MAJESTIC

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 200, 16 April 1932, Page 3

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY AND TO-NIGHT Years ago Cecil B. de Mille gained an international reputation for the extravagant costuming and investiture of his film plays, and last night in "Madam Satan," his newest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer spectacular comedy with music, he again justified his fame at the Majestic Theatre. From the moment "Madam Satan" opens there is not a respite in the parade of gorgeous costumes, novel danc'e ballets and successive thrills. By the time a masked ball on a Zeppelin is interrupted by a mid-air collapse of the huge craft, and descent of the variously garbed guests via parachute, members of the audience are at the edge of their seats wondering "what next?" Kay Johnson and Reginald Denny, the leads, acquit themselves splendidly, both in the acting and singing departments. Roland Young has one of the best parts of his career as the friend who attempts to help in the domestic argument between Angela and Bob Brooks, and only succeeds in complicating the situation, which reaches its denouement aboard the aircraft. Lillian Roth is effective as the gold-digging "other woman." The fast-moving story of "Madam Satan" is based on the situation of a man making love to his own wife wlthout knowing who it is. The world famous Abe Lyman's Band plays in the Zeppelin sequences.