REGENT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 115, 18 May 1927, Page 6

REGENT THEATRE.

. A great many beautiful gowns aie worn by Bebe Daniels, Paramount star, in her current comedy success, "Stranded in Pans, which is now showing at the Regent Theatre. An' American shop-girl arriyes. in Paris penniless aud without a friend. How 1, through an innocent error, sne finds herself mistaken, for a famous countess, and how, after a series of breathtaking episodes,. she manages to return to the United States, goes to make one ol the breeziest comedies Paramount's star has ever, appeared .in. Good supports are also shown. Paddy, Saunders, clever comedian-cartoonist, provides an amusing turn, and bright imisie is. offered by the orchestra;

Madge Bellamy, who scored a. tremendous hit in "Sandy" and "Summer Bachelors," -will open next Friday at the Regent Theatre in "Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl.", In this production Miss Bellamy is said to have found one role precisely suited to her personality. Bertha, finding herself in a sweat-shop with two girl companions, decides to improve her condition vby seeking a finer outlet for her talents. She knows she can draw well,- and she yearns for" the opportunity to prove what she can do. This opportunity comes when a position is offered Bertha in the offices and display rooms of the Diana Lingerie Company. Bertha, a common-sense girl, is tempted again ' and again, but, through the help and guidance of Roy Davis, whom she accepts at his face value—as a shipping clerk—she triumphs over the man who seeks her company and finally aids Roy in sending this man to prison on charges of criminal conspiracy. She then discovers that Roy is not a clerk, but is the son of the owner of the company. A very fine vaudeville programme has been arranged; details of this will be announced later. Reserves are now available at the theatre and Bristol