Arizona republican., 1922-06-10
ADJUSTMENTS
DREAM STREET BY
D. v. GRIFFITH At
THE R|A[TO TO-DAY

The Rialto's screen for the next
three days, starting this afternoon,
will be featured by d. w. Griffith's
production, Dream Street'-unusual
tale of love and lovers, styled by Mr..
Griffith romantic comedy, reviewed
by the critics and writer's as the most
sublime creation the master producer
has yet brought to the silver cloth,
and pronounced by the motion picture
devotees everywhere as the crowning
jewel in the brilliant diadem of Grif-
fiths well earned laurels.
Griffith's splendid appreciation of
human qualities. his ability to sway
emotions gracefully yet forcibly. his
keen sense of beauty and effect, his
masterful handling of dramatic eli
makes, his wonderful flights of real
ism. and his constant and well sus-
tanned suspense built into every pic
ture with that nicely that it grips
and holds everyone within its spell,
no matter what the length of the fea-
ture, are all present in Dream
Street" to a degree perhaps greater
than any production he has released
in several years.
His characters are drawn from
those created by Thomas Burke in
his "Limehouse' tales, but Griffith
is very emphatic in his statement
that the thought of the picture and its
very nature is entirely original fact
which will be quickly appreciated by
every reviewer. AS one writer has
expressed it, "a breath of Burke has
been made into a masterpiece by
Griffith"
He introduces exciting action, and
then softens the effect with the ten
derness of sympathy for the two
leading characters who know only
that they are in love. Beauty in his
settings is another paramount fea-
ture. Uniqueness in building his sit
uations. and then the force expressed
in their actual presentation are still
other salient points which stamp
Dream Street" as masterwork in
its every phase.
But perhaps the greatest hold on
the reviewer will be found in the
central idea, the power of thought in
mastering evil influences, the hum
bleness of good and yet its terrific
strength. For his locale Griffith has
selected Dream Street" the street
of life; for his characters he has
chosen picturesque types, and yet
beneath the veneer of actual picture
screening one will recognize the
characters as but symbols of emo
tions and forces felt in the every day
existence of everyone.
His theme revolves around love-
the grandest of the human emotions
and then through the action he DEM
onstrates the path to be trod that
true love will be realized, that the
chaff may be sifted from the wheat
that the dross may be drained from
the gold
Gypsy Fair, singer in London
music hall, is the principal feminine
character. admirably portrayed by
Carol Dempster. Two brothers,
Spike and Billy McFadden, love
her. Sway Wan, a crafty Oriental
gambler, dreams of the day when
Gypsy Fair will belong to him.
These are caught in the spell of the
good and evil met along Dream
| Street. while others gaze with visit
full eyes attempting to see through
the lurking shadows, seeking the
great land of promise just beyond.
| For the evil influence Griffith has
| introduced a. wandering street fid-
| dler oddly uncanny and utterly fas-
cinating in his practically expression
ess face, an effect produced by the
famous Benda mask, used for the
first time in films. The good is
symbolized in the nomadic psalmist
humble, man who has heard the
word of God and who believes it his
! duty to deliver that word to hui
nlanity. Between these forces the
| characters are caught and many
strange events transpire, events
| which Griffith has nodded into a
drama OF terrific power, love story
of the tenderest emotion, a comedy
of the rarest charm, all blended into
a screen masterwork that is bound
to establish new house records during
its run at the Rialto.
The added attractions will include
the bonneville comedy, THE Skip
per Strikes 1t Rich,' and the Inter
national News.
But three days are allotted to thi:
engagement and the management il
urging attendance during the matt
| noPS