Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-01

/ because it shows life in the trenches
! as 1t is, for these things have been
| shown time and again without mum
| ber;. 1t isn't because the photography
| and the exteriors are wonderfully
beautiful, nor that the cast is we'll
chosen and the story Intensely inter-
| esting and human. 1t is because every
| character in'the play is real.
Dorothy Gish, as the Little Disturb
| err does the most fetching hit of COM
edy she has ever done. She Is willful,
truculent. defiant and braZenly coy and
the emotions are registered on her
saucy little face with the rapidly of
lightning. Her entrance and exits are
greeted with rounds of applause. Lii
liam Gish as "The Girl is sweet and
demure, and if there is a star in the
play. this little blond goddess is it.
Robert Harron. whose juvenile por-
trayals in "Thc Birth of a Nation"
Intolerance" and other plays, have
made him one Of the screens best
known actors, is cast in the leading
male role that of THE Boy He Isl
invariably natural and creates char
acter that is life itself His brother in
the film story, called The Littlest
Brother is taken by Ben Alexander,
new recruit who plays his part with
finish of a veteran. Ben is but five
years old, but Hearts of the World u
would not be the masterpiece it is
without this little star. In the last
scenes, where his limp body is found
near the ruins of his home. the spec
tators sit rigid in their chairs. but
when they find he is only fast asleep
sigh goes up that shows how com
r.lo ~. ~ hn.. tfxrat ind
the entire audience.
The story is really that of village
of northern France. 1t opens with the
dawning of love between the boy and
the girl The Little Disturber," a
strolling street singer. falls in love
with "The Boy" but he is too much in
love with "The Girl to seek new con-
quests. Light touches of humor
throughout the early scenes of the
play tend to heighten the happiness
and peace which then pervades the
village. The boy, Monsieur Cuckoo,
and the village carpenter are the prin-
cipaI male characters of that little
French village.
As sThe Girl is in the midst of her
preparedness for the coming wedding
to THE Boy" comes the war declara-
ton and the order for mobilization.
Though 1.-THE Roy" is an American he
has been a resident OF France for some
years and declares that "the country
| that is good enough to live in
Is coed enough to fight for
and enlists. Scenes are shown OF the
British house Of parliament and
French chamber Of deputies as they
make parations for war. The mo-
| bilization of the French and German
armies is shown and the kaiser is
seen making his famous declaration.
He is roundlv Kissed at every perform
ance. Weight of numbers is on the
side of the Teuton hordes and the viii
iaee is taken. They visit their fright
fulness upon the remaining inhabitants
of the town and some of the most
| thrilling euisodes of the play transpire
| turing their short occupation. Toward
the finala Of the story the American
troops. beneath the Star Spangled
Banner march by to take their place
in the fight for world democracy This
scene Is greeted with vociferous APP
plause at every performance and fur
Wishes the climax of a wonderful play
that has alreadYs faken New York
Boston. PhiladelphiasaC Chicago and
San Francisco by storm. * E.sl4. 81
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