New-York tribune., 1919-10-28
On the Screen
Douglas Fairbanks Picture This
Week at the New Capitol
Theater
BY Harriette Underhill

LAST Hlgnt we visited the new Capitol
1heater again to see the feature pict-
ure' which is Douglas Fairbanks in
MS honor, the American" In the
lopoy we met Edwa I'd Bowes, the pro-
prletor, and stopped to look at the
paintings Even if they do belong to
hlm' Mr.. Bowes admits that they are as
nhe as anything in America. They are
'he work Of William Cotton, A. N. A.
The opening night we sat in the
stalls, but last night the usher, an old
irlend of ours, insisted on our occupy
ing chair in the loges, and oh, those
chairs! You sink away in them and
they have broad arms and high backs
with head rests, SO that if any one falls
asleep 1t will be the fault of the man
VINO planned those seats.
II the feature picture keeps anv one
awake 1t isn't on account of the plot.
out merely because of Douglas Fair
banks. He doesn't laugh as much as he
used to, but he does everything else as
OF yore. The plot would undoubtedlv
Keep you awake if you started to trv to
ngure 1t out, but we gave it up after the
1lrst reel. For the help of those who
nave not yet seen it we are willing to
tel everything we know.
William Brooks is the son Of Mar.
guerlte, Princess of Alaine, but he does
not know it; neither does She He lives
IN New York and attends fires and DO
nee raids as diversion. Finally, one
day he ls sent for by the King, and he
goes TO Alalne just in time to nip in
the bud revolution and to marry
felice, Countess Of Montenac
Inc picture may best be described
as Douglas Fairbanks doing a bur
iesque Of one Of his former pictures
Joseph Henaberry wrote the scenario
ana directed the picture. Marjorie
Daw, Frank Campeau and Sam Sothern
are IN the cast.
Inc part of the picture program
which pleased us best was "The Eternal
Triangle" made by Universal. The
tltles arc delightful and the whole
lhlhg possesses a comedy angle tina,
we did not know existed in the Uni
versai. Their pictures are comedies or
dramas Or melodramas of the usual
brand, at least we thought they were
This picture proves that canine
triangle can cause quite as much un-
happiness as when this three-cornerei
There is also Hy Mayors Travelaughs
and "Rehearsals," picture which
shows Ned Wayburn getting his revue
together.
1t is comedy week at the Rialto, and
the program is so good that we sat
through the whole thing when we
should have been out scouting around
for photographs for a Sunday story.
The overture is "Russlan und Lud-
mila,' and the orchestra go through
the mazes of this without any leader.
1t is remarkable what they can do
without Hugo Riesenfeld. Dr.. Riesen-
field does not appear in person at all,
but there is cartoon of him which
leads the orchestra in "Sari Waltzes" to
the delight of every one in the theater.
1t surely is an amazing piece of work.
Two comedies, "The Ghost Of a
Chance" which is an O. Henry story.
and a Mack Sennett, Cup in Alf's
Place" are on the BILL as we'll as the
Eialto Magaziuo In our mail was a
letter saying, with so much that is
of vital interest, why should the Rialto
show pictures of Bornstortf and other
German officials in its magazine? ?" But
c. 7. L. evidently forgot tnat it was
comedy week, and how much fun the
Greek Evans sang young Tom O.
Devon" and then the feature, "Twenty
three and Half Hours Leave" came
on. Thomas Incc presents Douglas
MacLean and Doris May in this. 1t is
a charming Interpretation Of Mary Rob-
erts Rinehart's we'll known story, made
by Agnes c. Johnston. The story Is
too we'll known to need any comment.
Suffice to say that both the young
stars deserve the honor which has been
so recently thrust upon them.
The cast includes Thomas Guise,
Maxnld Sanley, Wade Bother, Alfred
lIollingsworth and Jack Nelson, all OF
won do excellent work, particularly
Guise as the General.
The picture is one that should not be
missed 1t hardly seems that any one
coud resist its charm.