New-York tribune., 1921-10-17
On the Screen
''Bits of Life Shown al Capt.
tol; Na1isnova IN "Ga,nille''
L. Feature at RivoIi
By Harrie.tc Underhill

picture Bits Of Life" at the Capitol 1'
this week is like seeing d program of
short subjects: for that is just what it
is-four short stories, when cook Mr..
Neilan's fancy, made into one feature
film. o. all the stories which the di-
rector has chosen we like hest the
first one. The Bad Samaritan" or
~ 'uld the Leopard Change His Spots
II lie Could?" 1t shows the fascinating
v esley Barry as the small son of
Chinese father and white mother.
soid to an Italian junkman. Later,
when RockcliGe Fellows portrays the
boy grown to manhood you feel only
satisfaction that he has earned a re-
ward for all the sparse and loveless
years of his childhood and you do not
care especially how he earned the re-
ward. The police are not so negligent,
however, and they are on his trail
every minute. He is far too clever for
them and they haven't chance to catch
MN at anything, as he keeps within the
law, Lut when he steps from the wide
md t'owely path for one moment to
2l,ay tie good 8 aritan he is undone.
This story is extremely we'll done.
The next story is from "The Smart
Set" and is called "The Man Who Could
Not Hear" Poor Ed fancies his wife
loves him until one day he buys g
telephone arrangement and hears
hounds for the first time In twenty
years. He goes home and Is soon
aware of the fact that his beloved
wife refers to him as that old dummy"
ana makes engagements over the tele-
phone with a strange gentleman whom
she calls 'Lovey." This story ought to
put one in Pollyanna frame of mind.
he rH SO
Evening Post" story. Hop" by Hugh
Wlley. The beautiful young Anna May
Wong and Lon Clancy are seen in
this Il shows how Mr.. God" sends
She little Chinese bride and her
'daughter child" from the furies of
the husband and father. "Mr. Gods"
way is not exactly orthodox, II would
seem, IN thls case, but it Is most salts
factory to all concerned, including the
spectators.
The last Of the stories Is by NJ.
Neilan himself John Bowers Is the
altar Of this bit of nonsense, which
runs Tor less than 8 reel. The picture
Is an entertaining novelty, but we
should not always care to give our
screen people up just as we are be-
ginning TO Ike them and have to get
introduced IN an entirely new set Of
characters
NsHef eCreeh leatVres are Snow
Time N Japan ana The City Of Lake
nomo,' by Pathe, and the Capitol
Jews The overture Is the stirring
annhauser.' Then comes the ballet
fap4i ons.' The mixed quartet sings
Southern Lullaby" and Fanny Regia
sings the Shadow Song from "Dinorah."
II you like Camille" brought up ia
cate ard riding in motor cars and wcar-
ing her hair like the Circassian girl in
me circus, then you viii like the screen
version which is presented by Metro at
the KiVoi this week As for US, VIC
md IL distinctly annoying, because il
upsHss ail Of our preeonceiyed notiona
o. that young lady. who was as frail
morally "a she ~as bodily, and still be-
loved by every one Where is the
actress "ho has not longod 10 play
Camille? And there ia the one whose
henri has not been ~rung By seeing il
played? But we're VIC all wrong In our
conception og the Lady of the Camelias
OK Is Nazinoya all wrong in hers? o.
IL the HcIccu version merely story
about people bearing names similar &c
fhDse IN tnc Dumas tale7 To us Ca
mile has been gentle, diginned lady
With bad cough, who would permit NJ
familiarity from those VINO contributed
~ her support She Was ever In spirit
slpof ffon her confemporafies But
taziIaoya's Camille is siren With a
toue'ed nead and altogether in very
had .asfc. IN Obvious wanton, she
strpzed not the sIghteet sYmpathy
T'tnNT IN her scenes with Armand' 5
5*'frr y ~ her la4t moments on earth.
"s r'ert belieye that she minded lcav-