MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 260, 24 January 1928, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“PRIVATE IZZY MURPHY” A delightful programme of musical, pictorial and stage attractions, is offered for Majestic patrons’ this week. “Private Izzy Murphy,” the leading picture, is indeed a film of universal appeal. George Jessel, star of the piece, who was in reality a mere kid at the time, is shown marching with the soldiers. Clever use of double exposure made the illusion possible. “Private Izzy Murphy” is the story of a New York delicatessen keeper who takes an Irish name for business reasons and keeps it when he goes overseas as a member of the “Old 69th,” an Irish regiment. In support of Jessel are Patsy Ruth Miller and Vera Gordon. There is an excellent supporting cast, and the picture was directed by Lloyd Bacon. Warners have had many successes, but none that have called forth more, widespread commendation that this side-splitting, tear-producing story *of the adventures in love, war and some other things of the ingratiating young “Private Izzy Murphy.” The supporting pictorial programme is in accord with the main picture, and is composed of a New Zealand gazette, with views of Wellington floating crane, Auckland spring show, West Coast athleties, Jamuna performing her tricks at the Auckland Zoo, and the motor-cycle races held recently at Alexandra Park, Epsom. -Other interesting news items are shown in the Majestic News and Eve’s Review, which contain all the latest overseas news and topical budgets. A beautiful scenic of Jerusalem, Damascus Gates, Mount of Olives, and Hospital of Knights of St. John is also an atractive feature of the programme, as is also an enchanting scenic, “The Opal Isles Of Sicily,” with views of the picturesque country folk, scenic beauties, and ancient buildings and streets, many of them thousands of years old.. Last but not least on the programme is a very amusing comedy, “My Hero,” starring Lupino Lane, the king of laughter-makers. The doings of a city boy on a ranch in the “Wild West” and his thrilling rescue of the manager’s daughter from the Red Indians, pass the time all too quickly. Mr. Whiteford-Waugh and his Majestic Orchestra are to be congratulated on the musical programme provided. Especially popular is the musical interlude, “Potted Overtures” (J. Engleman). Other musical gems rendered include “Popular Hits,” by W. Clark, “Four Popular Songs” (Ludowitz), “Selection of Popular American Airs,” a duet, "Mad Scene” from “Lucia de Lammermoor,” and “Intermezzo” from “L’Amico Tritz” (Mascagni). Mr. Walter Brough, the well-known baritone, provides an excellent divertissement by his rendering of “Will 'o the Wisp” and “‘Fishermen of England.”

Samuel Goldwyn has decided to name the forthcoming Ronald Col-man-Vilma Banky feature “The Flower of Spain,” instead of “Leatherface,” as already announced. The story is based on the novel by Baroness Orczy. Its scene is laid in Flanders during the Dutch rebellion against King Phillip of Spain.