MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 320, 3 April 1928, Page 17

MAJESTIC

“QUALITY STREET ” “A supreme combination of sparkling t entertainment” describes the current j programme at the Majestic Theatre, j There is not one big attraction, but ! several attractions, all of tUe same ' importance. “Quality Street,” the screen adapta- I tion of Sir James Barrie’s charming comedy, is the chief picture. About this film one critic has written: “No wiser selection than that of Marion Davies could have been made to play ‘ the role of Phoebe Throssel in this charming play. ‘Quality Street,’ known throughout the world as one of the best whimsical pictures ever written, is well played by Miss Davies for the screen. The role demands a certain portrayal of the whimsical, which not one act- j ress in a hundred could offer with any marked degree of success. It is to be hoped that Marion will be given more roles like it for the sake ol" j picturegoers, who appreciate a good portrayal of a classic role.” The Barrie play gives Miss Davies ample opportunity to exercise her talents as a comedienne, but at the sametime it demands the pathos and drama in which this star is so rich. The settings of this picture are remarkable. The costumes are quaint and exceedingly becoming to Miss Davies’s blonde beauty. The play is laid in provincial England early in the nineteenth cen- ; tury, and has been extremely well | directed by Sidney Franklin. Conrad Nagel offers his usual good work. Is there a tendency to make the mod- j ern residence too “convenient”? is the j question asked, and answered, in “Call j of the Cuckoo,” by Max Davidson. In | this mirthmaker's latest comedy Max ■ Davidson shows the reaction to the ! push-the-button type of domesticity by pushing in the wrong place, and absentmindedly wrecking the happy home. The fun is fast and furious, until Max realises that “the modern residence” is too much for him, and he | decides a more modest abode is more I suitable. A very interesting New ! Zealand scenic, “Farm Days,” shows i the great sheep-farming industry' cari t ied on in Hawke’s Bay. The great jdroves of sheep being sheared and droves of sheep being shorn and dipped, and the up-to-date methods now employed, are a realistic feature. Last, but not least, is the Majestic Magazine, with many notable scenes or recent events. A very beautiful musical programme 1 is rendered by the Majestic* Orchestra, who feature “Hajre Kati” as their overture, while preceding c’ne screening of j the photo-plav is a picturesque stage 1 scene, “A Corner of the Officers’ Club.” 1 with the renowned Majestic Quartette I as soloists.