'JEALOUSY'

Evening Star, Issue 19891, 13 June 1928, Page 9

'JEALOUSY'

AN ABSORBING STOW ‘Jealousy,’ as the title suggests, is a story from everyday life, in which the most loving couple become (suspicions of one another, for no oilier reason than that they had witnessed a stage piny with jealousy as its motive. This him, which comes to the Octagon Theatre on Friday, is in many vways an unusual production. It is a Gcinnan film, end stars three Contincntul stars — namely, Lya de Putli (of A ariety fame), Werner Krauss, ami George Alexander.

’The story, which is delight fully absorbing throughout, runs as lollows; — The husband, the wife, and ;a friend pay a visit to a theatre to sea a play, tho author of which is the triund. in the final act tho husband his wife in a fit of jealous passion. “That dosn’t happen these days,” the husband remarks. “ One does not strangle a woman because ol jealousy.” The woman decides to put her hushamd to tho test to see if lio really can wilTistand tho pangs of jealousy. Somo time afterwards she receives a bouquet oi flowers. “Who sent them?” asks Hie husband. Tho woman merely smiles in reply, whereupon the husband losevs his temper, and is unable to get any information hu to who sent the flowers. A quarrel begins. Livid with rsige, the husband flings his watch on the floor, when it flies open, and the w’vlo, picking it up, is amazed to find inside tho cover a curl of golden hair. It is now her turn to bo jealous. She has black hair, and tho uneary .suspicion that her husband is unfaithful to Iter is vividly impressed upon her mind. She immediately plans to lx* even with her husband. The friend. asks her to go to tlie Palais de Hawse, and the husband reluctantly follows. On the floor of the ballroom Ibo woman s behaviour breaks all bounds . • • she

dances with strange men Ifikc a “ Bacehanie,” and flirts with a,ll ot them in an extremely exaggerated manner. At fast the husband, losiiijg patience with the proceedings, knocks one ot her most persistent, admirers to the ground. Ito lakes her honn.g so thoroughly disgusted (hat lie ejannot line! words to denounce her, tlueroforc remains silent. The next da,;y the butler puts a letter on the husbnnd’s desk. His wife’s jealousy urged her to be indiscreet. Secretly she opens the letter, and is horrified at its contents. She hurries immediately to town. The suspicious and raving hn.sha.Ufl follows in her wake, scenting another “rendezvous.” At last he sees her entering a house. Ho hides on the stairs, and later hears his wife awing goodbye to a child who calls her “‘mamma.” Outraged and indignant at his wile’s conduct ho returns homo, and when she appears, without giving her any chance to explain, knocks her down and, mad with rage, attempts to strangle her. At this moment the Iricnd arrives, and endeavours to (dear things up. ’Hie fact is (hat her husband is the child s guardian, and ihu letter his vile had opened was from the woman _ looking after it. Full of maternal Ice,ling the wife went to make its acquaintance. The curl in her husband’s watch was the child’s. Neither of them have any cause for further jealousy. The outstanding features of the film arc the superb direction, clover photography, and brilliant acting on the part of the players.