MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 943, 9 April 1930, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“BROADWAY SCANDALS” COMING The talking film, “Behind the Make-up,” now at the Majestic Theatre, is based on the story, “The Feeder,” telling of oetrayed love and friendship, and with a trio of popular and talented stars in the three principal roles. The happy-go-lucky, Hap Brown, vaudeville entertainer, is Tlal Skelly. The girl whom he loves, and who becomes fascinated with the Italian, Gardon i, is Fay Wray. Gardoni is played by Wililam Powell, a strange, fascinating man who takes and breaks the love of the girl, and yet keeps Ilap Brown his friend. Others in the cast are Ivay Francis, an alluring gambling hostess who causes the fall of Gardoni, and E. H. Calvert. Many interesting scenes of the theatre are interspersed with throbbing romance and tense drama. “Behind the Make-up” will be screened at the Majestic, with its accompanying programme, l'or only two more days. “Broadway Scandals. 1930,” a spectacular and tuneful production starring Jack Egan. Sally O’Neil and Carmel Myers, comes to the Majestic on Friday. This is the story. The “Pepper Box Revue” musical show, goes broke in a tank town. Ted

Howard, song and dance man, spends his last cent to send the chorus girls back to New York. Mary, who is in love with him. remains and suggests that they put on a vaudeville act together, financing it with her savings. Established in an actors’ boardinghouse in New

\ ork, Ted and Mary try to get bookings. They only manage to get tryouts in small towns. Invited by his friend, Jack Lane, to sing over the radio one night, Ted meets Valeska. a Broadway musical comedy star, who takes a fancy to him. Valeska decides to make Ted her new leading man. Mary hears Ted refuse to become Valeska’s leading man because Valeska will not include her in the show. Mary decides it is time for her to quit. Ted is hurt because Mary makes it appear that her action is prompted by her own selfish ambitions. Mary leaves Ted no alternative but to accept Valeska’s offer, which he does. He and Valeska make a successful tour.

Leila Hvams, ploying opposite William Haines in “Fresh From College” at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, thinks the wedding gown she wears in the picture holds the record for complications. It is fastened with more than 100 tiny invisible hooks. It takes two hours to get her into the garment for a scene-.