REGENT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 109, 11 May 1931, Page 11

REGENT

RUTH CHATTERTON’S BEST. “THE RIGHT TO LOVE” The world’s own “duse of drama,” at .least, insofar as the “talkies” arc concerned, is now showing at the Regent Theatre. It is a new emotional triumph that will elicit; all tho nke things any photoplay audience can say, if there is more to bo said after those outstanding productions, “Madam* X,” “Sarah and Son,” and “The Better Wife.” The duse, of course, is Ruth Chatterton; the drama, “The Right to Love,” which Richard Wallace has camerised in dialogue for Paramount from the Susan Glaxpell book, “Brook Evans.” And the whole is an event —which should not bo missed by any who take their entertainment seriously. Miss Chatterton enacts two distinct roles in “The Right to Love.” and in one of them veers from girlhood to mother typo, without a single error in mood coiffure, speech, costumes and poise. This is, at least, a triple achievement. The story, set in the farm lands nt the Middle West, tells of a girl whose secret love trysts engender a tragic “acrifico of happiness in later years, n state of affairs she determines will not be the heritage of her daughter. The manner in which love finds a way, through two generations of straight.jacketed repression, is convincingly narrated, and loads to a most surprising climax. Paul Lukas, David Manners. George Baxter, Irving Pichcl, Veda Buckland, and Oscar Apfol, players of experience and understanding, handle their assignments in fine harmony with the Chatterton roles. Zoe Akins adapted the screen play. So that every sound may be heard clearly and every word spoken shall reach tho audience quite audibly, the Regent management have installed, a special silent recorder, tho first of its kind to arrive in Wanganui. This silent recording is a new innovation to the talkie world and tho success which it has achieved in tho short time it has boon working has been outstanding.

Everything possible that can ho done for the greater enjoyment; of the public has practically been done and the next move, strange as it may sound, must come from the people themselves. That is, they must try to contain their mirth. Unless this can ho done the audience themselves are going to spoil a lot of their enjoyment. JOSEPH HISLOP TO-NIGHT A great musical treat is in store for the people of Wanganui to-night when the world-famous British tenor, Joseph Hislop will appear foi one night. It can truthfully bo said that no Britishborn singer has had a more cordial reception in all the great musical and a T t centres of the world than this son ci' Scotland. In Grand Opera Hislop has set the seal of fame upon his name. He has played some of the most important roles in the most difficult of operas; he has never failed to delight his audiences and please even the ultra-critical; there is no more accomplished concert singer; there, are. few who are his equals as an actor. He was specially chosen to appear and sing with the great Melba when tho diva appeared at Covent Gar den at the conclusion of the war, and Dame Melba personally songratulated Hislop at the conclusion of a memorable night. Eventually he became the principal tenor iu the Royal Opera, and sii* ply sang his way into the hearts ot the people, until even to-day they claim him as their own. Or. the concert pla» form Hislop has been even more sue ecssful, and he has operatic and concert engagements running up to 1036. It has been said of Hislop that he can draw laughter or tears from his audiences at will. His beautiful tenor voice is as effective in some of the dramatic scenes in the great operas as it is in tho simplest song or ballad so loved by the general public; for Hislop’s mission is io give satisfaction to all classes. He realises that there are music-lovers in the thousands who are generally classed as un-musical for tho I reason that they do not possess the mu- . ical knowledge of these who have made a . lose .-tody of things musical; ami iu the compilation of nis programmes In? never forgets them. For the New Zea land tour Hislop will have the assist' ance of a young and cultured pianiste, Isidor Goodman, who is not only a gif! i d solo pianiste but a most sympathetic accompanist; so that there will he a double treat in stor for New Zea land audiences. Hislop’s tour is being made under the aegis uf the well-knowu entrepreneurs. .1 and N. Tait, who so uirtiiv r.-»».i»« artist- Hu ‘Dominion.

ami Mr Maurie Ralph, of the manager ial staff of the firm will personally conduct Hislop throughout .New Zealand. There will be special concessions for musical students, am! ia fitting with the times the tariff of charges will be on the most liberal scale possible. Musiclovers rio advised to make their reservations promptly so as to avoid disn; pointment.