AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1928, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES.

“ THE LOVE OF SLEW A ” —SATURDAY.

Spectacular, beautiful and historic scenic effects help make “ The Love of Sunya,” Gloria Swanson’s first United Artists’ picture, which comes to the Princess Theatre on Saturday night, the greatest photoplay in which the star has appeared. The scenes in “The Love of Sunya ” range front a poor man’s hut to a rich man’s mansion. There are reproductions of the famous Opera C'omique, a temple iu the Himalayan .Mountains and striking scenes from Paris, New York, and a small suburban city. This wide variety oi scenes is required heenusc of the five characterisations Miss Swanson portrays in the photoplay. Three of these ire played in America, one in France and the other in Egypt. She is seen in the incarnation of an Egyptian girl. Centuries later she visualises a modern young girl. Next site is found in the ■haratterisation of the temperamental opera singer who captivates Paris. Then she portays a school teacher, and. anally, the wife of a millionaire. Perhaps, the most interesting scenes to chose who are familiar with Paris arc i. 1.0 reproductions of the Opera C'oniiqiic in the French capital. Miss Swanson desired to make motion pictures of this historic structure, for use in “The Love of Sunya,” but officials explained they could not permit this. So the star had photographs made from which Hugo 11aIIin, noted art director, produced exact duplicates for the picture. A comedy and garotte will support the big star attraction. Usual prices will he charged. Friday’s serial “Strings of Steel.” will he shown on Monday next.