MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 598, 26 February 1929, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“TAKE ME HOME” An excellently varied programme of pictures and music is being presented at the Majestic Theatre this week. The short Aims include an Inkwell cartoon, a Majestic magazine, and a comedy, while the musical side of the programme includes a colourful stage presentation arranged by Yorke Gray and entitled “Sonny Boy.” Mr. Hartley Warburton and Master Desmond Casey are the singers. “Then comes the main picture. “Take Me Home.”

A new type of role is afforded Bebe Daniels in “Take Me Home.” Her part of Peggy Lane, the little chorus girl, is one that permits of no rest for it is as full of action as the Bebe Daniels pictures of the past, and in addition has a strong underlying theme of romance and dramatic incident.

The departure of Miss Daniels from the slapstick type of role in this picture is in accordance with the new policy recenlty announced. The story tells of Peggy Lane (Bebe Daniels), a chorus girl, who befriends David North (Neil Hamilton), a stagestruck country boy who has come to the city to become a juggler. Peggy rooms with Alice Moore, the sweetheart of A 1 Marks, stage manager of Peggy’s show. Marks gives David a small part in the show as a harmonica player. At rehearsal. David meets Derelys

Devore (Lilyan ! Tashman), the star of the show. - He is hugely thrilled when site takes an interest : in him and gives i him a bit of her ■ act. Peggy helps him with his ■ dance steps, not l knowing Derelys* \ interest. Peggy [is Derelys’ understudy, and she is disgusted » with the star, whom she knew when both were

chorus girls. Enjoyable incidental music is provided by Mr. Whiteford Waugh’s Majestic Orchestra. On Friday next the Majestic will present the latest D. W. Griffith picture, “Drums of Love.”

“Drums of Love” is the story of two feudal brothel's, pledged to one another by the death-bed wish of their father, who fight and play together and finally part-when the younger violates the oath and falls in love with the elder’s captive wife.

“Drums of Love” is a picture as romantic and human in appeal as “Broken Blossoms,” and as colourful and spectacular as “Intolerance” or “The Birth of a Nation,” all Griffith productions.

In the cast are Mary Phil bin, Lionel Barrymore, Don Alvarado, Tullv Marshall, William Austin and a host of well-known character actors.