MAJESTIC THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 374, 8 November 1932, Page 3

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-DAY AND TO-NIGHTL In castirig "Arrowsmith," the current feature at the Majestie Theatre, Samuel Goldwyn gathered togeth'er a brilliant galaxy of the best known names of stage and screen, nofl only for the leading roles, but for minor parts as well. The wide scope and varied charac^erisation of this master novel by Sinclair Lewis allowed opportunities for everykind of actor. Ronald Colman plays the title role of the crusading young doctor, sup«ported by Helen Hayes, the eminent stage star whose first picture, "The Sin of Madelon Claudet," was one of the events of last year's sueeess. For the role of Sondelius, the p'laguefighting Swede, Richard Benniett, the stormy petrel of the theatre and father of Constance, Joan and Barbara Bennett, was selected by Mr. Goldwyn. In addition A. E. Anson, who has been noted for character portraits in the legitimate theatre for the last 30 years, plays the old scientist Gotlieb, who inspires Arrowsmith to his lifework in science. And Myrna Loy, Alec B. Francis, and Claude King. The story of "Arrowsmith" is the story of one man's devotion and ambition in the battle of humanity against the d'eath-dealing plagues which have always been the scourge of mankind. It sweeps from the mid-western countryside to a tropical island in the West Indies, where young Dr. Arrowsmith and his colleagues go to battle against the black death. His relations with the little nurse h'e marries as a struggling doctor, continuing throughout the picture, weave a broad current of romance through its stirling scenes.