PALACE THEATRE.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10880, 26 April 1929, Page 7

PALACE THEATRE.

HEART OE MARYLAND.”

Dolores Costello, star of the War-ner-Master Picture. “Heart of Alaryland,’’ which comes, to the Palace tonight. has never been so appealingly beautiful as in. the role ol Maryland Calvert —the girl, who. while passionately loving the South, found her heart divided against itself in love for a soldier of the North. This exciting and glamorous story of Civil War'"’days lias had numerous revivals since it won lame lor Airs Leslie Carter thirty years ago. Among the great characterisations are Air arid Mrs Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee'and General Grant.

Td-AK>K ROW'S GREAT BILL

“ROSE MARIE” AND “CASE OF LENA SAD TIT.” . “Rose Alarip” and “The Case of Lena Smith” are to-morrow’s big attractions, commencing at the matinee.

When 'llO-0 Marie” comes patrons will be thrilled by the lilting melodies that made the play famous, -while the romantic story sweeps along with its starving action from the trading post where Hose Marie moots her man to tlie trapper’s hut whore. Jim Kenyon and the outlaw loader settle , their, feud once and for all. The. production of this Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayor- picture is- most, elaborate and enchanting, and the big cast includes Joan Crawford, James Murray, Creighton Hale, House Peters, Lionel Belmore and Polly Moran. As Lena Smith, fought against, stripped of her child and gaoled, Esther Ralston has the strongest dramatic role of her screen career in Paramount’s. ,‘fThe Case of Lena Smith.” This, star,..known ns ‘Tarnmount’s gorgeous blonde,” is the most elated person in Hollywood for being given tlie leading role in this tragic romance of a Hungarian peasant girl, and also for the. opportunity Ip .work ■ under the direction of Josef Von Strom berg. -In the vivid holiday costume of the peasant girl, Esther Ralston lias dropped her dancing pumps for red leather hoots, her tight-fitting evening gowns for fifteen petticoats and her diamond necklaces for black and rose head shawls.- :In the Prater, the Coney Island of Vienna, where she goes for adventure, Miss Ralston wears this interesting costume.