AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY* PICTURE*

“TESHA.”

A GRAND ENGLISH PICTURE, / 'A TO-NIGHT,

Maria Corda, the beautiful young Austrian Ueti*fe'BS, ; as Tfesha, has a ‘ipart

whibfr ik played with studied balance,

is a “womanly” omarr, retaining the sympathy of I;'-despite 'th e controversy which

must rage around her actions. Jameson'Thom&S, the talented British screfen ; star, gives a polished and restrained interpretation of his role as Dobroa, life ad ; of a large industrial establishment; is’well remembered for his -fa’dtlfe'ss work in “Poppies of itltindfeVSi 1 ’ 1 ; ■

Brief stefy:—Robert Dob'ree marries Te(th'afj ; a Russian ballet danseuse, who-IrtvJK)'-flrilriren. Five ,- fp&ra pass and they' have 1 none. Thfe family doctor phfd it-down to Robert's shell shock during the war. One day; at an succumbs to the embrace of Lqnane, a stranger. On her return/ s ;r she* finds Lenane is Robert’s best friend. She begs* him to go, and he returns to Africa. ■ Just before the child* is born, he returns, having learnt pf the,.advent, and Robert lea'rns ihe«-truth. Robert suggests onfe of them commit suicide, but remembers how his friend saved his life in 'th’e ,jvar. The, baby is bprnv'and Robert; takes it as his own. The'■usual supports will also be sliown innd Mi- F. Restieaux and his orfch&traVwill' play;.'the ,incidental score;" .

One Tuesday Lew Cody and Aifeeri Prince ;ih “A Single Man.”