MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 351, 11 May 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“THE BLOOD SHIP” Seldom is such a notable drama screened at any theatre in Auckland as that which heads the programme at the Majestic this week. This is “The Blood Ship,” the mightiest of all sea dramas, starring Hobart Bosworth. Hobart Bosworth, in a sailor role that is said to be greater than any he has ever portrayed before, is the featured star, along with Jacqueline Logan and Richard Arlen. “The Blood Ship,” adapted from the novel of the same name, written by Norman Springer, retains all the genuine tang of the sea. It is the story of a hell ship of the old days, in command of a brutal captain. The love interest is sustained by Miss Logan and Mr. Arlen. A thrilling climax brings the spectators to the edge of their seats. Others in the cast give very excellent performances. A noticeable feature in connection ■with the picture is that action, rather than, titles, is depended upon to put the story across. In eight reels of fastly-moving drama, there are only about fifty titles, and that is what makes “The Blood Ship” ring so true. Mr. J. Whfteford-Waugh has arranged a special musical programme for his Majestic Orchestra. In addition to the introductory march and the orchestral accompaniment arranged on Grand Opera scale, with emotional themes for each individual character of the drama, this talented combination of musicans will render as their overture selections from Wagner’s famous composition “The Flying Dutchman.” Prior to the screening of the photoplay the renowned . Majestic Quartet will present an original prologue, and will render a number of sea chanties. The supporting programme is in accord with the chief pictorial attraction, and is composed of the Majestic Magazine, •with views of the Olympic Winter Sports, the British Fair at Birmingham and the British Industries’ Fair, Britain’s new floating airdrome, a warship leaving Plymouth, sledging at St. Moritz, a wreck on the Cornish Coast, Eton College Steeples, and the latest Parisian fashions, an amusing Aesop Fable cartoon, “Sharpshooters,” and last but not least an interesting New Zealand scenic of “T\he Cathedral City,” Christchurch, showing the busy city itself, the beautiful River Avon flowing through the town, and the many beauty spots surrounding.