MAJESTIC THEATRE
“THE FOREIGN ’LEGJON.” LAST SCREENING .TO-NIGHT
“The Foreign , Legion,” which will .be finally shown at the Majestic tonight, is- receiving the wavnmhearled approval oi ilie, large audiences which saw' tins Universal masterpiece. Featuring.. Lewis Stone, Alary Nolan, and Norman Kerry, it is one of the outstanding film successes ol the year, anil lias been gaining popularity wherever shown. Strange to say father and son find themselves units of tlie Foreign Legion, the former a famous colonel and the son a private. The latter had brought .shame on the family, which had an honored ancestry, and he enlists in the Foreign Legion to iiic]e his own shame and save, the honor of a woman. Jn dreadful circumstances father -and son meet, the son condemned to death by coiirt-ninrtial with the. father sitting in .judgment. There are two News Films and comedy, and some fine selections are given- by the orchestra, the music having been specially selected.
“SHOAV GIRL” AND “BROODING EYES.” “Show Girl,” the Alfred' Snntell production with . Alice White, is the special feature at tlie Alnjestic Theatre to-morrow, both inatinee and night. A's a dancer in a night club and" later the star, of a musieaj show, tlie principal character Of the story tastes live rewards of publicity when she. becomes involved in a shooting escapade during, ..a Broadway party. Immediately,., she,receives a flood of .'telegrams*, letters, nud messages hearing offers; from .. various., . theatrical, enterprises, opportunities to sell the rights to her life, story and proposals' of marriage from unknown suitors, “Show Girl” ;is a First National special production, with Charles Delaney, Donald. Reed, -Lee Mofun, Gwen Leo, Kate Brice, Richard Tucker, James Finlayson- and. others; in the east. •: i Lionel' Barrymore is- the star .'of ‘Brooding , Eyes,” - the • W.illiam.- Fox production, the second -feature' tomorrow. This dramatic story, ■‘•copies' heralded with glowing - press. criticisms, and should, also prove decidedly popular, in addition two Fox News and English topical Gazettes. Early reservation of seats at Afgssrs Tattersall and Bayly’s is advinble.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10880, 26 April 1929, Page 7
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