AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18888, 31 December 1926, Page 19

AMUSEMENTS.

" EVERY MOTHER'S SON." I A TRIBUTE TO THE PARENTS OF | THE WORLD. ' i LIBERTY THEATRE, MONDAY. ! ''They aiso serve who only stand and wait." There is a great deal of comfort to be derived from that quotation, not because it flatters the vanity of the individual, but because it is true. After seeing the great dramatic picture, "Every Mother's Son," which opens a season at the Liberty Theatre neit week, these words appear peculiarly apt, they assume a new significance, be- i cause the theme of the story, although based on the austere simplicity and solemnity of the drama of the Unknown Warrior, is a I direct tribute to the mothers and fathers of the world. The producers of this very poignant story have shown a marked courage in handling, in screen form with a view to entertainment, what is a purely spiritual story, which, no matter how material an | asDect the picture assumes occasionally, remains so to the discerning eye. The story, shot with an alternating pathos and humour always subtle and delicate, is made up of many typos of humanity into a concise and artistic patchwork of life. It tells a story which speaks to the universal mind and heart, a story which, because of its very theme, holds an undercurrent of tragedy, but which is never tragic. In its moments of deepest pathos there is an atmosphere of triumph and accomplishment about the picture which • effectively destroys any tragic and sombre influences which may be lurking in Hie story proper, and coupled with the quaint and disarming humour of the piece makes the picture a wonderfully realistic page ot life, just an ordinary, prosaic pago from the lives of everyday people, yet which the w and the aftermath of war endowed with a dramatic significance which attains its climas upon the return of the Tjnknown .soldier, the symbol of suffering and effort and of something great achieved, a symbol which speaks a personal message to those who waited —the mothers and fathers of the weld T he picture, sincere and unassuming to the ooint of true greatness, seems to have caught'the elusive conservative spirit of the English people, a spirit which is something essentially of the heart and which makes the production a fascinating study of what the war did to man, and what it d d for him. Interpreting the characters of this powerful and unusual drama is a cast of distinguished players, headed by Captain Rex Davis and Miss Gladys Hamer both of whom do exceptionally brilliant work In their respective roles. The supporting picture on the bill is "The Mystery. Club," m which Matt Moore and Edith Roberts endeavour to entangle mysteries as deep as any that ever confronted Holmes. With a heaven-sent sense of humour and the Canticle of Cantides singing in their ears, this ebullient pair perfom Prodigies, and "The Mystery Club" weaves itself into one of the most happily-conceived and thoroughly »Msine comedy-dramas of the year. The Liberty "Concert" Orchestra, under the direction of Mr Ernest Jamieson, will play a special musical programme. The box plans will bo ? P en at the theatre during the bo .day. and patrons are requested to book their seats in order to ensure admission.