NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 335, 21 April 1928, Page 15

NEW REGENT

“CHANG” STILL POPULAR A simple story of simple native folk whose very existence is an endless battle with beasts of prey and destructive elephant herds, “Chang,” which entered its second week at the New Regent last evening, is a truly astounding drama of the jungle. Kru, his wife Chantui, and their children, Nah and Ladah, with Bimbo, the pet monkey, form the principals of the cast, and in their own natural way show life as it is in a wild and little-known part of the world. # The picture is brimful of incident, and various means of trapping wild animals is a revelation. Bimbo, the almost human monkey, provides the comedy for the picture, with great success. “Chang” is due for another big week at the New Regent. In support of “Chang” is a gripping drama of the lives of French artists in Montmartre. Pola Negri makes a reappearance in. “The "Woman on Trial,” and plays an artistic and clever emotional role that cannot but impress. Opening in the court of law, Julie (Pola Negri), tells her story and the reason for the murder of Gaston Napier (Arnold. Kent). It is a> powerful them e. Especially good is Andre Sarti as John Morland, the jealous husband. The drama stresses a mother's love for her child, and gives each artist an opportunity of showing true ability under stress of emotion. The Regent Review is especially good. There are several scenes of the arrival of Bert Hinkler at Canberra after his epic flight from England. Australia’s idol is shown throughout a series of welcomes, and his arrival amid many thousands of people. There are several other interesting “shots” of incident in other parts of the world. Mr. Leslie V. Harvey at the mighty Wurlitzer was responsible for an innovation that won much appreciation. A film of his actual working of the Wurlitzer was shown, while he himself played the instrument, sub-titles explaining the reason for everything he does. He also played the “Kashmiri Song.” The Regent Orchestra, as usual, contributed a highly entertaining musical programme. Mr. Maurice Guttridge chose “Zampa” as the entr’acte, the orchestra giving an almost perfect rendition of this old air. Gloria Swanson’s next three pictures will be “The Woman and, the Puppet,” adapted from a French novel by Pierre Louis; “Cleopatra.” which speaks for itself, and “The Battalion of Death,” dealing with the women who formed their own unit in the Russian Army during the late troubles. Gloria, by the way, is proposing to form her own company, releasing, however, through