MAORILAND PICTURES.
To-night (Friday) a special pro- ! gramme will be shown. It embraces many iino films, as advertised. To-morrow night "Queen of the Sea" will be a big attraction, and as it features Annette Kellernian should in itself prove a great draw. The acting is much above the ordinary, the settings are perfect, and the picture on the whole one that must be seen to be appreciated. "A BACHELOR'S WIFE." TUESDAY NIGHT. The. story of "A Bachelor's Wife" is as follows: —Mary O'Rourke comes from Ireland to visit her sister, Norah. Norah is the mother of a young baby, and has been deserted by her husband. She learns that the miscreant "husband is named John Stuyvesant, and, taking the baby marches into the Stuyvesant home. There she confronts the astonished Judy of the house with the statement, "This is your son's baby." The doctor warns Mary that Mrs Stuyvesant is an invalid and susceptible to shocks, and having survived the shock or' being presented with a grandson, Airs Stuyvesant discovers herself very pleased with the bady and Mary—whom she takes for its mother. Mary is forced to play the part inasmuch as she is afraid of shocking tho venerable lady to death, and she remains in the household. Shortly afterwards John Stuyvesant and his cousin, J. Frederick Stuyvesant, return from the west. John in dumbfounded at being confronted with a wife and a son' However, he too is forced to keep silent, lest the shock prove too great, for his mother. Genevieve always thought that John was going to marry her, and demands that he prove his innocence now by doing so. They arrange for a marriage the next day, but Mary discovers it and with J. Frederick seeks to stop it. Mary produces tho license and John is astounded to see his cousin's name thereon. L. Frederick admits all and says he was keeping silent until his inheritance would come along. All of which dears matters up considerably, and
John discovers that he doesn't really like Genevieve and that he loves Ma/y, so what could be a sweeter end-
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 12 November 1920, Page 3
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350MAORILAND PICTURES. Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 12 November 1920, Page 3
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