New-York tribune., 1920-06-28
factory, and then-all is we'll. He gets
the girl, of course.

factory, and then-all is we'll. He gets
the girl, of course.
From the very first scene in "Homer
Comes Home" TO the final one there
are reproductions of pictures that are
hidden away in the mind of every man
who one day left his small home town
to make his fortune. The very truth
fulness of the theme and the lengths
to which the producers have gone to
picture one that will be interesting
to every man and woman who sees it..
1t is Paramount picture, by Alex
ander Hull, adapted by Agnes Chris
tine Johnson and directed by Jerome
Stern. Others in the cast are Otto
Hoffman, Priscilla Bonner, Ralph Nc
Cullough, Walter Highly, John H. Ell
lott, Harry Hyde, Gus Leonard, Joe
Hazleton, Bert Woodruff and Lew
Morrison. A Sunshine Comedy, a
Swing Song" by Miss Turk Rohn, a
soprano, news reel and scenes from
Spain are interesting.
Mary Pickford, minus the pretty face
and charming ways that did so much to
make her the foremost of her type in
motion pictures, is seen this week at
the Strand Theatre in United Artists
Corporation film called "Suds." The
part she plays is one of little, abused
wash-glrl; the setting is for the most
part the interior of greasy laundry,
and, although the star uses enough
makeup to take away her prettiness,
which is the desired effect for the pro-
duction, it is difficult to understand why
her winning smile and pretty curls
should be thus sacrificed,
"Suds," no doubt, as motion picture
photography goes, is q splendid bit Of
work. There are touches of color
photography, throughout, which add to
the reality, and Miss Pickford's acting
in character is good Only once is she
shown as the beautiful girl we all know
her to be-that is in her own des-
cription of bit of imagination in
which she dreams herself to be the
daughter of an "a rch- dook.'
To the thousands who for years
have seen Miss Pickford in her original
roles as the darling child with the
flowing ringlets and the innocent eyes,
";Suds" perhaps will be a pleasing
change. Few, however, it is certain,
would choose that their Mary continue
character parts, especially in homely
character pears. She is too pretty for
that. "Suds" would have been a more
generally liked picture had the direc-
TOR, or producer, or whoever has charge
of the making of the picture itself,
seen to it that along toward the end
Miss Pickford came out and made
bow and bestowed a smile, dressed in
pretty dress and with her face and
hair in their normal condition.
Once more, the Strand offers a music
program that is certain to attract
hundreds. Summary, light and popular
music, mixed with the more artistic
works, pleased packed houses yesterday.
A comedy and news reel completed the
film bill.
Mary Miles Minter is seen this week
at the Rialto Theatel in Realart pro-
duction called "Bctty, Be Good" which
is based upon the book by Wilbur Fin
ley Fauley. In The piece with her are
Jay Belasco, Margaret Shelby, Freder-
ick Stantch, Sylvia Ashton, Edwin
Brown. Lillian Eambeau, Catherine
Wallace, Fanny Cossar, Maggie Halo
way Fisher and Grace Pike.
The Rialto Theater, which is one of
the three directed by Hugo Ricsen-
field, again exhibits keen sense of
appreciation of what great majority
of motion picture patrons seem to
want in giving a long reel of note
worthy news pictures, dealing with
politics. sports, commerce and educa-
ton throughout the country ana