NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 262, 26 January 1928, Page 17

NEW REGENT

monkeys open to-day Probably no attraction lias caused such £l stir in Auckland as the announcement of the sensational season of Max, Moritz and Akka at the New Regent.' Their arrival on Tuesday was witnessed by crowds, who lined the streets from the wharf to the theatre. These amazing “almost humans” open at tlie Regent this afternoon and will give a performance unequalled by any animal act ever seen in this part of the world. Their astonishing performance justifies the large salary paid to their owner. Literally they are almost human comedians, as funny in their impish antics as they are amazing in their intelligence. Probably the best part of their act is the natural unrehearsed impromptu things they get up to. They love their stage work and just go on as they please. To them it is~play, and like little children they just play to amuse themselves and their audience. Their whole performance is 30 minutes of riotous en-. tertainment, gasps of astonishment following shrieks of laughter. Everywhere in Europe, America and Australia, these three monkeys Jjave been a positive sensation. They will appear twice daily for one week only. Seats may be reserved for all performances at the theatre. The management states that all plans are lining rapidly, but there are still plenty of good seats available for to-night. This evening the final screening of “Madame Pompadour” will take place. In his new farce, “Running Wild,” which will be the chief pictorial attraction at the New Regent to-morrow, W. C. Fields actually starts “running wild”—with a crowd of cops and angry citizens behind him. To invoke a little luck, he throws a horseshoe over his shoulder, and of course it flies through a shop window. Then, just a step ahead of the mob, he runs into an alley, and innocently enough finds himself out on a vaudeville stage. -Arvo, the great hypnotist, takes him ns a likely subject, and proceeds to change the timid soul into a real “roaring lion.” What happens then can be easily imagined. “Running Wild” features Mary Brian. Gregory La Cava directed the picture. Eddie Horton enters his last week at the Regent. He sails next week for Australia, where he returns to the Prince EdAvard. During his farewell Aveek he will give any speciar numbers by request. _ Maurice Guttridge and the Regent operatic orchestra A\ill render the usual excellent musical programme.