NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 459, 14 September 1928, Page 15

NEW REGENT

RICHARD DIX AND TOM KATZ Having a large amount of money which one does not own, but of which one.cannot rid oneself, may cause serious. problems. This is the difficulty which Richard Dix turns into a roaring comedy in his latest picture, a farce comedy, “Easy Come, Easy Go.” This picture will be screened for the first time at the Regent Theatre this evening. The problem is one of honesty. Dix has the money, can’t get rid of it, and yet feels he isn’t entitled to it. “Easy Come, Easy Go” was adapted from the stage play by Owen Davis. It concerns the activities of a young American, who is imbued with the theory that honesty is the best policy: However, he assists, unwittingly, in a bank hold-up, and then, upon learning of how the money has been stolen, he endeavours to return it to its rightful owners.

Because the president of the baxik believes Dix to be a crazy millionaire, and because Dix cannot get his hands cn the money at the proper times, the theme furnishes some surprisingly funny situations. The plot is entirely comedy with a wealth of action and comedy situations happening in natural sequence. This latest Dix picture, “Easy Come, Easy Go,” is a companion piece to Dix’s recent successful comedy, “Sporting Goods,” and is the second Dix picture this year. Tom Katz and his saxophone band, who have been creating such interest at the Regent during the past week, will appear for another week. This evening they will present an entirely new programme, but one that will be as enjoyable as previous offerings. Tom Katz himself is a musician of high calibre and the team w r ork of the six saxophonists is of a standard rarely heard in Auckland. This evening the Saxophone Band will feature The Dancing Tambourine, with the Radium Ballet, a brilliant scenic spectacle. An excellently varied supporting programme will also be shown and music supplied by the Regent Operatic Orchestra under the baton of Mr. Maurice Guttridge.