MAJESTIC THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 423, 6 January 1933, Page 7

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-NIGHT. DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME "Burnt Offering," the. Fox melodrama of the tropics, played against a background of conflict, opens tonight at the Majestic Theatre. Elissa Landi portrays the leading role, one that gives her ample opportunity f or a display of her talents. It

is said that in no previous picture has f ho enjoyed a role so well adapted to her capabilities, not excepting even "The Yellow Ticket." Set in German West Africa, and played with hundreds of natives furnishing a colourful background, and i with a cast that includes some of the most popular screen personalities in , Hollywood, "Burnt Offering" promis1 es to furnish one of the high spots of the season. j The supporting players are Paul ; Lukase, Alexander Kirldand, Warn- ' er Cland, Donald Crisp, Earle Foxe, Yola D'Avril, Eva Dennison, Ivan Simpson, Anders Van Hayden, Bert | Sprotte, William Von Brinken and , Vera Morrison. ! The story revolves around the misadventure of a young army officer who falls in love with the first white woman he has seen in many months. Without investigating her past he marries her to save her from imprisonment in a detention camp. f How fate works out the destinies | of all involved forms the basis for ! one of the most intriguing stories ever brought to the. screen. SECOND FEATURE "New Morals for Old," fxlmisation of the John Van Druten London and New York stage success, "After All," will open to-night at the Majestic Theatre. Robert Young, who scores an outstanding hit in "The Wet Parade," has the leading male role with Margaret Perry, star of the Broadway stage production, playing opposite him in her original stage role. The film marks the first appearance on the screen of Miss Perry, who first received critical acclaim for her portrayal of the Southern girl in the original stage version of "Strictly Dishonourable." The story of "New Morals for Old" deals with the age-old struggle between old-fashioned parents and modern children. Hampered by constant restrictions and supervision at home, a brothef and sister resolve to lead their own lives, defying conventions and the wishes of parents who re.fuse to understand. The son longs for a career as a painter and thumbs his nose at his father's wallpaper business. The daughter falls in love with a married man and scorns puritan inhibitions. The result is both leave home, ohe for a vivid life. in the Bohemian quarter of Paris, the other for her clandestine romance. Both expenences result in dramatic climaxes of a spectacular nature.