MAJESTIC THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 110, 12 May 1933, Page 10

MAJESTIC THEATRE

WEDDING REHEARSAL” TO-DAY. “Better and better programmes” is the policy of the Majestic Theatre, as may be gathered from the high standard of the offering at this theatre, and the new programme for to-day and to-night is no exception to the rule. The novel expedient of marrying off al? the eligible young ladies in his circle to his friends in order to outwit his grandmother, who has offered him rhe choice between marrying and having his allowance stopped, is adopted by the principal figure in “Wedding Rehearsal,” the British farce which will head the new bill-of-fare at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow. The Marquis of Buckminster has filled the role of best man at many society weddings, and his grandmother feels that it is high time he took a more important part. Two of the prospective brides are the Ladies Rosemary and Maryrose, a beautiful pair of twins, but they astound their titled relatives and acquaintances by selecting two commoners, Thompson and Hopkins. It is for them that the rehearsal is arranged, but at the critical moment there is a hitch in the proceedings and it looks as if Buckminster’s scheming has all gone for nought. However, his enterprise is equal to the occasion and he brings the temporarily estranged couples together again, although in the process there is an important change in his own outlook. In this development an important figure is Miss Hutchison, a self-effacing young lady who has long worshipped him from afar. With Roland Young, as irresistibly droll as ever, in the part of Lord Buckminster, the smart dialogue of Arthur Wimperis is heard to excellent effect, the other players admirably following his lead. George Grosssmith is in fine fettle as the pompous Lord Stokeshire, father of the twins, and Lady Tree is his wife. Kate Cutler plays Lord Buckminster’s grandmother, and Wendy Barrie and Joan Gardner are the twins. The production is excellent entertainment all through, and there are some beautiful and impressive scenes, outstanding among ‘the latter being the changing of the guard at St. James’ Palace. The changing of the guard is not, put into the film simplv because of its value as a spectacle; it happens to be an integral part of the fascinating and original plot of the picture. Picturegoers who will view the “Wedding Rehearsal” will be delighted with the lovely children who take part in the production. All three of the small pages in the society wedding rehearsal showed astonishing acting ability, and learned their quite considerable speaking parts in record time. Two of the little boys are the Cory-Wright twins, grandsons of Lady Tree, who plays an important role in the film. They are great Hittie actors and will undoubtedly create an outstanding impression. This is their first appearance on the screen, a fact that is all the more remarkable in the light of their natural performances. The other little boy, Bruce Venour, has already made a personal hit on the screen in “Dreyfus.’’ He has also appeared in a number of other British films.