Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1921, Page 71

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—ROTOGRAVURE SECTION—MARCH 27, 1921. Among Us Mortals The Movie Classic By W. E. Hill Copyright. 1921, N Y Tribune Inc Close up of Madelyn, the heroine of “Passion’s Flame,” a super film based on “The Eve of St. Agnes,” by Keats. Madelyn, with the sunlight behind her and her curls blowing in the wind, has been out in the orchard gathering roses and pussy willow And now for the story. It is the Eve of St. Agnes and a costume ball, the biggest and best of the season, is in progress. The fair Madelyn has partners aplenty, but Madclyn’s heart is as lead for her best boy has not been asked to the party. Madelyn, on the pretext of wanting to retire early 1o get a good night’s sleep, is anxious to go upstairs and dream of her lover. Three of Madelyn’s friends are trying to dissuade her. In the mean time Mr. Frank Porphyro, Madelyn’s beau, un- able to keep away any longer, arrives on the scene. His chagrin upon hearing that Madelyn has retired for the night is so great that an elderly lady, who really ought to have known better, takes it upon herself to pilot him to Madelyn’s chamber. If he is a good boy and if he behaves himself, she will hide him away where he can peek at Madelyn while she sleeps. So here we see her climbing the stairs that lead from the scene of revelry, wax taper in hand, en route to the sec- ond floor front. Whatever the base thoughts that may or may not have been lurk- ing in Porphyro’s brain, nothing but the noblest and purest sensa- tions remain after one look at Madelyn asleep with one arm about her Teddy bear, the one that Uncle Lucian gave her last birthday. Madelyn is dreaming that she and Porphyro are being chased by a cow with a blue rib- bon around its neck. Unfortn- nately this is before Mr. Freud’s time. No sooner said than done. Porphyro is secreted in Madelyn's chamber. Madel 11 o § makes haste to don her nightie and hops into bed. i i ergalunconscions Slthe ntriae: Porphyro just had to wake her to tell her how cute she looked. Being a heavy sleeper it took him some time to bring ielyn to. Even then did not realize that Porphyro was standing there. She thought at first it was Santa Claus till she stopped to recall that this was St. Agnes’ Eve, and not Christmas Eve. “What's the mat ter —is it time to wxet up?” she finally asked in a dazed sort of way. And so, to quote the movie caption, “with the dawn of a new day those two, the eternal man and his mate, sought a new nest—a nest ever so tiny, per- haps, but radiantly beautiful in that true love had entered there. And so we leave them in their new- found happiness.” Madelyn was awfully glad to see Porphyro, and when Porphyro told her about the little home in the South he had fixed up for her—cut-back, showing the little home—she was perfectly willing to get right up and go away with him.