AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20105, 8 December 1930, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

REGENT THEATRE. "ON YOUR BACK." ftvbnrt sociafcy goes in "nnrsiiit o: suptvrhtttir® styles in the all-dialogue dramatic xoirance, "On Your Back," to be presented »t -fch« Kegent to-cla;-. A much sought after l>ut cynical: nnd wurMJy-wise modiste advises her clients to 41 v*ear ycmr brains on your back," and her advice jecoils on her own ambitions for her eon's advancement. He goes to college and it is there ho meets a. girl who is eventually to cause a breach between mother and son. Tiio girl becomes financially involved over tho purchase of some gowns. Tho modiste demands payment. She introduces the. girl to a man of wealth thinking that he will pay for the gowns bought on credit. Then comes tho climax. It is a great shock to the mother to find that her plans are reversed ?vna that tho boy is prepared to sacrifice the career frhe had planned for him to marry tho givl. It is in these; tense moments tha* Irene llich reveals her greatness That polished star, H. B. Warner, has a prominent part, which he plays wiMi hie usual ability and finish. Tho theme is a dangerous one, but has been well handled, and the picture is a splendid entertainment. The "box plans are at Tho Bristol 2?ia ue Company.