MAJESTIC THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 600, 3 August 1933, Page 3

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-NICHT. "Topaze," the picture which ~ opens ■to-night at the Majestic Theatre, recommends itself on many counts. In the first place, it stars J ohn Barry- , more. In the .second, it is a very . smooth and brilliant version of the play that was. an outstanding success in Paris and New York. Then, again, 1 it is comedy. Brittle, fresh, sparkling and utterly non-sensical comedya thing Barrymore does so splendidly and so seldom. I The story tells how Professor Auguste Topaze, innocent, naive and of simple soul, is suddenly transplanted I from his classroom to the exaggerated ! excitement of the type of drawing- j room that has spun glass wall paper | and] in which lounges the enchanting 1 Myrna Loy. Th'e climax finds the professor outwitting the scoundrels who tried to capitalise on his simplicity and honesty, which they mistook for idiocy. And, of course, he captures the lovely Myrna. Brilliantly acted, with an exceptionally beautiful mounting and expert direction, "Topaze" has a French savour that is distinctly refreshing and gay. Besides Barrymore, who has never been more delightful, and Miss Loy, who has never been so naive, the cast includes Reginald Mason, Luis Alberni, Albert Contin, Jobyna Howland, Frand Reicher, Lowden Adams and Jackie Searl. Harry d'Arrast directed with his usual finesse. "Topaze" is rare entertainment. SATURDAY. "The Night Club Lady,' a picture that brings Adolphe Menjou in the suave role of Thatcher Cole, police commissioner de luxe, to the Majest'.c Theatre on Saturday, moves from the highest pinnacle of a New York roof top to the glittering depths of the city's night life. Almost all the mysterious action in this dramatic picture, taken from the extremely popular crime novel by Anthony Abbot, takes place in a luxurious apartment and in one of the most fascinating and elahorate night clubs in the city. Menjou is supported by May oi Methot, radiant stage actress who appeared with Chester Morris in ' Corsair," Skeets Gallagher, Blanche Frideriei, Ruthelma Stevens, Albert Conti, Nat Pendleton, Greta Granstedt, Gerald Fielding and others. The second feature is "The Phantom President," a politeial comedy, featuring George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert and Jimmy Durante.