ROMANCE AT OPERA HOUSE

Taranaki Daily News, 15 December 1932, Page 7

ROMANCE AT OPERA HOUSE

-' .... , „. , ■’ . / 1 ■ “HER MAJESTY LOVE” OPENS. The plot of “Her Majesty Love, ’’ which opened last night at the New Plymouth Opera House, revolves round the love affair of Lia Zorreck, a charming barmaid at the Berlin cabaret, and Fred Von Wellingen, the only youthful member of the directorate of the Von Wellingen Ball-bearing Corporation. The opening scene is at the cabaret, where as the result of a wager Fred asks Lia to dance with him. Much to his embarrassment he does not win his wager as it is made clear that Lia .will not dance unless he seriously intends to marry her. On the following night he agrees to the terms and they dance together. The couple, accompanied by Lie’s father, who is a barber, subsequently attend a gathering of the shareholders, all old members of the Von Weflingen family, where the engagement is announced and naturally causes consternation. Lia’s father caps everything by persisting in, giving juggling feats with the plates and food just to-show what he did when playing i in vaudeville during his chequered career. ■ The relatives offer Fred the position of managing director of the company and a long overdue increase- in salary on condition that the engagement is terminated. Although his love is strong the lure of money is stronger and he agrees, though •hr finds, itimpossible; to; teU/tte,;.trulh, to Lia, who, of cou?eer*maiiee the- dLscovery for herselfand, -accept.any further attentions from Fred. The' latter then finds out hia mistake, and realises that the best-thing ta life is not a-successful business.- career. The .couple are finally reunited ;but not'before ijtia has become the.seyeiith'.vfife of . ah aged baron.- . ’' Marilyn Miller,- is splendid as ■ 13a. whilst she is-abiy supported by Ben Lyon, who plays-'the-part-of Fred Voii Wellihgen. The 7 humour', is -• supplied ’by Chester Conklin- and W. C. Fields.;. The supports- indfide 'a unique Mbarid number, a tune cartoon, and. an- excellent Ventriloquist, turn -by . Charley McCarthy.