New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
New Films at the
Theatres

A tale of the adventures of "hick"
hero in small American town is pre-
scented in Charles Rays picture "String
Beans" the Riato's feature number for
this week.
1t is a story without war angle,
therefore remarkable. The scenario for
the picture, an Ince- Paramount produc-
ton, is the work of Julien Josephson.
Jane Novak. Donald Macdonald, of light
/ opera fame and John P. Lockney figure
prominently in the story.
A scenic feature, "The Storm" will
occupy a place on the bill. Other pic
torial numbers will be the animated
magazine, including the first pictures Of
President Wilson'S arrival in France,
and new Mack Sennctt comedy
poet and Peasant by Won Suppe.
will be rendered by the Rialto or
chestra, under the conductorship Of
Hugo Riesenfeld, and the Barcarole
from Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffman,"
will be offered as the interludc number
Gladys Rice win sing "My Son. by
Carrie Jacobs Bond, and Colin Moore,
tenor, will sing group of Irish mel
odies.
The Strand Theatre VIII present
Anita Stewart in her initial first ma
tonal production, "Virtuous Wives"
adapted from Owen Johnson's story OF
the same title.
Supporting Miss Stewart in "Virtu-
Gus Wives" arc Conway Tearle, Edwin
Arden, Mrs. De Wolf Hopper and Will
lam Boyd Scenes in natural colors
! taken at Versailles, where the peace
conference will be held, will also be
shown, as will a new comedy, the Strand
Topical Review and an animated com
edy cartoon entitled "Bobby Mumpers
Puts Beanery on the Bum" The Strand
Symphony Orchestra, under the direc-
ton Of Carl Edouarde, will play the
overture to "Isabclle' (Suppe) Alys
Michot and Yon Collignon Will also sing
the duet "Angeus dc la Mer." Clare
Aimee, violin virtuoso new to the
Strand, will play "Capricc" (Guirand)
and "Nocturne" Chopin Sarasate)
The Rivoli is celebrating its first
birthday this week. A special pro-
gramme, including Cecil De Miles pro-
duction Of "The Squaw Man.; thrill
ing aeroplane picture of Washington
and the first showing of color pictures
d.
ton will be shown.
"The Squaw Man." offered as the
feature attraction, is the film version
of Edwin Milton Royle's rather famous
ing Elliott Dexter, Ann Little, Kath
crime Macdonald, Theodore Roberts,
Tuly Marshall, Charles Oglc and
Thurston Hall
The usual magazine feature of the
Rivoli programme is filled for this spe-
cal occasion by Prizmas natural color
pictures of the lava lakes of Kilauea,
the Hawaiian volcano.
"Washington's SKY PATROL is a re-
markable picture, made from army
aeroplanes especially for the Rivoli by
j. Thomas Baltzell.
The principal music number will be
the seXtette from Lucia" sung by
Anne Rosner, Martin Brefel, Vincente
Ballester, francesca Tamburello, Alfred
Pellatn and Anita Constanzz The
orchestra, Emo Rapee conducting, Will
play as the overture the Bacchanale
from Saint Saens's Samson and De-
liah." Victor Herbert's March of
the Toys will be heard as the second
orchestral number, with two Albertieri
girls in an appropriate pantomime. AL
berto Bachmann, formerly concertmas-
ter of the orchestra and now in the CON
cert field will render Drdla's "Souve-
Eir."
The multiple reel Universal film, /
"The Heart of Humanity enters upon
its second week at the Broadway The
atre. The star is Dorothy Phillips and |
the supporting company includes Will |