New-York tribune., 1919-10-14
On the Screen
I'm Mizzoura," Picture Version
of Augustus Thomas's PLAY.
Presented at the Riaito
By Harriette UnderbiIl

an Mizzoura" is the feature at the
Rialto this week. For US this picture
has no particular appeal because we
do not like to drink milk that the cats
have sampled first. because we do not
like heroes who say 81 ain't got the
eddication" and because we like the
villain better than the hero and there
fore cannot join in the general rejoic-
ing when Jim the Sheriff catches the
good-looking train robber and in the
shuttle he shuffles off his mortal coil.
Robert Warwick is the sheriff who
hasn't the "eddication." Robert Cain.
for whom we have a particular fond
ness. is the train robber. We, like the
heroine, do not, perhaps. appreciate a
heart of gold when it beats under a
plaid shirt, nor could we be happy in
| a home where mother did the ironing
IN the drawing room and let the cats
cat out Of the milk pan.
Eileen Percy is Kate Vernon. the
daughter of village smith. who had
been sent away to school and naturally
she was rather i'll at ease when she re-
turned to the bucolic conditions of her
home. There didn't seem TO be any
fallen in love with the train robber
either, and a great many reasons why
she should.
Only mother spotted him from the
first. 1t takes a simple soul like that
to see through people,. To the pure
all things are-under suspicion.
Noah Beery is the village blacksmith.
we like Beery in any role where he
doesn't have to wear false whiskers
Monte Blue is seen to advantage in a
small part. Hugh Ford directed the
picture. 1t was made from Augustus
Thomas's stage play by Beulah Marie
Dix.
Dew Drop Inn" is a Larry Lemon
comedy with some brand new ideas in
camoufage in it. There is on the pict
ure programme "rhe Rialto Magazine"
and cartoon, also post nature pict-
ure "Midst Peaceful Scenes" which is
beautifully presented with an ensemble
from the new school Of opera.
The overture is "Sakuntala." and
there Is R marimbaphone duet which
is 81 paraphrasc of "The Last Rose Of
Summer" Sascha Fedeimar plays
Lies Erinnyes" as violin solo.
Briton Busch, who for the past five
years has been treasurer of the World
Film Corporation. on October |. in
addition to his other duties, assumed
that Of general manager Of the or
ganization. In speaking OF the present
day conditions and the chances for
Improvement, Mr.. Busch said:
"The actors strike is over 1t was
not the first time that the player has
revolted. Over 1000 years ago a band
of actors in ancient Athens descended
from the Acropolis and wendcd thc'r
way down the hill of hills and laid
their grievances before the Athenians.
This action Of the actors was what
inspired the writing Of The Battle Of
the Frogs a comedy that even to 5hls
day stands as the clevercst ever written.
'Now that the strike is over. what
has it done for the picture industry -?
While all this was going on the picture
houses offered entertainment to the
thousands who could not get INTO the
so-called Legitimate theatres. The
motion picture theatres thrived and
prospered. But bigger still than the
profits OF the motion picture EN- mporiums
was the effect on the industry OF -he
halt in the theatrical business. as ii
proved that pictures gave satisfaction
to thousands whose visits to the
movies were few and infrequcnt
These people viii come again, and
often.
"No longer must the light of the
lm industry, as il has to do with the
local theatre, be hid under a bushel
If the Legitimate houses had been made