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...rich French traveler in Morocco, has been adapted from one of the most famous novels of the French modern school. Vandal-Delac, one of the best producers in Europe, who also directed "Le Bal" which the Committee presented last month, has taken charge of the production. The plot hinges about the efforts of an unscrupulous blackmailer to intimidate a wealthy young Frenchman into giving him a large sum of money. The photography is particularly good, every scene having been filmed in Morocco. The local color of the country is effectively brought out by depictions of native dances and religious festivals...
...first raptures the critics acted a little shamefaced and attempted to withdraw some of the praises they had strewn in the hot haste of their first love. They discovered that there was nothing original here, only six or seven glittering stars perfectly cast, good lines, and a swift-moving plot, worked up with great care. But there is no denying that seldom has New York seen such a complete and balanced piece of drama...
charged a plot between Prosecutor Thomas and the circulation manager of the opposition Vindicator, who had been fired by Scripps-Howard and allegedly vowed...
...John's son or not. But I wouldn't go through those court hearings again if I was positive." His public, doubting him shrewd enough to have concocted his case, waited to see what manner of rascal the District Attorney would show up as author of a plot...
From his chair in the wings this week Mr. Gatti watched Baritone Lawrence Tibbett impersonate Simone Boccanegra, a 14th Century doge whose life was thoroughly cluttered with political intrigues, kidnappings, poisonings. The audience, Mr. Gatti knew, would make little effort to follow the complicated plot. The few powerful, cumulative moments in the music would not make up for the lack of familiar, fetching tunes. But Simone Boccanegra suited Mr. Gatti for the season's opening opera. His hero Verdi wrote it. It is spectacular. The first act might be slow but at least the scene in the big council...