AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1938, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. TO=N!GHT AND MONDAY. <f 7HE ROSE OF TRAfLEE.” The story deals' with the tribulations ' of a poor young mother and her infant daughter, separated from the father, -who has become a successful crooner in America. Turned out by her hard-heart-ed landlady, the mother and daughter are befriended by an Irish cafe proprietor and his quaint old landlady. The father comes home to seek his family, but an unscrupulous agent neatly sidetracks all inquiries until chance, and success reunites the three once more. Fred Conynghum and Kathleen O’Rcg- ■ nil am the romantic leads, and* the work of Talbot O’Farrell, Denier Warren, Sydney Fairbrothor, and Dorothy Dare calls for comment in a cast of familiar names. O’Farrell particularly scores, as the kindly cafe proprietor, especially when lie sings one of his familiar Irish numbers. The scenario ingeniously introduces no less than six favourite Irish ballads one of which is engagingly sung by the small star, who also gives a spirited rendering of “Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bov*-Wow.” Excellent variety of Universal shorts including Scenic, Coloured Cartoon, “Tib Bits,” Mentone musical and PRiuieville “Stranger than Fiction,” novelty.