THE REGENT.

Wairarapa Age, 3 October 1935, Page 2

THE REGENT.

’ “BELLA DONNA.”

“Bella Donna,” with Conrad Veidt in the leading role, is to be presented again at the Regent Theatre at a matinee to-day and finally to-night. Reserves at Perry’s, ’phone 2496. COMING TO-MORROW. j "NAUGHTY MARIETTA.” Drama; romance, thrills, and the gorgeous music of Victor Herbert’s greatest operetta are promised in "Naughty Marietta,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s spectacular romance, which brings to the screen Jeanette MacDonald, glamorous heroine of "The Merry Widow,” and Nelson Eddy, eminent operatic, baritone. “Nauglfty Marietta,” which' conies to the Regent Theatre to-mor-row, tells a graphic story of the settlement of New Orleans by the French in the day of Louis XV, and of the love of a disguised French princess, seeking .escape from a marriage of State, and an English officer. Such song hits as “As, Sweet Mystery of Life,” “I’m Falling ini Love with Someone,” “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” “The Italian Street Song,” and; all the original music of the operetta is retained with new lyrics of Gus Kahn, of the famous song team of Donaldson and Kahn.- There is a strong supporting cast. Spectacular reproductions of New Orleans and 'Paris of the period, gorgeous costumes, and elaborate' staging mart the newi production. An unusual detail is the bevy of forty Casquette Girls, picked from among the •most beautiful of the younger players of Hollywood. Quaint and romantic costumes and other lavish details are interspersed with comedy episodes, through which the central thread of romance runs. Seats njay be reserved at Perry’s, ’phone 2496.