New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
On the Screen
Screen Version of ''Ten Night.
i'll Bar Room" Is Playing
at Sheridan Theatcr
By Harriettc Undcrhill

ter of a drunkard They always had
a chance to behave so nobly and die
with visions of angels and a solemn
promise extracted from father neve,
to touch another drop. But we used
to "pcrtend" and we learned a song
called "Father. dear father come home
with me now, the clock in the steeple
strikes one We must have arrived in
the world little too late for the
popularity of "Ten Nights in Bar.
room,' and so did not know that ou,
favorite operate selection, which we
used to render with no urging on all
old mclodrama. In fact, we never
knew it until last night when we went
down to the Sheridan Thcater and saw
the picture which has been made from,
the play.
little Mary goes each night to take
father home from the barroom tc
mother, who waits at home; but. one
night mug Of beer, which was hurled
at father, missed him and hit Mary or
the head, Two days later this ange
child dies with all of the cclat fol
which our infant soul pned. and the
vision which people on the stage like
| shown on The screen, instead of having
Mary tell about it. The vision was a
! nice plump angel with cotton wings and
permanent wave, and Mary said, 81
! should have gone with her dear father
only then there would have been no ono
TO take YOU home from Slode's every
night" And father raised his hand te
Heascn and said. "Ill never touch an
other drop so long as l live" Ther
/ Mary went away with the angel and
father set out to kill the man who
had hurled the mug which killed his
child.
He chases Sladc, for it was indeed
he into tho woods and finally. TO es.
which arc floating down tho river
Father jumps after him and then de-
cidcs TO save him instead of numbering
him. He only decides this after Mary
! appears to him in q vision riding down
! the river on log in her little white
| nightie and it turns out that Slade
was villain who had cheated father
out of his inheritance, assisted by 8
gambler named Green, and, after all
! Slade was drowned. He could resist
| liquor. but water got him.
The story proves that Priscilla Dear
is not the only one who can ride logs
| uoWii q raging lCVIeUl W nat Il team
she and this John Lowell would make
John Lowell is the star of the picture
and he makes a personal appearance
and talks about how difficult it was tt
make The picture. Mr.. Lowell has 8
decidedly pleasing personality. Among
other things he said there was only The
finest line between comedy and TRACE
dy, but he didn't say which side of the
line he considered the scene where he
is dragged from watcry grave anc
when one of the men offers him a drinl
he puts up his hand and says "Nay
nay The picture concerns itself prin
cipally with teaching you that 20,
must not look upon the wine when il
is red. but the water scenes are az
thrilling as anything we have seen OF
the screen. 1t is made by the Arrow
Film Company.
kathleen Norris wrote story calico
"Sistcrs,' in which she acknowledged
that the marriage problem was too biz
for hcr to combat. SO she had the un
loved wife invite the unloved HUSBAND
Of her sister out motoring and thcr
drive him over a cliff. This left tn,
husband, who loved the wrong sister
free to marry her. 1t was a noble end
ing, and we had hoped that when it wa,
a happy solution, much as we shoult
hate TO see Sccna Owen hurled to deatf
over cliff.
This would be asking too much, now
ever, and the picture, which is at tn,
Cameo this week, has a happy cndin,
of sort-at least nobody dies The,
Just go on living together. although
the final title says: eve must see if ",
cannot work out this problem together
Every time we SEQ Seena Owen W,
like her better. She really is a fin,
artist, and mighty few actresses OF
the screen can compare with her. Sh,
makes you believe in the unlovcd wife
The picture is beautifully done, with
out the slightest attempt at sensation
aiem. Matt Moore, giving a fine per
tormancc Of disagrecable role, is co
starred with Miss Owen. and in tn,
supporting cast arc Gladys Leslie a
the foolish sister, Cherry; Joe Kin,
IS her husband. Mildred Arden a
Cousin Ann, and Robert Shablc as he
husband.
with the exception Of the endin.
the story has been put on the scree,
as. Mrs, Norris wrote It, The photog
raphy is unusually beautiful, and an,
actress Who wants to lock rayishin,
ehouid engage this man, whoever II
. '"l ~ itSht Hct' @NeNer nave MISE owe
and Miss Leslie looked half 40 we'll. i
seoma, The titles arc perfect Abe
Cape'lani directed the picture.
Ihe feature is surrounded bv tn
, usual short subjects and music.
WI Rogers in "a Poor Relation.
by Edward kiddcr, is At the Cap;to
1t was 4 wise choice, having Mr., Re-,
er5 play this pathetic old Noah Vail
who WAS always hungry and and tho
Who had TO have his invention stole
a from him hcaides. His manner of DO,
traying this shabby PHILOSOPHER is pe,
1ect. and no one is at all surprise
when he has on offer from one Of tn
big daily papers to become a colum
conductor. Only it was q mistake I
s have him SO modestly dressed in tn
= lasI scene. All column conductors ar
= lnarvelously dressed crestures,o wh
y earn upward Of $4,000 year. III
column conductor is the only man on
newspaper who can make tho Dos
. think that his job is difficult on
3 But Noah did not find it at sll dficul
= and, Of course, he wouldn't if he W;
anything like Rogers
:, The picture is Interesting. princ;na
j ly because he is in it. In the supper
ing cast arc Sylvia Dreamer, WalIsc
acDcna ID, Sydney Ainsworth an
= Molly Malouc
There is All interesting pictur
called Strange Cities of the Sahara
. In TACT it is fascinating and the oul