MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 479, 8 October 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

A FINE PROGRAMME A programme which no one should miss is being* presented at the Majestic Theatre this week. Musical and pictorial attractions contribute to make an entertainment of a very high standard —a real “Majestic” programme, in fact. From the opening bars of a bright introductory march rendered by Mr. Whiteford-Waugh’s Majestic Orchestra to the final scene in the thrilling drama, “Diamond Handcuffs,’’ there is not one dull moment in the whole programme. The first picture to be screened is the Majestic Hews —the screen newspaper—which contains among its many scenes those of the Royal Hope Pole Hotel-—Mr. Pickwick’s famous inn—statue of Queen Elizabeth restored and repaired as it was in the 16tli century, Lord Burleigh at Olympic Games, and the unveiling of a Scotch memorial. This is followed by one of those very amusing Aesop Fable cartoons, “On the Ice.” An Eve’s Review, with charming views of Madeira, a visit to the fish markets at Copenhagen, testing modern airplanes, and an enchanting English scenic, “Down South,” with views of Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight, of Cowes and Solent, and of Dol'd Tennyson’s beautiful home; and a screamingly funny comedy. “Fair and Muddy.” conclude’ the supporting pictorial programme. Then comes the chief pictorial attraction, “Diamond Handcuffs,” an unusual picture in that it is told in three incidents, each with a separate cast. The first episode t takes place in the African diamond mines, when the stone is found and when a native miner, lured by a pretty half-caste girl, steals it, sacrificing his life for her. In this sequence Lena TYlalena, the fiery little Bucharest dancer, is the heroine, and Charles Stevens the native thief. In the society episode, Conrad Nagel, Gwen Dee, and John Roche head the list of players, Nagel and Miss Dee as a married couple and Roche as the home wrecker who introduces the sinister diamond into the household.