"THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL."

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19211, 18 January 1928, Page 5

"THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL."

A PLAY OF THE EMOTIONS

The sto* that is told in "The Undying Past," on which .. b«M the film nlay "The flesh and the Devil, has «? d'a thousand times before tho story of the unscrupulous and tempos uous woman who comes between two men, the Cassius and the Brutus of our drama It s ajtory that can a ways brehed P sensationalism in those pa impu i ses of are devoted cfelourful, often men and women, mvar.a my hectic, always tort gumg d May „ pictur<) th t e -W«. Theatre on Mouwhich opens at tno «™. h just 6Uch a sub . day, is a play dealing witn Ju tf , ject, a draws with upon woman whom ft ° TUth fiLrf at Potsdam, and apart from y . ou ! ng !?,.«.„ friendship an interesting their «l»J" iO . f a r , ie "hat Prussian stronghold leo and Ulrich, played re.pec,s afforded. 1 * Larg Hftnßo Me lively by John «»•»£„, , iveß are thrown he two young men ™ , the W( , mgn into confusion by tneaa fl fa Creu'GarbT Th? tale'"hero t.£. a tur£ 7 ?iJ, Knccaccio, if one may coin a most lor the Boccaccio, ; js a H . oman who eloquent ad ec^e ; re knows what she *an BOtwitn6tanding a this inaUace ah * a ar ries m<idy ftnd dfts<) . husband. Leo. M« c " Due \s, upheavals, dislation m ner tram. pursues her asters »»V?hw£h the hearts of men. crimson way '"°" n s0 tDat it cannot mean women, and cb» al £ D ; sho a(Jn ds her husband anything to ner * lling field, treacherousto W«„ d « tb L« to Clric* and Ulrich to Leo. ? "h?/ wav to wealth and success, and lies ne. »<•- great opportunity for eventually lets h j" one £ n interesting woman, redemption pass ner condemn or on e whom uobofl. c and Ag devi] wo dislike: she is' ,n man ean conlba t for long, forces wwco . Sundermann, is not The story, being iro ._. M S ll hectic love inter* fey thg , esser too good a ,TT J.. r , wea lth of Characters, a thing*. /"euuite scenes, he changes variety of esflm^« RUjn() to Geman abruptly twm" Hn therl are other A v ( . dC «' th"n Feflcitas and her men. Clardirection is more nearly Coneuco B , ro *°„ .„,, American screen has yet tinentsl than « , a ft perfect given us. a f. a ' ae p r | ncip »U, Garbe. Gilbert. With, the three P"n» u oimstead. » ad H *?fwcet and Mare McDermott. ToSfrrow morning the box pUns will open at The B^istojPianoCompanT^