The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-09
Miss KeLIermann
Does Nep Dive in
HerLatest'M 'Mopie'
what Women Love- at Capt.
tol, Provides Many Thrills
for Audience.

Every motion picture In which An
nette Kellermann has appeared hitherto
has had something OF the sensational,
for merely to see 'the diving Venus" in
her bathing costume has given some
persons thrill. But in what Women
Love-" a First National production,
shown at the Strand, which is her latest
splashing vehicle, there arc several sit
uations that are exciting enough OF
themselves without the aid OF one
piece suit-in fact. the picture would
probably be permitted at Long Beach
for its other attractions.
Miss Kellermann, as the daughter OF
n social reforIner who is abducted by a
villain aboard ship. Is pursued to the
topmast by the blackguard captain and
thence does a beautiful $50 foot dive
into the sea, which leaves the captain
foiled but admiring, with his mouth open.
But even this strenuous stunt doesn't
absolve Miss Kellermann from further
hair raising experiences, for she has 10
undergo a frantic fight under water be-
fore she can end her days in peace In
the hero's arms.
Tho scenes representing Honolulu are
striking, there are some good comic
situations and altogether II Is the best
picture in which Miss Kellermann has
ever figured" Ralph Lewis, Wheeler
Oakman and Bull Montana do some
capable work chasing the fair mermaid
over the watery landscape. "The Bot
tom of the Sea-" special prologue, with
John Hart, barytone. furnishing the solo,
puts the audience In the proper liquid
mood.
Selections from "Plnafore" Fiddle
and /" rendered by A. Briglio. violinist ;
Anna de Militia, harplst, and Lois Ben
nett, soprano, and frothy comedy are
other sparkles Of foam on the Strand
wave,
Bryant WashbuIn seems fated to be
forever having amusing troubles in the
movies over booze, and this week at
the RivolI, In What Happened to Jones, -
he seems as destined as ever to run
afoul OF distress and laughA This Para
mount version OF George Broadhursts
famous farce comes at particularly
apt time, and the enjoyable excitement
over bootlegging. two precious bottles
Of whiskey and the reformed crook are
even funnier now that they seem SO
obviously fiction
Naturally. for the comedy the Rivoli
has a Sunshine farce. Ten Nights With
out a Barroom," Besides scenic. The
Alchemy Of Winter" Cesare Nesi. tenor,
sings an aria from "Pagliacci" and the
orchestra winds up with the overture
from Auber's "Masaniello."
The Capitol has THE Devils Pass
Key" screen version OF Baroness de
Meyers story OF Partisan ateliers as
the great god OF fiction would have us
believe they are. This story. poised
against some elaborate interiors, deals
with young woman who becomes
mixed up in n scandal and whose hus-
band, ignorant of her part in It, proceeds
to dramatize the affair in the blundering
manner playwrights are so often rep
resented to have done by fellow play
wrights The picture is fully up to the
high standard set by Mr., Rothnpfel al
this house recently. 1t Is supplemented
by viii Rogerss "Tlliterate Digest
and Liszts Thirteenth Rhapsody"
Mary Miles Minter is as al.uring as
ever in "A Cumberland Romance" at the
Ralto and this Realart version OF John
Fox. Jr story. "A Mountain Europa"
Is one filming OF a we'll known tale that
ia well done. The outdoor scenes are
especially alluring on a hot day. Rossin's
La Gazza Ladra,' a comedy and other
incidental features fll up the measure
Of enjoyment TO overfiowing.
At the Broadway Is "Fickle Women"
together with Billy B. Van in a comedy.
Snakes"
William Farnum will be presented to-
night at the Lyric Theatre by William
Fox in a screen transcription Of Justin
Huntiy McCarthy's story and play, "If
Were King