New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-03
On The Screen
BY Harriette lJnderhilI

IL N IS
s ssve1ytninG sIor snc pest, ana Wnst.
ever is Ii right. We have always tried
to believe this, and now we do. when
u4,he R;rth ~ Z N.,+},,,s - ,,,..d,,raA
~ Z ~. ~ 8 = stslVA Was plouucou
we missed II, and never have had =
chance to see IL since, until Sunday.
In fact, at Tint time wa never haA saan
~, ,,nt,,, ;a.,,o IN
a.ts .a0sasas piSsu1ss' ana nneW no.n.nR
an0uc tkeirs which, probably explains
ONE present enthusiAsrn, They do say
TnAE the love swhith comes iate IN life
a. The strongest"
The Birth Of Nation" is the fea-
ture 81 the Capitol this week. Hartug
heard much OF this film, we were still
unprepared for what we saw. 1t II q
great picture, and almost feads one to
believe that directors are born and not
l f E Ct that Ea, time 2, y. Griffith
was making much better pictures than
other directors are making now, and
since he Birth Of Nation" was
filmed they have had half dozen years
~ practices In.
What we especially liked about the
picture WAS the simplicity Of it all. and
the apparent honesty. Mr.. Griffith be-
lieved III his characters on the screen.
and any one who watches them is
bound to believe. too. 1t isn't neces-
sary to stress any points. and Mr.. Crit
as logically as though ono we're o. rad a,i.
ING from the mares az . honk ana xra
do not remember d SINGLE title, which
is "a It should be. AZ : rnatter ~ fact
aThe Birth az q Nathan" WAS r;o;naslu
Thomas Dixnn,s The Clansman. fhnnvb
it isn't q hit like s.. In fscfs X is inst
is different ne NJ i);ynn swas J;tfay yrs
from, Mr.. fsrifyitb go = s-.s
SUNDAY M IN sY,relv AZ al.astsr !Sar
for Ss,s N INA Z ftsrnno, 49, ms, mas :
the Euuitv show. with 100 sr nar csnt
Of the stage people on the Meronolitan.
Onera Homsa STAGE ana n Nc awo,.;nr
there WAS sr Ss Rrtb =. - s.e SstI <
with ahnmt 81 mar cent nf ~. rrass,t
dav stars in ia al # Tb;nr nf MI Wrai-
Lace Raid dniar h;ts.. h,n ya,s st IL
Ana then there wsrs Hsrru INsl+h a I
and Nsa Ma .h srS Il, = In,sn,., ssi:. =
Ss;sb and M5r;ay, '1na nv .osr pnho,a
Harron z - sra Man ayIJ AYES, a aa Hopcls
Isw;s AID +hrs ss, .u ala nai lsa
wera soar, ~ s5sa,a - aalgSsoaS
Walsb robn WIZ arus ,Innssa n Hs.s1.l
"a Genera, Grant and , F;r,er 1si;f+c,, - 3
phi .isi;sn q; NJ 1877 ~; soh 50
,,; IT., A'a'ian uisa DSosner IA the
r. seemed =. - ,s +ta+ No Ma~ar,.
,,erforTsaca ~ sto us s .'s s Mae Marsn =
Fest thomcl, I S;ni 9 Gsh IRON had an the
time the nathet;c annaal wh;ch t has
since NADIA her tha Mast ran,,,sr 20 -
all screen heroiness 1852 s'Sp14a- =
The picture il thril1;no ~ 4 oar. :,
hut with we'll defnaly nni =; q
though. Of course Il ;sn,t -, ~ ~
tell ANYTIME about ssThe s;rsb ~.
Nation al we are nroho NJ H. o,,s,
person who had NOT seen wy oA'y
We never had 4 verv clear idaa of
what occurred lust after tho .;y;i
War, and when we studied it - MS
tory our attitude was "Isn,t it funny
that all of the misguided people should
happen to live below the Mason and
Dixon Line" If Mr.. Grifith's version
isn't true, at least it il Interesting,
which is more than can be said Of
most histories, which never lay enough
stress ON the love story A. E. Roth
aIei mas arranged q splendid program
81 music NOISY but stirring. The over
Tyre ID compiled from Hosmer's
,,s 41utnern knaRsody, 1nterpolated
Eli ~ aiegi0 2 Mslooies, ana brings IN TIE
- I;ra " uss.ys q me ,assagslnation
norn,as MY Nv sns n ~ nl na ran nan
$3.50 $4,000 Sn = as tn9 M, a'aigo "a
Stretch y r s oaIs ~ ans lone Ille
couldn't possibly dislike any picture