RUDOLPH VALENTINO.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18670, 20 April 1926, Page 10

RUDOLPH VALENTINO.

"THE EAGLE."

! # -LIBERTY THEATRE MONDAY.

' Based on a stage by tho great Alexander Fufthkin, presented with elaborate and careful adherence to detail and enacted by a cast of stars headed by Rudolph Valentino, "The Eagle" cornea to the Liberty Theatre on Monday next. Valentino, having made of the Latin lover a thing of beauty and a joy for ever, has turned . his versatile hand to Cossack roles, and he portrays with admirable ability and fervour the more inscrutable soul of the Slav. He has an intriguing, fearless, not too emotional role to carry, the particular role that, is his own, and there are welcome touches of excellent comedy, which havo been sadly lacking, hithorto, in this popular etare pictures. Tho story is a fascinating and brilliant comedy-drama set in Russia when a famous Czarina held imperious sway in Moscow, and as an outlawed officer of her guard Budolph Valentino gives easily the most dashing and artistic portrayal of ms care«. There are always thrilla in Russia, whero truth ie treason, but in thiß story they predominate, and a scorned Empress, an arch-enomy, and a beautiful and haughty girl do not tend in any way to make things peaceable. The climax is an artistic surprise, the director adhering with fine tact to the best canons of Russian 'iterature. Right throughout this remarkable film there is nothing forced, nothing that is not pre-eminently original and Muscovite, and this local colour, coupled with the beautiful eottings, make it a worthy outlet for the work of Pushkin and Valentino. The star 'm supported by two brilliant actresses In th« persons of Vilma Banky and Louise Dresser. Miss Banky. as the heroine, continues to live up to her reputation as one of tho few genuino artists of tho screen, and Miss Drreser as the Czarina is the personification of power and majesty. The box plans for the season open at The Bristol Piano Company on Thursday.