REGENT THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20169, 23 February 1931, Page 4

REGENT THEATRE.

"A LADY SURRENDERS." When two women love the same man and ho is married to both of them, all of the ele--fflenis may be said to be present for a domestic tragedy, and indeed there almost is one in "A Lady Surrenders," the fine picture showing at the' Regent Theatre this week. But a solution is found rather easily, and the film comes to a close with a satisfying denouement; the stronger love wins. Hero is an eternal triangle of ftn unusual kind. The old story of two ' contending males and a flerctely-sought female has been told many times and in many ways. This time, it. is the man who Is sought, and thu women Who contend. Women, thongh, by common consent, are given' a prerogative which men are denied, that of changing their minds, and it is the exercise -bf this by one of them which places the other in the position - of the' intruder and makes the man a bigamist, .Tho picture really answers those who are oynical of tho whole institution of marriage; It throws a light on the chain of consequences which foHow when it# vows ' <ra lightly regarded. » •' Ond cannot remember a film , which; has treated with .greater candour a sex problem With all of the potentialities for making a ; wreok of the lives of all havhir** part 'in It, but one wonders what John Ersßino.who wrote the faontieth century novel from which it.ia adapted. Would have done with caldron had there been any from the first Union. If all of the 'possible factors making fdr, domestic tragedy under such'-circumstance# have not been taken! Into account,-' sufficient have to nuke a very eatortainjqg picture, : 'with some intensely dramatic- situations,' far from devoid of humour. J . ; ' * Audiences this Vweafc will feel that it'-'U very true to real life In the way the trap. Is set, for.- -the man, the ;.sweet .unreasonableness ot the wife who deserts him .hfleouse ho _ U a low-brow, with feV? Interefit^lEiesldes'those; of finding new slogans to selfthe' beds* which -he manufactures), -and tho . faithful ; little friend who-admit*-[her |ovo ai>d her 4,ntoution to win its, .'object and t refuses to face, life without ft. ' The woman' In the picture are Genevieve Tobin and ftose HobaH,- both Of ', whonn are now to the Screen,' but wIH be an .in'stantaneOua success., Miss-Bohart takes the ;part of the wife'.' or. rather,' the first wife. Both'have'voices eminently suited to talking film recording. 1 t The husband is Conrad Nagel, and ho adds mew.lustre to his long series of achievements. •' The first half of the programme is occupied by. a splendid' newsreel showing' incidents In the rbcent revolution In Brazil/ and , "Parloy Vous." with. Slim Summorville,' is en amusing war film, brought tip-to-date, with a bevy of mademoiselles who have ar many 'charms ns the lady of Armentieres wJjo has become immortal. .