"EVERY MOTHER'S SON."

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18889, 3 January 1927, Page 7

"EVERY MOTHER'S SON."

« A TRIBUTE TO THE PARENTS OF THE WORLD. LIBERTY THEATRE, TO-DAY. "They also serve who only stand aud 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 this week,' these words appear peculiarly apt, they assume a new significance, because the theme of the story, although based on the austere simplicity and solemnity of the drama of tho Unknown Warrior, is a 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 aspect 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 types 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 the story proper, and coupled with the quaint and disarming humour of the piece makes tho picture a wonderfully realistic page of life, just an ordinary, prosaic pa£o from the lives of everyday people, yet which the war and tho aftermath of war endowed with a dramatic significanco which attains its climax upon tho return of tho Unknown Soldier, the symbol of suffering and teffort and of something great achieved, a symbol which speak 6 a personal message to those who waited—the mothers and fathers of the world. The picture, sincere and unassuming to tho point of truo greatness, seems to have caught the elusivo 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 did for him. Interpreting the characters of thiß 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 m their respective roles. The supporting picture on the bill is "The Mystery Club, m which Matt Moors and Edith Roberts endeavour to entangle mysteries as deep as any that ever confronted Holmes. With a ? ea^ n 'r»n sense of humour and the Canticle of Ca tides singing in their cans, thiß ebullient pair perform prodigies, and Ihe ~M ys' e Club" weaves itself into one of the most happily-conceived and thoroughly fusing comedy-dramas of the year. The Liberty "Concert" Orchestra, under the direction of Mr Ernest Jamieson, will play a musical programme. The box plans will be open at the theatre during the ho idays, and patrons are requested to book their seats in order to ensure admission.