The Washington herald., 1919-10-06

most versatile one. Amy is first
seer as the pampered granddaugh-
ter or the wealthy Alexander Guth-
RE. II Is quickly demonstrated to
all. however. that a period OF pow
erty is the best tonic in the world
Tor the overwealthy who are
AFFLICTED with gout and bad disposi-
tions. Amy does not come by this
impression through experience
among the poor and hearsay about
the rich.
Loew's Colunbia-AsTAe Other
Half.s
The Columbia offers this week,
through Wednesday. an enthraIling
romantic story of the great class
struggle called The Other Half"
featuring Florence vidor ana Zasu
Pitts. and in its larger and more
general phases 1t offers. along with
the development or q charming love
story. q remedy for the great mis-
understanding that has put class
against mass and led America and
the world at large INTO great dis
cord.
King W. vidor is responsible for
the story and the direction of The
Other Half and in Offering. with
convincing and intelligent force, a
better understanding and more
brotherly love as a remedy for the
great class struggle. he has de-
veioped a love story of surprising
merit and one which gives the
screen at least one characterization
that is as novel as 1t is fascinating.
The Other Half" Is a story that
commands attention from the great
mass of film devotees and 1t is a
At companion piece for those two
other big successes, The Turn in
the Road" and Better Times"
In its narrative form. The Other
Half reveals the story of an aris-
tocrat and a plebeian who became
bunkies and mates in the trenches.
They learn. with amazing clear
ness. the troubles, sorrows and joys
of their respective classes and
when the plebeian's sweetheart. the
jazz kid. falls sick, back across the
ocean, II Ii the arfstocrat's inancee
who goes to her assistance. In this
manner. four lives OF upper and
lower classes are more closely knit
and In his mastery screen fashion
Director Vidor has demonstrated
how this better understanding and
love solved their little portion OF
the war between class and mass
The love story Is delightfully."- told
with Florence vidor in the role OF
the aristocratic girl and Zasu Pitts
! as the jazz kid. The program is
| finely supplemented by four added
/ novelty features OF distinctive
merit
Moore's strand-sThe Life LIne.s
From Maurice Tourneur we have
come to expect something spectacu-
larly different from the ordinary
run of motion pictures. Such sue.
cesses as The White Heather and
sporting Life" demonstrated his
peculiar genius in transferring tc
the screen the thrilling action OF
the best of Drury Lane melodramas
He has done a similar work with
The Life Line" his latest Para
mount Aircraft picture. which
opened a weeks run at Moore.
Strand Theater yesterday. The story
was adapted from the famous Eng.
| lish stage production. The Romany
Rye" by George r. Sims.
The task of making a motion pic
ture Of this gripping melodrama OF
sunny British fields and the raging
open sea was one which we imagine
Mr.. Tourneur approached with the
utmost gusto. He loves masterful
dramas with romantic. manly heroes
broad sweep and smashing climaxes
The Life Line" offered him just
this and he has made rull use of his
opportunity.
There is little chance for subtlt
character development; the bad stay
bad, and the good stay good. But 1.
this not just as true to life as sud.
den reformations and really refresh.
ing when the average picture view.
point is taken into consideration.
This is a picture of great scenes. OF
heroic action under the stress oi
gigantic emergencies and impending
death. of impulsive men and pas
sionate women.
Mr.. Tourneur has given rs at the
very outset a dashing picture Of ar
old time English hunt. with scores
of brilliantly clad lords and ladfe.
following the hounds. The roman.
tic ffgure of Jack Hearne. the Rom
any Rye, leader Of the nomadic
gypsy band. played by Jack Holt
comes back among his people aftel
a trip abroad. Phillip Royston. mas.
ter of Cragsnest Manor nearby, ha.
been struck by the beauty Of Laura
a gypsy maiden. He invites her tc
visit him at night, and Jack come.
aIso Uithout ipv{faffox W. les -
with a thrill that Jack is Royston',
half brother and the rightful owner
of Cragsnest
CrandaIPs KniekerboekerORsl
Riding Romance,
A new wrinkle in picturtzed farcs
was introduced to capacity audience.
at Cranda1l's Knickerbocker Tho.
ater yesterday during the action oi
the newest Sunshine comedy. Dab.
bling in Society,"" shown as the sec.
! ondary feature of a bill Of many
unique qualities. Natural elementi
are frequently utilized to lend comi,
effect to certain scenes in film-fun.
Inies-lightning. torrential rains
snow storms, etc, etc Seldom
however. is wind made a laughabl,
element in the lighter forms o.
drama-probably because wind 4.
dif1cult to photograph. Neyerthe
less. in 'Dabbling in Society" on,
of the most realistic wind storm.
ever seen RACES through the mos
amusing moments of the picture
No such cyclone ever was produced
by nature. and it is not in the Ieas
clear how it was produced by arti.