MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 227, 14 December 1927, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“THE UNKNOWN” “The Unknown,” starring Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Norman Kerry, will be screened at the Majestic for two more nights. Lon Chaney is absolutely astonishing as "the Armless Wonder” of the circus troupe, which forms the basis of the story, and his remarkable love for the proprietor’s daughter is the pulse of the great drama that carries the story forward to a mighty climax. Joan Crawford plays charmingly the feminine lead, and Norman Kerry is also featured to advantage. “Two Arabian Nights,” with William Boyd, Mary Astor and Louis Wolheim in a post-war comedy iilm, will be the feature at the Majestic Theatre on Friday. Directed by Lewis Milestone, from Donald McGibney’s McClure Magazine story, the film was produced under the supervision of John W. Cunsidine, jun. Telling the adventures of Private W. Daingerfield Phelps, and Sergeant Peter McGaffney, following their escape from a prison camp to Arabia, “Two Arabian Knights,” thumbs its nose* at the serious spectacle of war. Its screen play was written by James T. O’ponohue, scenarist of the film, “What Price Glory?” and Wallace Smith. One of the principal players was the original “Captain Flagg” of the Lawrence Stallings-Maxwell Anderson stage play, “What Price Glory?” Boyd was the star of “The Volga Boatman,” and Mary Astor was leading lady for Douglas Fairbanks in "Don Q,” and for John Barrymore in “Beau Brummel.” A very interesting supporting programme is to be filmed. Included in the Majestic News are scenes of the Lacoste-Tilden tennis match at Forest Hills (New York), Tunney’s second victory over Dempsey, with close-ups of the. champions, and several very beautiful views of the Jungle Falls in Argentine. As is usual, the Eve’s Review is very bright, and k contains an exhibition dance by the Jackson Dancers’ Ballet at a popular London rendezvous, an interesting Nature-study film, “Outdoor UrgeJ’ and one of those popular and beautiful English scenics, “Leafy Beaconsfield,” where Thomas Gray’s famous “Elegy” was written. Other short films are a beautiful scenic of Lake Louise, Canada, and a hilarious Lupino Lane comedy, “Movieland.” Commencing on Friday, Miss Dale Austen, "Miss New Zealand 1927,” will appear exclusively at the Majestic for several nights and will deliver a short farewell speech to Aucklanders prior to her departure on Tuesday for the Metro - Goldwy n - Mayer Studios in Culver City, California. In addition, the popular Majestic Quartette, assisted by the well-known Auckland soprano, Miss Alma McGruer, will present “The Ilurdy Gurdies,” a humours stage attraction, in their own inimitable way. Mr. White-ford-Waugh, and his Majestic Orchestra, will render iinother of their famous musical and will plav as their overture, "Rienzi,” Wagner. ~