The Washington times., 1921-11-14
METROPOLITAN
Zone Arabian Night"

Produced upon so colossal and so
magnificent a scale as to place II I'm
a position remote from any compar-
able spectacle ever shown upon the
American screen, "One Arabian
Night" First Nationals release of
starring Pola Negri, whose brilliant
representations of Madame Du Barry
in Passion" and La Carmencita in
Gypsy Blood" hong will be remem-
bered, yesterday riveted the en-
thralled attention of the largsst au.
diences ever attracted to Crandall's
Metropolitan Theater.
Pola Negri, easily the most bril-
liant actress in silent drama, is only
one Of a long list-many of whose
names are unfortunately not dis
Closed-of artists who lend this pig
ture an authority that most Oriental
spectacles have lacked. Her imper-
sonation of the wild dancer Of the
little desert caravan vending its
weary way to the wonderful city of
the grand sheiS Is not in the slight
est degree suggestive Of either her
Du Barry or her Carmen, but is as
dazzling as the highly colored por-
traiture of the cigaret girls and as
genuinely impressive as the magnifi-
cent delineation of the mistress Of
the king. There does not come to
mind an actress I'm this country or
abroad whose versatility is SO re-
markable or whose charm is 40 great
as Pola Negr''s.
Harry Liedke, the Armand OF
Passion" is an important member
Of the present cast and the roles of
the grand shiek, Suleika, the favorite
wife; Haidee, the schemer. and
Achmed, the slave dealer. are played
with an understanding Of the NAM
moth dramas requirements that i'm
prints II deeply with the stamp of
greatness. Luhitsch, the director. is
masterful as the hunchback clown
who owns and manages the little
travelling circus.
Following the masterful rendition
of "Sheherezade. by Rimsky-Korsa-
koff. as a concert overture by the
Metropolitan Symphony, under the
conductorship of n. Mirskey. is pre-
scented az a prologue to the major
feature of the bill in the form of an
operate excerpt from the picture.
during which Herbert Allen, as the
Young sheik sings Across the Des-
ert Sands" in splendid tenor voice.
and Joseph Mondell, a barytone OF
excellent voice and technic, renders
LESS Than Dust" in the guise II
the hunchback clown, assisted by
Miss Nav Fox. The two numbers
by Woodward Finden elected storms
of applause last evening.
The impressiveness of the picture
is materially enhanced by the color.
tul score arranged and directed by
Mr.. Mirskey, an Oriental mosaic In
which are included MANY OF the fin
est compositions known to music.
notably Iljinskv's "Dance of the
Gnomes." Berge's "Fete Arabe,
Rimskv. Korsakoff's Song Of India"
and others of like worth.
Great interest was manifested hv
Yesterdays audiences in the first
complete pictures of last weeks ma
tional tribute to the unknown hero,
taken nv Pathe and rushed to the
laboratories in time to he shown In
heir entirety at the Metropolitan
Yesterday. Another feature Of the
bill greeted with enthusiasm was
natural color gem bringing to the
silver sheet many examples OF the
transcendant beauty that has made
Yellowstone National Park one Of the
wonders of the world. The cine
matographic portions II the bill were
completed by new SYMPOSIUM Of the
Literary Digests witty Topics of
-he Day.