The sun., 1918-07-01
|'HELL WITH KAISER
GIVES VICTORY KEY
New War Film Pictures
Scheme for Ending Con-
flict Abroad.
PAVE VIEWS SHOWN
Bill Hart in Sea Drama, Also
Mary Pickford and Tay-
lOr Holmes.

Another war Aim that Ia famboyant.
as may be Judged from Its title. TO
He'll With the Kaiser" opened last night
at the Broadway Theatre. 1t Is one or
those things where the Kaiser Is con-
signed to hell after being captured and
brought before Gen. Pershing, and II was
all due to his nastiness because the
Clown Prince shot girls father ana
she had to be avenged
It's really so simple on the screen--all
one has to do Is to get a girl whose
sister has been killed (there is a great
number Of them, unfortunately and get
her to abduct the Kaiser with the aid
of a brave and dashing aviator and
take him before Pershing
That's all there is to It, Nothing
could possibly end the war in a shorter
space of time and nothing could be
simpler To those who believe such a
course a bit too weird to be probable
let them go OF the Broadway and be con-
vinced-almost-that the plan is prac-
teal.
II might also be said that this sort
OF Aim. and there have been quite a few
lately. are just realistic enough in spots
to be dangerous. They give subtle
impression to those folk who are touched
by emotional evangelism that the proper
thing to do as regards winning the war
Is some fantastic scheme and not the
obvious course Of whacking the German
army. The Aim is capably handled as
a film, though, and Lawrence Grant. who
portrayed the Kaiser, looked something
like him. Mr.. Grant appeared in per-
son at the opening performance Of the
Aim. which may gain some sympathy
for the Kaiser because Of the rough
treatment accorded him.
The sort of thing that Is really a pa
triotic stimulus is the type of cinema
that Director Rothapfel is showing at
the Rialto this week. Fighting Along
the Piave" Is the name of the picture.
which has to do with the activities of
Italian troops along that section Of the
front where the battle ragged last week.
The film gives a graphic idea Of the
ground where the Austrians collapsed.
having been taken by photographers at
! tached to the Italian Army. and in addi-
ton to being pertinent It contains re-
markable scenes such as a movie director
could never stage.
These italian pictures that Mr. Roth
APPEL has been showing from time TO
time have more scenes Of actual fight
ing In them than any other war films
released. They cause shivers along the
backbone because Of their realism
In addition to the Italian war Aim.
the Rialto IL presenting also scenes from
the Oficial War Review. released by the
Committee on Public Information.
Charles Ray Is on the bill In THE
Claws OF the Hun" an improbable yarn
that Ray almost makes convincing by
his acting. In recognition Of the italian
Aim, an all-Italian musical programme
has been arranged
Bill Hart the wicked, wicked des-
perado, has forsaken his favorite type
to be captain OF a sealing ship. SHARK
Monroe" is Harris picture, which is the
Rivoli attraction. Shark is n bad man.
as might be expected but he is reforped
by the girl and shows himself to be
made Of other than base metal beneath.
Virtue triumphs; evil sinks away.
Mary P!ckford In How Could You.
Jean" Is the picture at the Strand.
She is an aristocratic girl whose income
departs when something happens to
father and being like Hart and the rest
of the movie stars Of good stun beneath
her aristocratic and superior exterior.
she determines to earn her own living
Her Job is that OF cook.
The Topical Review" with pictures
OF American. English. French and
Italian troops. is more interesting
film. A beautiful picture was "A Dam
Catastrophe" scenic picture of
power.
"Ruggles OF Red Gap" is the Aim
booked by Aubrey Kennedy for the
Symphony. Taylor Holmes is the star
and as his personality is pleasing the
picture is as humorous as was the
book Stolen Orders William \.
Brady's melodramatic war film. moved
yesterday to the Lyric from the Park
and will continue at the latter the
atre for some time D. w Griffith's
Hearts OF the World remains at the
Forty fourth Street Theatre.