AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

EVI£i.YBOOYS’ PICTURES. “AS YOU DESIRE 'ME.” Greta Garbo makes her latest appearance on the screen in “As You ixuqru Mo," hlmisation of the wideiyutscussed Luigi Pirandello play. Tile picture- will conclude to-night- at tiie i'rn.ccss Theatre. In “As You Desire Me,” Miss Garbo plays the role or a Budapest cafe entertainer whose' reman-cable resemblance to a woman believed to be dead,< brings aboijt ah amazing dramatic ccii,Hiot.| Areiyvn Tipuglas, lias tlie leading male " f6le As' the Jtadan nobleman, Col jit accepts Zara, the cah; singer,'"as >He wife whom lie believed to have been killed by invaders during the World War. The renowned character actor, Erich Von Stroheim, enacts the role of Salter, a malignant novelist; who seeks to prevent Zara from wresting Free of his grasp. An important role is also played by Owen j Moore as tHe man who discovers Zara in the cafe and .causes her to return as. another man’s wife!

STANLEY McKAY’S MUSICAL • ' COMEDY COMPANY.

Next Monday will see the return to Hokitika of. the above company. It is about four yeiir's since their tour embraced New Zealand. This year Mr McKay Las a .wonderful combination of,.artists and new material. Fred Bluett needs little introduction. His original/'bqmedy creations are world known. M’i.s's Alny Rochelle is also well known to ‘N.Z. audiences and will be remembered a-s principal boy in J. C Will.■'amson's .ast pantomime here. The Flying Whartons are a unique aerial act full of tliril.s. They were the star act ( f Wirtli’s Circus last year and have something absolutely new to give you., Wally Reynolds,. English: -icomedian and Adie Codings, s'cubrette have just completed a two years’ run in musical comedy. The company of thirty; includes a fine ballet and orchestra. The Monday’s revue is the Ernest ,Rolls success “Bright Side Up” and Tuesday the, revue that ran for forty weeks at St James’ Theatre, _Syclney entitled “Venus Limited.” The prices - will be found in the, advt. in ;iah6tlier. column. It is advisable to -hook seats at.Mclntosh’s.