RIALTO, AND REGENT, EPSOM

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 517, 21 November 1928, Page 14

RIALTO, AND REGENT, EPSOM

“VAMPING VENUS” Gigantic sets, tremendous crowds and a unique plot makes ‘Tamping Venus.” now being shown at the Rialto and Regent (Epsom) Theatres, one of the brightest comedies known. Louise Fazenda and Charlie Murray are the stars. Murray goes to a night club to escape his nagging wife, and gets a rap on the head which precipitates him right into the middle of Old Greece. There he meets all the characters of the New York days in different roles; the wife, for instance, is Circe! And, of course, with his knowledge of modern inventions and politics, he becomes dictator of the land, wages war, wins Venus —and comes to New York, with someone pouring water on his head! “Shepherd of the Hills,” a beautiful picturisation of the Harold Bell Wright story, is the second feature. NOAH BEERY IN “THE DOVE” Noah Beery’s latest role is that of Senor Bon Jose Maria Y Sandoval, who, in his own language, considers himself “the bes’ damn caballero in all Costa Roja.” He has “it,” which is not what you might think in the colourful country of Costa Roja. However, Beery in his latest role, in support of Norma Talmadge in ‘•The Dove,” has the ladies seeking his favour. Even “Charlie’s Gambling House” and “The Yellow Pig Cafe” take on a festive appearance he comes around. For ten years Beery has been a stellar heavy and character actor jn motion pictures. His most outstanding roles, for which he is remembered, where in “Beau Geste,” “The Vanishing American,” “The Spaniard,” “North of 36,” “Lord Jim,” “Contraband,” “The Fighting Coward” and “The Crown of 1 Lies.”