"A WOMAN OF PARIS"

Northern Advocate, 9 July 1925, Page 4

"A WOMAN OF PARIS"

Everyone who saw Chaplin's masterpiece at the Lyceum last night felt that a slice of real life had been unfolded for his benefit. Edna Purviance was delightfully restrained and natural as Marie St. Clair —never a false note nor a jarring movement, —but then all the characters were absolutely "types" and seemed to "live their little life'* upon the screen. The " massage" scene and the artists' revel were gems of comedy, wherein Chaplain's whimsical genius seemed to shine and shine again. He certainly brings a new note to moving pictures, and his next production will be eagerly awaited. Everything in "A Woman of Paris'* seems faultless—the dressing, the appointments, the lighting—the light, artistic touches that indicate so much and are so little in themselves. . And the final theme—the quiet happiness that evolves itself out of a turbulent sorrow and . a seemingly hopeless , tragedy—it is all faithfully summed up"Time is a Great Healer, and Experience teaches us that the Road to Happiness lies in Service to Others."