COMING TO THE REGENT THEATRE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 192, 15 August 1931, Page 18 (Supplement)

COMING TO THE REGENT THEATRE.

James Rennie, who has the leading role in *’The Girl of the Golden West,” —the First National and Vitaphone drama which will be shown here shortly, —was a flying instructor in the Royal Air Force "of the British Army during 1917-18. “Girl of The Golden West’ 7 which, as a stage play was considered David Belaseo’s outstanding success, s a story that is vital in its simplicity and stark in its revelation of human passions running high against a background of love. Beautiful Ann Harding has the starring role in this production.

f Jean Arthur was offered her first mo- ' tion picture work as a result of pos- : i ing fur magazine advertisements. The natives of Bora Bora, tiny South Sea island where the late F. W. Mur- • nau filmed his love drama “Tabu,” are natural musicians and sing and play any instrument well. « * * * * Norman Foster, Paramount player in 44 Up Pops the Devil,” left a reporter’s job and searched for eight months before he could persuade anybody to take • his acting ambitions seriously.