NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 257, 20 January 1928, Page 15

NEW REGENT

MADAME POMPADOUR The New Regent is maintaining its high excellence of entertainment week after week, and to-day’s new programme is no exception. Many splendid British films have been screened at Auckland’s “Theatre Magnificent,” and Dorothy Gish in “Nell Gwyn” and “London,” are still fresh in memory. This week Dorothy Gish is seen in “Madame Pompadour,” a British production.

“Madame Pompadour” was adapted by Frances Marion from the musical comedy which ran at Daly’s Theatre, in London. In addition to Dorothy Gish in the title part, a number of distinguished players have important roles.

The hero of the story, Rene Laval, an artist, is played by Antonio Moreno. Nelson Keys, the well-known English comedian, is the Due de Courcelette. a courtier in love with Pompadour. Louis XV. is enacted by the celebrated French actor, Henri Bose.

Belotte, Pompadour’s maid, is Marie Ault; Marepas, the Mini, far of Police, Gibb McLaughlin; Pompadour’s mother, Mme. Poisson, Marsa Beauplan; Canard, Pompadour’s dancing teacher, Aubrey Fitzgerald; Gogo, a soldier in Pompadour’s personal bodyguard, Cyril McLaglan. Miss Nellie Lingard, the brilliant Auckland contralto, will appear afternoons and evenings throughout the week. Miss Lingard will sing “Here in the Quiet Hills” (Geo. Corne), with violin obbligato by Mr. H. Saunders.

“Waita Maori,” Alfred Hill’s wellknown Maori love song, and “Annie Laurie.” Mr. Maurice Guttridge will accompany at the piano. Another Fox monkey comedy, “Grief in Bagdad,” will be screened, introducing Max, Moritz and Akka. These monkey comedies have proved most popular, not only for their great fund of humour and screamingly funny situations, but the amazing, almost human, intelligence shown by these monkeys. Edlie Horton enters into his last two weeks at The Regent, prior to returning to the Prince Edward Theatre, Sydney. Mr. Horton will play “In a Monastery Garden” and a series of novelty song slides, featuring “Bachelor Gay,” from “Maid of the Mountains”; “Ain’t She Sweet,” and Robertson’s latest number, “Me and My Shadow.” The Regent Operatic Orchestra will play a specially selected musical programme by Mr. Maurice i Guttridge, including Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” for the entr’acte. j