MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 385, 20 June 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

TE PUEA’S MAORI MAIDS No Maori troupe lias ever achieved the success in Auckland that has fallen to the lot of Princess Te Puea’s Waikato Maids and Warriors, who have nightly, during the past week, faced capacity houses at the Majestic Theatre. The reception of this party has been wonderful. The people hunger for more of this delightful Maori fare. They are never satisfied with the ordinary programme, but demand still more. And the greatest reception of all is reserved for the chieftainess herself, when she steps forward upon the stage of the Majestic to acknowledge the appreciation for her troupe. Te Puea, that picturesque figure, clad in a beautiful kiwi mat, an ancestral heirloom, receives the? heartiest clap of all. It is a noble tribute to a noble woman. Not that Te Puea wished to appear on the stage. She much prefers working in the background, acting as stage manager, and seeing that her girls and boys—or her “children,” as she prefers to call them—make their entrances punctually to the second. Te Puea comes very unwillingly upon the stage, as you will see for yourself; nevertheless her Maori heart rejoices in the fact that you have appreciated the efforts of herself and her Waikato Maids and Warriors, a talented party of 17 performers, and every one an artist. The pictorial side of the programme has not been forgotten, and a brilliant array of pictorial attractions is also screened. “The Latest From Paris,” a scintillating story with Norma Shearer in the leading role, is the chief attraction. In “The Latest From Paris,” Miss Shearer has the role of a travelling saleswoman who beats her male rivals to all the big orders from middle west shop owners. The leader of the conspiracy against her makes an effective role for Ralph Forbes, who only learns the star’s identity after he has revealed the existence and details of the conspiracy. “Humble Friends,” a very unique and interesting nature study film, an amusing comedy, “Wandering Papas,” with that inimitable comedian, Clyde Cook, and the ever-popular Majestic Magazine, concludes the programme. A very enjoyable musical programme is provided by Mr. J. Whiteford-Waugh and his Majestic Orchestra, who specially feature as their musical interlude. “Caprice Viennois,” by Kreisler.