MAJESTIC THEATRE
TO-NIGHT. In "The Prodigal," now playing at the Majestic Theatre, Lawrence Tibbett forsakes "period drama" to play his first strictly modern role. It is in many ways the most interestiug of his screen career. The singer appears as the prodigal son of an aristocratic South Americair family who returns home to "maka good" in an atmosphere of suspicion and hatred. When he attempts to prevent his brother's wife from eloping with a former lover and falls in love with her himself, the dramatic action begins, and continues at a fast clip, working to a surprise climax. The star is supported by a largo cast of general excellence. Esther Ralston makes an attractive heroine Roland Young and Cliff Edwards as two "hobos" form a new comedy team. Parnell B. Pratt as the ignoble brother, Hedda Hopper as the snobbish sister and Emma Dunn as the understanding mother delfver equally capable performances, and minor roles are well han'dled by Stepin Fetchit, the comic coloured player, Loui3 John Bartels and Theodore Von Eltz.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 243, 3 June 1932, Page 3
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