NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 799, 21 October 1929, Page 15

NEW REGENT

“THE LETTER” Jeanne Eagels registered a triumph again on Saturday evening at the performance of “The Letter,” Paramount’s all-talking picturisation of the W. Somerset Maugham stage success. The picture will be the featured attraction at the New Regent Theatre for the remainder of the week. “The Letter” is an ideal all-talking picture presentation, and Miss Eagels. supported by an exceptional cast, will seldom -be seen to better advantage on stage or. screen. Miss Eagels, as a lady who loved neither too wisely nor too well, gave a characterisation of a woman scorned that will not be forgotten easily by local theatregoers. Her magnetic personality held the audience in suspense from the opening scene to the closing one. Her voice registered well and proved aptly suited to the new form of screen entertainment. Little wonder that this superb actress has been worshipped by lovers of the drama in two hemispheres. O. P. Heggie, brilliant portrayer of many characterisations on the stage, has the important role of the lawyer who saves Miss Eagels from conviction of a murder charge by sacrificing professional ethics. Reginald Owen, as the outraged husband, has a strong role. Jean cle Limur directed, and much praise is due to him for the manner in which he transplanted the stage success to the screen. On the same programme there is a bright selection of talking and singing featurettes, including jazz music by Rudy Valee and his jazz band, songs by Tito Schipa, the great lyric tenor, a Path© Sound News and Audio Review, and finally a Music Masters series, '‘Schubert’s Friends,” in music and song. CAPITOL 5 The bright programme of talking and synchronised pictures which delighted patrons of the Capitol Theatre, Dominion Road, on Saturday, will be repeated this evening. The chief attraction is a startling circus story of a clown who is father, mother and teacher to four children who perform an aerial trapeze act. Janet Gaynor and Charles Morton are two of the children and Farrell McDonald the clown. The picture lias a beautiful musical synchronisation provided by the Roxy Theatre Orchestra (New York), of 110 players. The remainder of the programme is composed of all-talkie items, including a comedy entitled “His First Lesson,” and a Fox Movietone News. PIRATE SHIPPE REOPENING Auckland’s ocean rendezvous, Ye Olde Pirate Shippe at Milford, will reopen for the summer dancing season next Monday evening, Labour Day, when a big ball will be held. Gorgeous new decorations have been fitted recently, and a very ple&sant time should be enjoyed. A feature of the evening will be the new Versatile Jazz Band, under the leadership of Mr. Baden Brown, the singing saxophonist.

Dainty afternoon tea is served every day and the Shippe provides the necessities for* swimming and boat-