MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 242, 3 January 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“THE JOY GIRL” Of all bright entertainment presented at the Majestic Theatre, the programme now being shown ranks with the best, and should attract record audiences through the week. “The Joy Girl, the principal picture on the programme, is an exceedingly interesting story of the youth of to-day. Olive Borden, the worlds youngest film notable in dramatic parts scares in the title role of “The Joy Girl. This is a Fox picture directed by Allan Dwan from the Saturday Evening Post story bw May Edginton and it sets out to glorify modern youth with all its jazz. How will it succeed it best attested to by the enthusiasm of last night’s house. . The characterisation is an interesting one—and difficult. It shows a father who has been a failure, and who, with the domineering quality which springs from a feeling of inferiority, tries to govern his fiery and very modest eighteen-year-old daughter. The daughter, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, is determined to marry wealtn, and scorns every bit of advice administered by her father. One of the most pathetic scenes of the whole film is that in which Norris, sitting on the porch of his home, hears, through the open window, the voice ot his daughter telling a girl friend that she is not going to marry a failure as her mother did, and spend a life in drudgery. By facial expresion alone, he shows his deep hurt at the careless words. . Mr. J. Whiteford-Waugh’s Majestic orchestra must again be complimented upon supplying music that sets a new standard and greatly enhances the en joyment of the programme. Taste and discrimination have been exercised in the selection of gems from Wagner ana Tschaikowsky, in addition to incidental music, among which . are “Three Bream Bances,” ColeridgeTaylor, “Flower Suite,” Hadley, “Pastel Minuet,” Paradis, and “Prelude,” Bucoudray.

Mr. Birrell O’Malley, the popular Auckland tenor, renders two popular numbers, in which his pleasing voice is heard to advantage.

In addition there is included in the programme a brilliant array of supporting items. First there is “Sugar Baddies,’ ’a hilarious comedy, about which has been said: “If you have been, or even know of Coney Island, you will appreciate this comedy; a highly diverting cartoon, “Frogs and Catfish,’ the Majestic News, with views of the London Motor Olympia—Our Navy of the Air —London Bairy Show —Trafalgar Bay at Portsmouth, and the Australian Waratah Rugby team at Twickenham, an Eve’s Review, containing “Ballets in the Making,” Miss Muriel Gunn, the world’s champion distance runner; “Lessons of the Watch,” timing racehorses, a beautifully coloured scenic of Stratford (England), and last, but not least, an enchanting New Zealand scenic, “Rotorua Rambles,” conclude the supporting programme.