The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04
Miss Macdonald
Delights in Screen
Version of'Curtain'
Film Beauty Shows Her Abil-
ity as an Actress-Other
Picture Novelties.

At last Miss Katherine Macdonald has
found a screen vehicle that enables her
to register something besides the fact
that she is one OF the loveliest OF film
beauties. 1t Is Curtain SHOWN thls
week at the Strand, which is an adapta-
ton of story by Rita Weiman when
previously had borne the accolade OF
being admitted into tie brotherhood OF
SATURDAY. Eve,,inO Pos fiction. 1t Is
photoplay of stage life. and so far as
the usual physical aspects of existence
behind the scenes goes 1t is correct. even
to having a dressing room that Tor once
does not look as large and imposing as
the royal suite in o palace.
That room is occupied by Miss Mac
Donald as an actress who is wooed py
millionaire. and after being married to
him and becoming the mother of son
she discovers that her husband has not
be IN claiming his eyes to his nome. 10
rebulSe such faithlessness she REBOUNDS
to the stage. Her lot, however. Is
worked out agreeably before the finai
curtain in a manner to satisfy even one
of those supercritics, the stage hands.
In this First National production Miss
Macdonald discloses that she can act
superbly at times as well as have her
hair dressed becomingly. The story it
self always moves with finger on ones
pulse, though as for the veracity of the
incidents rather than the surroundings
backstage-well ask any truthful press
agent If such can be found. f. b. Til
ton. Earl Whitlock and Charles RichmaE
form a notable part of the props
A comedy. highly interesting Ches-
ter scenic of China called "Balling the
junk" orchestral selections from Her
bert's THE Only Girl" and offerings by
the Strand Male Quartet are side dishes
for the chief tid-bit.
! Sweet Lavender" adapted from Sir
Arthur Wing Pinero's play by Buelah
Marie Dix and projected at the Ria!to
this week by Realart, furnishes one with
an opportunity to measure the sweetness
of Miss Mary Niles Minter when used to
preserve a college boarding house ro-
nance. On the whole the saccharine
element is apt to cloy at times, for col
lege boarding houses never before APP
peared to be such dens of loneliness.
However, Theodore Roberts in his gruff
manner restores the balance in favor of
| humanity eventually 1.-THE Explorers. +"
a Bruce educational scenic; comedy.
Mr.. Wagner's "rannhauser' overture
and arias from Mr.. Meyerbeer's "L'Afri-
| CAME" sung by Edoardo Albano. also
! prime one for weeks toll
| AS shown at the Capitol. Thomas H.
! Ince. in spite of having lost his best
J bucolic bet in Charles Ray, still sticks
to the plot centring about the old oaken
| bucket. In Homespun Folks" his first
| picture for the Associated Producers. he
| has brought forth Lloyd Hughes as the
newcomer best fitted to bear the honor
| Of rura. manhood on his jeans. The
| photoplav. which filings one into an ex-
citing political campaign is fittingly
| laid in a New England village where
| politics Is mostly what they raise.
| An Artcolor production. 1.-THE Heritage
of the Red Man." pictures the natural
| beauties of the West before the phono-
| graph had iazzed it up the orchestra
| lifts the lid off Kela- Bela's Lust
| spiel" overture Rertram Peacock and
Desire La Sale indulge in solos and
| Larry Semon unloosens much mirth
with n new comedy, THE Sutton"
Bebe Daniels, having won her way at
] last to stardom by the strength of her
| pout. has her initial stellar venture at
| the Rivoli in You Never Can Tell" the
| purport of which Is that n check girl in
a New York MOTEL may vamp you into
giving her dollar tip for a 50 derby
| because she has 10 support poor family
| ut home It's just as winsome as Miss
Daniels, whose work e!evates check girls
TO a new position in society. A Mack
| Sennett splurge. my Goodness :" a
| Prizma picture; LISTS Second Hun
! garian Rhapsody" and Variations on
| Yankee Doodle" amusingly done In the
| fashion Of such masters as Mozart, Schu-
| bert and Verdi. are other way stations
| to eternity.