MAORILAND PICTURES

Otaki Mail, 11 January 1922, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES

“THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE.’’ TO-NIGHT. “Tho Midnight, Bride” is the star for to-night. The story is as follows: Jeanne Sterling, the heroine of “The Midnight Bride,” makes her first visit to New York only to find that her friend? have left for the seashore. •While waiting in the park until tram time her friends’ letter blows away from her, and pass at the feet of a young man named Forrest Chenowotb, who is sitting on one of the benches. In her simple way she tells Chcnowcth her plight, and he offers to visit tho park menagerie with her to help put in the time. On better acquaintance ho suggests that she have dinner with him and take a later train, which she does. On the previous day Chenowcth, who ha. 3 been born rich, had been wheedled into getting a marriage licence by a loose woman of his circle. On the day following Jeanne’s visit to the city he responds to a call from her for monev. with a refusal to marry the woman and a declaration to have nothing further to do with her. A letter received from Chcnowcth invites Jeanne to come to New York on Saturday morning. She is taken to a cabaret on Broadway by Chenowcth, who proposes marriage to her. She consents, and they are married by an alderman, a friend of Chenoweth s, but in a moment of confusion fail to v bring.tiway the certificate of marriage Air soly in the- chain of event}, wrong- name to be copied'info the certificate, and when Chenoweth, intoxicated, falls against the radiator and is killed, the wrong woman claims his estate. Tho alderman’s son, in league with the fake widow, tries to hold his father to a promise to ignore the girl’s right to tho marriage certificate. The alderman relents, however, and Jeanne not only gains the certificate, but is able to hold the respect of Robert Pitcairn, the man she really loves.