STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 January 1941, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

I ”1 WAS AN ADVENTURESS.” “I Was An Adventuress.” which will ibe shown tonight. once more l presents Zorina, whose performance in ' On Your Toes” gave promise of a new .nd different screen personality. Her ; latest film shows that this promise has been fulfilled, for site plays the part of j the pseudo Countess Vronksy with po- ; lish and intelligence. Countess Vron- ■ sky is a beautiful young woman whose j subtle ways of selling and re-selling a I worthless pendant of would-be antii quity is a source of pride and income Ito her mentor and his assistant. Erich : von Stroheim plays the part < i Andre. ' a professional crook who has taken the j countess from a third-rate ballet ■ troupe and trained her in his own ways till she is a sophisticated woI man of the world. Peter Lorre takes ’he part of Andre's assi'-tanl and plast-. I whose peasant dullnt-ss is j,t vvt-ry now .aid iht n with ;< sb.rewdness which I finally outwits even the clever .Andre. | '!’()• countess," pl> yir.g her game, falls n !<-\v w.th her latex’ \ ielim 'Richard ! Gi.-enc,, decide;: to reform and martries b.:m. A- Mrs P-ul Veil:.)' .'die is Host sight for .. time by her former ' but e\\ lituaily tb.cy catch p vuh in ” in si,.’’’ of protestation 4. :: ■t: 11 them elves ns guests, in ;>.(■:• It 'a-, '.'.'here a hull:' .■:.rty ..' m 1 re-'- ‘file gill, who know.' 'll.'-' t<;o well that they l*.a’.'< ,! : ■■ :'> i • r <;m ■ ■ f 'he rj< h-p. . at f. r wits' end know wb,;<’. . ■ , Ira'. ■ till r t j.bn:i;: ::<■:■■ Hi t- : tell her hti-Mmd The pr-blem i ved f< r her. however, v.d'.cn h<‘ lecome'. ■• j-itctoiip tind '!'.■* di'-..p;w, r- ■ i'i'.’. Thr T -w- ;•«■! :.,w..v with ’.!.<■ ■ , , ;:d the- hw !>:.:■<! ..:'■< w f<- f.-’.a.'A ■i:c”i ::: a - ?—vt.•.<•(;!;>:• metor-e-.f eliuu- . h d :. i; -•: !' ,- |<- The di d bright and ;-. • tho e . edj :■ ■ !!'.( M .' :< n-.Hvy I-W'-ry .:<•<<.’• givwt a pointed 'i ■ ir.c ' !..■;.<■ ' v-.lit all the v.itii-'-.'v a.n-l : Hd..! e-nius which rf. .... .-!•,» r'j-” . ’i M rrh < f 'T I't'i/