New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-03

~. gilbert, j. II. Fahey, DIR. Louise
Pearce and the Rev. J. W. Findley.
On the Screen
''1he Dancin' Fool" and s9The
Eastern Westerner" Among
Comedy Bills of Week
1t is an exceptional week when one
can find in New York picture theaters
comedies that are more than stop
gaps. All comedy fans should be
warned this week to get an early start,
large picture theater in New York to
see ali the good comedies on view.
At the Rivoli there are two films
warranted to produce smiles 49, and
more. There is, first Of all, the feature
film, "The Dancin' Fool" in which Wal
lace Reid is starred. This is a story
of the possibilities in the jug business
and in good dancing. Wallace Reid is
cast in the role of bucolic young man
who can't make his feet behave; Incl
dentaily, his mind is as active as his
feet, and the while he dances his way
into the heart of JUNE Budd (Bebe
Daniels) at night, by day he modern
ICES the jug business of his uncle and
brings it to the point where it pays
profits. There are complications in the
jug company to defeat the dancin'
FOOLS ambitious efforts; but active
feet and active thought win in the end,
gaining both profits and JUNE Budd
Wallace Reid is we'll cast in this pic
ture; he is, moreover, greatly assisted
by Bebe Daniels, the type of girl who
makes the average man anxious to play
the sturdy oak.
To say that 1.-THE Eastern Western
err" the other picture on the bill, has
Harold Lloyd as its star should be
enough of q recommendation to those
who have seen this comedian before,
especially when it is added that this
picture is nearly as good as Haunted
Spooks:" Lloyd, or his director, knows
the value of surprise, and both seem
amusing business in 1.-THE Eastern
Westener"-all in all very good
comedy.
The frst part of "The Bottom of the
World" the photographic log of Sir
Ernest Shackleton's voyage in the
South Polar region, is shown at the
Rivoli this week, and the musical and
topical features Of the bill complete
an exceptionally good program.
At the Strand the feature film is
Riders Of the Dawn" screen adapta-
ton of Zane Grey's novel, "The Desert
of Wheat" There is no mention in the
screen version of the l. W. w. The
the big wheat farmers of the North
west allows the audience to draw its
own conclusions. Kurt Dorm Troy
Stewart), veteran Of the A. E. F., is
the leader of the forces for law and
order, and Henry Neuman, a crooked
lawyer, is the IMAM higher up" for
the gang of malcontents who seek to
destroy the harvested wheat. There
is love affair between Dorm and
Ienore Anderson (Claire Adams), which
is nearly broken up by the wiles of
Neuman, and there is much violence
and shooting and burning The picture
is good melodrama, we'll acted, and pre-
sents many fine scenes of the harvest
ing of the wheat If they have seen
fit to remodel the book extensively it is
fairly decent job.
Harold Lloyd's "The Eastern West
erner" is also at the Strand this week,
and is just as funny there as it is at
the Rivoli. The Russian Cathedral
Quartet with Rise, Thou Radiant
Sum-" and Thomas's "Mignon" as the
overture are features of the musical
offerings that help to make the bill
generally very acceptable
A screen version of "The Deep Pur-
ple," taken from the play Of that name
by Paul Armstrong and Wilson Miner
was produced yesterday at the Capitol
nd ha q
received by large audiences it will be
as much of success as the original
play.
Director r. A. Walsh Of the May
flower Photoplay Corporation has
worked enough high pressure action
into "The Deep Purple" to please the
most fastidious film fan. There isn't a
dull moment from the first flicker to
the last.
| W. J. Ferguson, as "Pop" Clark, the
elderly and ecclesiastical confidence
man, does some acting in "The Deep
Purple" that is worth seeing, while
Vincent serrano, as Harry Leland, and
Miriam Cooper, as Doris Moore, have
tunity to show their ability. The three
carry off the picture with a snap anc
dash that leave no room for tagging
moment. The rest of the cast, which
includes Helen Ware, Stuart Sage
William B. Mack, Lincoln Plumer
Ethel Hallor, Hal Horne and Lorraine
Frost, add much strength to the pro
duction. A cabaret scene Is worked
into one part of the film to feature
Bird Millman in few aerial stunts
imported from the circus.
1.-THE Deep Purple" served as {
"chaser" to the third act Of Tam
hauser," given with Karl Jorn in the
title role. The management of thu
Capitol seems to think that New Yorl
movie audiences like their films with {
dash of opera on the side, this being
the second Wagnerian piece to be pro
duced there in two weeks. The man
agement may be right, but it seemed
as though the Wagnerian side disl
last night was little Too lugubriou
and heavy to be served to folks will
an appetite for thrillers.
The scenic effects were worthy Of thu
Metropolitan and the singing Of Kar
Jorn, William Beck, Irene William
and Edna Forester was good, although
at times their voices seemed lost II