MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 241, 31 December 1927, Page 11

MAJESTIC

‘THE JOY GIRL” A mother’s ambition that her daughter shall wed a millionaire; her sacrifice by “slaving, pinching, and saving,” so that the beautiful young girl may be spared the tragedy of a partnership with a nonentity, and how the jazzloving little butterfly enters the whirl of New York society in her quest for wealth, are vividly told in “The Joy Girl,” an unusual picture showing at the Majestic Theatre this week. An impetuous world has summarily condemned the jazz-girl. Heartless, selfcentred, soulless, she is said to live only for to-night. But securely preserved beneath a veneer of boisterous giddiness lies a girlish heart brimming with sympathy and not wholly void of gratitude.

“The Joy Girl” illustrates the bitter experience of many “joy-girls.” A youthful longing for a life of leisure which spells a life of pleasure, is a natural impulse that too often finds ephemeral satisfaction in a marriage for money. And after that, when there is no depth of love to buttress such a union, comes inevitable disillusionment..

Jewell Courage, played by Olive Borden. one of the most youthful and Ciiptiv ating stars, is a girl who abhorred the thought of an existence as one of life’s poor little nobodys. The sweet, impulsive girl, determined to win a wealthy husband, steps gaily out into society on her dangerous quest, fahe is absorbed in the vortex of high society on Palm Beach, and to achieve her purpose represents herself as an heiress to vast wealth. . a dventures in the homes of the rich and her daring masquerade in clubs and other playgrounds of America s wealthy, makes an intensely human and appealing story. The plav eei W ° Ven \ n i_ a settin S of splendour of colour, and has been described as an an r? the Jazz a S' e . a parade of beauty wAn* pageunt of happiness. Neil Hamilton, as John Jeffrey Fleet a y ?“ ns man "ho has recently should? if,'- 1 ln U nense fortune, plays opposite Miss Borden, and by agreein" P to change places with his chauffeur creates situations of complexity to ’serve “joy?g?n a " d winning o/SS

if. A ,i C S P f city house made no secret of its delight with the dainty freshness of tlmm n ° Ve Like e f nta i i0 f n of an old ° aske t full of scntillatndefi?UL hIS play ab °unds in those indefinable niceties which mnkp i„ c t the difference between a great storv and one that will be fo?goUen as mediocre. The management has obviously spared no efforts to give Its patrons a varied evening’s entertainment perfectly balanced with come'dv and drama The most fastidious of a critical public could visit each show in town without finding a more all-round attractive programme. The audience is conducted on a screen tour of New Zealand's matchless wonderland—her far-famed Rotorua. and one feels that he has actually experienced the sensation of Waimangu’s steamy breath, or smelled the scent of sulphur, though perhaps he has never had the opportunity of visiting the thermal regions. “Eve’s Review” is invariably a popular presentation and this week’s series

is no less interesting than hitherto. “Ballets in the Making,” Miss Muriel Gunn, the world’s champion distance runner, lesson of the watch, showing the timing of racehorses, and coloured scenes of England’s “Broadway” are among the topics of absorbing interest. In addition the “Majestic Magazine” brings one face to face with famous world happenings. This section includes views of the celebrated Waratah Australian Football team' in action at Twickenham. “Frogs and Catfish” Is the title of one of those painfully funny Aesop's Fables cartoons, which are as popular to-day as when first introduced to Auckland theatregoers. Then, too, there is a hilarious comedy billed as “Sugar Daddies,” and this is a picture of genuine laughs that set a packed theatre quivering with spontaneous en- | joyment. Mr. Birrell O’Malley, Auckland’s noted : ' tenor, is heard in a bracket of songs, i His clear ringing voice earned him ! < hearty and sustained applause. Sulli- j J van’s “Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes” j ! was particularly well received, and an ! 1 encore would have been acceptable had ! 1 time permitted. Classic and popular numbers were J given as only Mr. Whiteford-Waugh’s j Majestic Orchestra is trained to render ! : such excellent music. 1