Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-27
BROADWAY BEGINNING SUNDAY shows Heart Winning wnes us Lover
 Villain in "FooIish Wives"
Special Advance Story

new type of villain has appeared. No more 1o the galleries .reverberate with the hiss Of the beetle br0ved bewhiskersd villain as he corners the fearful heroine and uenands the papers No longer does Desmond the Desperate stalk through act Sfter act or reel tfter reei, running the gamut- of human villainies.
 'Iago is passe-. .t--~
 'Legree has had his day
 "It's the monocle and cane that now hold sway
 It has remained for Erich von Stru- helm, author director and principal actor | in Foolish Wives" to create the perfect 1 villain-a psrlor -snsky sort of villain who glides through life, wrecking homes by the lift of an eye-brow-a suave heart breaker with jauhty nonoclc and the most expressive of canes.
 No curses soil bis lips-only the dain- ty suspicion of a lip stick and the deli cate perfume of his cigarette. He never gets blue with rage-the color of his cheek never pale. Bi fact. he IS a ssr- torial tonsorial model. whose manners are inpeccable. You hate him because Of he-vamp methods
 In Foolish Wives which is to be shown at. Broadway theatre beginning Sunday, von. Strohein plays the role of a bogus Russian count, whose habitat is | is to make love to every woman who strikes his fancy Some he cuftivates merely to wheedle them out Of money
 By varying his Embellishments with
 downright blackmsil, he manages 10 live like prince. His cane, monocle and cigarettes are worn with the grace Of
 one to the manner born, his Russian of-
 ficer's uniform is glistening and spec
 less, and in the luxurious villa he calls
 home he affects startling bathrobes. pa-
 jamas and exotic diets
 Voh Strohelm is the most polished
 "he-vamp" on the screen He knows
 women and understands them as much as any man. He knows the weaknesses Of feminine character and how to insihuate , himself adroitiy into their good grsces
 All this and more he portrays on fhs screen in Foolish Wives" With hi, debonair smoothness, he -swsggers hi, way into women's hearts
 [ Won stroheim is said to be very mod. est concerning his remarkable insight In , to feminine fancies Yet fit is knouf
 to be true that he holds.the same fasci , nation for women Off the screen as hi. f character portrsyels do in his pictures Would-be Lortharios often besiegs hi1 for pointers in ''heart-breaking" Vol
 Stroheims only advice is that women ap P preciate the little attentions Of courtex. r and fore-thought which many men no r glect It is always his concern 10 antici s pate even the slightest wishes of the 70 i, ] men around him. He has the air Of con { vincing every woman. he is her abjec \ slave, whose soul thought and object { the execution of her whimE.
 I Won Stroheim established himself a {. the Prince of Philanderers in Blind Illus
 bands" his first attempt at directing, ii , which he played the role of an Austriai Il lieutenant. haunting the Tyrol and en
 snaElnr the hearts Of fair visitors to tn
 mountain resort. In his second picture 4, ''The Devils Pass Key he did not tax T a part, but his direction was subtle an , lexpert in the scenes .tN Jicting affairs 0 s' the heart.
 In Foolish Wives he has carried hi
 fine manners and polished villainies to ' surprising degree, He has combined al Q the arts of a perfect lover with the ras e calities Of most interruptions libertin, B His portrayal of the bogus Count sergiu will be a revelation 10 women who plac e too much emphasis, on the finer courts IT sies of life and too m's h confidence e those dapper gentlemen whose elegar n bows and thoughtful attentions reail a conceal sinister intentions