MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 287, 24 February 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“THE FIRE BRIGADE” TO-NIGHT To-day at the Majestic Theatre commences another monster programme with a thrilling fire drama, as the chief pictorial attraction, entitled “The Fire Brigade.” The screen has found a new medium of expression in focussing public opinion on our national and everyday heroes. “The Fire Brigade,” immortalises the hero of peace time, the fireman, and is a marvellous human document in the cause of fire prevention. The story tells of the everyday life of a fireman. It has been directed by Nigh with a straightforwardness and sincerity seldom matched, which makes for a realism that might have been turned into hokum by a less competent director. In fact, sincerity and sympathy strike the keynote of the whole picture, and the most spectacular scenes are never allowed to overbalance the story itself, for the principal characters are always kept to the fore. The production contains almost every element of entertainment. There is spectacle, beauty, especially in a charming sequence done in natural colours, charming love story, thrills, humanity and a splendid spirit of sacrifice that permeates the whole story in the person of “Mrs. O’Neill,” the mother. The Majestic Theatre is noted for the interesting short topical film subjects screened weekly, and one of its moat popular attractions is the New Zealand scenic which has an important part on nearly every programme. This week the scenic is that of the busy little country town, Hamilton, on the banks of the “Silver Waikato.” Then there is the popular Majestic Magazine with the latest topical budgets and world news—a film without which no programme could be called complete. Concluding the supporting pictorial programme is an amusing comedy, “Hove ’em and Feed ’em.” On the stage will be a nautical novelty, “Hullo, Aloha!” featuring little Miss Doreen O’Leary, one of Misses Beryl Nettleton and Marjorie Turner’s well known and highly popular juvenile performers. The musical programme will be provided by Mr. Whiteford-Waugh’s Majestic Orchestra. This talented combination will render as their overture "Pique Dame,” and render among the incidental music played a violin solo, “La Guitana” (Kreisler), by Mr. Haydn Murray, on© of the talented violinists of the Majestic Orchestra; “Salut d'Amour” (Elgar), “Vac Chanale” from the opera “Samson and Delilah,” “Molly on the Shore” (Percy Grainger), and “The Last String” (Grieg).