UNDER TWO FLAGS.”
The personality of Priscilla Dean has never been given such forceful expression on the screen as in llndei Two Flags,” the Universal Jewel production of Ouida’s famous novel, to be screened at the Empire Theatre on Wednesday evening. The spirited girl, Cigarette, idol of a French regiment at Algiers, is the type Miss Dean portrays so well. The excitement with which the film abounds was felt by every member of the huge company participating in the production of this classic of the screen. They all lived in the atmosphere of Algeria, where the action of the story takes place. A portion of the town of Algiers, with a faithful reproduction of the French barracks there, was built at the big studio in Universal City. Members of the cast lived “in character” for several months. Miss Dean herself became so accustomed to the costumes of the play that it. was difficult for her to readjust herself to habits of normal life when not actually working before the camera. This Universaljewel production is regarded as Miss Dean’s supreme achievement on the screen: hers is a masterpiece for the ages. __________ ■ •
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Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1371, 24 March 1923, Page 8
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190UNDER TWO FLAGS.” Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1371, 24 March 1923, Page 8
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