NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 471, 28 September 1928, Page 15

NEW REGENT

“TIGER LADY” AND COCKATOOS

A satirical story of a poor actor who wins a woman of wealth, entitled “His Tiger Lady,” is the new picture to be shown at the New Regent Theatre this evening, with the popular actor, Adolphe Menjou, in the leading role. Henri (Adolphe Menjou), a super, is taking the part of a Maharajah in a Hindu tableau in the Folies Bergere. As he sits enthroned on his elephant his hands are sketching the profile oi the beautiful Tiger Lady, who sits each night in a box with three admirers. It is evident from Henri’s attitude that he is hopelessly in love with her.

The Tiger Lady is so-called because she has a passion for tigers, and at each performance she pays no heed to the entertainment until the tiger act comes on. Henri's love for the lady becomes known to the members of the cast. The stage manager writes a message from her to Henri, and the super, hardly able to believe his luck, puts on Ms one suit after the show and leaves to meet his love. However, as he reaches ddtw and opens it, he is immersed with a deluge of water. His only suit is ruined. Crestfallen, he strikes upon the idea to wear his costume, and forthwith dons it. Evelyn Brent plays in the role of the lady of wealth. She is ardently admired by three of the most prominent characters in Paris, but when she asks them to enter a tiger’s cage in order to prove their love, they find it too difficult to muster the courage. Menjou, too, is asked to perform this deed, and the outcome of this episode forms one of the most entertaining pictures the Paramount star has yet done.

A special attraction at the Regent this evening will be the appearance of Harmston’s (Cockatoos. These cockatoos are almost human in their intelligence and capabilities. One bird answers any questions from the audience, such as ringing any required number on a bell, or telling the time from a watch, or doing little sums. Others play tunes on bells and chimes, and the cockatoo acrobat would make any circus clown jealous with his feats. Each bird has his understudy who can do any of the tricks without going back on to his own "part. The musical programme will again be supplied by Mr. Maurice Guttridge and his Regent Operatic Orchestra.