New-York tribune., 1922-01-30
On the Screen
Pleasing Features Presented at
the Rivoli, Capitol and
Cameo Theaters
Bv Harriettc Underhill

w nlmSlcal ana alCOEetuer UeuRnt1 ul
is "One Glorious Day. which Jesse
Lasky is presenting at the Rivoli, with
Will Rogers and Lila Lee as the stars.
The subject which has been chosen as
the basis for this comedy is one which
interests US greatly, and the theory Of
disembodied souls participating in
every day affairs Is one we more than
half believe in. Therefore this version
which Walter Woods and A. B. Bar
niger have furnished is douhly enter
tanning; and. so far as we know, it
never has been done before on the
screen.
The opening scenes are taken in tho
vale of unborn souls. One restless
soul. named Elk, couldn't wait his turn
to be born, so he took trip to earth
on his own hook Several times he
selected papa and mamma for him
self, only to find that the stork had
other plans; so at last he had to be
content with the old body of Professor
Ezra Bolts when that worthy man is
emonstrating to the society of re-
search that his soul can leave his body
and visit them. His soul does leave his
body, but imm ediately Elk jumps in and
takes possession. Now, can YOU mag
inc how middle-aged professor is 60
ing to act when hoydenish young he
soul gets inside his body? He Jumps
on cash registers, dives through doors
and windows and has one glorious day.
The old professor visits the psychical
researchers, as he promised to do, but
none OF them can see or hear him, so he
doesn't get any fun out of it. He is in
the position of Peter Grimm.
Mr.. Rogers's performance as Ezra is
absolutely inspired. AS you watch him
he is nearly as good an actor as Charlie
Chaplin. Lila Lee is satisfactory as
Molly. the girl who "sighs but vainly"
for the absentminded Ezra and scorns
the advances Of Alan Hale, the would
be hero.
"Western Days" is Post nature
picture, which tells Of the further ad-
ventures Of the wirc-hared fox ter
rier who appeared in "A Winters
Tale"
Another tale of q dog is presented
at the Capitol this week by II. 0. Davis
1t is "The Silent Cali" and the star is
Strongheart Belgian shccpdog, which
participates in as thrilling a melod drama
as ever has been staged. Tho story
was originally Hal Evarts's "The Cross
Pull but Jane Murfin and Laurence
Irimble fixed it up for the screen and
Mr.. Trimble directed it, Stronghcart
is both tho hero and the villain, for
the story might we'll be called "Thc
Fall and Rise of Belgian Canine"
Strongheart or Flash. rs he is calo,l
in the picture. has bad blood. His
father is half dog and half coyote and
his mother is the last Of the "Buffalo
grays,' q particularly large aud rapa-
cious wolf FLASH Is rescued from the
den Of iniquity at the age Of three
months and his life in camp Is so plcus-
ant that he s considered quite civilized
and ono Of the family. Then his be-
loVed master goes away and he begins
to deterioratc. He stays out all night
and returns in the morning sleek and
fat and not hungry. So at last the
truth is forced on tho camp. Flash is
a whited sepulchre-a wolf in sleeps
clothing. He has returned to the evil
ways Of his mother!
In one scene which showed Flash and
his wolf mate bounding across the
snow tho woman next to US inquired:
Look. is that Flash out in front?" TO
which her husband replied: "No. nv
DEAR that's Volt; that's his wife,
Flash's romance has an unhapny end
ing, for his "vife' and children are
killed, but after this visitation he re-
pents and returns to the home of his
master, and never was prodigal sou
more eagerly welcomed Flash is
changed dog, and although he never
gets over the tragic end of his own
romance ne manages to arrange his
masters aRsrs more satlsfactorilv.
John Bowers and Kathryn Mcclure
arc the players featured with Strong
heart. The Silent Call" is we'll worth
answering.
The real star Of "Thc Prodirs)
Judge, which opened at the Camen