MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 109, 29 July 1927, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“THE MONKEY TALKS” Another programme of big attractions opens at the Majestic to-day. There is absolutely no weak feature; all are the best of their kind. The

very latest British topical budget , a beautiful New Zealand scenic of the Bay of Islands, another study of quaint scene? in Britain, and a hilarious Fox comedy entitled “The Last Word,” and a Helen and Warren comedy starring Katherine

Perry and Alan Forrest- Another superb musical programme has been arranged by Mr. John Wliiteford-Waugh, musical director of the Majestic’s new orchestra. The overture is the popular “Morning, Noon and Night,” by Suppe. Other music to be featured is “In a Persian Garden” (Ketelbey) and “Schon Rosmarin” (Kreisler). Of particular interest to Auckland music lovers is the musical interlude, in which Mrs. Cyril Towsey will sing “A Castilian Lament” (del Riego) and “It is Not Because Your Heart is Mine” (Lohr). Mr. Cyril Towsey will accompany her. Fox Films screen version of the sensational Parisian, London and New York stage success, “The Monkey Talks,” will be screened for the first time. This is a mystory comedy-drama, directed by Raoul Walsh, maker of “What Price Glory,” and, like this great epic, “The Monkey Talks,” is splendid entertainment. The story is unusual in plot treatment and character development, and is, in fact, a decided novelty and altogether different from anything filmed before. To say the least, the idea of a talking monkey is unusual, but when this monkey also possesses human inteligence, the resulting situations are full of thrills, unexpected scenes and laughter-provoking moments. The story deals with the lives and romances of a troup of circus performers, including a talking monkey, with the ever dainty Olive Borden in the stellar role. Jacques Lerner plays the part of the monkey that talks. He created the original role in the Paris stage play. Raymond Hitchcock, star of a dozen Broadway successes, is cast as Lorenzo, while Don Alvarado is in the role of Wick, the lover. Ted McNama.ra, Malcolm Waite, Jane Winton and August Tollaire have roles of importance. There is a great deal to recommend this film to every type of entertainment lover, mystery, comedy and moments of great suspense added to a very fine and interesting story.