The New York herald., 1921-01-24
Cinderella Ball
in Crystal Palace
a Screen Novelty
Spectacle Is Feature Of For
hidden Fruit'-Other In
teresting Pictures.

Forbidden Fruit" presented on the
screen at the Rivoli this week. shows the
Cinderella motif brought up to date by
being mixed UP In the triangle play.
Cecil B. De Mile. who made this pro-
duction for Paramount. has been
shrewd enough to see that the never
dying theme OF the little girl who leaped
from rags to riches overnight was liable
to great popularity when blended with
that device of the modern producer. the
problem situation. which likewise
threatens never to die-or to be killed.
Moreover, Mr. De Mile was astute
enough to grasp the fascinating origi-
nality in the idea of Miss Jeanie Mac
pherson, the author for a professional
debutante who hired herself out for the
evening. Though the starting point,
marriage between a young girl and
man who subsequently makes good as a
bum, Is hackneyed enough, there is
touch OF originality In the arrangement
by which the wife. now poor seams
tress. is arrayed in the purple and fine
line of debutapte and engaged by her
wealthy employer to take the place of
an absent guest at a banquet, where. of
course, she meets q young man who Is
none the less a Prince Charming for
being a financier and for being attired
in the conventional evening clothes.
How she falls in love with him, how
her jealous husband comes to rob the
mansion where his wife is masqueradng.
how she is forced to shield him, and how
he finally is killed to make way for
painless union by these lovers is very
entertaining sequence Of events, some
times conventional, but relieved by new
twists and with Cinderella ball laid in
a crystal palace to develop in the spec
tator the CLASSY stare. This opulent epi-
sode, with transparent flashing back
grounds and with cleaning cascades
throwing their sheen over glass stair
ways, Is quite the most magnificent
spectacle Of it's kind so far presented in
the films. and the $4,000 1t is said to
have, cost did not pass away in vain.
There have been occasional hints of such
use Of glass effects before, but Theo-
dore Kosoff. who conceived the idea on
wholesale scale and trained the
dancers and brought up the costumes by
/ hand, has raised such an affair 20 the
point where 1t merits the grand. glitter
ing and gorgeous phrases OF the circus
! poster.
Miss Agnes Ayres In a winsome por-
/
Bertha, the SetUia,9 Machine Girl, For
rest Stanley as the financier Theodore
Roberts and Kathlyn Williams help
make this one Of the unique offerings If
the cinema year. special prologue, a
Mutt and Jeff" cartoon. THE Hypno-
tist" and selections from Puccinis
Madame Butterfly" alsb answer the
call to service.
Prize Play In Pictures.
John Emerson and Miss Anita Loos
generally to be relied upon for an agree
able entertainment, come to the mark
again this week at the Strand. steering
Miss Constance Talmadge divertingly in
Mammals Affair" through most of the
ills that flesh is heir TO, including a
heart attack. On the stage Miss Rachel
Barton Buffers Harvard prize comedy or
the hypochondriac mother who shrouded
her selfish imposition on her daughter
In the guise of motherly soicitude
seemed tenuous at times. but Mr.. Emer-
son and Miss Loos with their skill at
elaboration have made it quite robust,
although play of illness.
Miss Talmadge has good time even
with high fever in finally outwitting.
aided by a young doctor, the scheme Of
her maternal vampire to marry her off
to n case Of animated nervous prostra-
tion 1t is one of Miss Talmadges best
roles-she has fit of hysteria just as
naturally and amusngly as many
movie" stars are now doing when the
producer suggests cutting their salary.
Aside from Kenneth Harlan. who plays
the doctor. Miss Effie shannon. Miss
Katherine Kaelred and George LIE Guere
play their original parts. and all bear
up we'll through this vale OF tears A
ticklesome Booth Harrington comedy,
Edgar Camps out" scenic and John
McGhie's "Burlescu." with the composer
conducting the orchestra yesterday. are
others in the grand march OF events.
"Cannvan" on screen.
Tom Moore in Hold Your Horses" at
1 the Capitol. let's down~ his suspenders
but not his humorous sense. In this
| Goldwyn adaptation of Rupert Hughess
magazine story "Canavan" Moore is
| street cleaner. but though his beard runs
wild his spirit doesn't. He's meek
enough until a foreman gives him the
authority Of red flag to control traffic
whereupon. besides grooming streets. he
/ takes the place of n bridegroom at
wedding and does his share TO make
| himself and the res Of the human race
happier Miss Naomi Childers does her
deft and competent part in this agree
able means for naking street clea'. RS
assume their proper place in the public
/ consciousness
"Brcwstcr's Millions" In Films.
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle plunges joy
/ ously through "Brewster's Millions" at