NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 482, 11 October 1928, Page 15

NEW REGENT

FLORENCE VIDOR TO-MORROW Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton’s latest comedy-drama, entitled “Partners in Crime,’ will be shown for the last time at the New Regent Theatre this evening. Mdlle. Michell and her Parisian modes will also% present their sensational act, “The Enchanted Web,” for the last time this evening. Florence Vidor is again given the opportunity to display her talents as a comedienne in her latest Paramount starring vehicle, “The Magnificent Flirt.” a French farce, which will commence at the New Regent to-morrow. Miss Vidor plays the role of a flirtatious woman of wealth who gets the at terition of a count, the uncle of the boy who loves her daughter. The boy asks Miss Vidor for the girl’s liand, and she consents. He is so happy that he kisses Miss Vidor This kiss is seen by the count who refuses to allow the boy to marry her daughter as a result. The uncle does not know that it was his own nephew he saw kissing Miss Vidor. The boy defends her and the ount decides to put the “magnificent flirt” to a test. Miss Vidor vindicates herself in a humorous manner. The novel “Stage Band Presentation,” will complete the new programme., The Regent Orchestra, augmented by leading dance band musicians, will appear on the stage in a cutting as a musical background for a brilliant tegm of dancers, specially brought over from J. C. Williamson’s theatres in Australia. These dancers will present ‘Dancing Days,” with colourful lighting effects. Mr. Maurice Guttridge, conductor of the orchestra, is in charge of the musical arrangements. FAREWELL TO SYDNEY Eddie Burns, the Hollywood favourite, appearing as the hero in “The Adorable Outcast,” shortly to be released throughout the Dominion, made hosts of friends while he was in Australia to complete the picture. When he left Sydney to return to his homeland on the completion of the film, the boat was swarming with eager girls, crazy for their last glimpse of this tall and handsome actor. He was the centre of a crowd of clamouring flappers brandishing their autograph books, while he was overwhelmed with boomerangs, koala bears, and, judging by the bowers of wattle that filled his berth, the steward would have a lot to complain of later on. Posi- , tively his last words to Sydney Were contained in a mighty bellow to a group -of friends on the wharf as the boat drew out: “Goodbye, Australia. Goodbye, Sydney—l love you.” Gwen Lee, who has appeared with Norma Shearer in all of her Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring vehicles since “Ladies of the Night,” and who just recently staged some amusing comedy with Miss Shearer in “The Actress,” has again been cast, for a role with Miss Shearer in “The Little Angel,” an adaptation of Leroy Scott’s story being directed by Sam Wood.