MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 219, 5 December 1927, Page 15

MAJESTIC

SALLY O’NEILL AS “BECKY” There are no dull moments at the Majestic Theatre, where an entertainment entirely in keeping with the customary high standard is being presented. Heading # the bill is Sally O'Neil with Owen Moore in “Becky.” Sally O’Neil’s new picture abounds in pathos, humour and everyday real ism; it is a faithful portrayal of life in a big modern city. It also affords Miss O’Neil a wonderful opportunity to display her Inimitable talents as a comedienne. She also reveals a surprising depth of emitional feeling. Altogether, this performance eclipses anything she has previously done. Owen Moore has the leading male role as a genial confidence man, and Harry Crocker portrays the part of a member of the “upper ten.” Mack Sv/ain, Gertrude Olmsted and many other favourites are included in the supporting cast. The management has again lived up to its reputation, and this week’s supporting pictorial programme is of extionally high standard. The New Zealand scenic film shows charming mirrored pictures of forest-covered shores and snow-clad peaks in “Lakes of Westland.” Among the many scenes in the Bathe Pictorial and the Majestic Magazine, the most notable are a glimpse of Wenlock, in Severn Valley, Maurice Chester’s trained dogs performing for the camera, the latest dying news, George Young training for the Marathon swim across Lake Ontario, amusing beauty contest held in America in which men competed for the title, a night festival in Shanghai, motor races up Pike’s Peak, and, for the tennis enthusiasts, scenes of the matches between Lacoste and Johnson, Tilden and Cochet, during the recent tournament held in America. A hilarious Lupino Lane comedy, in which the star appears as a six-year-old “Naughty Boy,” concludes the pictorial programme. A very attractive feature of the programme is a delightfully-staged fantasy, “The Gambol of the Goblins,” featuring Mile. Valeska, with a juvenile ballet. These charming kiddies appear in various guises, and present an entertainment which will delight old and young. Miss Jennie Bernstone sings several songs in a very charming way. Mr. Whiteford-Waugh’s Majestic Orchestra has become an Auckland institution, and their programmes are always looked forward to with pleasant anticipation. A delightful feature is the interlude, “Der Freischutz” (Weber), which is rendered as only the Majestic Orchestra can.