AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYB PICTURES

“THE DESERT SONG:”

( “The, Desert Song/’ Warner Bros., s latest Va^hone - '’noVet^?—\a complete screen '] operetta, \yioi!or>|usic, songs, eh oruse(s,o dances/'-' a magnificent"' "succ , upon its first presentation at Printers Theatre. It is a' novelty, but an enchanting one, and poiritfe*&he way do-Still greater ffrijimphs.'for, “talking arid singing pictnres'—tne. production of entire 'grand operrfs" 'upon “Ufie screen. “The Desert Song” retains all the charm colour, action, romance and tropic love of the st|ige ; ; but enhanced Tty the nfwtion' picture camera’s power of motion.^lfe "desert scenes were made in a not in V front of painted 'The desert \. castle of the Caid, wim&lfe' of its Oriental architecture, would fill several stages. The story gains in dramatic power, an cause of the^/ ffAtiiPir'f 15 ' ‘''backgroumls. Warner Bros. being able to select s£isi (excellent singers, most of inborn and screen Uolin'TßbleS, ’’tenor lead, sang the^£atne i^li J uTi-' the^stage presentation of»‘^nve^isse?tißbng* , and lias been a screen leading man for several years. Oartotta-■'■|Kspp, Jferic no is a conceppajijl rhdtrijaij»® Their voices regd^r^eldbb^; ri bh c V £ ifaphone, are true in t{jn^ l in quality. 'Marie Wells, ma ( n also give spkjyO|-.. sipging -peiv. formances. Othe.rs’-intne excellent cast njje John Miljan, Mward v M,artpjdeT, . ,'Myrna Loy, jack <§tt<j> J[o|Frrian. \ a r nd Del Elliot. The large chorus is well trained and possess fine Bov Del Ruth’s direction is .gjdgndjd, and the photography is magrtinC'drit.' 1

TP-NIGHT I c3fOiNIGHTI

The picture will be screened again to-night and-on Wednesday night.