The Washington times., 1926-04-20
PARIS CALLS HER
1.-THE SARAH OF
THE SCREEN"

PARIS, April 1S.-For the first
time in history an American movie
star has become Paris idol over
night.
Marion Davies, whose picture, Jan.
ice Meredith, was produced to.
night at the ultrafashionable Made
| leine Theater, is today the talk Of
the town, while her costume por.
| trait, taking precedence over all
other posters, is prominently dis
played on every corner or the
crowded boulevards.
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Apart from the value Of the pic.
ture, which probably is more APP
preciated than any other so far
exhibited in Paris, the Janice Mere.
dith production here is sinterpreted
by the critics as a tremendous per.
sonal triumph for Miss Davies.
Madame Jumel, movie critic Of
Figaro, and reputed to be one Of
the most eminent motion picture
editors in Paris, was so enthusiastic
as to describe Marion as the Sarah
Of the screen" adding that her act
ing in this picture equals, If It does
not surpass, that of the best ac-
tresses of the Coincide Franchise.
The Madeleine Theater, the best
movie house in Paris, was crowded
to overlooking with the most fash.
tonable set, which nowadays as.
sembles at movie first nights In
preference to other shows.
Countess Jumillac took the occa.
sion to launch the newest style in
evening gowns, consisting Of black
tulle over finely pleated intense
green slip. Black tulle, which il
as old as the hills, is so cunningly
employed in this middle season
model as to make It distinctively
new.
Used fichu-like on the bodice so
as to leave a V-shaped decollette
both front and back which is al.
together unadorned by jewels, it Is
slightly held in at the waistline,
which is only two inches below
normal. From the waistline the
tulle falls gracefully and fluffily
all around the figure except in
finely pleated and brightly colored
underslip. The general effect is
graceful to the extreme, and remi.
niscent Of Watteau's richly adorned
ladies'.
Countess D'Orsay, nee Duchess
Villaresa, had similar gown, but
with yellow underslip. Lady
Millicent Halves, the former Ouch.
ess of Sutherland, wore a "neck1et
pendant" which Is a Paris adap-
tation Of the slave collar" which
New York wore all winter. although
1t never appeared here. The pen.
dant is a single pear-shaped stone,
either diamond or emerald, attached
with an invisible platinum chain
to the. slave collar, which is 1nva.
riably OF platinum.
Duchess Dues drove especially
from her chateau at Bonelle, near
Janice Meredith premiere, and en-.
tertained box party. Both she
and Jane Marnac, the best dressed
Paris actress, wore the new eve.
ming coatee made entirely Of velvet
ribbons. which. since the beginning
Of the season this week, has started
in earnest to supplant all other
evening wraps and coats. This
short coatee is generally Of black
velvet ribbons with wide sleeves.
well opened front and semifitting
back, and Is especially useful for
summer wear.
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Beltran Massez, the well known
Spanish painter who just returned
from Madrid after exhibiting to
King Alfonso his latest work, today
was besieged by interviewers when
it leaked out that he is the author
Of the portrait Of Marion Davies
made during the time she was
working on Janice Meredith.
IT never have seen such enthu-
siasm during a lifetime spent In
Paris" he exclaimed. ct am glad
that my friend Marion Davies IL
now recognized here as the great
artist she is"
Janice Meredith" American thea
ter-goers remember with pleasant
thrills, burst upon the nation two
years ago and swept 1t much as 1t
is now sweeping Paris. The pic.
turization Of Paul Leicester Ford's
historic novel of Revolutionary days
carried the star to new heights.
its sumptuous settings revealing
the winsome actress in a most
fetching light.