FU MANCHU RETURNS

Evening Star, Issue 20586, 11 September 1930, Page 9

FU MANCHU RETURNS

■KIT ATTRACTION ON FRIDAY Those who enjoy their mystery thrills served up in spine-chilling fashion will certainly get an eyeful and earful of entertainment from ‘ Tho Return of Dr Fu Manchu,’ Paramount’s highly diverting drrima at the Regent Theatre next week. The production is based cm an original story by Sax Rohmer, and is a sequel to the now famous thriller, ‘The Mysterious Dr Fu Manchu, in Which Warner Olaud established himself as a talking picture genius with his protrayal of tho central chdfactcr. The clever “ bad man ” of the flickers is again seen as the insidious and conspiring doctor in ‘ The Return ot Dr Fu Manchu.’. He is supported by the same leadirig players who were seen in the first picture:—o. P. Heggie, the King Louis XL of ‘ The .. "Vagabond King’; Jean Arthur, Neil Hamilton, and William Austin. , . , For the benefit of those who might have thought Dr Fu Mancha a dead one after taking the poison ,in Iho Mysterious Dr Fu Manchu, it must be explained that the scheming doctor is a crafty Oriental, and that ho is a bard man to “ tell off.” Audiences may have thought he killed himself in the first picture, but those who see the second one will learn that no such self-inflicted penalty took place, and they will learn why. Rowland V. Lee, director of ‘The Return ot Dr l|u Manchu,’ was also the director of Hie Mysterious Dr Fu Manchu.’ The Regent Reyuette is an amateur production that will undoubtedly add a very attractive and refreshing note to next week’s programme, 'ibis innovation has been sponsored by Mr Alec Regan, and his happy thought should meet with widespread approval. Iho show should be something out of the ordinary. Mr Regan realises that the curiosity value of the talkies has definitely vanished, and that they now exist, like every other form of entertainment, on sheer merit alone. Mr Regan and Mr Stan Lawson have been working on tho show for some considerable time, and they have with them six or seven principals and a singing and dancirig ballet, of eight. The principals who are participating in the first f ‘ revuette ” are Misses Mollie Andrews, Rita Holmes, Anita Winkel, Myra Webster, Mesrs Arthur Macdonald, Brendon Fmlaysoii, Reg. Richards, J. MacFarlanc, 0. Garden, al of whom are very well known m local musical and dramatic circles. Air I. J. Kirk-Burnnand will he musical director. Mr Regan and Air Lawson will naturally figure prominently in the production, arid the presence of these two accomplished artists will enrich the show considerably.