REGENT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 86, 8 October 1929, Page 5

REGENT THEATRE.

'■Madame X" is now in its second week at the Regent Theatre, drawins capacity houses. The picture tells » the tragedy of an exiled woman forced to wander over the earth because of her mistake. The great climax comes in the final Courtroom scene, where she finds that the attorpey delendtsg her oe a murder cnarga is her own son. For wonderful and impressive acting nothing equals Ruth Cliatterton's portrayal of Madame X," and she is well supported by Lewis Stone and Raymond Hackett. Other well-known .. players are Holmes Herbert Eugenic Besserer, Mitchell Lewis, Ullric Haupt' Richard Carle, Carroll Nye, and Claud King.' But It is not only the superb acting that makes -Madame X" such a fine picture. There are authentic replicas of several famous spots In ri»m S',' i d,. scenes fron» China with all the glamour of the East, and glimpses of life in bouth America and elsewhere. The swift-ac-tion of the drama, which revolves round' the unquenchable "spirit of mother-love, is a powerful factor in the picture's success. The supporting programme embraces a variety of subjects. "Berthmarks" provides comedy of the best kind, ari "Audio Review," ana news reel complete what is a flrst-class • programme in every respect.