New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
On the Screen
Movie Fans Are Given Intimate
and Interesting Glimpse
Ino ''Fiimland''

nic.ure at the Ealto called "a
Little Journey in Filmland" is 50 much
better than one would expect from the
title,
From time to time producers have
an idea that one half the world doesn't
know how the other half lives. the one
ha'f being the fans and the other half
the movie stars. and they seek to
enlighten them. The result is usually
Olga Pctrova pouring coffee. Marguer-
lte Clark pouring chocolate. or MARY
PicEford pouring tea.
But this picture is different. 1t is
almost correspondence course. II
shows lust how one may write seem
direct like John Emerson. and act like
Douglas Fairbanks. l. also shows how
ono may iooh as Torng az Mary Miles
M'nter and how to adjust q toupe like
Montague Loves. We shouldn't have
thought Of mentioning this last, only
Monty doesn't mind. He had his pic
ture taken doing it. We were shocked,
indeed. for he thus refutcd our boast
that We always could tell and
we never suspected.
The pictures are produced by James
IL. quick, OF pnOtOnlaE iainG.
The feature is "Out of the Shadow. -
made from "The Shadow Of the Ro2e."
by Eve Unsel.
We wish fyst Of all to say tina. in
the years we have seen Pauline Fred
erick. never have we seen her look so
lovely. She is ss slim as syiph and
ner face at times appears quite wan,
which is quite as it should be.
There is q wistful, almost spiritual.
quality about her that never has been
there before. She seems. somehow, like
a brand new Pauline Frederick. who
has just learned how TO give what she
always has possessed.
The story opens with Miss Frederick,
as Ruth Minchin. being acquitted of
the murder Of her husband because the
evidence against her is not sufficiently :
strong to warrant a conviction. Then
along comes Richard Steel, philan-
thropist, who offers to find the real
murderer and take Ruth out Of the
shadow.
All sorts Of people crop up and a
horrid person with a beard threatened
to make trouble for the hero. This
person was described as "looking like a
Rushman." and we hoped the compan-
ion title would me "He Is-An cX-Bush-
man."
No ono knows who murdered the hus-
Band until Syn de Conde comes to the
rescue. Husband was such a william
that he hoped all of them killed him.
He deserved it.
Wyndham Standing played the phil.
anthropist and Roland Byram was a
Newspaper man, who was reporter and
detective. all in one.
From what we saw of him he was
na"cn better detective than reporter.
But maybe the newspaper office was
really detective agency, for it didn t
look in the least like The Tribune Of
fee.
Emile Chantard directed the picture.
which is Paramount.
Tonight we received two letters ask
ing us why the movie critics never
criticised the musical programme.
"'Poct and Peasant as rendered under
The baton of Dr.. &iesenfeld is not
enough to satisfy the thcatregoing
public" says one.
We don't know why the other critics
DO not criticisc, but the reason we do
not is because we dor't know how.
The overture thia week is ia Forza
Del Destino," by Verdi, and We closed
our eyes and enjoyed every beat OF it..
The applause was deafening and the
orchestra had to get up and bow. Nat
W. lnSlOn cOnQuCIcQ. ism l lndC
enough for anyone to know?
Anne Eosner sang Love Is Divine"
Edouarde Albano sang the prologue
from 81 Pagliacci," and "Hungarian
Dances" were played as the lighter
number.
The Rothappel animated magazine
was one Of the most interesting collec-
tions we have seen, and the woods of
Paris, done in colors is mildly enter
tanning.
If you wish to hear Adela Bartlett and
Ralph Erolle sing "Miserere" from II
Trovatore, you must go to the O'Clock.
the 1850, or the 9:30 performance at
the Strand. and it is we'll worth hear
ins-and seeing. From which it may
be inferred that it has settings and
costumes. 1t has. and it is also donc
in silhouette.
There Is another James Montgomery
Flagg comedy. and while it is way
above the average comedy it is not