New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08

part Of Frailty. John Miltern is also
effective as Experience.
The picture was made from George
Hobart's play and the adoption is by
Waldemar Young.
The comedy is Mack Sennett called
Hard Knocks and Love Taps"
Later in the week Miriam Battista
will appear in Fancy and Truth bur
because of her age or lack OF 1t she Is
not permitted to appear on Sundays.
Lillian Crossman snd Fred K. Jagel
sing Tell Ne Again Jane E!!er sings
Lead Kindly Light"
"a Midnight Bell' is at the Strand
this week, but in spite Of the fact that
it is a Charles Ray picture directed by
Charles Ray, we are inclined to think
that it is not striking more than SIX
out of possible twelve. The picture
was taken from Charles Hoyts' play,
but it is quite evident that it was never
intended for screen purposes. Here we
are simply taking it for granted that
could do it and Charles Ray has not
done it. There doesn't seem to be near
ly enough material and the result sug-
gests big boy who is still wearing his
small size suit.
Many of the scenes are heightened
with very evident desire to make the
story last till the end, and it does.
There is also some story at the begin
ming. but in the middle it is stretched
so that at times it has apparently van
ished altogether, and it isn't very clear,
either. All sorts of people seem to be
crawling about and lodging about in
the dark and spelling out mysterious
words on their fingers, but it is tedious
business most of the time. 1t seems as
though there ought TO be plenty Of
material in it, too, for a story to run
five reels without slumping. Why
didn't they show Martin Trip before
he became a salesman "trying to sell
rubber heels in tank towns Why not
/ show that famous dad of his who seems
to have rivaled Benjamin Franklin in
his wise and optimistic sayings? We
cannot forgive a scenario writer Tor
! leaving out the most interesting part
about his hero.
Mr.. Ray is Martin Trip, who goes
to work for Abner Grey and falls in
love with Annie Grey after he lost his
Job as salesman of rubber heels
Tripp got fired away out in tank
town, and as he hadn't a cent in the
world it looked as though he would
have TO use a pair of his own rubber
heels to break the jar as he walked
home over the ties. But he sees Annie
and decides to stay IN the town. Here
he learns that the church is haunted
and he finally unearths the ghosts
Only once or twice in the picture does
Ray give one of his famous facia
monologues. He is amusing in his
scene in the church where the ghost:
tr, to brighten him away. and he reads
1.-The Hounds of the Baskervilles" Il
while away the time.
Doris Pawn is attractive in the par
OF the girl and she continues to lool
just like Agnes Ay Donald Mac
Donald is a plump s.ad comfortable
looking villain ard Van Dyke Brook
is good as the ola father.
The overture was to have been &c
Fagliacci," but of course it wasn't any
thing. The orchestra contained man.
vacant chair. There is another on
of the Jack Eaton Grantland Rice spor
pictures which is amusing. 1t is calle'
FOLLOW the Leader" The Strand NAL
quartet sang prologue to tde featur
picture. Fortunately, they needed NJ
music. They prefer doing it unaccom
panied any way. Catarina Guerrier