STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1005, 23 June 1930, Page 14

STRAND

‘HEARTS IN EXILE-’ Dolores Costello, one of the most beautiful and popular screen stars, is appearing at the Strand Theatre in her latest Warner Bros, production, “Hearts in Exile.” This is an intensely interesting story of Russia and Siberia, presenting the age-old triangle in an entirely different way, and with a new and startling climax. We have seen the fair Dolores in many fine roles, but her followers will agree that, in “Hearts in Exile,” her great beauty and unusual talent have full scope. In a Russian story, with a colourful background of both beauty and sordidness, she does the finest emotional acting of her career. And even in the dreary Siberian setting, clad in a drab, shapeless dress, site is delicately beautiful. Playing the role of a Russian peasant is a departure for Miss Costello. In doing it so well she proves that there are no limitations for her in the field of emotional acting. In “Hearts in Exile” Miss Costello, as Vera Ivanova, is faced with the problem of marrying the man she loves and remaining in the slums of Moscow, or leading the life of a lady as the wife of a nobleman. Disgusted with her sweetheart, Paul, a reckless young university student, she marries Baron Palma and spends a peaceful year in luxury. Then follows a period of strife, with husband, wife and former sweetheart finally meeting in a Siberian prison camp. Realising that his beautiful wife still loves Paul, Baron Palma solves the problcun in an unusual and dramatic way. The Strand’s programme includes several short talkie featurettes.