The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-03
DREAM STREET" IS
STORY OF UNUSUAL
Griffth's Latest Production Is Won
derfuI Tale of Love and Lovers.

With hands that well knew their
way into the secret pockets of life,
David Warl Griffith has built a new
tale of love and lovers, which was
shown as Dream Street" at the Isis
II fhe Arst time yesterday.
1t is a story Of the unusual. The
We. "4.1s vi beauty seem to blow
across it, Mystery and high adven-
ture lurk along the dim streets, folded
in fog. Lovely and haunting pictures
swim before the delighted eyes. The
quick action swarms to a sudden sus-
pense. Even the breath neglects it's
even measure to race with the thrills,
and again relax in sympathy with the
signing sweetness of the two lovers,
who only know they are in love.
Much of Griffith is in it, and only a
whisper of Thomas Burke, who wrote
the stories which suggested certain of
the scenes. 1t Is not a member of the
family of Broken Blossoms for the
producer accurately describes Dream
Street" as dramatic comedy.
1t introduces three young players of
exceptional interest: Ralph Graves as
James Spike" McFadden, who con-
quers the girls with his golden voice
and the males with his great fists:
Carol Dempster is Gypsy Fair, gentle,
bave and gay. swift and restless as 8
bird, with every pulse of her body
singing with joy; the brother Of
Spike" is Charles Emmett Mack, the
property boy Of recent months, who
had the astounding fortune and great
talents to become famous over night
as one of the Griffith players.
The story is laid in a beautiful old
street where plain humanity walks the
dim pavements, with it's faces, like all
of u.s. occasionally turned to the stars.
There is one Sway Wan, a Malay ad-
venturer, who sings a mad song: Love
is kind to the least of men, ee-awa.
ee-awa,'' and dreams of making Gypsy
Fair, the dancing girl, his wife. The
part is played by Edward Peil.
The movement of the drama an
swers to the love of Spike for Gypsy,
the torment and tempest of their love;
while affronts to Sway Wan and the
jealous interest of the brother bring
complications that weave a spell of
absorbing interest such as only Grit
fifth seems able to exert
With beauty and action and love
scenes of such enchanting simplicity
that all the old love words come into
your heart, Mr.. Griffith has added a
great and compelling interest entering
with a street preacher and violtnist
The preacher, played by Tyrone Power
is the sayer of Good, and thinker of
Good Thoughts.
The violinist, in one of the famous
Benda masks, seen for, the first time
in the films, is the player of violin
that sings evil thoughts into the world.
Between these two forces struggle
the characters in the play, a profound
and noble element rare in films, bring
ing a grandeur to the drama that per-
sists in memory.
The exquisite photography is studded
with gems Of moonlit scenes at the
docks, colored visions of Egypt, hazy
prospects that capture the petals of
beauty into the most perfect flower of
art the camera has ever created.
Those who like Grifffth's work will
dwell in happiness at Dream Street"
and those who like action and thrills
will find abundance; in short, those
who like the films at all will find ut
most satisfaction in this rare and
wonderful work.
1t will remain at the Isis through
today.