The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S
FIRST FUN REVIVED
"Night in the Show" Initial
Production in Rialto's
Comedy Classics.
"PAID IN FULL" AT RIvOLI
"The Better 'Ole" Popular at
Strand-"Light Of Victory"
. at Broadway.

Charlie Chaplin has now reached the
stage where he is being revived. just
like Ibsen's Ghosts" The first OF the
Rialto comedy classics, ~ Night In the
Show" produced a couple OF years ago,
presaged yesterday the time when
learned pundits OF the drama will be
solemnly debating whether Chaplin's
later manner Is superior to his anterior
and when the east and west feet will
rival Shakespeare in having a School
Of commentators.
OF course, screen revivals differ from
stage resurrections in that the actor re-
mains the same-or does some one raise
a dissenting voice? II Is conceded that
what changes is the spectator. who has
chance to learn whether his mind Ia
developing. marking time or softening
In bringing out these Essanay Reissues
therefore DR.. Hugo Riesenfeld has really
started q series of psychological tests
but don't let that scare you.
Just ss Divcrtinr as Ever.
For In this picture Charles the First
| land only proves as divertingly ambi-
dexterous as ever In doubling in two
| roles and squirting water from a hose.
Judging by the laughter in yesterday
audiences New York still has an INTEL
lectuality capable of Chaplin, and the
rating from these tests indicated very
few persons who did not smile. As one
\ small boy Of fve screamed in the midst
Of his throes. Charlie IL funny" and
since his mother was laughing too, con-
illusions can be drawn easily.
This evidence that the city still has
| Chaplin on the brain came when one
might have thought the spectators had
been emptIed of laughs by the longer
/ film. The Girl Dcdger." In this Ince
production. distributed by Paramount,
Charles Ray Is once moro a college stu
dent and. as susual. graduates at the
end with high honor3 In the way OF
chuckles and the right bit of nun. II
10 one of the merriest bits of screer
entertainment shown In 4 long while
and Ray proves that a man can be so.
cially inept. lose his trousers in publk
and still oe a hero in a pair OF lady's
riding breeches And any one Is ad
vised to see this picture who doesn'
believe there Is such a thing as full
dress II. V. DIS.
Besides the musical and magazine
features. DR.. Leonard s. SuEden shows
with tho aid Of Prizma pictures wha
la wonderful background Alaskan ice
bergs make for a pretty girl in a bath
ing suit that would be none too warn
even for sultry chimes.
Contrast in ''The Better sole"
/. A contrast to the shy youth at thi
house Is shown at the Strand In Bert
the British soldier In Capt. Bruc'
Bairnsfather's Tho Better Ole" VIII,
has such n record Of vaior with tn,
girls. This screen version adapted To-
the Cinema DISTRIBUTING Corporation
makes II possible for the cartoon Ilia'
: of the great war to be doing bushes
III three mediums simultaneously-oi
the screen. on the stage and In tn
book stores.
Charlas Rocks Old BIN compare
we'll with that of Charles Coburn. eve
to the artistic sincerity OF grimy finger
nails. The Aim adheres succe ssfully I
,, the play At the Cort, except for the in
PRODUCTION OF a poet-but when did poet
ever matter in this world? There
also a Mack Sennett comedy, ''Eas
|, Lynne With Variations" that wi
bring tears to the eyes of old timers
: tears of 10Y
! At the Rivoii Pauline Frederick
2 the celluloid incarnation of Eugen
= Walters stage success. paid in Full
- proves that even marriage to a spine
, less. obscure clerk couldn't keep III
: from making q reputation for hersel
:, The scenario shadows the lines of III
= original story. and naturally ever,
: thing is Strengthened out in time fc
the exit march.
At the Broadway Monroe Salisbur
uses some OF the divine fire for "Tf
Light OF Victory" with assistance froI
Messrs Chaplin and Chaplin.