The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-01
In The Theatres
POLES.

night at POH s theatre before packed
 house, an audience which sat enthrall-
 ed by the beauty of the photographer art, and thrilled by the plot and the pictures bizarre characters. This art
 picture holds up to all promises made
 Oy the advertisers, and establishes a
 citerion for the screen in artistry and
 character delineation.
 The story, Foolish Wives" was
 also directed aISj starred in the pro-
 ductiOn. He conceived the idea of
 building the great scenes at Monte
 Carlo, depicted in this film, the entire
 cost of which is said to have been
 much more than a million dollars. The picture concerns a bogus Rus
 sian nobleman, Count Karamzin and
 two accomplices. Princess Olga and
 Vera Petschnikoff The trio are in-
 ternationaI adventures, occupying a
 villa at Monte Carlo, to prey upon the
 the Count strutting about in his Russian uniform victim1zing women
 by the graceful manners. He sets a
 trap for the young and foolish wife of
 is piqued by her husbands neglect, forced by his diplomatic business, and she easily falls prey to the Counts
 wiles. Trapped in a burning tower in his villa at night, the blackguard hero deserts her. The fire was kin dled by a discarded sweetheart of the Russian,
 The rescue of the American wife l and the realistic scenes accompany. ing it makes one of the best scenes ever screened.
 In the role of Count sergius. von | Stroheim proves himself as consum- mate an actor as he is a director. He has created a character which will rank with the greatest on the screen. of exceptional quality. In the role of the foolish wife, Miss du Pont does an unusual bit of acting. Her blonde | beauty is of an appealing type The ! DTinCRSSPS Inv 1 George and Mae Busch, are delineat-
 ed with skill. Rudolph Christians,
 as the American husband, Caesare- | Gravina as the old counterfeiter, and l Malveen Polo as his half-wtt daugh- | ter. play their roles with understand 1 ing and feeling. To Dale Fuller, as
 role. | Won Stroheim's cleverness is apt1y 1 illustrated in his care in showing de- 1 tailed action, by which his characters l are built up and life given to the 1 story. Above all the exceptional pho 1 tography should be noted. Won Stro-
 helm never photographs his charac- 1 terS against uninteresting back | grounds The life, the gaiety. the
 brilliance, the exotic atmosphere of
 Monte Carlo pervades the entire pho | todrama.
 l Incidents Stand Out. The picture is rich in incidents that
 will remain for many days in the | 1I. H.
 perstitious Counts ruse to bring good luck at Roulette, several incidents
 in the old hut, and particularly the in l cldent or the U. s. Marine are mas | Ter touches of motion picture direc- l tion.
 PLAZA.
 Vaudeville Week is inaugurated at l the Plaza theatre beginning today. | and it is presenting the only vaude- | vile show in town. Seven big time l features are on the, biM for the first
 three days: The famous Breen Fam
 and Stones "Chin Chin,' heads the 1 bill. Miss Nellie Breen, an accom-
 pAshed dancer. is featured with the
 offer1ng. The Fashion Plate Revue
 Avenue dandies will present a tra- Vesty. Harry Miller is an exceedingly clever youth who found it hard ob-
 tainlng the right person to work or one, MT. Miller joined the Harry Carroll Revue and sang and danced
 in this production for nearly two
 years Finally he came into profes- Miss Frears is a product of musical cQmedy. They appear in a vehicle
 entitled 'Go Back on the Stage" Roy Sheldon, Marjorie Thoms and Fred friends; Ed Pressler and Blanche kia1ss, the lively pair; Mellon and Renn in Books for Sa1e''; Cross and
 Santaro, opponents of physical cuI- ture, and other features complete the bill The prize winning Tri-Art ca turette, The Beggar Maid" with the
 prize winning girl, Mary Astor, as the star has been booked together
 with other comedies and News Week lies
 An entire change of program takes | place on Thursday.
 DAWES.
 Betty Compson, an erstwhile bath ing beauty, and latterly a dramatic player or exceptional and established
 merit scores her fourth successive hit
 as star in "The Green Temptation"