NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 475, 3 October 1928, Page 15

NEW REGENT

TIGERS AND COCKATOOS An arresting plot, bizarre backgrounds, gorgeous costumes and the famous star, Adolphe Menjou, in one of his best roles makes the picture, “His Tiger Lady,” now being shown at the New Regent Theatre, an exceptionally enjoyable, one. The picture opens with intimate glimpses of the back stage of the Folies Bergere, where Menjou is employed as Henri, a small actor. His performance consists of sitting on top of an elephant, dressed in the colourful trappings of a Hindoo Rajah. He falls in love with a famous beauty known as the “Tiger Lady,” a role interpreted by Evelyn Brent. He even seeks to court the lady in his spare time, but, being too poor to own suitable clothes, uses the Rajah’s rig-out How he escapes from all this trouble and wins the hand of the rich woman makes a picture which holds the attention from first to last y Harmston’s Cockatoos again present their clever act. These birds take evident enjoyment in their work, and certainly amaze the audience with their tumbling and bell-ringing. One wise old bird can even tell the time. On the same programme there is shown a short film, coloured by the famous technicolour process, dealing with the historic romance of Anthony and Cleopatra. Commencing on Friday the Regent will present the latest picture by those two popular comedians, Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. This is entitled “Partners in Crime,” and tells, of their adventures, mostly humorous, in the underworld.

The musical programme is again in the hands of Mr. Maurice Guttridge, who, besides directing the Regent Operatic Orchestra, plays the Wurlitzcr Organ.