AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURES.

all Talking programme. TO-NIGHT. A' dramatic role of .great power is' portrayed ‘by -Billie Drive in her newest'. Firsts National Vitaphone picture, Private Life,” which comes to the Princess Theatre tonight) 'Opening 'in London, the

story moves to the colourful liacki i ground,,.of country life, r-W where Miss Dove portrays a titled ~ English woman. v Then the action swings to New York, where the. heroine is , shown pawningrhei* last jewels, so that she may eat. Only at the end does tile light of happiness and love dawn upop 'the horizon. It is a role that is ..by far the ihost difficult that this (beauty of the screen lias portrayed, ' ainicß the' coming of “Her Private I4f^.; ; .will-,'he awaited with interest by.,her many admirers in this town. Mrigs . Dove has a new leading man in “Her [ Private Life.” He is Walter Pidgeon, former stage favourite, arid lie is ideal as the handsome lover 4 iri "thisstory. Pidg-' eon. sings the song.- The fine supporting cast/Tritludes * Montagu M Love, Holmes Herbert, Poland Young,. Thejlma Todd, Zafsu .Rifts, ■ Mary Forbes and Brandon,., HrifSt. ‘.‘Her Private Life” was directeu by Alexander Korda, the director who was alio a-t; the megahone on Miss Dove’s v! “Tlie Yellow Lily” and other .jjpigtnres,- The pic-, ture is 100 per celnt .dialogue, arid is Miss Dove ! s#tliifdall-dialogue, scieen offering. , ,

The following short Talkies will also,.be 'ihowii.;-,—“Ed Lawry,” “Sunny Calif “Cruze 8r05.,” “Adel© Le Mary j ?k“Ajiria Case.” -.

Prices': Circle, 2s; Stalls, Is 6d; (under -12) downstairs, 6d.

“MADAME X” TELLS GRAPHIC STQSY IN STIRRING ALL-TALK- • ’

“Madame X” MetycteGpld.n:yn-May- " er’s:, soften versioi£jpf’ "the. popular stage nt.' .Tnriatre on -Monday and, P? c " ‘ ‘iAadsune;•;jXV, w'ae prepared as a talking Jfilm by Willard Macks. New iyho is - row under more, iMio his " career as ofiartycter ';}h'asr: had to do, directdriaf'work, was. so ‘(successful with J ; .theshort sub- , ject, “j|t)nfession,f?' thht he was given Jr the of “Madame 'X.” He is nqw tihakirig “The Green Ghost,” a story with a war .'backRuth Ohatterton, Lewis Stone Raymond Hackett head the. ea'sit of “Madame X.” Miss Cliatterf<ra,(|who has the title role, a .part played -hv Bernhardt -and <; other noted ,sta|e' actresses, has appeared in a of dialogue films. Stone’s most .recent,,,screen role, was in the alt-talking “Trial’ of Mary Dugan,” an .M-G--M production, as was also Hackett/s last screen appearance. The'.joakt of. ‘Madame .X” alto includes ffeolmesvHifribei’t,. Eugenie Besi serer, •' ’Mitchell, Leryis, UHric Haupt. Bichar|lCarle,'; Cafrbll Nye, Sidney Tole, piud King ; and .Chappell Dosget.. j|A melodrama ‘ by Alexandre Bisson,, (produced in Pads, December 15, 19W. at Saint Martin Theatre, ‘‘Madame X” was adapted to the Engiish stage by John Kaphqelsdn-. It achieved as great a success in England and the United States as in France. Its New York stage premiere was at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The story of “Madame X” is that of a young and beautiful French woman who, through her husbanfl’s self>absoiiptioii ~ and neglect, todeaye him and her small son.v (. Goirig steadily down the social scale and "passing through years of mis-ad ventures she finally becomes the prey of a rogue who attempts to utilise iris knowledge of her past for purposes, her former . husband, shield her son, J now a from the 1 realisation of( liis father’s obloquy, she is driven to murder the man who threatens to reveal , her past-. Biought to- trial, “Madame X.” a 8 she calls herself, is placed .in the extraordinary- situation, of having her ,g[rown-np-boy assigned by the state to defend her. So effective is./ Iris plea for mercy for this unknown woman that he obtains leniency from the court. The emotiorial strain has been too great, however, and at the close of the trial “Mridame-X” falls dead. - The prices for this big attraction are: Circles,3s::3d, stalls. 2s, children Is. Reserve at Mclntosh’s shop.