MAJESTIC THEATRE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 72, 17 December 1938, Page 17

MAJESTIC THEATRE

* “Hitting A New High”

Charles Boyer In “Tovarich”

Long awaited because of its sensational world-wide success as a stage play, tne film version of the comedy “lovlincll, is now showing for the second week at the Majestic Theatre. Produced by M ainei Bros on an unusually lavish scale and having Claudette Colbert and Charles Bover as its stars, the picture is regaided as one of the funniest and most entertaining of the seasons releases. The stoiy finds Miss Colbert as a grand duchess and Bover, her husband, as a prince, both Ot the' old Russian nobility, almost start in Paris, to which, capital they have be-n driven by the Soviet revolution. This is despite the fact that they have deposited fn a Paris bank some 40 billion francs But their honour won’t let them touch this money because it was given to them in trust by the Tsar. Efforts are made by certain French-Russian interests to have the prince release the 40 billion to finance a counter-revolution which might restore the old nobility to control. He refuses, though he is promised plenty of money for himself and his wife. The entry of a Soviet commissar to the scene in an effort to secure the money leads to complications, giving rise to numerous and thrilling episodes. , “The Crowd Roars.” The central character of “The Crowd Roars,” starring Robert Taylor with Edward Arnold, Maureen O'Sullivan and Jane Wyman, is a composite character, combining the characteristics of many champions and enacting incidents in the careers of others. lie is credited with a “lucky punch” with which he knocks opponents out, after being well behind on points. Hie famous namesake Al McCoy won the middleweight title of the world from George Chip, with what was universally believed to be a very lucky punch, a wild right swing to the jaw. “The Crowd Roars” is to be the holiday attraction at the Majestic Theatre.