The New York herald., 1921-05-30
Paris UNDERWORLD
on the Screen Again
in THO Pictures
'The Black Panther's Cub and
'White and Unmarried
Gripping Films.

At both the Capitol, in The Black
Panther's Cub and at the Criterion, In
white and Unmarried" the Paris
underworld gets its grip on the screen
again. The Criterion picture, which
starts an indefinite engagement with
Thomas Meighap as the star. is the
more suitable for soft collar weather,
If one is looking for a celuloid substi
tute for a cooling drink. now prohibited
by law. The Capitol production. in which
Miss Florence Reed stars is satisfactory
for those who cannot go to sleep at
night without having their emotions
turned upside down.
Mr.. Meighan on the films lately has
alternated between being very nice
young man and crook. though he still
remains a very nice young man in the
latter incarnation. In white and I'm
married" he 10 again a polite member Of
the criminal class whom John ID. Swain
has put into rather diverting and
unique story. though at bottom 1t only
bears out the old adage, ''Set thief TO
catch a thief Kane. young and
promising burglar. falls heir to for
tune when his uncle. a racetrack gam
bier. dies and puts him In the truly
leisured class.
Going to Paris with q passport that
simply refers to him as white and un-
married" he goes stunning among the
Apaches with a wealthy and bored
young woman whom he eventually saves
from the clutches of the demi-monde.
though not until he has taught her ras-
cally husband a lesson by shooting him
to death. But pause He doesn't marry
the young woman--that Is where the
story Is unique. Instead he lets a young
Apache dancer purloin his heart. which
puts him to the trouble of rescuing her
from a gang of kidnappers in order to
register the final closeup smile.
GIimpses OF Paris Life.
On the whole one rather enjoyed this
! picture. with it's picturesque glimpaes
of Partisan life, though one would like
to see George NJ. Cohan burlesque this
and other crook plays, for there is
plenty of room here for his classic
question. What's all the shootin for?"
1t is hard to see how many young men
II may influence with its engaging idea
that an apprenticeship as a thief would
give them the necessary training to
move about in society Meighan dis
arms criticism, with his virile and yet
humorous performance. and Jacqueline
Logan. Ziegfed "Follies" graduate,
fits into the role or dancer without
stra ming her pretty face.
Buster Keaton prizes the jaws apart
with glue in his latest and best comedy.
THE Haunted House." and Tony Sarg,
in his second shadow cartoon for his
Almanac. "The Tooth Carpenter" indi-
Gates that even back in the oft desired
stone age one couldn't have escaped the
dentist Kineto study Combating
the Elements" permits one to enjoy
storms safely. while "Dawning." a
dazzling Prizma color scenic. shows how
the sun gets up to work AL over the
world.
An agreeable Apache musical pro-
logue. with Sylvette de la Mer. Miss Nav
Kitchen Cory and Paul Oscard dancing
to Offenbach's music. and a dance BY
Miss Cory to the Ampico's strains.
rounds out one of the most attractive
programmes that coffee has ever stimu-
lated Managing Director Hugo Riesen-
field to devise.
W. X. ZiegfeId's First Film.
The Black Panther's Cub, which il
W. X. Ziegfeld's frs. photoplay produc-
ton. portends well for his future efforts
especially In view of his courage in
translating TO the screen Swinburne. one
OF the last men one would expect 10
find there. Based on the poets work
"Faustne" IL tells n somewhat involved
story. which ts never confusing, how
ever. even though Miss Reed plays a
dual role and has TO disguise herself
with wrinkles. First, she is the lovely
courtesan. Fdustine. ruling over the
most notorious Partisan gambling salon
until tho police shut her up, and then
she Is her own daughter. adopted by an
adnlirer. who goes back to her mothers
business with the purest motivcs--to
save her foster fathers name from dis