| Man Without A Country" as Phillip
/ Nolan, Lieutenant who cursed his coun-
try and suffered because his wish that he
might never hear of the United States
j agar" was granted and also as John
Alton, modern pacifst, is a former leading
man for Billie Burke on the stage and
also in her support in her early screen
1 dramas.
''The Man Without A Country will
be accompanied by a special musical
score, during its local engagement. The
], photoplay comes here following record
breaking runs at the Broadway Theatre,
I New York and the Minneapolis Strand.
Adv. 55. Il