MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 371, 4 June 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“DRESSED TO KILL” Another brilliant entertainment is being presented at the Majestic Theatre this week, an entertainment which no one who is a lover of mystery stories should miss, for “Dressed to Kill,” the chief pictorial attraction, is a great mystery melodrama, based on authentic police records of a series of daring robberies carried out by an ultra-modern “Raffles” known as “Mile Away Barry.” It is a moot question as to whether there is honour among thieves, but there is no doubt about their being sentiment. This is vividly shown in “Dressed to Kill.” A waiter in a night club attempts to tip off a detective as to some doings of the master mind and his pals. He is caught in the act and enticed into a side room of the cafe. The next day finds the crooks honouring their victim with a high-class funeral, flowers and everything. A decent burial, so to speak. “Dressed to Kill” is a starring vehicle for Edmund Lowe, with Mary Astor in the feminine lead and Ben Bard heading a selected cast of featured players, including Charles Morton. On the stage there is a brilliant display of music, presented by Mr. J. Whiteford-Waugh and his musicians, who accompany the well-known and talented xylophone soloist, Reno, in “Morning, Noon and Night,” a very enjoyable number. Included in the bright supporting programme is a very beautiful New Zealand scenic film, “The Queen of Rivers,” depicting the many beauty spots of this royal stream, from its source on the snow-clad slopes of Mt. Ruapehu, and showing this silver highway from the hills -wending its way down towards the Tasman Sea. Another big attraction is “Sporting South Africa,” which shows the scenes of the four elimination tests played on the actual grounds where our All Blacks will meet the Springboks—their famous rivals. A comedy and the enjoyable Majestic Magazine, which contains scenes of a long-hair competition, new modes in spring frocks, the visit of the King of Afghanistan to the British Fleet, boating racing on the Thames, and a charming film, “Dresses —Morning, Noon and Night,” conclude an enjoyable holiday programme.