Evening star., 1928-09-10

grippingly fine characterization by
George Fawcett, and a restrained and
commendable Interpretation by Ulrich
Haupt. Boris de Fas is sinister and
fanatical in a difficult role.
Tempest" is the story of the Russian
revolution and it's sweeping torrent of
overthrow and terror. Caught in its
teeth. naughty young princess finds
herself humbled before a peasant she
once scorned and for whose downfall
she was responsible. The conflict of
birth swept away in the gale of the
tempest, the two stand as equals and
the situation affords emotional possibil-
tiles which are realized to the fullest.
The whole thing is superbly wrought,
like a symphony, with its theme subtly
announced in the opening measures,
diverting itself into gay rondos, and
finally reaching its peak in climax
of sweeping power, combining the
themes of love and revolution to a
glorious finale.
The sets are magnificent; the direc-
ton maSterful. Tempest" is cinema
achievement of real worth. Particularly
we'll chosen is the orchestral score, with
a love theme that is haunting.
The Eagles Nest" Ufa novelty. in
which an Alpine lad displays his marks
manShip. and news reel in Whlch
President Coolidge does the same, COM
plete the bill.
METROPOLITAN" Faces"
A melodrama of the underworld,
Forgotten Faces" new Currept at the
Metropolitan Theater. shows the sepa-
ration of family-one to go her care
less way one to go to prison and the
-
The principal characters are represent
ed by familiar faces" Give Brooks.
Mary Brian and the Russian artist,
Baclanova, who appeared in 1.-THE
Miracle" and in Streets Of Sin"
AS usual, Brooks plays the suave un-
ruff1ed character with appealing mo-
mentS, which makes his motives seem
sincere even though his mode of life is
questionable. The smooth, polished eX-
terror, however, covers deep feelings
and a certain code of honor which, ap-
parently, is not shared by his frivolous,
pleasure seeking wife, whose love for
admiration and excitement obliterates
her mother love. Returning from a
particularly successful hold-up in a
gambling house. with jewels to shower
on his wife, "Heliotrope jim finds her
in the arms of another man. while the
DdDN llCSONUCos Az ANoAAHOo hA-
stantly that the police raid which he
and his partner. "Froggy." narrowly
escaped, had been instigated for the
purpose of getting him out of the way.
In a sudden rage he shoots his wife's
paramour, then, realizing his own pre-
dicament. his whole concern centers on
the future of his little daughter. So
before giving himself up to the police
he leaves the baby on the doorstep of
the Dean home. recently bereaved by
the loss of child, and swears "Froggy"
to a secret guardianship over her The
long, gray years in prison are bright
ened by stolen snapshots of the child
in the various stages from babyhood
to debutante When he learns that his
wife by trick has forced the secret
from "Froggy" he determines on one
more act to safeguard his daughter
from her mother. and getting paroled
as truSty becomes a butler in the
Deane household. The wife who had
rejoiced in his Imprisonment, had
taunted and jeered at him and goaded
him to frenzy while the bars con-
fined him, later is distracted with
fear and terror at the mere scent of
heliotrope as though by an actual pres
ence. A tragic climax enSues
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