NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 259, 23 January 1928, Page 13

NEW REGENT

MADAME POMPADOUR On Saturday the entire house at the Regent Theatre was “booked out,” the current programme getting a wonderful reception from a packed house. She was France’s fairest! The sweetheart of the king. Her friends adored her, her enemies hated her, but all could do nothing but admire her—this woman they called “la belle Pompadour!” “Madame Pompadour” is the chief attraction on the programme at the New Regent Theatre. In it Dorothy Gish is seen as the woman who played with nations, and wrecked havoc with the hearts of men. Antonio Moreno plays a feautred role as Pompadour’s poet lover. “Madame Pompadour” was made in the new London studios of British National. It was directed by Herbert Wilcox, supervised by A. E. Dupont, and scenarised by Frances Marion. Nellie Lingard, the brilliant Auckland soprano, received most vociferous applause for her rendering of “Here in the Quiet Hills” and Alfred Hill’s “W r aiata Maori,” and in response to incessant calls, sang “Annie Laurie” for encore. Another of those popular Fox monkey comedies, introducing Max, Moritz and Akka, broke the house down in roars of laughter. These amazing monkeys will appear on the Regent stage in person for one week, commencing Thursday. Eddie Horton at the organ plays “In a Monastery Garden” and a series of novelty song slides introducing “Me and My Shadow,” and other songs. The Regent Operatic Orchestra, under the baton of Mr. Maurice Guttridge, plays Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” and a carefully selected musical programme.