New-York tribune., 1919-02-10
On the Screen
ALA Nazimova in "Out of the
Fog" and Maggie Pepper
Shown mt Rinlto

Some one told US the other day that
we were becoming pesky or pessimistic
or something because it had been six
week since we had seen a picture which
we liked very much. We were begin
ming to think it might be so, but now
we know that the fault was not with
us. but with the picture, for we saw
two pictures which we thoroughly en-
joyed yesterday.
Both were taken from stage plays.
They were "Out of the Fog" with ALA
Nazimova, at the Rivoii. and "Maggie
Pepper" with Ethel Clayton, at the
Rialto.
of her 'Ception Shoals" We did not
see the play, but we gathered from
reading our favorite critic. and others,
that 1t was morbid sort of thing with
an unhappy ending. We may be wrong,
but irmly fixed in our mind was an
the hight III the lighthouse that her
lovers ship went to pieces OF the rocks
and that the tragedy of her mothers
life was repeated
therefore, it was a joyous surprise
when Philip Blake returned, found Eve
waiting for him in her little white
nlghtle oh, be not shockedl 1t was, in
deed, the most voluminous garment in
which he ever had seen Eve) and car
RED her away to civilization.
Nazlmova is Just herself in the new
picture, and indeed when is she any
thlng else? If you don't like Nazmova
the hrst time you are not going to
like her at all That is, not unless your
tastes in heroines changes Nazimova
VIII not change. AS for us we love her.
Because she dares to look ugly and be-
cause she IS as strong and bright and
1ull of life as the SUM- Her work in
the new picture is really remarkable,
ana she makes Charles Bryant seem
even more self-contained and unemo-
tlonal than usual
-. Nazlmova plays dual role We
liked her much better as Eve than as
falth, or, rather, we liked Eve better
than we did her mother, Faith We
could not tolerate her quiet acceptance
of her brothers narrow-minded tyr-
amy. Instead of throwing herself from
the tower. she should have thrown him
out. But that was why she was named
Faith, no doubt. And when you see
Eve in her bathing suit-well, you'll
know why she was called Eve!
The picture is Metro. 1t was
adopted by June Mathis and directed
by Albert Cappelani
On the picture programme was a
U.s. a Happy Hooligan comedy and the
Rivoi Pictorial.
One of the most impressive musical
numbers we ever have heard at the the
atre was Verdi's "Requiem,r sung by
Mile. Posner and Mile. Pascova and
Nbossrs. Brefel and List. 1t was sung
as tribute to the memory Of Theo-
4 dore Roosevelt.
The light opera number is "The
MoiG Il
popular Light Cavalry" was played as
an overture, with Emo Rapee conduct
ing.
Maggie Pepper" as play, we did
see when Rose Stahl did it a number of
years ago. 1t was in those days when
We had to buy our theatre tickets, and
we remember saying: "Well, that
money was well spent but that was
probably because we liked Rose Stahl.
Of the play we remember little, but
surely we should have remembered it
if it had been anything like the picture.
Can it be that the scenario writer has
just gone ahead and done anything he
liked TO make a good picture after in
PRODUCING Maggie Pepper as the CEN
trail figure? If that was his object
then he has succeeded, for the interest
is sustained from start to finish, and
who could fail with such cast?
This happens to be the first time we
have seen Ethel Clayton on the screen
for more than a year. Perhaps it is
her first Paramount picture, but. at
any rate, we hope to see her soon again
because her work is so convincing. She
made US believe that she was really
Maggie Pepper, and you have to start
with that viewpoint if you are going
to enjoy the picture.
Then Elliott Dexter, who plays Joe
Holbrook, is one of our favorites and
away up at the top. If any one says
he doesn't like Mir. Dexter on the
screen we make him stop right then
and there and prove it, And Raymond
Hatton as Jake Rothschild is worth
the price of admisson Also, Tully
Marshall is xceptionally good as the
bad Sam Darkin.
Another reason we liked Maggie
Pepper was because they didn't have
beautiful angel-faced child as the
young shoplifter and it just isn't
natural. They don't really grow that
way.
The picture seemed bit jumpy at
first and took one about at an alarm
ing rate, introducing all sorts of new
people, but it finally settled down into
a nice little jog with plenty Of COM
edy and just few thrills at the end.
The one man who got shot was only
scratched and the two who went to
jail deserved it. We do not like come
dies whore everybody stops being funny