MAJESTIC THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 303, 24 December 1942, Page 3

MAJESTIC THEATRE

Elephant Boy," featuring Sabu. which screens finally at the Majestic Theatre to-day, is rare and restful entertainment, right off the /eaten track. The story is based on ‘Toomai of the Elephants,” one of Rudyard Kipling’s jungle book yarns. “Pardon My Sarong.” To-night at the midnight matinee ■>nly the newest musical-comedy riot ‘Pardon My Sarong,” will be screened. This programme will not be shown to-morrow but will recommence on Saturday. Abbott and Costello in their brief but spectacular career have portrayed detectives cowboys, sailors, soldiers, mechanics', and carnival spielers. In (heir newest Universal comedy, “Pardon My Sarong,” they will appear as bus drivers who later become castaways on an uncharted south sea island. According to advance announcements, the new vehicle takes the famous comedians halfway around the globe in a chase, treasure hunt and encounter with a tribe of south seas dancing beauties. Virginia Bruce has the leading feminine role and the very imposing cast includes Robert Paige and Leif Erikson. Other notibles in the line-up arc Lionel At■vill, Nan Wynn and Samuel S. Hinds. “The Foreman Went to France” By special arrangement “The Forenan Went to France” screens at the Majestic to-morrow, Christmas night, only. Here is a. picture ’ll are talking about. Dedicated Io Melbourne Johns, Brit- ‘ ish foreman, who went to France and did a magnificent job—Clifford ! Evans turns in a superb job of acting - is the "Foreman Who Went to I France” and after almost incredible !’ adventures reclaimed invaluable machinery a jump ahead of the Gestapo ! and Quislings. An honest, straight- / forward story, telling of panic, p French evacuees blocking the roads, ' »mb and machine-gun attacks. Constance Cummings plays the girl and Tommy Trinder scores in the laughs. I