New-York tribune., 1920-12-06
mixing It over Meredith decided to

thinking :. over Meredith decided to
let him live
But how could be look at his wife'y
pale sweet face and her soft eyes
through which pure soul was shin
mag and helioyc that augh, Of evil
could dwell 'herein9 Hurrah. . movie
Nue' i WA, done Inadvertently, but
l. SOUNDS like IN oTtract from Mid
summer Nadne.s.' Some Of the titles
diG say thA, passion cNt across his soul
and scared it with a white scar or
words to that effect and the back
ground showed Names leaping up to
irdicatc passion. And another said
that Daisy was Ike Il dumb animal
learn to control herself we have to.
Jack Holt and Conrad Nagel were the
husbands but both arc good actors
and it was not their fault. The wives
were Lois Wilson and Lila Lee. The
director is William De Mile. mid
summer Madness" is taken from the
novel His Friend and His Wife" by
Cosmo Hamilton.
The rest Of The program is extreme
ly effective. The -Four Seasons of
Life is beautifully done and SO is
The Bubblc." The overture is Mosz-
kowski's "Scrcnata.' There is gor-
ceous Prizma scenic "If,' with some
brand new effects.
If the director Of the picture at the
side of conservatism. for Hobart Hen
ley has done splendid things with
Frank T.. Packard 5 story, The Sin
That Was His" l. is used as a
starring vehicle for William Faver-
sham. and although this is not Faver
Sham's FIRST picture it is the first time
we have seen him. Before anything
else we wish 10 say that if Faversham
is more :han thirty-two years old, and
statistics show that he IS. then he is a
wizard with the grease paint or else
he has discovered the fountain of
youth
Some people will say that this is not
important but it ia. The camera is
cruel. and how it does bring out those
lines Of least resistance, And as Ray
mon Chapelle he must be young and
he isa young and joyous gambler un-
til one night fate DEGREES that he shall
don "a priests robes and finally he re-
nounces his evil ways and the story
fades out with Chapcle's remuneration
Of the world. the flesh and the devil.
There is nothing in the picture that one
has come to expect in a movie, but,
then, we may say for Henley that he
does rot make movies. His "Gay Old
Dog taken from Edna Ferber's story,
was one OF the best pictures we ever
saw. Mr.. Henley is stickler for
true-to-lfe ending, whether it be happy
or unhappy and he doesn't believe that
dragging in d pan of lovers by the
heels $50 to speak is necessarily the
only way to end your story. In fact, his
stories don't end He just doesn't show
any more, and he gives his audiences
chance to supply their own endings.
Favershams work is excellent.
Whether it is the result Of Heney's
directing, we know not, but it is in the
same wcll modulated tone. and how
easy it would be to make cheap melo-
drama Of such story-it has all Of
the elements. Edmund Goulding made
the scenario and Randolf Bartlett
we're, too and not too many of them.
Up to the last we feared that they
could not resist the temptation to stick
IN some totally unnecessary reading
matter TO explain this or that, but up
to the last Faveraham was allowed to
work out his own salvation. The audi
cnce seemed rather bowildered. and all
around US we heard DO you think he
was in love with tho girl?" and "Do
you think he merries her?' Undoubt
edly 'Yes' would be the correct an
swer to bo.n these questions ne was
and he does
Pedro dc Cordoba is seen as the
real priest, whom Chapellc impcr-
soNates; Lucy Cotton is the girl.
Lulu Warrcnton is excellent as
Madame BloAdin, the old hag, whose
deathbcd con ession saves Chapele
On the picture program is also
scene, There Is No Santa Claus; the
Topical Review and comedy with the
usual autmobiles and hairbrcadth
escapes Katherine Stang is at the
Strand for q second week She PLAYED
the noctuiNe in + fiat Amanda
Brown sang the "rcll Song" from
LaNme familiar to all Victrola own
ers VINO have Cali -Curci records The
overture is Slavish Rhapsodie.
a. Tho ca9i:.l Nazim,va is seen in
"Blllions.' William S. Hart in The
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