The New York herald., 1921-06-06
Film Stars Sh0W
Speed in Love and
in Automobiles
Miss Constance Talmadge and
Wallace Reid Win i'm New
Pictures.

Two kinds of speed are displayed in
pictures this week at the Strand. with
Miss Constance Talmadge in Lessons
in Love-" and at the Rivoli with Wal
lace Reid in "Too Much Speed the
first being amorous. the second automo-
tive. Both, of course. win the other
party to the romance and plenty of
money at the end. for the high standard
of life of the movies must be maintained.
Miss Talmadge's swiftness in her
adaptation of Douglas Murray's comedy.
The Man from Toronto" lies in the
rapidity with which she brings to book
a young man who has sworn not to fall
in love with her-which is Just enough
to make the audiences that know their
Constance sit on the edge of their seats
and say. You bet he will before she
gets through with him e. Both are the
objects Of plotting on the part OF the
two elderly guardians of the girl. who is
picked by them as the wife of the
nephew of one of them in conformity
with the law Of natural selection which
has worked so well in so many pre-
ceding pictures.
OF course. both refuse to meet each
other. so the movie continues to go
along Uncle pretends to die and leave
II
nephew II he marries the young woman.
and the nephew is so touched by his
uncles death--and possibly the will
that he flies East. Then the young
woman dsglises herself as a serving
maid in order to avoid that disagree
able feeling OF being looked over at an
auction sale so repugnant 10 film hero
ines. and keeps matters In lively state
of disturbance until he recognizes that
he loves her in spite of the money.
1t is what might be called rather jolly
good sport, and Miss Talmadge makes II
a good sporting proposition. making no
bones about having a good time even N
she Is alone and unchaperoned in big
city with nothing but her own curls and
her eyes to protect her Kenneth Har-
Ian is becomingly obstinate as the young
man and Miss Flora Finch comes back
to life on the screen i'm this picture.
Lloyd Hamilton in another knock
about comedy. The Greenhorn, the
third OF the entertaining Adventures
Of Bob and Bill" called "Outwitting the
Timber Wolf; Tschaikowsky's Ca
priccio Italien' by the orchestra. and Sc
lections by the Strand ladies' quartet
and Miss Katherine Stang. violinist,
complete the line of ladies' and gents
furnishings offered here this week.
Mr.. Reid. OF course. appears at the
Rivoli caparisoned with an automobile
one suspects that N this genial star
dared to appear in the movies without
machine one Of those we'll trained hiv-
vers instinctively would follow him be-
fore the camera. This story by Byron
Morgan is along the we'll beaten oval
racing track Mr.. Reid is young racer,
and Theodore Roberts plays the usual
father who makes all the trouble py
objecting to everything except his own
strong cigars.
This automobile manufacturer de-
clares there Is too much speed every
where and though his prospective SON
in-law breaks his promise to the old man
not to race any more. he eVehtuaiiy
wins the heart of the elderly man IN q
race that would get any one out
cripple excited The story has some IN
genious turns. and AIessrs. Reid and
Roberts team up satisfactorily over the
gasolene trail with Miss Agnes Ayres
as mechanician OF the love interest
while the automobile races Keep the piece
moving at good clip.
Verdrs "Sicilan Vespers" and seiec-
tions from Carylrs "The Pink Lady oy
the orchestra n charming italian dance
done bv two pupils Of Adolph Bolm, ana
a solo by Marcel Salesco, barytone, are
other offerings, with scenic ice
showing glaciers and their pups inc
icebergs.
IN Voice IN the Dark" at the Capitol
the Goldwyn adaptation of the stage
melodrama OF a season ago. Is as sue
cessful as that piece in affecting the
audience-that Is, II has an occasional
thrill but Il will not noticeably increase
the interest in murder cases in the news
papers. The common device is adapted
Of pointing the finger OF suspicion at
four persons for the Staying OF doctor,
so that the average spectator feels when
the solution does como that She criminal
might just as we'll have becn anybody.
In this case tho mystery Is heightened
hy the fact that the most important
witness Is blind, and therefore Just as
effective in solving the crime as some
detectives. Miss Irene Rich plays the
leading role with copious good looks.
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