MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 239, 29 December 1927, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“THE JOY GIRL” TO-MORROW Another popular programme is to be presented at the Majestic Theatre, commencing to-morrow. Heading the attractive bill of fare is “The Joy Girl,” with Olive Borden, Neil Hamilton and Jerry Miley. The story tells of a poor girl who aspired to wealth and position at

almost any cost. A bit of a snob, in her \ young ignorance, she deliberately i sought after rich men. But, thanks to innate fineness and a lucky stroke, it turns out that a certain young chauffer in whom she is really interested, is actually Prince Charming in disguise.

Dwan presents the brilliance of New York and Palm Beach'in a series of remarkable shots' for which he took the entire company to the scenes. While there is none of the exaggerated splendour that sometimes accompanies pictures of society, nothing of the real luxury is omitted. Aside from being a picture that defends modern youth, “The Joy Girl'” also is an argument for realism on the screen, which is something for which Allan Dwan has long been noted. As is usual, the supporting pictorial programme will be of a very high standard, and will include among the many scenes in the Majestic News and Eve’s Review those of a “Ballet in the Making,” at the Mayfair, London, scenes of Miss Muriel Gunn, the world’s longest distance lady runner, in action, a beau-tifully-coloured scenic of Stratford; then there are scenes of the London Motor Olympia, a London dairy show, Trafalgar Lay celebrations at Portsmouth, the Australian Rugby team at Twickenham, “The Young Idea”—the latest children’s fashion—a. children’s pageant held in Mexico City, the Bronze Chariot in Rome, and a demonstration of the latest and easiest way of washing dishes. There is also a beautiful New Zealand scenic, Rambles,” a hilarious Aesop fable, “Frogs and Catfish,” and a highly diverting comedy, “Sugar Laddies.” ( A special attraction on the programme will be the xylophone solo by Mr. Alec Ridgeway, who will render selections from the “William Tell” overture.

The musical programme to be provided by the Majestic Orchestra, under Mr. J. Wliiteford-Waugh, has every promise of being up to the usual high standard. Among the many musical gems to be rendered will be “Three Lream Lances” (Coleridge-Taylor), “Flower Suite”. (Hadley), “Allegro con Grazia” (Tschaikowsky), “Pastel Minuet” (Paradis), “Siegfreid Idul” (Wagner), .“Prelude” (Lucoudray).

At the Fox studios, where nine companies are engaged on production work, a number of new pictures have been started. “Come to My House,” with' Madge Bellamy is being adapted from the story by Arthur Somers Roche; “The Cock-Eyed World” will be a sequel to “What Price Glory,” and will star Victor McLaglen, the featured player of the latter, and be directed by Raoul Walsh, who made “Glory.”