New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
On the Screen
TO He'll With the Kaiser
Strikingly Presented at
the Broadway

at o:3U We were requested at $40 to
go to the Broadway Theatre at $3.50
We liked "To He'll With the Kaiser"
even better than Atlantic City. The
title needs no explanation. 1t means
just that literally, and they are doing
1T very satisfactorily on the screen.
Would that the story were written in
the past tense instead of in the future.
The picture was shown Sunday night
Tor the first time, and it is doubtful if
the old Broadway has held such
crowd since the days Of the "Midnight
Sons Every one was there and every
seat was filled. The stage boxes we're
lifted up like two little private hells.
Durlng the performance they were con-
cealed by red velvet draperies, but in
the final scene, where Mr.. Hohenzollern
returns to that particular bourne, these
curtains are drawn back and flames
leap and dance in front Of back
ground that is truly Internal. We
thought that realistic touch would
nave been to have Lawrence Grant. in
ms kalser's makeup, pushed down into
THIS yawning furnace. 1t wouldn't have
hurt him, because it wasn't real fire.
put 1t looked hot enough to be an ex-
cellent substitute when heatless Mon.
days come again
Lawrence Grant gave an interpreter
H s1o" OF the kalser that was remark
able for its subtlcty as we'll as for
its uncanny physical resemblance to
the worlds best hated ruler. He is
the best Kaiser we have seen. In
TACT, he is so good that we wouldn't be
surprised If no one ever spoke to him
again. lie plays dual role, but the
other man Is villain, too, an actor
person who impersonated His Satanic
Majesty when William himself wished
TO take a vacation. In that way Mr..
hohenzollern could direct one set of
ATROCITIES while his double directed an
other.
Olive Tell never looked so pretty as
she did as "the girl" an American
who is residing in Berlin with her
father When the story opens she is
just leaving the convent in Belgium,
where she has taken her Younger
sister Betty Howe is the sister who
remains in Belgium and is later at
tackled by the Grown Prince when the
village is sacked.
Inc story does not pretend to be a
history OF the war, and the only things
that are true are the atrocities which
are committed by the Germans. These
are always bound to be true. Bur #
is intensely interesting and extremely
we'll done. 1t is war melodrama at IFS
best '''
However much one NAV feel his
credullty being stretched, no American
VIII admit that any of it is impossible.
VI course our aviators have not vet
oeeh able to locate the motor car in
winch the Kaiser is making one of his
tours OF inspection, but who can saw
mat 1t may not happen any day? And
Wnen II does the rest is easy Our
soldiers will shoot all of his aids and
crop iasso around his neck, and then
1he picture will point out the proper
line of conduct from that point on.
II any one has any doubt as to the
pest course to pursue he will get some
very good suggestions by visiting the
Broadway Theatre. '
Inc man who portrayed the Crown
Prince gave an excellent performance.
lie was so obnoxious that every one
was delighted when he, too, got his
ceserts. Olive Tell shot him through
the heart because he insisted on max
ing love to her. The picture is re-
leased by Metro
People are always asking us "Who
is your favorite actor?" and Whom do
you consider the most beautiful lead
ing woman on the screen?" The first
is not easy and the second didn't used
tc be, but it is now. After this we
can answer, without hesitation. Kath-
crime Macdonald. Miss Macdonald is
William S. Hart's new leading woman.
and she is so perfect that she is a de-
light to the eye. Several seasons ago
there used to be a ravishing young
thing in the Winter Garden who said
Here she comes now,' and became
famous overnight because she was so
beautiful. Her name was Katherine
MacDonald. Is she the same? 1t
would seem not, for can Winter Garden
beauties ever act? and this Katherine
Macdonald acts just as though she
were not beautiful "Shark Monroe"
is the name of the picture. and if we
have seen anything we liked better it
was so long ago that we have forgotten
what it was.
In the fist place, William Hart is
rot cowboy nor a bad man of the
desert. He is an almost human owner
Of whaling vessel-hence the
0harK. he meets Katherine Mac
Donald when she comes in a saloon
to rescue her erring brother, who has
just changed into whiskey all of their
passage money to Alaska.
Now. sister is a strong minded girl,
and she will not let little thing like
lack of cash deter her So she asks
Shark Monroe to let her work on his
vessel to pay the passage of herself
and her brother Shark consents to
take them with him on his next trip,
and it is during the stormy passage
that he falls in love. 1t was inevitable
from the start, only it is developed a
little differently. There is a storm at
sea that is perfectly stunning and
some snow scenes that are wonderful.
However, one Of the worst pictures we
ever saw had these two textures in it,
and this is not the reason the Hart
picture is so thoroughly satifactory
1t is because the story is good, the
star is even more convincing than
usual and the girl is all that the girl
should be and seldom is.
The overture is poet and Peasant"
Julia Beverly sings "My Heart at Thy
Dear Voice" from Samson and Deli
lah," and Lieutenant B. C. lillian, of
the Canadian army, is singing his own
songs for the second week. The comedy