New-York tribune., 1918-05-22

On the Screen
Distinguished Audience Sees.
First Presentation of u. S.
War Films at Lyric

"Pershing's Crusaders" official war
films, had their initial presentation un-
der the auspices of the United States
government at the Lyric Theatre last
night. ~
The picture was shown in two parts,
the first called America Preparing
and the second "The Stars and Stripes
Over There" During the intermission
there were addresses by E. H. Sotherp
and James W. GerarA, former Ambas-
sador to Germany, and war songs by
the -Four Minute" men.
Whoever took the pictures have not
depended on the popularity of the sub
ject alone, for they show q fine atten-
ton to detail that is most satisfying,
when everything connected with the
boys at the front is Of vital interest.
The pictures show ''the mailed tfst
of the world" and although this is
merely symbolic, it is such a telling
bit that it is impossible not TO men
tion it. Germany and France are shown
as though modelled in clay, and then
slowly, out of the centre of Germany.
rises a volcano. and a huge mailed Eist
( appears scattering mud and sand and
/ lava over France.
! The first part of the picture shows
! how plots, fires, strikes, etc, were To-
mented by German agents in America:
how America is putting her hand to
the plough to feed the Allies, the huge
csantonments which have sprung up to
house the army; cutting the khaki
clothes by machinery. Other subjects
are: What American women are doing.
/ how the army shoes are made; feeding
Americas army; mighty ships in the
! building; supremacy in the air will
strike down the German vuitures; our
navy; camoufage of the sea; our own
/ submarines: in the aviation camps;
baptizing the boys ordered to the
| front; tenderness and skill a1 the
dressing stations; the snipers' job; the
victor of yesterday and the victor OF
tomorrow. and Pcrshing's crusaders
and their allies who will get the Kaiser.
/ The theatre was old out even to
every foot of standing room, and the
manager said he could have sold it If
it had been as big as the Metropolitan
Opera House. The proceeds viii go To
the American army, the American navy
and the Allied War Relief.
Mr. Sothern read kilograms received
from Newton D. Baker, Secretary Of
War; Joseph Tumulty, secretary to the
! President, and President Wilson's own
message, which said: pictures Of
American troops in the trenches, fight
ing the battle OF human freedom
should be an inspiration to all Ameri-
cans"
Among those present were Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Reginald Van
derbilt and William X. Vanderbilt. jr.,
Mrs. Alexander S. Webb, Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney, Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs,
Mrs. John E. Parsons, Mrs. Henry
Phipps, Mrs. George D. Pratt, Mrs.
Robert Reid, Mrs. James Speyer, Mrs.
w. r. K. Taylor, Mrs. Charles B. Alex
ander, Mrs. Henry NJ. Alexander Clar-
ence Mackay, Mrs. j. L. W. Lanier.
William Banberger, Mrs George
Bovine, Robert Bridges, Mrs Irving
Brokaw> Mrs. Henry Bull. Mrs. j. w.
Burden, Daniel Guggsnheim, Mrs. Her
bert Satterlee, Mrs. Henry W. Can
non, Mrs. Harlan Cleveland. Harold
Content. Mrs. F. NJ. Davies. Captain
De Lamar, Stuyvesant Dudley, Commo-
dore Eldridge. Mrs. Ebert H. Gary,
Mrs. James w. Gerard, Mrs. L. A.
Grace. Mrs. F. Gray Griswold, Mrs
Charles Guggenheim, Mrs. J. B. Hag-
gin, Mr.. w. L. Harkness, Mrs. Julia r.
Harmon, Mrs. E. H. Hartman, Miss Nj.
f. Hurlbut, William Innis, Mrs Walter
Rothschld, Mortimer Schiff, Mrs. De
Witt Selgman and Mrs. Jefferson Sell
igman. H. u.