New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
On the Screen
Douglas Fairbanks, as Cub
Reporter, Shows Press
fraternity How to Do 1t

AT last some one has discovered q
way to make reluctant persons be in.
'erVlewed. Douglas Fairbanks is tn.
inventor of this new stunt. which he
introduces in his picture, "Say, Young
feilow!" at the Rivoli Theatre. Doug.
las Is a cub reporter and the under
study to every one. He is employed
OF The New York Herald" and ono
n'ent ne heard the night city editor
Gaining down the star reporter because
ne had failed to extract an interview
from Bragg, Wall Street mapnate
nihe Herald" had been "scooped" by
Inc Tribune, and this 80 infuriated The
N. z. E. that he told the star reporter
10 go where he belonged.
"Ah!" said little Douglas. In the
MOVIES these understudies always hor
IN ~ at oppo'tr lie moments and cover
themselves with glory. "Go and dr
thou likcwisa'
30 Douglas volunteered, and hia
superior sneeringly told him to 90 and
get the story.
Now Bragg was as GOV and olusivo
ana as unwilling to give up his lin
secrets as any tlim star that ever trod
screen. But Douglas was NOT dis.
couraged. He called first at the front
door, but the butler showed out a card
VIII with message reading, "Mr. Bragg
VIII see no one"
Up TO that point Douglass methods
9sn 9s,i been easy of imitation but what
iollowed made us bit skeptical ii
emulat on. He ;ust sc,loa +l
the ! ouse and walked in at tbe one,, ~,
WINDOW When Bragg attempted to fire
at MN ne ,eaped astride the sleepy
nant'er an vrested the pistol from
LIS grasp. Then using the weapon -.
persuader, he demanded the story
and got it. SO the next movie Sta,
VINO refuses to see US shall be troataJ
IN :lmilar manner.
=, Ihls really hadn't much to do witt
an, ane story, only it served to introduce
me Young Fellow" to Bragg. None
1I T,. the people in the play had names
Ihey were The Girl. The Villain, Th5
Sweet Spinster and a Kindlv Banh elor ~.
The Young Fellow inadvertently nm.
earths plot to defraud Bachelor and
Sp1nster, and in attempting to frus.
trate 1T meets Girl a~d fols Villain
The picture is replete with Fairbanks
episodes and is so swift that vou find
yourself all out Of breath at the enc
OF the fifth reel. Marjorie Daw is ex.
ceedlngly attractive as The Girl. Frank
Campeau. Edythe Chapman and Jane
Neil complete the cast.
some more marine pictures were
SHOWN, the second of the series pro
cured ny. Lieutenant S. L. Rothapfel
Muurlng ms recent trip through the
marine Corps encampments along the
Atlantic coast.
Some extremely interesting baseball,
pictures are being shown. Thev arc
the first of the series taken bv M,rt,
McHa'e in which all the stars of thu
Dig leagues will appear. The picture
are quite intimate and the titles are
written by Bugs Baer
The overture is the Twelfth Rhan.
sody BY Franz List Greek Evans
sings "Friend o. Mine" and Gladv,
Elce Il offers Cant you hear me calling
Victor Herberts "The Singing Girl,
Is played as the lioht opera number.
Missing" Lacks Punch
There is something missing in miss
lng' Paramount picture which J
Rlalto this week. 1t doesn't seem te
be anything specific. SO it must be
punch The various threads of the
story, are started nicely and one feels
that he IS going to have an eniovabl 8
t1me watching the author weave than
into climax. But there is no climax
You will enjoy the picture, but Won will
go away wishing that something def.
mite had happened at the hospital.
Hobert Gordon has not had part
Just like this one before. and he is ex-
trem1eiy l'keable as the handsome young
soldier who leaves his bride to 90 to
france. Can this be Huckleberrv Finn !
Yes, 1T is, but how different His work
in the hospital after he escapes from,
the German lines is decidedly good
Whatever the picture may lack it is not
"a juvenile lead" Sylvia Dreamer as
the girl wife is pretty and appealing
though she seemed rather an uninter-
esting sort of person. just the kind men
fall desperately in love with.
Thomas Melrban hNd to bn ST., WIZ
lam Farrell and a semi-invalid and
walk with cane and suffer from nm
requlted affection. Now fancy Tommy
suffering from any of these ailments.
Story of Two Sisters
The story tells of two sisters, Nell
and Hester, who are trying to live and
be genteel and respectable on nothino
a year. So not unnaturally Hester de-
eires that the beautiful Nell shall
marry money and relieve the strained
situation. Came one day horrible
man who was so fat that it would take
him three minutes to pass a given point
and who wore a gold pickaxe on his
watch chain and white topped shoes.
Hester insisted that Nell should marry
his millions, but Nell had seen Robert
Gordon in his uniform and all bets
in any other direction were off. And so
they were married, and then the Young
lieutenant left his bride and went into
the trenches.
One day she received telegram