Pola Negri

When Pola Negri first came to the attention of the American public,—playing royal mistresses, wayward gypsies and the like, in continental films —under the wing of Ernst Lubitsch—it was a cer tain warm, and earthy quality that she possessed which made a trip to Hollywood an ultimate necessity. But, once in America, an insidious standardization took place which, as film followed film, affected not only her outward appearance but seemed even to undermine her theory of acting. Though this led to her becoming an object of pride to Mr. Will Hays, the sophisticated public, little by little, seemed to take another viewpoint. Now Negri emerges from retirement in A Woman Commands. Furthermore, every indication points to her returning to her original and dynamic self