MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 20 December 1921, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

CHANGE OF PROPRIETARY,

Mr H. McMillan, who has conductthe Maoriland Theatre with so much success for many years, has disposed of “Iris interests to Messrs Wilkinson and Hyde, of Shannon, and the new proprietors have taken over the busi-

ness. They intend to leave no stone unturned to make the Theatre a popu\lar place of entertainment, and patrons will And their wants fully cat'ered for both as regards pictures and management. Details of big attractions are advertised to-day on page 1. The star on Wednesday night will be a Sessue Hayakawa masterpiece. “The Brand of Lopez” is a melodrama with a host ol rapid action and exciting moments. Sessue Hayakawa plays the part of a Spanish matador who later becomes an outlaw. To begin with the picture contains a duel, and there follows more swiftly movirg action which shows the central character as an outlaw, leading a band of brigands, burning a village out of hatred, and finally taking what he thinks is a revenge worth awaiting for years. There are strong supports,

including Episode 6 of “Till Minh.” ' On Friday, Doraldina, a new dancer, appears in “Passion Fruit.” Doraldina is known far and wide for her daring interpretations of unfamiliar Hawaiian dances. This -wonderful creature, who was so idolised and popular on the stage with her hula dances, to the screen both a superb gift for acting and a marvellous dancing ability. Nol only that, but she introduces into the picture many strange dances of the South Sea Islands never hitherto seen. One is a religious dance, called “Dance of the White God,” a weird, original movement used by- the superstitious natives as part of their ritual.