THE NAVY AND MUSIC.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 241, 12 October 1933, Page 8

THE NAVY AND MUSIC.

MAJESTIC'S TWO FILMS. The beautiful singing of Jan Kicpura, the Polish tenor, receives its beautiful illustration in the film "Tell Me To-night," which has been selected as the initial release under the Majestic's all-British policy. This film-, released in Europe as "Song of the Night" and in America as "Be Mine To-night," has broken records everywhere. The film has done six months at the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, breaking the long-run record for all iilms, silent or talkie, in Australia and New Zealand, if "not in the world. H s success in Sydney, Adelaide, etc., has been hardly less marked. Jan Kiepura, whj} was heard here before in "City of Song,' is seen with the Continental star, Magus Sehncid-r, supported by the English stag' celcbiit:j>-, Edmund Gwenn, Athene Sey!er. Sonnie Hale and Aubrey Mather. . By way of good measure, the Majestic W also screening a realistic naval film. "Qur Fighting Navy." Made with the authority of the British Admiralty, many of the scenes have been taken when the Home Fleet was .in action. Some idea of tie highly-specialised training necessary W r officers and sailors is shown in the torpedo instruction department. The picture then takes us to sea for manoeuvres with the fleet in a realistic battle. The many awl varied units of the sea arm are shown M a thrilling way. The photography is excellent, and when a squadron of destroyers endeavours to break through .a smoke screen to escape the enemy cruisers, W very atmosphere r , ' a battle can be feltThe efficiency of the air arm attached v) the fleet is shown in a thrilling display ot bombing during tho mock battle. Mors stirring than any drama, every phase of * sea battle is depicted. The deadly, submarine and the depth charges that disable them, the bombing ''planes and the antiaircraft guns, mines to protect the COW" torpedoes, against which there is no> r ro ' tection, the mighty IG-inch guns of " 1C Nelson and Rodney—all are shown > a action. At the end of the picture OW cannot fail to be impressed with "« wonderful efficiency of the Navy, ana v'j; realisation of the necessity of maintain!"* it in the interests of peace. After a private screening this liiornin?Mr. John Alexander, acting president w the Navy League, said that it was a truly wonderful picture that should be ECen,Kevery Britisher who was proud ot »[' nation. Mr. Alexander pointed out thai; through the ages, the British Navy Wβ been the protector of nations and t> l ; guarantor of peace. Since the t' m ?.. Nelson, when he curbed the ambitions of Napoleon, our Navy had W? tho peaco of the world.