MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 356, 17 May 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN OF TROY” “The Blood Ship,” the mightiest of all sea dramas, which has been attracting large audiences to the Majestic Theatre, will have its final screening this evening, for to-morrow will see another sparkling entertainment achievement in the history of the Majestic. Great care has been exercised in choosing the best of each kind of attraction to provide superlative entertainment. The latest Gazettes and Worlds News are included in the Majestic Magazine, showing a very spectacular oil fire, the landing of a giant airplane on a floating airdrome, troops leaving for Shanghai, and for the special benefit of the lady patrons, is a short coloured film of the latest Parisian fashions. A delightful short subject is “Sea Breezes,” a nature study film showing the secrets of Nature. The musical side of the programme is of the same high standard, and includes among the incidental music many favourite gems, both from the pens of old masters, and the presentday musicians. A special feature on the programme is “Sizilietta,” a musical interlude, the orchestration of which was arranged by Mr. J. White-ford-Waugh, the talented and popular musical director of the Majestic Orchestra. A big attraction presented on the stage in conjunction with the screening ing of this programme is “Bijou Kevuette.” It is certainly one of the brightest ideas yet presented, and presents the sparkling "Midget Mosselles,” a talented troupe of juveniles, whose ages range from 5 to 12 years. The principal film will be the longawaited "Private Life of Helen of Troy,” starring Maria Corda. The entire story is satirical in theme and treatment. The picture does not end with the hero and heroine in the conventional embrace. The embraces of this pair are decidedly unconventional, inasmuch as both happen to have mates not involved in their affair, and long before the picture ends they grow exceedingly weary of the other's presence. The vein of rich comedy continues throughout the entire story, and no tradition is too sacred to be pried into and examined. “The Private Life of Helen of Troy,” in short, is a radical attempt to depart from the accepted standards of the screen.