NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 247, 9 January 1928, Page 13

NEW REGENT

“BARBED WIRE” We have had war stories with the thunder of the guns, tlte smashing of the enemy lines, and the deeds of heroism on the battle fields. But there were others at the war who were captured and all further chance of glory taken from them. Then followed long years of imprisonment in a foreign country. Such a camp is to be found on the farm of Mona, a Normandy girl. How she hates these Germans! And then she finds herself falling in love with one of them. This unique story of the war, a tale of the prison camps far beyond the lirtes, and away from the shell-wracked country of the battle front is contained in “Barbed Wire,” Paramount’s mighty production from the novel of Sir Hall Caine, and interpreted by a

cast headed by Pola Negri, Einar Hanson, Clive . Brook and Gustav von Sbyffertitz. “Barbed Wire” is now being shown at the New Regent Theatre, and is directed by Rowland V. Lee, in association with Erich Pommer; A feature of the current programme is an exceptionally clever and funny Fox film comedy, “The Monkey Farm,” introducing Max and Moritz, two of those amazing monkey movie marvels are appearing in person on the stage of the New Regent, for one w T eek only, commencing Monday, January 27. These astounding monkeys are almost human in their intelligence, their antics raising shrieks of laughter. The management states that, when the monkeys actually appear on the stage, the trainers will be pleased to put them through any of the stunts performed in any of the 50 films they have already made for Fox and the “Our Gang” outfit. On the vaudeville side, Miss Marie Bremner, understudy to Miss Harriet Bennet in “Ros Marie,” is providing a. delightful and charming divertissement. Miss Bremner received a most enthusiastic reception on Saturday from a packed house, opening with “Danny Boy” (the Londonderry Air), she sings “The Flower Song” from Time” with sweet charm. As an encore she sang “The Cuckoo Clock.” The Regent operatic orchestra, under the baton of Maurice Guttridge, renders an excellent musical programme, playing a selection from “The Country Girl” as an entr’acte. Eddie Horton at the organ, an interesting gazette and scenic complete the programme.

George O’Brien, athletic Fox Films star, who held the light heavy-weight championship of the Pacific Fleet during the war, manages to keep up his contact with his former buddies. During the making of “The Blue Eagle” last season. John Ford took many of the scenes aboard the U.S.S. California, flagship of America’s western armada. George will repeat this experience next week, when Director J. G. Blystone takes his company aboard the California for scenes in his current picture, in which O'Brien is co-starred with Lois Moran. The picture is unnamed.