THE PICTURES.

Shannon News, 21 March 1922, Page 3

THE PICTURES.

“THE COUNTRY FAIR.”

At leas! three 'players who have prominent parts in Maurice Tourneur’s picture production of ,the famous stage success, “The Country Fair,” have been elevated' to stardom through their fine work in this picture hit. Of course, Wesley Barry, the famous freckle-faced boy of the screen, is fairly in his element while romping about at. the' country fair and doing stunts which tickle old and young alike, and add to his fame as a comedy entertainer without a peer upon the screen. ! “The Country Fair” at the Maoriland Theatre is. the best ol rural dramas, with the added zest of the fun and furore of fa country lair culminating in a wonderful horse race, which is the most realistic and thrilling event of this kind ever screened for an American story. “NEGLECTED WIVES”—FRIDAY.

The dramatic production, “Neglected Wives,” for Friday,' is a screen version of the play, “Why Women Sin,” whose successful run on some of the largest stages in the world extended over a period of/ several years. Anne Luther, well known and popular screen favourite, is star, supported by a brilliant cast of notable players, including Claire Whitney, Charles Gerard and many others. The story presents a dramatic interlacing of intrigue, love,, romance and adventure, portrayed with a mastery that holds its audience in absorbed interest. A womanly woman feels keenly

her husband’s neglect, while he is ab-

sorbed in his ; work.' In the barren idesdrt of her life a “sympathetic” \ and not' uninteresting friend enters and then it is so easy to drift along that she readily falls victim to the plot which will ultimately ruin her

husband’s political career. Big ball-

room scenes, the gambling mansion, the raid and the kidnapping lend impressiveness and grandeur • to a fine duction.

“Neglected Wives” will also be shown at Tokomaru, on Thursday night.