"THE EAGLE."

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18671, 21 April 1926, Page 6

"THE EAGLE."

RUDOLPH VALENTINO. i : LIBERTY THEATRE, MONDAY. Introducing an.entirely newatmosphere in his latest' picture,' surrounding himself with fierce and fearless Cossacks and. the brilliant personages of the • Russian . Court, Rudolph Valentino appears at the Liberty Theatre next week in "The Eagle." Th'efricture is adapted from a famous work of Pushkin's, "I>abrdvak>\" a romance comedydrama deepened "at times by moments. of danger which are engendered by the plottjng and daring, of the outlawed guard. Appearing first as an officer in high favour with the Czarina, then as a bandit, t finally masquerading as a French tutor in the house of his enemy, 1 Valentino is always the central figure, a reckless.soldier and a reckless lover. He does some fine comedy work in'this picture, comedy of a subtle nature which has*a universal appeal, and is throughout a dashing and romantic figure. The stagings of this picture are worthy of special note; an European atmosphere is always Btrongly in evidence, an' air "of' polite' and sophistication, an .air that is occasionally lit with the flash of steel and the sparkle of soft eyes. Supporting Valentino are Yilma Banky, who plays Mascha, ' a cold and haughty young beauty whose will tho Eagle sets out to bend,' and Louise Dresser, ns the Empress of all tho Russias, who is his evil star. All artists act with a simplicity that is the finest art; they move in their elevated sphere with naturalness and dignity, and in his more compelling scenes the star rises to heights of emotional acting that shows a decidedly more finished touch than in previous pictures. No liberties have been Miken with the drama, and patrons therefore have an opportunity. of witnessing one of tho finest pieces of Continental literature brought to the screen. The box plans open at The Bristol. Piano Co. to-morrow.