REGENT THEATRE

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 287, 31 August 1935, Page 13

REGENT THEATRE

"Lady Tubbs” A bright star is scintillating _ on the screen of the Regent Theatre this week. It is none other than Alice Brtfdy. who bids fair to become the real successor to the late Marie Dressier. Alice Brady is by no means new to the screen, and is a famous figure on the Broadway stage. For many years her metier was drama, but now she has burst upon the public as a comedienne of the first water. She is as amusing as Marie Dressier, as expressive as Billie Burke, as nonchalant as Alison Skipworth, and as entertaining as Mae West. In short, she is a star to be reckoned with. The film in which she appears at the Regent is Universal s delightful comedy, “Lady Tubbs,” a picture that gives Miss Brady ample oppor.unity to display her prowess as an actress. “Lady Tubbs" has all the essentials necessary for an entertainment that grips the audience right from the start. The story concerns a woman cook at a railway construction camp. When on her way to New York to see her niece, who is to be marriod to the son of a very wealthy family, she meets a Loudon lawyer who inform" her that she has been left half a million pounds. She immediately sets about acquiring a correct background and bursts upon New York s society under the title of Lady Tubbs. Her adventures are absolutely hilarious First of’all, she finds it necessary to nd? to hounds, and never having ridden a corse in her life, she naturally has an exciting time at the fox hunt. How she is presented with the brush is too funny for words, and how she later secures her niece’s, happiness and a husband lor herself is, to use her favourite expression, “just too, too divine.” Her conversation, especially when she thinks she is getting out of her depth, has the audience in shrieks of laughter. Her lawyer, who really is a title man, and who instructs her in the somewhat difficult art of becoming a lady, informs her that the vocabulary of the average sophisticate of to-day is very limited, and that sre will be quite all right if she says “too, too divine,” “too, too amazing,’ and various other “too, too's." However, he is scarcely ly prepared for her sudden “too, too antediluvian.” which she suddenly comes to light with at one period. Supporting Miss Brady is that talented English aetor. Alan Mowbray, whose work in the show is a sheer delight. His voice is perfect, and his'facial expressions speak voltimes. It is to be hoped he and Miss Brady are seen in more films. Others in the cast who give first-rate pertermances are Douglass Montgomery, Anita Louise, Hedda Hopper and June Clayworth. There is an excellent supporting bill, including a gazette, scenes in Rome, and a short musical and dancing vaudeville show. Altogether the programme is one that should not be missed, for both the main film and those on the supportini bill are more than usually entertaining. and are of the type that can be enjoyed by patrons of all ages.