MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 938, 3 April 1930, Page 17

MAJESTIC

“BEHIND THE MAKE-UP” The current programme at the Majestic Theatre will have its final presentation there this evening. This includes the spectacular Ziegfeld Follies film, “Glorifying the American Girl.” and its accompanying supports of music and films. The chief talkie attraction on the new programme tomorrow is something different. Although “Behind the Make-up” has a back-stage setting, it is so different to those other stories seen in Auckland that it will completely captivate the hearts of all who see and hear it. It is the story of three people—a comedian, a waitress and a genius—and of an inferiority complex that strikes a compelling human note. I-lal Skelly, who won such favour in “The Dance of Bife,” contributes another of those human performances which cling to the heart. As the happyrgo-lucky vaudeville comedian in love with Fay Wray, Erich Von Stroheim's lovely heroine in “The Wedding March,” Skelly gives a realistic performance of a young man, clever, intelligent. but hampered by an inferiority complex. William Powell’s portrayal of an Italian artist is probably the most entertaining role he lias ever played for the screen, and this in spite of his performances in “The Canary Murder Case” and “The Greene Murder Case” and “Interference.” “Behind the Make-up” is the story behind the smiles and smirks of the stage performers. Skelly drifts along, Ins inferiority complex preventing _ him from exploiting his really fine ideas to advantage. He falls in love w itli Fay Wray, a little French waitress, in 1 a restaurant which he patronises. Then Powell comes along and carries Skellv to. Broadway fame, but steals his ideas and his girl. Both Skelly and Miss Wray are fascinated by Powell's scintillating personality, fniu it only when events dim this fascination " that they find their true selves. GRAND THEATRE The current programme at the Grand Theatre will have its final presentation this evening. This is a double-feature talkie, bill, which includes- “Fancy Baggage,” an entertaining coinedv starring Audrey Ferriss and George Fawcett, and “The Madonna of Avenue A,” starring the beautiful actress, Dolores Costello, supported by Louise Dresser. From tomorrow an entirely new talking programme will be presented at the Grand. Two big talkies will be shown, entitled “Greyhound Limited” and “Caught in the Fog.” SUBURBAN THEATRES I The Tivoli Theatre. Karangahape ! Road, is presenting the merry talking comedy. “Welcome Danger,” star- ! ring Harold Lloyd at his best, also a : number of shorter talkieitems, j The Rialto Theatre. Newmarket, b to screen “Two Girls Wanted” anc i “The Wizard/' a thrilling mystery play