New-York tribune., 1920-06-15
On the Screen
Wanda Hawlcy in Debut in
Miss Hobbs" Wins Right
to Place in Stardom

Add to the list of stars 4: moviedom
the name Of Wanda Hawley, the blonde
beauty Of the screen, who this week is
making her debut as a stellar plaver
IN Miss Hobbs" at the Rialto Theater.
Jerome K. Jerome's humorous play of
the same name is the basis for the
scenario and the British plavwricht's s
satire loses little of its ranier quality
by the transference
MISS Hawley is combination of
beauty and ability-a combination
which rarely falls short of success. 1t
is foregone conclusion that in sue
ceeding pictures she will take her place
alongside the greatest female stars on
the screen. Miss Hobbs" her first
stella vehicle, is a beautifully filmed
and capably directed picture The
scenes, both interior and exterior. are
unusually attractive.
Miss Hobbs" gives the actress every
opportunity she could possibly desire.
and she makes the fullest use of them.
If Jerome X. Jerome had Wanda Haw
ley. IN mind for his play when he was
writing 1t, he couldn't have written a
play which fitted her better.
In the play the author pokes fun At
the fads of Miss Henrietta Hobbs. she
Is man -hater, an advocate Of the
simple life, wears Greek clothes, be-
lleves III the financial independence of
women, in crystal gazing, in cubist
painting, in dew baths at dawn and a
variety of other things. The fair screen
actress, in playing this somewhat diff
ilcuIt role, has an opportunity to dis
play the beauty Of her face and figure
ana also her charming smile. Hen
rletta Hobbs is really too beautiful to
90 on hating men for long, and when
ic
is shamming illness, she drops the pose
and shows the woman that she really
is. And the pity, of course, turns 20
love
A particularly excellent cast sup
ports Miss Hawlev The members arc
Harrison Ford, Helen jerome Eddy,
Waiter HERS Jack Mulhall, Julianne
Johnston. Emily Chichester and Frances
Raymond
Monkey Business" Sunshine
comedy, and the Rialto magazine com
pletc the film program. Included in the
Innsica program are "Orpheus in the
10 Lower World = by Offenbach. played as
an overture by the orchestra; "Seren-
ade,' by Drigo, cello solo, by Paulo
,Gruppe. the Bell Song from "Lakme,"
by DelIbes. sung by Grace Hoffman.
and an organ solo played BY
"A Double Dyed Deceiver," the screen
version of 0. Henry's story now on
view at the Capitol Theater. with lack
Plckford in the leading role, is a slow
moving, dull film, which is accom-
panied by low, dreary music. Jack
kford does not give the impression
that he has been greatly inspired by
the master writer's story and his char
acte rization of the Llnno Kid is a me
chanlcal and unimpressive one. Sydney
Alnsworth as the American Consul in
the South American city gives q much /
more satisfactory performance. Shaken |
by years Of residence in the tropical
heat, by long absence from home and
by drink, he greets the Llano Kid. an
outlaw from Texas and bad man.
Thacher-that is the consu's name
contrives to represent the Llano Kid
as the long-lost heir OF a wealthy
Spanish family III the city Accepted /
by the aristocratic family as the son
and heir "ho ran away in boyhood, /
the llano Kid takes W his residence