MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 517, 21 November 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

TWO BIG PICTURES Full measure in pictorial entertainment is assured theatregoers at the Majestic Theatre this evening, where two pictures, one an enjoyable comedy and the other a drama, comprise the current programme. The dramatic picture has the beautiful actress, Dolores Del Rio, in the ■ leading .role. In this production the beautiful Dolores has a strikingly different characterisation to perform than she had in her previous successes. She plays the part of a sophisticated woman of the world with splendid success. The story in which she appears is of unusual interest, holding the audience’s attention throughout the screening. It deals with a fortune hunting society gambler, played by Ben Bard, who marries a wealthy South American girl, Mis-s Del Rio, for her money, while the true lover hesitates to propose because of her wealth. The setting for this picture is the world’s playground, Biarritz, France. Many beautiful scenes are shown of this famous summer resort. Incidentally, this is the first picture in which Miss Del Rio wears modern dress, which she does with unusual charm. But it is her acting in the great emotional scenes of this production with the two male leads that grip the spectator. The second picture is entitled “Beware of Married Men.” Irene Rich again proves her gift for light comedy in this sly, modern comedy on the subject of man’s proneness to gallivant and woman’s ability to outwit him and wind him about the proverbial “little finger.” Short supporting pictures and another first-class musical programme from Mr. Whiteford Waugh’s Orchestra complete the entertainment.