REGENT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 11, 14 July 1928, Page 7

REGENT THEATRE.

Florrie le Vero and Lou Handman continue great favourites with audiences at the Regent Theatre. Last night Miss le Vcro wore some beautiful clothes when not giving her clover male impersonations, and she also sang and danced with vim and ability. Lou Handman, who has composed many well-known dance tunes, played and sang his latest, "Nothin'," a catchy tune, and followed it up with some ■■ of his older, but still popular music. But his big hit was "Smithy," dedicated to Captain Kingsford Smith. The audience was loathe to let Miss le Vere and Mr. Handman go when their act was over. "Sporting Goods' 'is an amusing talo of a young salesman who loses his ear in a bog, and who is loaned another with which to continue his way. I'unds are low, but being mistaken for a millionaire, he is royally received at Pasadena's largest hotel. FallIng In love, with an expensive young lady does not help him any, and his efforts to make money by selling a special brand of golf suit in moments when he can escape his wealthy companions, are vastly entertaining. Richard-Dix han-llcs the rale of the embarrassed, young man with easy assurance, and pretty Gertrude Olmstcad makes an understanding sweetheart. Fortunately her uncle is the man who lent her lover his car, and as he is also connected with the knitting mill producing the famous "Elasto-Tweedo" golf suits, all ends prosperously. "Sporting Goods" is preceded by three good pictures, a Paramount news. Bray Magazine, and Christie comedy, "Love Shy," and the Regent operatic orchestra puts the finishing touches to a good night's entertainment -*!th its excellent playing of happily chosen musical numbers. The announcement that the aquatic presentation is coming to the Resent Theatre on Friday next In conjunction with the picture, "Something Always Happens," Esther Ralston's screen success, augers well for big audiences. As a spectacle • Captain Winston's Water Lions and Diving Nymphs Is said to eclipse anything yet attempted. The Regent stage is transformed into an aquarium and the equipment covers all available space. The tank holds 6000 gallons of water, a two-inch thickness of glass, but an underwater lighting system makes every inch of the tank visible. Under water the sea lions seem to have just as keen, knowledge of their master's directions as when on the stage. A whispered command is immediately answered, although Captain Winston may be two or three feet away from the tank. Water lions and diving girls both would bo an asset to any Olympic swimming tenm. Everything the girls attempt is imitated by the sea lions. A life-saving "drama" with the sea lions as "life guards" is an amusing feature of the programme. The box plan opens at the theatre and Bristol on Monday, morning. . . ..