MAJESTIC THEATRE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11492, 20 November 1931, Page 6

MAJESTIC THEATRE

DOUBLE RILL TO-DAY. Providing excellent humor in the taani'iUiitiiig English style, ‘’Captain Applejack,” tile first feature on an excellent double star bill, which uni have its last screening to-day, 1.5 ■» very fine comedy. Set among the lonely Cornish wastelands, a fine old ancestral home makes a wonderful setting for a mystery of a pirate treasure, a band ot desperate international cut-throats and one timid Englishman guarding a housefill of ladies. All altogether unus--1 ■ :i! .scene of the old ancestor pirate, Captain Applejack, and his methods ,T dealing with unwanted prisoners and unwilling women—provides a most, pleasanit .inicrlit k- from the 1 brills of deadly visitations to the ionely old home 011 the Cornwall toast. The programme is supported hv l 'Hi.s Friend’s Wife,’’ a story of two friends, one of whom wins the love of the other’s wile. Alary Aster and Grant Withers head the cast “AIR. LEAIONj OF ORANGE.” An extremely amusing production Hi “Air. Lemon of Orange ’ will he screened to-morrow. El Bruudel and lhe charming and vivacious Fifi Dorsay have the leading roles. The picture is notable tor the brilliant, dialogue. which has been written tor flic players and for the extremely droll manner in which it is presented. lircmlel is too well known to require commendation. and Aliss Dorsey is well known as one of iu« loremost players of the present day. Her splendid" acting in previous productions will be well remembered, and it is not too much to sav that her work in “Air. Lemon of Orange” eclipses anything she done before. The picture will be one ol the best entertainments seen hercfor some time. There is a strong programme of supporting < pictures. The box plans aie’at Tatteraa’l ami Uaylv’s.