New-York tribune., 1919-09-08
On the Screen
Geraldine Farrar Has a Worthy
Vehicle in "The World
and Its Woman"

In the old days, when princes were
princes to stay, it was difficult tangle
Tor novelist or a playwright when he
found himself with 81 prince and com
moner on his hands who insisted on
being in love with each other. The
pest he could do for them then was a
morganatic marriage. Now he can lust
arrange revolution, aud. presto! there
are no princes nor paupers, and the
prince may marry whom he chooses and
stand as good a chance of living hap
ply ever after as though he had been
a boilermaker or a cobbler's son.
This is what happened at the Strand
yesterday in Geraldine Farrar's new
picture: "The World and It's Woman"
Lou Iellegen is Prince Michael Orbli-
ana, and Miss Farrar is only hum
bic American girl who lives in Russia
and dresses like a peasant. But after
she becomes great opera singer
Michael desires to marry her. and there
are only two obstacles-a current prin
cess and his rank. The revolution re-
moves both these obstacles. however
with the usual finish.
The story is the best that Miss Far
rar has had in many moons. This very
much alive star always gives the i'm
preston of being much too big for her
vehlcle. She seems to be beating her
wings and striving for freedom, and she
has been lamentably confined by mar
row plays Many time We have fully
expected to see her suddenly tear up
the whole thing and 60 on and plav a
scene from Carmen" or "Tosca."
But in this new Goldwyn picture she
IS allowed to do all the things which
she does so well-she is even allowed
to sing.
Screen fights between the hero and
the villain have become too common
to arouse more than passing interest
but there Is fight in this picture be-
tween the heroine and the villainess
that is the reallest thing we ever saw
We should hate to be Ernina Rodina
"hen Geraldine finished with her.
Lou Tellegen doesn't have 70 do
very much as the Prince except look
handsome, and he can always be relied
upon to do that. Also when he doesn't
want to look handsome he can put on
a remarkable makeup.
MISS tarrar screens more satisfac-
torlly than we have yet seen her do
and she wears some delectable clothes.
The hat which she wears in the park
is the most beautiful we ever saw and
makes us feel like saying, plaintively,
w hat do you do with your old clothes,
Miss Farrar?"
III lNc eAce!lcnt supporting cast are
Alec B. Francis, Edward Connolly,
Naomi Childers, ". Lawson Butt, Nine.
Rose Dione and Lydia Yeamans Titus.
There is a comedy cartoon, "Silk Hat
Harry scenic "where they 90 rub-
boring" and the Strand Topical Re
view. The overture is selections from
"Tannhauser.' Alys Michot, a colora-
turp soprano. sang Gounod's "Mreille
Naise.' Carlo Ferretti sings the pro
logUe TO "Pagliacci."
Il seems as though every .irle we
go 10 see THE Miracle Man" we are
in a bad mood. He is always the late
miracle man and we are always hun
gryl
Partly because we enjoyed the pct-
ure so much al the Cohan Theatre that
We wished 20 see it again and partly
because Hugo Riesenfeld had especially
invited Us to see his presentation Ne
leaped across the street from the
Strand to the Rivoli so as to be on
time for the 2:l5 performance.
And then the curtain didn't &c uD
till 3 o'clock. which is an unheard Of
thing at the Rivol 1t wasn't anv
ones fault, however; it was Just that
the stage settings happened to be de-
signed to cover half the screen at the
top and had to be made all over again.
II was worth the wait, however. and