MAJESTIC THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 168, 20 July 1935, Page 11

MAJESTIC THEATRE

• GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935.’’ The success of 'the "Gold Diggers" of former years will have given the public high expectations of the "Gold Diggers of .1935," an-l these expecta tions are amply fulfilled by the spec tacular entertainment that is offered at the Alajestic Theatre to-day. In the first place there is an excellent cast of leading players. They include Dick Powell, Gloria Stuart, Adolphe Alenjou, and Alice Brady. The last two are well known for their brilliant acting in nonmusical pictures, and they make an ex* ••client addition to the fine musical comedy work of the two stars. AVith the support of such players as Glenda Farrell. Frank McHugh, and Dorothy Dare, not to mention the magnificent chorus of beautiful girls, the picture is one that will provide entertainment for every taste. It has made every effort to outdo and supersede its predecessors, and the manner in which this is done and the success achieved can only fascinate an dastonish the picture goer who is accustomed to the brilliant and dazzling spectacle that the modern musical screen can provide. The setting is in a fashionable hotel where Dick Powell is au office clerk, saving up to be a doctor and to marry the hostess. To this hotel, however, come Gloria Stuart and her rich mother. This is the commcnccinent of many in' teresting romances, the most consistent pair in this direction being Gloria Stuart and Dick Powell. It is one ot the most beautifully staged and elaborate shows imagnable. Everything is on an exceedingly lavish scale, and the settings and lighting are examples of the best that modern art can produce. There is no questioning the success of a teehrique that produces such wonderful effects. One of the most fantastic ballots is one in which grand pianos and their players are used to form the "corps de ballet.’’ ATuch of this work shows how greatly the camera can help to enhance the effect. The songs are, as is to be expected, as catchy as ever, and are well sung by Dick Powell and the other singers. Some of them are contained in the revue, others are interwoven in the story.