REGENT THEATRE.
oDa^ Jewellery thief of the "Baffles" typo, William PoweU scores an outstanding success In "Jewel Bobbery," the principal attrac™»nt a? i?*™ 7-' P^^an"ll6 at the Regent Theatre. Making no pretensions to seriousness tne Picture Is a comedy drama which has an irresistible appeal as it pursues its light-heart-ed course. The scene of the action is Vienna, the story revolving round an unnamed bandit a°* J's exploits, which are.marked by unu^in??bUV?, one thß less effective methods.' When lie and his accomplices raid fhe premises or.a.high-class jeweller, he meets the Baroness Teri, seeking to relieve the boredom which she Buffers from her elderly husband by ajlowinii t a to- o ¥">ai some o£ Ws wealth on costly stones. Eipa for romance, the Baroness immediately becomes Infatuated with the handsome robber and subsequently shields him: from the police. A mutual desire on the part of. the robber and his victim to meet again is satisfled when the latter rays a visit to the Baroness s rooms. By an artifice he takes her to his rooms, and the excitement ot an escape over the housetops from a police raid proTides an appropriate flnale to a-lively picture. Kay Francis makes a beautiful Baroness, aud the. exchanges between the high-spirited noble£S £ an<J the fascinating rascal are.marked by racy dialogue very cleverly strung together. W™« m« nor >parts are cwioly filled ' and the production is one which acts as a rare tonic in-times .like the present. Outstanding among excellent supports is an Australian newsreet sn°w«ig scenes from tennis and cricket tests, uLtb&?£ r a s«. iamm flisht viewed ' :
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 8
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263REGENT THEATRE. Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 8
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