MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 902, 20 February 1930, Page 17

MAJESTIC

"THE VERY IDEA” TOMORROW The current programme at the Majestic Theatre will have its final screening there this evening. It includes the delightfully amusing talkie comedy, "Hard to Get,” starring Dorothy Maekaili, together with the accompanying items of music and talkie featurettes. The first opportunity to see and hear Radio Pictures sparkling fare© comedy, ‘.‘The Very Idea,” at the Majestic Theatre, comes tomorrow, when that laugh feast commences its engagement there. Packed houses have rocked with laughter wherever "The Very Idea” made its bow. Played by a cast of true masters of comedy, the story, which deals with a practical application of the eugenic idea, provokes mirth from opening scene to final fadeout. Frank Craven, stage star making his first debut as a picture actor, provides many of the laughs as he tries to put the eugenic theory into practice. With him are heard and seen Allen Kearns, Olive Tell, Doris Eaton, Theodore Von Eltz, Hugh Trevpr, Sally Blane and Jeanne de Bard. “The Very Idea.” written for the stage by William Le Baron, is one of the few stage productions made into a talking picture that follows the stage play and action almost to the letter. The new programme at the Majestic tomorrow will also include a full list of talking and singing featurettes.