Show Merchant of Venice Supreme Adaptation of V Immortal Drama Comes Conies toI to I Rex Theatre Beginning Next Monday 1 F The casket V from Merchant of 01 Venice produced by bythe the at the Bex next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday There Ther b have bave ve been screen n adaptations of ot Shak Shakespeare's play in In- In tho past several of ot them but ut d doubt the Smalleys Smalley's four reel Pro n of the Merchant of ven Venice VenIce opening the te ce at Rex Monday will ions stand a tho the apex of ot perfection It Is one lono of the most elaborate from the point of costly costumes and scenery scenery that tho the Universal Film company compan has hae ever turned out So 80 careful have the Smalleys been t to make th the production technically corre correct that many of at the Venetian street were wore p prepared four tour or five times before they would answer the specific re requirements re- re of tho the producers Confident V that this this- play would long Jong stand as as the tM example of ot their ability the tho J producers rS' rS have put into It their sovereign efforts the the utmost skill kUl and Inspiration at their their command There la s no question about the result the Impression left Is that that only only the divine spark could have adapted produced and acted out the parts of V f the je- play V It Jt was Lois Weber r Mrs Phillips Smalley Smalle who adapted the masterpiece to scenario form V All Ml action In the tho play V which IB Is referred to in tho the lines Urics of the wh which does not V take ke place on the stage atac is shown in th tb tho S screen pro uc Con Consequently t the o Version emion has lias not b ben been followed d V n strictly but n nn n w which stage limitations bar h have havo Ii been Injected d into the PJ piece ce For this reason alone aloM the tho film pro production is most Interesting V I Phillips Smalley has hIlS the part of Shy Shy- lock Any doubt that may have existed as to Mr Ir Smalley right to take his P placa cs In th the front rank of at contemporary screen artists Is removed b by his work In this play H Ho He Is Isa a thorough student nt of Shakespeare Shakespeare Shakes Shakes- peare having played leads in many Shak Shakespearean arean productions production's before entering motion pictures and is also a a. keen student nl of ot human nature This is plain plainly reflected d In his characterization of ot Shylock an in In in- fresh original and vigorous Miss Weber IB is seen Men as Portia and her woI k Is the most exquisite and d delightful that could be imagined She has made mado the tho role rolo throb with human lunan feeling an and delicate hUmor The usual stock costumes might have ve been u used ed in tn this play but were not The producers preferred the right way to the tho easy way and consulted d Sir James D D. DI Linton Union tho the eminent emIl European authority and have havo obtained costumes that may bo be accepted as correct A new w and correct costume was mado made for r o-r ovary every character Tho The presentation of ot this great lion tion Is a moving picture ex-en ex out of the tho ordinary and three e days oC but I IH Ia predicted ton for forthe th the Rex Hex as s' s a t rc result of f itH Its enterprise In securing V thi film Him bo o SOOn oon after aCter St Ua completion etlou |