New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
On the Screen

Somehow we feel that SO far We
have been able to dea! quite made
Quately with the war pictures. We go
to see them at the different theatres
and then we sit down to write about
them, and we cant think of thing TO
say. Setting down what you think
ISM as easy as II sounds, and We read
the splendid things other critics write
about war pictures and wish we ecu
do 10. too. So with this preface we
shall say that We we're absolutely
thrilled at tka latest official govern
ment pictures which are being pre-
scnted at the Strand this week. and
ADVISE every one TO GO and see them
Tie picture is called -Four Years for
Freedom and sAows different phases
OF the war, labelled General Allen
BY Entry Into jerusalem" Capture
OF Bagdad,' Scenes of British Fleet
IN Action. "Aerial Submarines" +"
r ghting n the Western f'rol.t" and
Tanks in Action" The effect Of the
stirring pictures was greatly height
enet by splendid orchestration.
Kennedy IN Friend Husband" 1t Is
a very enjoyable little play sad Madge
IS at her best
We didn't expect to care for Rock
clitfe Fellowes, and we refused to ac-
cept him rs a husband for Miss Ken
nedy until we found out that he was
to De husband "in name only" "a sort
Of "bought-and paid-for" helpmeet.
Later we become almost reconciled
Il him and he certainly can swim and
tight. That is tive do not care for
cave men and this hero is distinctly
a cave man And, we wonder, how did
Dorothy Dean expect to buy husband
' no looked like Rockcliffe Fellowes and
then find HIM tractable. Evidently
Dorothy was not student of psych-
ology. Indeed. she was not; come to
think Of 1t, she spent all Of her time
studying matrlmony, Why girls should
rot marry
But to begin at the beginning-This
young mlsogomist found that to IN
merit her aunt's fortune she must
marry! SO Dorothy, being an obstinate
snd resourceful young person, adver-
Used for husband. One, Don Morton,
answered the call, by mistake Of course.
and Dorothy offers him $4,000 to be-
come her husband for the duration Of
the ceremony only But then, Don
tears up the check and runs away with
his wife and when he swims three miles
and then downs three lusty burglars.
Dorothy trembles lest she lose him
again.
William Davidson is in the picture.
but we wish he had more to do. We
always liked him and il seems too bad
10 see leading man wasted on "a bit.
George Funny, a brother OF the late
John bunny, has part in the picture,
also.
There are lots of good comedy
touches and the titles are excellent.
Tr1CU
oh. Promise Me" and "Slumber Boat"
Harrison Brockbank rendered Rudyard
Kiplng's "Barracs Room" ballads.
"Mandalay' and Follow Ne One"
The overture is Sounds From Eng
land"
At the Rivoli "Britain's FarFlune
Battle Lines" and The Fourth Of
July Parade in Paris" are the war feat
ures. The photoplay IS 0. Henry
"Sprlngtlme a la Carte" with Edward
Earle as the hero. These will be re-
viewed tomorrow H. L.
Unless our memory plays US false
Fedora-that is, Sardou's Fedora. actu-
ally took the poison and killed herself
We hope that she did, for in that case
we are directly responsible for the
happy ending which is found in Charlie.
Whittaker's version of Fedora, which is
being presented at the Rialto thi:
week We once chided him for not
letting al Of his people marry anc
live happy. ever after, and he promised
to do his best for US.
If "Fedora' IS a sample, then his bes'
is very good. We also consider it Paul
inc Frederick's best The role is ad
mirably suited 20 Miss Frederick's tai
ents and her portrayal Of the Russian
princess has entirely eradicated from
our mind the impression of the frs
picture we ever saw her do We dc
not remember the name Of it, but in il
she was called upon TO DO things whicF
we're quite unlike her and quite ter
rible No 1t was not Madam Jeal
ousy.'
We are not above being influenced b.