The sun., 1918-07-22
WEIRD FOLK SEEN
IN RIYOLI FILM
Relation of Ape to Man Easily
Recognized in Travel
Picture.
COMEDIENNE AT STRAND
Mabel NOrmand in ."Back to
the WOOds"-Wallace
Reid at the RialtO.

Opportunities 20 observe weird fellow
men come so seldom as to make worth
viewing the picture Director Rothapfel
Is presenting this week at the Rivoli The
Aim In Among the CannIbsl Isles OF
the South Pacinc." which reveals the
psychology of the savage. in such
graphic fashion as to cause sceptics to
believe in the Darwinian theory.
1t In an easy task to look down on
primitive peoples and to regret their
lack OF taste In wearing sticks through
their noses and not having the services
Of q metropolitan barber, but II results
in the conclusion that the gap between
the npe and man is a comparatively
short one. after all. True, the stick that
the cannibals in the cinema affect Is
not pleasing, but one may get just as
callous to II as to high waist lines or
violet shirts or anything OF the sort.
The Aim is interesting in not only
being a mirror to those who see 1t. but
for me good reason that the majority
~ objections to travel pictures have
been removed. II has something OF a
plot, in that the photographers, Martin
Johnson and his wife, lead their pictorial
story TO the climax OF being captured
and escaping through the aid OF Brit
ish man-o'-war. finale that might have
bten properly borrowed from ante-bel-
lum literature or theatricals.
Bury Useless Aged Men.
To the civilized mind there Is. how
ever. a deep appeal and interest In
watching strange folk on the screen. and
IN knowing that Adam was the common
father These people that Mr.. johnson
photographed live on cocoanuts and hsh
tine year round one tribe buries alive
useless old men. placing stone over the
victims face so he won't he annoyed by
Gods of falling earth. Their dances are
almost as wriggly as those seen on the
musical comedy stage, they have as rev
clothes rs a girl at the Winter Garden
and II a man gets married in the morn
ing the chief can give him divorce by
nightfall. which is quicker and less ex-
pensive than Reno.
The Aim Is entertaining amusing, ex-
citing, instructive and a mental stimulus
Mr. johnson was on hand yesterday. as
he will be throughout the week. to de-
liver a talk while the picture Is being
shown Mr. Rothapfel also has on the
programme "Mammon and the Archer.
another good o. Henry Aim. and the or
ficial War Review. which shows latest
scenes In Americas fight.
Mabel Normand Mt strand.
The Strand has Mabel Nornand in
Back to the Woods" a picture that Is
somewhat better than recent releases OF
this star. 1t Is blend OF comedy and
drama, and Miss Normand Is best in her
moments OF humor.
Manager Edef is also presenting Our
Dumb Friends in the War" the first OF
a series OF French pictures. II reveals
new uses of dogs. horses and mules In
and around the lines. The Topical Re-
view has recent scenes from abroad and
at home.
Wallace Reid In Less Than Kin" is
the attraction at the Rialto. He is seen
as chap who has accidentally killed
another man. fees to Central America
and takes the position OF a man who has
just conveniently diei. II Is a bromide
text. but the film is well handled. and
there are several spots with good humor
therein,
OF the pictures held over. there are
y. w. Griffth's Hearts Of the World
at the Forty-fourth street. William A.
Brady's Stolen Orders at the Lyric and
ITO He'll With the Kaiser" at the Broad
way.