NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 833, 29 November 1929, Page 17

NEW REGENT

“THE COCOANUTS” The merry comedy, “The Cocoanuts,” by the famous New York entertainers, The Four Marx Brothers, is still a big success at the New Regent Theatre. Besides the inimitable clowning, Harpo plays the harp. Although he violates ali accepted technique, Harpo is considered to be one of the finest harp players in the world. His enchanting music usually stops the show. Chico, also an excellent comedian, is an accomplished pianist, employing an unusual finger technique that always causes much laughter. Groucho, considered by many to be the funniest of the four, is supplied with most of the comedy lines. He never smiles. Zeppo, ine youngest and handsomest, also is a clever comedian. Mary Eaton and Oscar Shnw. each of them singing exquisitely, supply the romance. These two most recently appeared together on the New York stage in Ziegfeld’s “Five O’clock Girl.” They sing the featured song numbers composed by Irving Berlin, and they sing charmingly. “The Cocoanuts” is gay and hilariously funny. It is assuredly the most entertaining dancing, talking, singing show so far introduced through the medium of the audible screen. A varied attractive short-subject programme is also shown. A fine quartet from “Rigoletto,” a Pathe Review and a talking comedy, “Post Mortems,” are special features.