The New York herald., 1921-02-13
Miss Marion Davies in "Buried Treasurer
Has Her Most Important Role for the Screen
Adaptation Of I. Britten Aus
tens Story Joins Film
Novelties.

Paramount screen production based on
f. Britten Austens story of the same
name, will begin an extended engage
nnent at the Criterion Theatre to-day.
Miss Marion Davies plays the principal
role. that of Pauline Vdndes'mnelie's,
bankers daughter George d. Baker
both directed the production and adapted
the story TO the screen, and Josef Urban
designed especially elaborate settings
for the photophy. In the cast support
ing thu star are Norman Kerry. Anders
Randolph, Miss Edith Shayne and Earl
Schenck The theory of incarnation Is
the basis Of Buried Treasure" and is
depicted on the screen through series
Of events which range from the stone
Age to modern times Here, There and
Everywhere" is the title of n special
gathering Of artistic, scientific and COM
edy subjects drawn from various film
sources.
The bea.it, of the star made her the
IDEAL player for the central role. that
of young woman OF society who lives
again many supposedly previous exis-
tences. Through her experiences the
problem of reincarnation is presented.
In one previous life the girl is presented
as the sweetheart of caveman; In
another she Is an Egyptian queen who
down the Nile. In another she smiles
down from a balcony upon her lover
who was champion in a tournament
when knighthood was in flower. Again
she is the centre of bitterly fought
battle on the deck of a Spanish pirate
ship. In the modern scenes she Is the
daughter of a banker. In each succeed
ing event through the ages the face OF
her lover is the same as that of q poor
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opposed by her father. Through all
he stages of her many existences 1t Is
glways the same youth who courts
her.
Miss Davies, as Pauline Vandermuel-
len, dresses in the costume of Spanish
senorita for mask ball. and. while
gazing in the mirror, is overcome with
a feeling that in the pastzfour hundred
years bcfore-she was Just such a Span
ish girl. EIer father appears to her as
El Diablo, the cruelest pirate OF the
Spanish Main, and the two become the
centre of a bitter struggle on the pirate
ship.
Robert T. Baker both directed and
adapted the story to the screen, and
Josef Urban created some of the set
tings.
special musical programme with
prologue for which Mr.. Urban has Gre
AleQ u SPcCidi SldBC SClehiS mas bSSA
arranged by Hugo Riesenfeld. The pro-
logue. which Is entitled I'm a Spanish
Garden" will have Edoardo Albano,
barytone; Paul Oscard and Vera Myers.
dancers. and the Criterion male chorus.
The orchestra will be under the direc-
ton OF Victor Wagner and Drago Jo-
vanovich.
The Saphead' will be at the Capitol
all -. ~ tn fe
instance turned his hand to the films
and written and produced the picture for
Metro. William II. Crane, for two gen.
erations one of the most distinguished
stars on the American stage. plays the
role Of the unctuoue baron of high
finance. Buster Keaton, who plays the
lamb as co-star with Mr.. Crane, makes
his departure from the slapstick comedy
in which he first gained recognition.
Wall Street supplies the locale OF the
story. The prologue to the feature Will
be danced by the eccentric dancer Leon
Leonldow, who will impersonate the char
acter Of the Sdphedd. There also will be
a lyric, written by Miss Martha Wichin-
sky and sung by Bertram Peacock as
part of this number. One of the short
film features will be a picture of the
American feet at the Panama Canal
showing In special accelerated photogra-
ply the passing OF ship through the
canal In one minute, taken from the
K!neto Review Water Trails" pic
toria1 tour made by Bruce, completes
the Aim programme.
For the first time in the history or
the Strand q feature photoplay VIII be
retained for a second weeks showing. by
popular demand. The retention OF
Charlie Chaplin in "The Kid" Is due
to the fact that it represents six reels
of Chaplin at his best.
Thomas Meighan in his third Para-
mount starring vehicle, The Easy
Road" will be the principal attraction at
the Rivoli. The picture is an adaptation
by Beulah Marie Dix of the short story
Easy Street" by Blair Hall. Miss
Gladys George is the leading woman
and the cast includes Miss Lila Lee.
Miss Grace Goodall and Arthur Carew.
Tom Forman directed In "The Easy
Road" Meighan appears In the role of a
sailor-novelist who, after marrying a
wealthy young woman, roams the easy
road" of laziness until work becomes an
fnsurmountable barrier 20 him. THE
Unhappy Finish" Mack Sennett COM
edy. completes the bill.
'"The Inside of the Cup" the Cosmo-
politan screen production of Winston
Churchilrs novel. will be the principal
attraction at the Rialto. after playing
five weeks at the Criterion. MY Bare
foot Boy" the Post-Nature picture of the
country boy and his dog, also Will be
moved to the Rialto.
D. w. Grifith's Way Down East
remains at the Forty-fourth Street.
"Over the HILL" the william Fox
Aim, continues at the Broadhurst.
The features scheduled for Loew's New
York this week will include Cecil p. de
Miles Forbidden Fruit" to-day and to.
morrow: Miss Mary Miles Minter In
"All Souls Eve" Tuesday Charles
Ray In Nineteen and Phyllis" wednes-
day; Lionel Barrymore in ''rhe Devil's
Garden" Thursday; Miss Zena Keeft
- ~Red Foam and Mise Edith
pcDerts IN Tho Fire Cat Friday
Miss May Allison In "The Marriage Of
William Ashe," Saturday. and -Dinty'
with Wesley Barry. Sunday.
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