New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
On the Screen
''Pcnrod" Brings Laughter 10
Strand; Mystery Picture Is
Shown nj the Rialto
BY fIarrictte Underhill

By EIarrictte UnderhilI
The funniest thing in tho screen YER
sion of "Fenrod' is the scene where
Penrod goes to ask Baby Rennsdalc TO
be his partner in the cotillon. We
should have been ashamed Of the way
we laughed If every one else in tho
same thing. Marshall Nolan has made
a picture from Dooth Tarkngton's $
story, and Wesley Barry naturally was
chosen to interpret the title role.
The dancing class pleased us most.
Here the ballet master says: "The
young ladies will now go homo and
Will have twenty minutcs to prepare.
The gentlemen will then call on them
and ask them to be their partners in
to-morrow's cotillon"
Penrod made rush for che twelve
ycar-old belle, Marjorie Jones. but he
met his rival coming out Of her house
THAT amt fair. She amt had time
to prepared" shouted Penrod.
"Shc did So rctortcd Maurice "She
prepared comm home in my ma's new
$4,000 car Pcnrod called on all of the
sixteen young ladies'" but all we're
engaged. and finally there was left ouly
Baby Rcnnsdnle. Pcnrod called on her
and said. Dear madam, | call to ask
you TO be my partner at to-,norrow's
mothers lap and shricked with rngo.
Then with the tears rolling down her
plump checks she said: II accept with
pleasure your kind invithtion.' Then
she hid her facc ;NaIn and stamped on
the floor and walled, "Whv couldn't it
have been Georgia Bassett!"
If Marshall Ncilan never had done
or never would do anything save these
scenes he would deserve II tablet in the
Hal Of Fame, and the child who played
Baby is almost too good to be true She
is Peggy Jane and she is 50 young
Yet that she doesn't know she is being
cute. That is tho feeling you get in
many Of the scenes, that the children
We're acting according to directions and
that they were saying, "My, bet this
is going to be good.
But, on the whole, the picture is
most amusing piece of work, and it
brings in most Of the episode Of the
original story. 1t seems as though
Wesley Barry was made by Providence
to play Penrod Sunshine and Flor
ence Morrison arc equally enjoyable
as Herman and Verman, and Gordon
Griffith and Newton Hnll are convinc-
ing rs Sam Williams and George Bas-
sett. Tully Marshall and Claire Nc
Dowell are Mr.. and Mrs, Majoric Daw
is sister Margaret. and John Harron is
the lover Clara Horton is the blonde
and beautiful Marjorie. The adapta-
ton was made by Lucita Squier.
tiny Madelaine MacGuigan plays
kreislcr's Caprice Viennois" and Hu-
bays "Zcphyr." The male quartet sings
a prologue to the feature picture.
There is also on the program the
fourth Of the great American authors
series called Henry Wadsvorth Long
fellow"
At the Riato Ethel Clayton is seen
IN picture called "IIer Own Money"
1t ls mystery picture, adapted from
the play by Mark Swan, the mystery
being how the young wife managed
to save $2,2l0 in five years from the
household expenses, when husband al
lowed her only about s5 week to run
the house. Every young wife should
see this picture, also those with matri-
monlal compleXes, and then they viii!
know how to hold young mans
fancy. Just do everything that Mildred
Carr didn't do.
Mae Busch, who gives such an in
terestlng performance as one of the
dear cousins" in "Foolish Wives" re-
peats herself in this picture. Here
she is seen as Flora Conray, powder
puff, lip stick stenographcr. who spells
"conlidential' "confeidenshell." War
ner Baxter is the husband of the
prudent wife.
Others in the cast are Charles French,
Clarence Burton and Jean Acher Jo-
seph Henabery directed the picture.
picture which was beautifully
done is called "Thc Young Painter"
This is another of the Triart produc-
tions and is based on the painting by
Rembrandt. In it are Mary Astor and
Pierre Gcndron.
The overture is "Lenore ILL.," by Bee
thoven. Castor Dubois plays Faure's
ElIgle and Betty Anderson sings j. l..
Bonnie Sweet Bessie"