NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 628, 3 April 1929, Page 15

NEW REGENT

“OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS” “The Mysterious Lady,” starring Greta Garbo as a beautiful Russian spy, with Got!rad Nagel in the leading male role, will be screened at the New Regent Theatre for the last time this evening. ‘‘Our Dancing Daughters,” the new picture to be shown to-morrow, is a dazzling cross-section of the life led by modern middle-class Youth, and will make an unprecedented appeal. ‘‘On With the Dance!” is the keynote of the stqry from first scintillating flash to final fade - out. While the cast represents a wonderful aggregation of talent, the sets are particularly lavish, ballroom riding party,, yachting; and domestic scenes being sumptuously furnished, expensively dressed, and magnificently lit with M.-G.-M.’s newest incandescent lights: New methods of photography and the fast tempo of the production complete the reasons which make this an unusual picture. Joan Crawford recently made her debut as a star in ‘‘Rose Marie,” and added countless thousands to her big following of fans by her fine work in that production. While the essential roguishness of her personality fitted the character of the backwoods girl to perfection, the story of “Our Dancing Daughters” gives her even greater scope, especially as she knows a few more jazz steps than any other girl on the screen. To this high-stepping aptitude for the role of Diana, she adds a wealth of histrionic talent, which runs the gamut of artistry from sparkling flippancy to a note of real tragedy. The portrayal is poignantly expressed of Youth’s hopes and disillusionments. ‘‘Our Dancing Daughters” lines up one of the greatest casts ever assembled for a motion picture. Nils Asther, Anita Page, John Mack Brown, Dorothy Sebastian, Eddie Nugent, Huntly Gordon, Dorothy Gumming and Kathryn .Williams will appear in excellently interpreted roles. The wonderful vaudeville act. ‘‘Gautier’s Dogs,” will be presented every evening this week. The dogs appear in the attire of work, and besides a number of clever acrobatic feats, carry piles of bricks, and work lifts and pulleys. . , ~ The musical programme is in tne hands of Mr. Maurice Guttridge and his Operatic Orchestra.