Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 15 | Victor Hugo's 'Les Miserables' at the American

I I Victor Hugos Hugo's Les ILes at the American S Tho The attraction at the tile Ameri American American Amer Amer- i ican an the theatre tre this w week k Is Is' Is the screen en vc of Lea Les Miserable Victor Hugos Hugo's immortal classic At a special invitation preview held Thursday morning at 1039 the o'clock a great majority of ol school teachers o ot of Salt Lake were enthused with the master production production production tion that was made possible by the Universal Film company and brought to Salt Lake Lalee by the management man man- gement of the tile American theatre to tobe tobe tobe be shown at popular prices Many of the tile best known kno actors In Inthe inthe the tho French theatre were proud to take part in this picture The story as they tell it picks out the principal principal pal dramatic Incidents in the tile novel alway preserving the tile main theme the the regeneration o of humanity through the tile influence of go goodness in man From the time when Jean Valjean Is 13 given his liberty by the old bishop his face is set towards good i Instead of ot evil The dramatic proportions of ot the tile I book havo been ingeniously preserved and though it is impossible not to discern here and there hiatuses that indicate cuts yet there Is no Inconsistency inconsistency inconsistency incon incon- to be noted and the sequel invariably provides the essential clue As to the acting this is the best acting of a nation whose theatre has led the world Not a single role no matter how trifling is Js insignificant cant because each is Interpreted With care with due duo regard to values and arid with a a. sound sense of proportion tion The Tiie leading roles are so so played as to leave one in no doubt whatever as to tho the future of the French film mm industry Technically the picture Is comparable with the finest anywhere The photography In some instances is nothing short silent of wonderful and at the same time tide there is an utter absence of inconsistent inconsistent incon incon- or blatant lighting effects for the tile purpose of catering to the most infantile intelligence Scenes Scenes' that call can for gloom are done in gloom g but gloom touched with Imagination Imagination imagination Im Im- im- im suggestion The Tile scenes at the tile barricades in Paris are arc the ultimate in realism upon the screen They make each tragic moment live e before the eyes of ot the I spectator 5 S