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PROGRAMS AT THE REGENT (Cont'd) - page 4 |
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| Program No.10 - May 18-24, 1929 | ||
| Feature Film: "The Street Angel" (Fox, 1928, Silent) with Charles Farrell & Janet Gaynor | ||
| Support Films: "The Star Witness" (Talking) Chic Sale. A talk by G.B. Shaw "Big Bernies Stage Band of 45" | ||
| Stage: "Regent Follies" with the Regent Stage Band, The Fallow Twins- Specialty Dancers and the Regent Ballet | ||
| Orchestra: Ernest G. Mitchell conducting | ||
| Organ: Eddie Fitch | ||
| M.C. : Hugh Steyne | ||
| Program No. 11 - May 25-31, 1929 | ||
| Feature Film: "Trail of '98" (MGM, 1928, Silent) with Ralph Forbes, Dolores del Rio & Karl Dane | ||
| Support Films: "Vatican Choir", "Rio Rita Girls - (Constance Maring & Murial Pollack)(Piano Duet)" "Joseph Reagan (tenor)", "Marion Harris", & "Spirit of Jazz" | ||
| Stage: "Melody & Moonlight" (produced by Hugh Steyne) with The Regent Beauty Ballet, The Fallow Twins, Freddie Hodges, The Regent Stage Band and Marjorie Jacobie, soprano. | ||
| Orchestra: E.G. Mitchell conducting the Regent Orchestra | ||
| Organ: Eddie Fitch | ||
| M.C.: Hugh Steyne | ||
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Review: (Herald, May 27, 1929) |
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| "Melody & Moonlight", the new stage production is a delicate presentation in which the Regent String Quartette plays airs such as the "Barcarolle" ("Tales of Hoffman") and the Regent Ballet dances lightly, playing with pale-tinted balloons. | ||
| (Herald June 1, 1929) | ||
| "Melody and Moonlight", which finished its run last night, was Mr. Steyne's first production at the Regent. Nothing more artistic has been seen on the stage of that theatre. In the new presentation he has combined a minstrel show with modern ideas, and in this he has had the co-operation of the musical director, E.G. Mitchell, who will conduct the stage band. The Regent ballet contributes to the entertainment, and a specialty dance by the Fallow Twins will not be out of keeping with the surroundings, these clever girls will probably go abroad before very long. The Regent Harmony Four and Stan Ray, the Dancing Coon, are other's in the presentation. | ||
| Program No. 12 - June 1-7, 1929 | ||
| Feature Film: " The Ghost Talks" (Fox, 1929, Talking) with Charles Eaton, Helen Twelvetrees, Carmel Myers and Earle Fox | ||
| Support Film: "Blond For a Night" (DeMille Pictures Corp, 1928, Silent) with Marie Provost, Harrison Ford and Franklin Pangborn | ||
| Stage: "Ye Old Minstrel Show" (produced by Hugh Steyne) with the Regent Stage Band, The Fallow Twins, The Regent Harmony Four, Stan Ray - the Dancing Coon and Hugh Steyne as interlocuter | ||
| Orchestra: Conducted by Ernest G. Mitchell | ||
| Organ: Eddie Fitch | ||
| M.C.: Hugh Steyne | ||
| Review: (Herald, June 1, 1929) | ||
| "When the old-time minstrel show was revived at the Tivoli with some of the veterans of vaudeville, it caused a considerable amount of interest. Hugh Steyne has brought this form of entertainment back again, and today he will be interlocuter at the Regent, with black-faced corner-men and singers on either side of him. | ||
| (Herald, June 3, 1929) | ||
| "The stage presentation this week brings back the minstrel show of long ago, with the Regent ballet done up as niggers in top hats and yellow long-tailed suits. Old negro melodies and negro ragtime dances give an interesting quality to the show". | ||
| Program No 13 - June 8-14, 1929 | ||
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| "Sadie Thompson" | ||
| (United Artists, 1928, Silent) | ||
| with Lionel Barrymore, Gloria Swanson and Blanche Frederici. | ||
| Support Films: "A Minute to Play" (Talking) with Red Grange | ||
| Stage: "Vanity" with Mabel D'Arcy, The Quality Court Trio rendering Olde Worlde music, Regent Vanity Girls (arranged by Minnie Hooper), leading dancer Mabel D'Arcy and Ernest Mitchell & Leslie Richmond in a piano duet. | ||
| Orchestra: Conducted by E.G. Mitchell " | ||
| Organ: Eddie Fitch "Organesque" | ||
| M.C. Hugh Steyne | ||
| Review: (The Herald, | ||
| Program No 14 - June 15-21, 1929 | ||
| Feature Film: "The Cossacks" (MGM, 1928, Silent) with John Gilbert, Renee Adoree, Ernest Torrence & Nils Asther | ||
