MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 130, 23 August 1927, Page 15

MAJESTIC

GIRL WEEK The Majestic is still the popular rendezvous for all who are seeking happy entertainment and happy surroundings. Never before has there been so many pretty girls on one programme, or so many laughs. It is a bright, sparkling show, which must and does appeal to everybody. A short comedy entitled “Girls,” which is a jazz version of O. Henry’s story, is one long laugh. It tells the story of how a crowd of college girls made the boy who had “never been kissed” lose Ms title. Reminiscent of pantomime days is the pageant entitled “Colour in Harmony,” produced by Madame Baird with forty beautiful girls. The staging and dressing are most effective and it is safe to say that such a pageant of colour has never Before been presented in an Auckland picture theatre. The music is again one of the chief features of the programme. The Majestic’s new orchestra features both classical and popular music, and also offers a novelty entitled, “The Elephant and the Fly.” The supporting subjects include “How to Dance the Black Bottom,” a British scenic of Winchester and York, a Continental scenic of Portugal and the latest world news. Beautiful Madge Bellamy, she who entertained us so well in “Sandy” and again in “Summer Bachelors” and “Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl,” is now appearing at the Majestic in a film comedy-drama of metropolitan life. The piece is called “Ankles Preferred,” and was produced for Fox Films by J. G. Blystone. Miss Bellamy plays the role of a young working girl who proves a great attraction for men. Too great an attraction, in fact, for the constant attention of the opposite sex annoys her. She’s a very independent soul. She's also at a loss to account for the attraction, but not for long. It’s her ankles! Thus the fitting title. Throughout the production, Miss Bellamy supplies a crispness in her work which is a delight to behold. She never allows a scene to drag. “LOVERS” MAJESTIC ON FRIDAY Can there be a pure friendship between a man and a beautiful woman? “Lovers?” Ramon Novarro’s latest starring vehicle for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, coming to the Majestic Theatre on Friday, answers that question in a startlingly vivid manner that will linger for a long time in the memory of every plcturegoer who sees it. Laid in the romantic settings of modern Spain, it is filled with fhe gaiety of life in a Spanish city, and tells the gripping, enthralling story of a family whose lives are wrecked and all happiness destroyed by a hidden enemy with whom they cannot cops the enemy of whispering tongues and scandal. Alice Terry enacts the part of the woman—an innocent young wife who sinks in the sea of slander the gossiping city has caused. This is the first time for quite a while that Novarro and Miss Terry have played opposite each other, and as they are one of the famous pairs of screen lovers their appearance together promises unrivalled entertainment. There are thrills galore in the new picture, and a sensational sword duel between Novarro and John MUj&ri Is one of the spectacular features included. THE GRAND “TIN HATS” “Tin Hats,” the pxdncipal picture at the Grand Theatre this week, is a riotous yarn of three soldiers of the Allied Army of Occupation, who through no fault of their own find themselves in Germany immediately after the Armistice has been signed and in command of a village. This strange trio is played by Conrad Nagel. George Cooper and Bert Roach. The production was directed by Ed ward Sedgwick for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and .with it he steps into the limelight as one of the foremost comedy directors. Many scenes show marked attention to lighting and artistic camera effects seldom found in a comedy. Claire Windsor is a vision as the heroine of the story. Her regal beauty is again in evidence, caused principally by the gowns which she wears, and the old-fashioned headdress of 1919. Conrad Nagel is developing into one of our foremost comedians, and is creating a type of comedy essentially his own. Most of the laughs of the piece are contributed by Nagel, George Cooper and Bert Roach, who make as funny a trio as were ever seen on the screen. They bring a laugh whenever they walk in front of the camera.