The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 292, 7 April 1941, Page 4

The Theatres

REGENT Screening again to-<niglit and tomorrow ''The Blue Bird," Shirley Temple, Gale Sondergard, Eddie Collins, Nigel Bruce, Sybil Jason. Spring Byington. Maurice Maeterlinck's masterpiece in colour. For years to come you will remember "The Blue Bird." Greater than its players, more than entertainment ... it is one of the most beautiful pictures ever made, a human drama of ageless appeal., A masterpiece of imagination that will appeal to audiences of all ages. It is entertainment for young and old in as perfect a form as has ever been devised. Darryl F. Zanuclc has outdone himself. To enjoy it to the fullest, the picture should be seen from the beginning. It contains so many elements, all so deftly handled and presented, that their skilful blending makes the film greater than any individual element. The cast was brilliantly chosen. The new technicolour is an amazing development that could have found no happier introduction than in "The Blue Bird."

GRAND Screening to-night and to-mor-row "Constantinople Express," Rex Valerie Hobson,. John Loder. Thrills—and laughter! As men fight a silent battle of wits on a speeding train. t "One Crowded Night" Billie Seward, Wm Haade, Jim Kerrigan. Twelve thrilling hours in a motor camp! Dcama, thrills, romance and revenge as scheming strangers clash in a lonely desert camp.