REGENT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1937, Page 7

REGENT THEATRE.

"Sweet Aloes."

Provocative situations, abound in the story of "Sweet Aloes," the Warner Brothers picture which will start tomorrow at the Regent Theatre. The very title is one to arouse interest, suggesting as it does a "bitter-sweet" romance; and when this romance is enacted by such capable players as Kay Francis, and George Brent, with the popular Roland Young providing the contrasting comedy, the indications are all for an outstanding production. As a stage play by Jay Mallory, "Sweet Aloes" had a notable record of success both in England and America. In the film darjng situations are handled with the utmost delicacy and the most emotional situations are treated so naturally that there is never the slightest suggestion of over-acting. The story moves evenly against luxurious backgrounds in the upper social circles of London and New York, and Kay Francis is said to add to her reputation as "the screen's best-dressed woman" by wearing many sensational and beautiful creations. The powerful drama of the story's central situation arises from the decision of the heroine, Linda Warren, to let her child be adopted by the wife of her lover. Thus she assures the child's future, for-his father is a member of the British aristocracy: but she herself is tormented by regrets, which are not lessened by her marriage in New York to a young lawyer. Indeed this longing for her child almost causes the ruin of her marriage. It is left to Roland Young, as a humorous and sympathetic author, who is a friend of all the parties concerned, to find the solution to a very difficult problem. "Sweet Aloes" is brilliant entertainment. Thanks to the sterling work of Roland Young there is a current of humour (lowing through' the story, and light and witty dialogue adds considerably to its enjoyment. Henry Stephenson, Patric Knowles, and Frieda Inescourt are also in the cast.