THE MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 110, 30 July 1927, Page 14

THE MAJESTIC

music For those who prefer van... nowadays ,t appears to be lar choice in picture entertair/ Po»cthe programme us pre«em]2 m * M *- packed house at the Maf* * to meet A Fox drama. “The Monkey T ,.. heads a very attractive !?' while vocal items bv Mrs Cvh^/ 111 ' sey. and a first-class programme J 0 *' new Majestic orchestra, com/ U * : up to the high artistic staSS.*'* by this theatre. aar<i <* T In front of a deep purple k ground, in conjunction with synchronised lighting effects hich very harmoniously used a tail c **** Beethoven, and a grand a simple but very effective /S* for the two numbers given byu°* Cyril Towsey. J The first was del Reigo’s -<-»«»■ Lament.” a very pleasing which, handled with the straint, proved a most delightful . rs her. Lohr’s “Not Because YouJ is Mine” provided more scope forT’ exploitation of Mr. Towsev’s f„n / very satisfying rnezzo-soprano 25 was warmly received. The ar paniments of Mr. Cyril Towsey e/' pleted a very artistic association Decidedly unusual is the plot' Talks/’ F ° X featUre> The Deprived of their means of Hveli hood, a troupe of circus perform..’ conceive the idea of one of their her, a dwarf, impersonating a tall/ monkey. This, however, is not disclosed a dainty dancer, Olive Borden <vh joins the show. Her love for IViri (Don Alvarado), one of the younte. members of the troupe, and incideV tally the scion of a noble house reciprocated, but complications ari» when the dwarf, who is only know, to her as a pet monkey, also falls/ love with the pretty dancer. Rather than betray the deception he and his companions are so sac cessfuliy working, he does not revrni his identity. In an attack upon the girl by a real chimpanzee he manages to prove his affection at the risk of his life, the tragedy being hightened by the fact that still as a monkey he passes awav As the monkey, Jacques Lerner ig responsible for a splendid impersonation. “A man might be down, but he Is never really out until he is married." This is the motto of the social reform club, an organisation that figures largely in a bright Fox comedy, ‘The Last Word.” It has quick action and hilarious moments. The Bay of Islands provides a glorious setting for this week’s New Zealand scenic. The photography is excellent. and full justice is done to-the splendid scenic and historic attractions of the early capital. The latest British topical budget also adds interest to the programme. In a well-chosen musical programme Suppe’s “Morning, Noon, and Night’ overture, the “Prologue” from “I Paj:liacci,” by Leoncavallo, and Ketelbey’s descriptive and haunting number, ‘ln a Persian Garden,” were outstanding features. The very exacting prologue was well handled, the band obviously being under excellent control. A repetition of the Suppe number was insisted upon.