MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 704, 2 July 1929, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“THE RESCUE” A story of rare beauty, thrilling adventures, and stirring romance is Joseph Conrad’s “The Rescue,” which opened last night at the Majestic Theatre. Moreover, it is Ronald Colman’s debut as a star under the Samuel Goldwyn banner, and Lily Damita’s debut on the American screen.

Lily Damita, Parisienne and blonde, deserves a whole paragraph by herself. Not only is her beauty quite distinct from that of any other film actress on the American screen, but her acting, always giving the impression of tremendous reserves of emotion underneath her movements and expressions, is of an entirely new kind

so far as this country is concerned. Duke Kahanamoku, the famous swimmer. Laska Winters, and Phillip Strange, also contribute excellent characterisations. “The Rescue,” like all of Conrad’s stories, gives an exact and detailed study of its central characters. “King Tom” Lin gar d is one of the most fascinating figures of literature. Dashing trader, and friend of South Sea chieftains, Lingard leads an unfettered life until a yacht is stranded near the scene of a powder-running venture. Certainly the most outstanding feature on the supporting programme is the screening of the first official pictures of the earthquake-stricken areas on the West Coast. The film shows vividly scenes of the devastation caused in Murchison, Nelson, and Glenhope. The remaining items include a Majestic News, a Charlie Chase comedy, an Eve’s Review, and new music by Mr. Whiteford Waugh’s Majestic Orchestra.