MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 31, 29 April 1927, Page 13

MAJESTIC

THE MOULIN ROUGE “A most sumptuous and spectacular idea” describes the scintillating revuette, entitled “The Moulin Rouge,” at the Majestic this week. This is a stage novelty, which reflects great credit on the producers, and furnishes an entertainment hitherto unknown in Auckland. The stage represents the famous Parisian cabaret and the whole atmosphere of the revue carries out the sparkling and joyous atmosphere of a night out in this famous Parisian restaurant. Miss Bathie Stuart, wellknown for her clever work in Maori songs and folk lo: >, proves herself even more fascinating as a gay little cabaret performer. Her first song, “Follow Me,” which is a modern version of the popular song from “The Belle of New York,” is both fascinating and irresistible. Her second number, “She Lives Down in Our Alley,” is in itself a perfect sketch of a London coster character. The Majestic Follies form the chorus for these two songs. Valeska and Len Wilson portray “The Spirit of the Red Mill” in an acrobatic dance novelty. Mr. George Tarr creates great amusement as the cabaret waiter, and sings in amusing style “A Cup of Co-ho-co.” Mr. Hadyn Murray, leader of the Majestic orchestra, will play a violin solo. The story of life under the tinsel of vaudeville, starring Norma Shearer and Oscar Shaw, that is “Up Stage.” “You’ve never seen a picture like it I know I never have,” says a critic. “This is the real story of the real people of the theatre —the vaudeville theatre. A story of a people apart —of a different world; a people of different ideas, a people who live a life of illusion —the kindesthearted, the most loyal people on earth. ‘Up Stage* will get into your heart — as it got into mine—because it is human. ‘Up Stage’ takes you ‘back stage’ in the theatre; but it does more than that—it shows you the heart of the trouper, the player—that person apart whom you sometimes worship from afar but whom you never meet in real life. There is a wonderful little story in ‘Up Stage.* It was written, first, for a comecjy effect, but into it has crept, probabfc*' through the genius of Monta Bell, the director, a touch of sadness, a bit of humanness that plays upon your heart. There have been many motion pictures made with the stage, and the stage folk, as the theme, but there has never been one like ‘Up Stage.’ The others have been artificial, exaggerated shadows that brought nothing new, nothing real or sensible. ‘Up Stage’ is different because it is true, because it is the real ‘back-stage’ of any vaudeville theatre —its peopl are the people of the varieties; its story is their story.” The All Soloists Orchestra will play selections from the popular "Pirates of Penzance” as an overture, and “Berceuse” (Godi rd) as the interlude.