MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 679, 3 June 1929, Page 15

MAJESTIC

SUCCESS OF “KITTY” The most outstanding attraction on the long programme of music and films now at the Majestic Theatre is the British picture “Kittv.” This production oi' Warwick Deeping’s famous novel, “Kitty,” amid the picturesque and natural settings of one of the most charming beauty spots on th» banks of the River Tham es, makes this film of more than usual interest. Mr. Victor Saville, the producer, has obtained some very A w**w*«. - —- beautiful.scenes. It is interesting to learn that the rights of this book were obtained in the face of keen competition from America. Like his other great novel, “Sorrell and Son,” this latter work of Warwick Deeping's is a popular book all over the world, and is a “best seller.” The film, too, bids fair to rival “Sorrell and Son.” This is the story of the marriage of the son of a wealthy society woman to a little shop girl, and the ensuing struggles of both the mother and wife foT the boy’s love. The mother is determined that her son shall not associate with his wife, and resorts to unfair and untruthful means to destroy his love for her. The girl i» equally determined that she shall wrench the boy from his mother’s unscrupulous hands. Finally, however, the girl wins through and proves her worth to the mother. Charming little Estelle Brody has the leading feminine role, that of “Kitty,” the girl, with John Stuart and Dorothy Cutnmings playing the other two leading roles.

On the bright supporting programme there is a comedy, an Eve's Review and a Majestic Magazine. On the musical side there are new musical selections by Mr. Whiteford Waugh’s Majestic Orchestra, and a number of pieces by Reno and Arthur, expert xylophone players, who play “Light Cavalry,” a musical medley, “My Souvenir.” ‘’Moonlight and Roses,” “Sonny Boy,” and a concert polka of their own composition.