New-York tribune., 1919-12-15

Chaplin comedy to start.
Nick Cogley as "Toby," the old negro
servant, who has special bow for tho
Family" and another for outsiders,
does the only bit of distinctive work
in the entire cast, although Mr.. Moore,
Doris Pawn, Macy Harlan and the
others are acceptable in drab parts, for
which they cannot be blamed.
Chaplin's "A Day of Pleasure" is re-
peated again this week. The musical
program includes solos by Jack Mack
lntosh and Amanda Brown and Liszt's
Lies Preludes."
There have been more effective pic
lures of circus life than "JiJnx," shown
at the Capitol Theatre this week
Mabel Normand, however, makes the
most of the possibilities of distinctly
senseless plot. 1t is all tiresomely far
fetched, and the right people seem to
turn up at the right moment and where
they are needed. as they rarely do in
real life. But Mabel Normand and
Cullen Landis as Slicker the Wild
Man make a delightful pair of young
lrresponsbles, and redeem to some ex-
tent the many Inconsistencies of the
story.
JinX is the circus orphan, abused and
batted around from pillar to post
Only the Wild Man is kind to her.
Then the great day comes when Rory
Bory Alice, the most successful per-
former of the troupe, is called on for
her Dance of the Northern Lights" to
impress two prospective buyers Of the
show. Through a lie told by Jinx,
Rory Bory Alice has disappeared, so
the culprlt decks herself out in the
voluminous robes necessary for the
part and tries to make amends. She
gets wildly entangled on her platform
and ends by falling headlong down on
the astonished buyers standing below
She runs away and finally reaches an
orphanage. One of the really delight
full parts of the picture Is where she
puts on an amateur circus performance
for the children Of the orphanage, util-
izing all the animals ON the farm. The
Wild Man turns up opportunely to add
mishaps Jinx and the Wild Man decide
to marry. There is much to laugh at in
this picture, and Mabel Normand is
I irresistibly funny.
The color motion picture photog-
raphy which has become regular feat
ure at the Capitol is unusually exten-
sive this week. Both the Prizma pic
ture and the adventure scenic are
made in natures tones. Hy Mayors
travelaugh "Such Is Life on the East
Side," is the equivalent of a persona
visit to that part of New York.
Ned Wayburn's demi-tasse revue is
presented this week for the last time
Pryor's Band closes its engagement the
following week.
There is no chance to stop laughing
at the Rialto this week, four pictures
each representing a different school Of
motion picture comedy, making up the
pre- Christmas bill.
Billie Burke is enabled to display
all her charms as a character actress
in "Wanted, A Husband" from the
Amanda Darcy Cole, the unwantet
bachelormaid, she is frowsy little
trump with the posture of d came
and the gait of a duck. Later, through
physical culture training and hel
friend Gloria Green, acted by Margare
Linden, she becomes differen
creature, so different and so beautiful
that she is scarcely recognized by he
friends.
Taunted by her two girl friends VIII,
are to be married, Darcy invents al
EnGllSh SultOr 1Or herSelt with nam
CLEANED from "Burke's Peerage." Afte
many amusing incidents, james
Crane, AS Jack Remsen, appears as
stage-make-up Englishman and is in
veigled into honeymooning with Darcy
the husbandless bride. Darcy is no
aware of his identity until he is Strip
ped of his makeup by an irate an
romantic housekeepcr at the bungalo,
where the two real couples and tn
pseudo couple are honeymo coming. Sh
recognizes him as Jack Remsen and h
remembers her as Darcy, the forme
trump. He offers her the opportunit
for real honeymoon and 'shc accepts
Others in the cast are Charles Lane
Edward Lester, Bradley Barker, Hele
Greene, Gypsy O'Brien and Kid Broac
The other comedies are "A Lady
Tailor" fast-moving, riotous slap
stick Mack Sennett farce; Charli
Chaplin in a revival of THE Vagabond
and Mutt and jeff comedy.
Included in the music program ar
selections by the Rlalto Male Quar-
tette, violin solo by Sasha Fdel
man, concertmaster of the orchestrs
and Franz Suppe's Morning, Noon an
Night in Vienna" overture, played b
the Rialto orchestra.