MAJESTIC THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 573, 3 July 1933, Page 6

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-NIGHT. All the mystery, intriguing bea.uty, splendour and spectacle of the days of the Egyptian Pharaohs will come to the MajesLc Theatre when the amazxiig drama of reincarnation, "The Mummy," opens to-night. "The Mummy," conceived by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer and adapted to the screen by the eminent Bntish writer of the occult, John L. Baldterston, deals with an ancient sacrilege committed by a High Priest of Osiris and a Pivestess of Isis. A British archeological expedition unearths the mummy of the Priest who had been embalmed alive as a penalty for his crime, When a sacred scroll is unearthed, the mummy comes to life, bringing to the modern world his ancient occult secrets. He discovers the reincarnated soul of h.s unholy love in a beautiful Anglo-Egyptian girl, and his efforts to carry her back through the ages so that their love may be consummated provides one of ■the most singular and stranigely fascinating themes of any recent screen drama. The film is replete with' spectacuiai sets of Ancient Egyptian splendour executed by the noted stage designer 1 and artist, Willy Pogany. Costumes and relics of the past enhance the unusual beauty and effectiveness of "The Mummy," which presents the great make-up artist, Karloff, in the staring role of the reincarnated mummy. His uncanny make-up is his jgreatest achievement, surpassing the unforgettable monster of "Frankenstein." Zita Johann, alluring Hungarian actress, and David Manners provide the love interest of to-day, which struggles aga.nst the power of the past, exemplified by Karloff. Arthur Byron, Ed. ward Van Sloan and Bramwell Fletcher enact the other important parts in the film under the direction of Karl Freund, whose artistic camera eye is evident throughout "The Mummy."