New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-29
On the Screen
Anita Stewart Stars in ''The
Fighting Shepherdess'' at
the Strand

Anita Stewart, in "The Fighting
Sheperdess" at the Strand this week,
is seen in perhaps one Of the strongest
offerings Of her film career. AS Kate
Prentice she leaves her disreputable
mothers roadhouse and the unsolicited
attentions Of the halfbreed, Pete Null
lendore, to take up.her abode with one
Mormon Joe, a Wyoming sheep herder
Mormon Joe becomes an uncle to her,
but the townspeople of Prouty near by.
can not believe in the possibility of
such platonic relations.
Thus, when Hugh Disston, young
college chap West on visit, becomes
enamored Of Kate enough to take her
to q dance in Prouty, Kate Is snubbed
by all the townspeople at the dance She
goes home only to quarrel with Nor
mon Joe,' who likes not the attentions
Of Hugh. Mormon Joe leaves her after
the quarrel, goes to the outskirts of
Prouty to. live and is killed the same
cious townspeople, informed of the
quarrel between Joe and Kate. bring
her to trial for his murder, but she
is released because of insufficient evil
dence
After the trial Kate's single ambition
is to clear her own character by dis
covering the true murderer of Mormon
Joe. The opportunity comes soon, when
Pete Mullendore is discovered scatter
ing poison on Kate's sheep ranch and,
after pursuit, is shot by one of the
tcwnsfolk. Dying of his wound he con-
fcsses to the murder of Mormon Joe
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Her character clear, Kate, in mag
| unanimous vein, finances the irrigation
project that will save tha town OF
Prouty from passing out of existence.
At the proper moment Hugh, who has
been refused often enough during the
| him, arrives from the East in time to
win Kate's hand. The work of Anita
Stewart in this film is restrained; her
charm is evident; if the picture fails
to move or thrill greatly the fault is
not hers.
"Jiggs in Society,"" a comedy adapted
from McManus's. cartoons, is undivert-
ing slapstick. The musical bill at the
Strand is very good, including as it
does Relationships "Capriccio Italien."
At the Capitol this week Mascagni's
melodramatic opera, "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" repeated by popular request,
forms the musical feature of the bill.
10 those familiar with the music Of
this opera there is the pleasure of re-
newlng acquaintance with q fine score.
The cast is nearly the same as at the
first presentation of this opera several
weeks ago.
The feature picture of this weeks
bill is April Folly" with Marion Davies
as the star. The story has to do with
famous family jewel and its journey
to South Africa. April Poole, a writer
! marion Davies, assumes the name Of
Lady Diana Mannister that she may
carry the jewel to South Africa, and
both outwit and trap band of crooks
who are seeking to steal the diamond
April Poole meets Kerry Sare on the
Journey, and after the diamond has
been turned over to it's owner and the
crooks have been turned over to the
police there is the matter of selecting
the date to be settled between Apri,
ana Sarle. 1t is not a particularly
! diverting picture. nor is it character
lied by especially good acting on the
part of the star. She has a pleasant
smile. but one cannot build an entire
art OF pantomlme around a smile.
Among the incidental features Of the
b1H Aids to Cupid" Prizma color
MIN, gives interesting and entertaining
sidelights on the manufacture of per-
fume in Grasse, France. Larry Semon
appears in The Fly Cop" comedy,
and the musical program brings, among
other numbers, Lis4t's Rhapsody
No. L."
At the Broadway Theater "The Viz
gin OF Stamboul." with Priscilla Dean,
continues on its second weeks run.
This picture was reviewed in this col
umn last week, when it was said the
picture was full Of thrills. The thrills
still remain for those who wish to see
this melodrama of Turkish guile and
American derring-d do and international
fight.
The Jazz Revue" with music by
Eddie Edwards's band Singing by Lew
Rose and dancing by the team of Null
doom and Franklin, has been added to
the bill at the Broadway this week
Other features of the bill are a two
reel Joe Martin comedy and topical and
musical features.
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