| Support Films: "Captain Swagger" (Talking) with Rod LaRocque | ||
| Stage: "Southern Skies"(produced by Hugh Steyne) with the Regent Stage Band, The Fallow Twins, The Regent Ballet and Freddie Hodges. | ||
| Orchestra: Conducted by E.G. Mitchell "Angela Mia" | ||
| Organ: Eddie Fitch "Il Trovatore" selection | ||
| M.C. Hugh Steyne | ||
| Review: (The Herald, June 5, 1929) | ||
| "Hawaiian settings and melodies are chosen for the new stage presentation for which Hugh Steyne and Ernest Mitchell, the musical director, are responsible. The Fallow girls appear as native dancers and George Bryer, tenor, is the chief singer. | ||
| (The Herald, June 17, 1929) | ||
| "..:best production to date: | ||
| (Table Talk, June 16, 1929) | ||
| "...can't see the connection with "Southern Skies" and something on Kipling's "Mandalay". | ||
| Program No 15 - June 22-28, 1929 | ||
| Feature Film: "Lucky Boy" (Tiffany-Stahl Productions 1929, Part-Talking) with George Jessel, Margaret Quimby and Gwen Lee | ||
| Support Films: "Honour Above All" (Silent) with Leatrice Joy & Nils Asther | ||
| Stage: "Motor Oddities"(produced by Hugh Steyne) with the Regent Stage Band, The Fallow Twins, The Regent Ballet and Freddie Hodges. | ||
| Orchestra: Conducted by E.G. Mitchell "Slavonic Rhapsody" (Friedmann) | ||
| Organ: Eddie Fitch | ||
| M.C. Hugh Steyne | ||
| Program No 16 - June 29 - July 5, 1929 | ||
| Feature Film: "Hearts in Dixie" (Fox, 1929, Talking) Stepin Fetchit, Clarence Muse & Dorothy Morrison | ||
| Support Films: "A Weekend Comedy" (Talking) with George Gee | ||
| Stage: "Morning, Noon & Night" (produced by Marshall Hall) with Edwin Beecroft tenor, Veronica Cox soprano, Freddie Hodges and The Regent Ballet | ||
| Orchestra: Conducted by E.G. Mitchell "La Sorentina" | ||
| Organ: Eddie Fitch | ||
| M.C. Hugh Steyne | ||
| Review: (Herald, July 1, 1929) | ||
| "...music, dancing and colour combine to make the ballet a particularly effective presentation. | ||
| Program No 17 - July 6 - 12, 1929 | ||
| Feature Film: "The Battle of the Sexes" (United Artists, 1928, Silent) with Jean Hersholt, Phyllis Hayer and Bella Bennett | ||
| Support Films: "Lone Wolf's Daughter" (Part Talking) with Jack Holt & Bert Lyall | ||
| Stage: "Youth and Springtime" (Produced by Marshall Hall) with Lois Green and Marshall Hall in a dance interpretation of Liszt's "Liebestraum", also with Olive Wallace and the Regent Ballet |
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| Orchestra: Conducted by E.G. Mitchell "The Arcadians" | ||
| Organ: Eddie Fitch | ||
| Review: (Herald, July 6, 1929) | ||
| "TELEVISION AT HE REGENT" | ||
| "D.W. GRIFFITH PRODUCTION IS SECOND FEATURE" | ||
| "Television makes an effective debut on the screen at | ||
| the Regent Theatre today. It is used in the sound |
Marshall Hall |
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| picture "Lone Wolf's Daughter" | ||
| (Herald, July 8, 1929) | ||
| "TELEVISION IN TALKIE" | ||
| "Whether it is an actual demonstration of television or merely clever trick photography which unmasks the criminals in "Lone Wolf's Daughter" does not matter. The ingenuity with the most modern of inventions is introduced lends additional interest to a capitol 'crook' story. | ||
| .. in the stage presentation, a delightful dance episode by Lois Green, who was so highly praised by Pavlova's ballet master, and Marshall Hall, the Regent producer, performing to Liszt's "Liebestraum", is a scene of outstanding beauty." | ||
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| Helen Twelvetrees |
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| Gloria Swanson in "Sadie Thompson" |
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| John Gilbert and Rene Adoree in "The Cossacks" |
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| George Jessel |
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| Stepin Fetchit |
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| Lois Green |
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| (The program reviews are from reports of the time and are liable to contain words or phrases which today are now considered racist and/or politically incorrect. It is not the policy of Donald Binks' Website to endorse any racist or politically incorrect remarks or statements.) |
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