REGENT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 130, 6 June 1929, Page 5

REGENT THEATRE.

In "The Bellamy Trial," the sound picture now in Its second week at the Regent Theatre, there are seventeen principal players. As tho woman on trial, Leatrice Joy s lves a sincere character delineation. George Barraud Plays opposite her as the loyal husband who stands by his wife in the face of terrible accusations. Kenneth Thompson is tho man defendant, the husband of the woman whose slaying provides the motivation of the plot With Jhn rtref P°^ der, anC M of evidence, against them, ™,n rf 1 ? da,? t3 llsten t0 "ie prosecutor demand their lives to expiata the crime of which they are accused. An eleventh-hour devolopm?,^L saTes "! em from a c°nviction, but the murder remains, unsolved until the end. ihe supporting sound pictures include solos by ■ tho famous jazz pianist, Victor Lopey the appearance of Miss Ella Shields, tha polished malo impersonator, and songs by James Regan, tha Irish tenor. The synchronised music Is'-excel-lent . throughout; . ■ . . ■' -"The Jazz Singer," the second Regent sound Picture, which will appear on Friday uext. Is -considered to he the picture which really put.; the talking pictures on the map throughout the world, Everwhere it has been screened It has set a new mark for attendances. In Sydney, wbcro it opened In December last, it is still being screened thr.ee times dally to crowded houses, and it-is estimated that over 500,000 persons have paid for admission there alone On the,l6th of last month it created there a record of more performances than any .other, picture has done in Australia or New •Zealand. Al Jolson, the star, has created a ~ world-wide reputation for his famous intrcpretatlon of his many songs, and is to-day the highest salaried single artist ■In-the world. "The Jazz Singer" is really the. story of his owu life. Thoso who have seen and heard this wonderful story have nothing but praise for It, all belns carried away by his heart-appealing rendition of the outcast lad who makes his way to international fame as a jazz singer. The sales -of his records throughout tho world are enormous, and all royalties he receives from these he devotes to charity. Although the screening '.at the Regent will be the New Zealand premiere, so much has been heard of this remarkable picture that already the advent' is creating an enormous amount Of .• interest among picture-lovers.