"BORROWED FINERY."

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18895, 10 January 1927, Page 13

"BORROWED FINERY."

(<THB UNKNOWN PURPLE."

\ ÜBERTY THEATRE, TO-DAY. -TlwiUltjre race of woman is said to be MTI (if tau obsesied with'the idea of garbiMltlieif in purple and fine linen, and'many tftrfan the plays, pictures, and books mmftf around tho theme. One of the ■Mi interesting of these Is "Borrowed Fin•if," which, is to be presented at the Liberty Theatre this week. It is not difficult t« ttinct drima 6f a high order out of such * story, for the plot is inherently <lr»■»t|e and lends itself to much sensational drtwopaenr. It plays upon tho frnilities •( rotoaa in no uncertain manner, and has » eerUin unconventional twist which makes ft Imkfy absorbing.' It does not follow tho N»ten track in society dramas of this rtft*, and therein reveals itself as' a film n Ufwior merits. The story is obviousJfjhf' results of oxtended observations upon «Wki e«tur«; .everything about it simple Mi fMlible; ''its undoubted dramatic inWgwi : only accentuating its power and WIL Trßtb, after all, is stranger and «»«,' and the astonishing results of one ■gjl'jiottient; ai shown in "Borrowed Fin•7.- -ire' not so astonishing that they can-»stht}lft-p»Heraed in truo colours. Through*jHth» story finely-drawn strokes of comi ■T lire it variety and lightness, and the *J2,t«»»tthl manner of the picture's KfMtttiea'pleases the aesthetic senses with Ww ißdeulture. Louise Lorraine plays •wjMing-role with distinction and grace, "Vsupported by Ward Crane, Gertrude AsW. Wf Lou Tellegen. powerful and thrilling melodrama is ■j-HWnd offering on the programme, a JWU» with the qualifying adjective "dif}W»j";.writ largo upon it. It is "The *«»?« Purple," a drnmn which held New W enthralled for seasons. Its ori'ginal*&,u)'*WJlOlt and entire, not one aspect- of Wiw»CT hearing the dulled touch of ago *Wi 111 ingenuity is amazing, the genius 2jl§ eentrsl themo holds ono from the moPg the story swings into action and never gjl it» held for an instant. It is a story fwrilW the scientist, for it puts forward ■MM* possibilities. It is a sensational 2gjj7 flrwna, with its brilliance of con"PJW supported by a whimsical humour fJJrVjight, fantastic, romance that fit in the theme proper. It takes • Mtmeoi man to write anything as sweeprer and original as "Tho Unknown Md Roland West, the man who "The Bat," has again writton and » drama that rivals that famous BE;* effects and entertainment. Henry who will always be remem- *■*{ m his portrayal of tho "Little Colo2£j» "The, Birth of a Nation," gives a SfJJj eharacterisatlon in the leading role, "JtlMth hj» invests with uncanny power W/JpMMI appeal. Stuart Holmes, Alice SJyfM' Hellen Ferguson are other artists 2Srwi» the cast. The Liberty "Conunder Mr Ernest Jamieson, 3iF*t* special programme of orchestral Spu'Tni box plans are at The Bristol *here seats may be reserved.