New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-19
On the Screen
Go and Get It," a Newspaper
Play at Strand; Other
Onenings

Who wouldn't work hard to be the
star reporter if in the end, even though
he chance a shattered body now and
then, he were to become the husband of
the publishers pretty daughter and the
editor of the newspaper to boot? Such
q story is unfolded this week at the
Strand Theater.
GO and Get It," a Marshall Neilan
production, even though it portrays
the reporter falling in love with the
girl at the next desk, covering assign
ments by airplane and exposing
crooked boss, is SO filled with real
merit from a Photographic standpoint
and from the number of actual risks
the reporter takes that 1T is one of the
most Interesting photop.ays having the
newspaper Office as background ever
made.
The story is that of reporter who
goes to great lengths to obtain the first
news of the happenings of his city Clos
Angeles), and of a young woman, the
pretty daughter of the dead publisher,
who, under an assumed name, takes
position beside him on the staff.
The present publisher, who is not
"on the level" connives with the pub
Usher of the rival newspaper to sup
press news so that the two may gain
financially by the sale of the girls
the young woman owner and the cub
reporter gain important knowledge of
the publishers methods, and in the end
the publisher is discharged--and YOU
know the rest.
The leaping in midair from one air
plane to another by the reporter, his
dropping from the airplane to the top
OF last moving express train, as we'll
as to the deck of transatlantic steam
shin. we'll }ho
scenes shown to illustrate news story
OF The trial and prison preparations for
the execution of death sentence of a
gangster, add to the merit of the piece.
All in all, go and Get 1t" is an inter
esting motion picture play.
The orchestra Of the Strand yester-
day played William Tell" while a
motion picture film showed the opera,
from part to part, the effect being
especially appreciated by the audi
ence. A history of the opera itself
and data of great interest to lovers of
the works of Rossini were shown.
"A comedy called Call a Taxi" the
: regular scenic and a news film show
ang the trst of the yacht races at the
,ftart and at the finish, when the Reso-
lutte broke down and gave up the CON
lest, completed the bill
It's a program of the liveHest action
az the Capitol this week. "Going
some, adapted from the stage success
s oy rex Beach and presented by him
se ei ana samuel Goldwyn, is a happy
seiection to please midsummer Broad.
mere IS ballet, selection of ex.
cerpts from Gilbert and Snll;van,,
.Pinafore," a sketchy presentation Nv
MRS; n Sidney Drew of John Cumberland
IN The Unconventional MAZDA Green.
wood and the Capitol grand or
IW~s s, opening with the overture from
"agner's Plying Dutchman.
Going Some" is typical Rex Reach
production. 1t starts out with ar
enlargement between Captain Donals
Reap, just returned from France. anf
his frivolous wife, which eliminates a
college athletic meet in Mrs. Keap',
decision to seek the deserts dwst,
face" as balm for her marital woes
So she goes to Nevada and takes
her to sheep ranch. She is followed
by her husband, who is fred with {
desire to effect reconciliation HI
settles down as hired hand on an ad
Joining cattle ranch, owned by Nil
Gallagher.
Eventually foot race is arranged
between the two ranches, and the two
women bet their entire holdings on the
outcome of the race. Meanwhile, the
heavy william in the play has struck oil
on Mrs. Heaps ranch and lays deep
dyed plot to procure her holdings for
a song, but he finds that she has placed
the property in a betting escrow and
cannot deliver unless her sprinter wins.
The Splinter is kidnapped by the william
and his confederate, but Ia rescued in
time for the race and wins on fuke
against the champion footracer of the
a. T.. r.. who by the way, imagincs he