The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-11-03
NAZIM0VA SCORES
ON CAPITOL SCREEN
'The Brat Pleases Large Audi
ence at Big New
Theatre.
IT'S A CINDERELLA STORY
Pauline Frederick Appears in
Charming Play at the
Strand.

The Cinderella type of story, with
all it's variations. is one of which the
public never seems to tire-perhaps be-
cause every young girl imagines herself
potential Cinderella and every young
man fancies himself better than Prince
Charming. That is why THE Brat" the
motion ptcturs in which Nazimova APP
peared at the Capitol Theatre yesterday.
have every read fairy tales-which
means practically everybody who is any,
body.
Adapted from the stage success of the
same name. this picture has the advan-
tage OF more varied scenes over the
spoken version, like most dramatic flc-
lions grated upon the screen. 1t shows
the product OF the city slums whose title
in life has always been "the brat" being
discharged from the chorus of tenth
rate musical comedy because her meagre
salary is insufficient to support her. in
the style to which the world is accus-
toned on the part of chorus girls.
After being fired for her shabbiness
by the manager. who feels that the tone
of the stage must be preserved at all
costs, she is insulted on the street by
inasher, who because she SLIPS his face.
has her hailed to the Night Court in an
outburst of injured propriety. An au-
thor who happens to take authoring
seriously. and even goes to the Night
Court to collect material from life in
the raw, rescues her from the tolls of
justice and takes her to his home in or
der to study her and incorporate her
without permission IT. a new novel
Nazimova mt Her Best.
she has fallen in love with him, but
after series Of heartburnings due to
her jealousy of his regularly accredited
fiancee. she finds that it is really a
younger member Of the household that
has her heart, and that her infatuation
for the novelist is only a passing form
or hysteria-as is so ofen the case with
young women, even those whose lives
aren't modelled after Freud.
NaZimova, probably because she is
such an intellectual artist often gives
the impression of consciously striving
after effects. but she turns on the visit
fulness of the character full force and
she can undoubtedly handle moods like
an electrician controlling a switch
board. Also, she can be cute without
being maddening.
In addition to a comedy. scenic and
scientific films, Ned Wayburns demi
tasse revue is retained intact, and has
the same dazzling. overpowering effect
as large wave OF hypnotism. Pryor's
Capitol Band performed selections with
every ounce of power from its seventy
pieces.
William S. Hart, who of late has been
huctuating between the great outdoors
and flannel shirts and the great indoors
and boiled shirts, for his locale. appears
n a Va nd II ,lv,I ~ tat
picture. John Petticoats." at the Rivoli,
to combine the two settings and thus
satisfy both camps of movie fans
He starts out. in this story written
by c. Gardner Sullivan, as a lumber
Jack. who falls heir to n modiste shop
in New Orleans. and decides to run It
himself, to the surprise of every one but
those acquainted with the vagories of
Aim heroes. AS the shop Is patronized
by fashionable movie society the rough
and ready lumberJack has his hands
full trying to deal with this new kind
of dead wood. However. the right
kind OF girl comes along in the end and
relieves him of his amusing burden. so
that all he has to think about is the
kind of frocks she has on.
Thomas H. Ince has presented the
comedy very entertainingly. and Hart
is allowed an opportunity to display his
rarely exhibited sense OF humor, which
is generally hidden under layers Of
alkali dust. walt Whitman and wini-
fred Westover give him all and corn
fort.
Moving Day" is pleasant little
comedy presented by Mr.. and Mrs Car
ter De Haven, and besides a solo by
Emanuel List, Hugo Riesanteld lets the
| orchestra get away with two selections,
| Liszts Second Hungarian Rhapsody"
| and Evolution of Dixie" probably feel
ing generous now that his own musical
con1edy ts due for Broadway