PARAMOUNT AND ARTCRAFT.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 146, 21 June 1923, Page 5

PARAMOUNT AND ARTCRAFT.

"The Delicious Little Devil," in which Mac Murray and Rodolph Valentino play the leading roles, ia advertised for its final screening at the- Paramonnt and Artcraft Theatres to-day. Miss Murray takes the part of Mary M'Guire, a girl who is the sole support of her mother and a lazy uncle whose idea of pleasure is eating and sleeping. She secures an engagement as a dancer at a rond house cabaret, arid from that time on the story is very dramatic. The drama "Confidence," featuring Herbert Rawlinson, is th& supporting film shown. Delightful features at both theatres are the orchestras, which add- considerably to the enjoyment. . ."MONTE CRISTO." More than half a century after his death —ha died fifty-two years ago— Alcxandre Dumas becomes the most popular screen author of the present day. Were he now alive and collecting loyalties from the work of his pen, he would probably be in a position to pay off the great National Debt. From this famous • French immortal the best scenarios, for screen productions have come, unlimited, it seems. One of the most recent big screen productions is "Monto Ci-isto," most famous of all Dumas' stories. It has been produced by William Fox, and is said to be ono of, the most dramatic productions over mado for the screen. It is to be shown hero to-morrow at the Paramount and Artcraft Theatres. Emmott J. Flyim directed the production. Mr. Flynn also directed that famous screen comedyclassic, "A Connecticut Yaiikeo in, King Arthur's Court." What is announced as an all-star cast, headed by John Gilbert, was assembled to handle the many difficult roles. While Dumas, of course, did not even dream of the cinema when he wrote this famous story, nevertheless no story ever written has provided better screen material. It tells, with extraordinarily thrilling force, of the adventures of the young sailor, Edmond Dantes—who, on the day of his wedding, is .thrown into prison on the false charges? of unknown foes. Here he spends many years, but emerges a man learned and with great wealth at his command. He then seeks revenge on his unknown foes. The plot, intensely absorbing in interest, gradually builds to a point where it seema impossible for it to be moru entertaining and gripping. Yet his discovery of the world's greatest'fortune is but the beginning of a remarkable career. To the generations that have read the story and to all who know its general outline it wilJ be interesting to learn that the screen version simplifies and concentrates the dramatic narrative; assembles and sharpens the salient characters; assorts and links the most graphic, episodes; retains .in abundance the situations in the novel as originally written;. and crystallises in singularly inspiring manner tha swift, resistless action of the romance.