REGENT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 151, 23 December 1929, Page 5

REGENT THEATRE.

Bumper houses are enjoying the musical comBro'.h Tha C,ocoanuts," starring the Four Man xr«,£ s'. °J tncm Ereat mirth-provokers. Mny 7 f af°?,, as <l Oscar Shaw- and n° l<*3 than J»n.» g Hd, dan? Dß beau««»- Mary Eaton dances and sings her way Into every heart, and Oscar Shaw . t unefu] Dower ? ul Q * o k 6 an° 'tot, a«. dollent- Tha thema song. When My Dreams Come True," Is particularly tuneful and pleasing, as also are the other song numbers, all composed by Irving and the songs and the dainty solo and 1.1. dance3 ' an<i the charming ballets, unite wita the extremely clever fooling of the Marx Brothers to make this sound-screen version of the popular Broadway musical comedy so great ™mUS? eSS- The Marx Brothers, besides, being comedians of the first rank, are also able musliSn 3" J?v a, rpo specially excelling on the harp, wnile Chlco Is an accomplished pianist. The \ws! « the comedy Is set in Florida. With Oscar Shaw as the hero and Mary Eaton as heroine, the love-interest, too, is by no means lacking. The supporting films Include a particularly interesting sound-picture news reel, depicting, amongst other things, the wedding of ex-President Coolidge's son and a most exciting Wild West Bodeo. This great programme is screened thrice daily. "THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY." "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney," which comes to the Regent Theatre next change, is a story of London society, and has a 99 per cent. British cast, there being only one American In the picture. Norma Shearer, the star of the picture, is a Canadian, having been born in' Montreal. Basil Eathbone, the male lead, was born In Johannesburg, South Africa, whilst George Barraud, who also has an important role, is a Londoner. Herbert Bunston an Englishman, Moon Carroll, an English girl, George K. Arthur, A. Scott, Cyril Chadwlck, another Londoner, Maude Turner, another English girl, complete the British cast, whilst Hedda Hopper, who has an important role in the picture, is the only American player. The speaking is said to be among the finest ever presented on the screen In the all-talkie pictures. It is a story of a lady adventurer who poses as a wealthy Australian widow and manoeuvres-her way into the upper crust of English society. Her retinue of polished servants are, In reality, a gang of thieves—the perfect butler, her constant Inspiration. Their chance of successful looting depends entirely on the poise, beauty »nd skill of "the charming Mrs. Cheyney."