NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1011, 30 June 1930, Page 15

NEW REGENT

“THE VAGABOND KING”

When a stage production is rendered upon tlio audible screen, it is natural to draw a comparison. But in the case of “The Vagabond King.” which is now at the New Regent Theatre, a comparison is a paltry means of expressing the glamorous wonderment o£ this marvellous screen version. In fact, the film adaptation is so far superior in thrills and sheer beauty that there is no comparing it with the original, beautiful as the original was. Dennis King, as the master of the sword, the leader of the vagabonds the redeemer of Paris, and the captor of a princess’s heart, leaps into the very front rank of romantic actorsingers of the cinema in his gorgeous portrayal of Francois Villon, the poethero of “The Vagabond King.” Here is a picture so bewilderingly v, opderfv.l, what with its gorgeous technicolour treatment throughout, its powerful plot, stupendous sets, breathtaking action, romantic glamour, and musical richness both in the singing and orchestral departments, that a poor critic, abetted merely by the meagreness of the printed word, cannot even begin to tell you how magnificent it all * lO can tell you is, go and see it tnree or four times. . Regent s supporting programme is comprised of several talkie featurettes.