REGENT THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 30, 19 February 1937, Page 13

REGENT THEATRE

"1.AND WITHOOT MOSIC." 1 Glorious song numbers, sung as only Richard Tauber can sing them, comedy, crisp, wise-cracking jeotnedy put over as only Jimmy (Schnozzle) Durante can put it over; an enehanting love story set to Oscar Straus ' most beaUtifuI 'melodies, and a directot whose genius is renowned on both sides of the Atlantic— ' ' Lattd Without Music" has all these itigredients which go to the making of peffeet eutertainment, ahd film-goers will hdve an opportunity of sfieing this picture to-day when it will be shown at' the Regent Theatre. The stdry is set in the cniddle of the nine* teenth century in the Italian Duehy of Lucco, a music-loving country whose Princess Regent is at her wits} end to satisfy the demands of the Austrian Ambassador who has come to collect a national debt. As a last resource she banishes music froin the land Untii the debt is paid. Then Mario Carlini, Luceo's worid'famous tenor, arrives on the scene. He defies her .ban, and she is furious, but an accidental tneeting with the galden-voiced tenor proves hioi to be charming, and the Princess linds herself falling in love with the man who has presuined to flout her authority. Carlini incites the peopie to revolt, but ultimately a pian is evolved by whifch every&ne, mciuding the Princess, is made happy ever after. Di&ha Napier plays this importuut ttile opposite Tauber. Finally To-night. "China Clipper i ' concludes tomight. Pat O'Briea and Ross Alexander are the stars in this story of the air-liners on the Pacific routg.