MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 4 January 1922, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

“THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE” TO-NIGHT

The big attraction at the ■ Maoriland Theatre to-night (Wednesday) is “The Midnight Bride,” starring Gladys Leslie. The story is an extraordinary one, and thrills with interest from beginning to end. Jeanne Sterling, the heroine of “The Midnight Bride,” makes her first visit to New York only to find that- her friends have left for the seashore. While waiting i,n the park until train time, her friend's letter blows away from- her, and falls at the feet of a young man named Forrest Chenoweth, who is sitting on one of . the benches. In her simple way she . tells Chenoweth her plight,' and he offers to visit the park menagerie with her to help put in time. On better acquaintance he suggests that she have dinner with him and take a later train, which she does. On the previous, day Ghenowetli, who has been born rich, had been wheedled into getting a marriage license by a loose woman of his circle.. On the day following that of Jeanne’s visit to the city he responds to a call for money with a refusal to marry, the woman and a declaration to have nothing further to do with her. A letter received' from Chenoweth invites Jeanne to come to New / York on Saturday morning. She is taken to a cabaret on Broadway by Chenaweth, who proposes marriage to. her. She consents, and they are married by an alderman, a friend of Ghenoweth’s, but in a moment of confusion .fails to bring away the certificate of marriage. An unfortunate . link in the chain of events causes the wrong name to be copied into the certificate,, and when Chenoweth, intoxicated, falls against the radiator and is killed, the wrong woman claims his estate. The alderman’s son, in league with the fake widow, tries to hold Ins father to a promise to ignore the girl’s right to the marrijnge certificate. ' The alderman relents, however, and Jeanne not only gains the certi.cate, but is able to hold the respect of Robert Pitcairn, the man she really loves.

There will be powerful supports, and the programme is one of the best to be screened in Shannon.

On. Friday the management will screen a powerful programme, .comprising “A Modern Salome,” a sixreel story featuring Hope Hampton, a Topical Budget, “Frozen Thrills,” a Bruce scenic, and “You Couldn’t Blame Her,” a screaming Christie Comedy.. .