THE MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 7 April 1922, Page 3

THE MAORILAND THEATRE.

BUCK JONES IN FINE STORY

Buck Jones makes a very neat job of peacemaking in his William Fox production, “Straight from the Shoulder,” due on Saturday. Buck does all the things a peacemaker should do, and he gets all the hard knocks that are usually the reward of peacemakers. But he certainly can fight for peace. To begin the story, Buck is doing very little except spin yarns, when “Wild Bill” Higgins rides into town whooping and yelling as a “wildman” with red liquor as fuel usually does. Jones’ remarks annoy him, and he attempts to draw a 'gun, but is shot by Jones for rashness. Jones is big-hearted. He nurses “Wild Bill,” and in a moment of lemorse “Wild Bill” tells him that, the cause of his wildness is the fact, that his wife left him for the reason that he neglected her for “the boys” and strong drink He is sorry and wants Mrs Bill back. Jones volunteers to try to fix things, and goes to Peaceful Valley, where Mrs Bill is cook io the Sierra Mines. Here Jones meets “Big Ben” Williams, mine superintendent. ‘‘Big Ben” is a bully. Jones wins the favour o'f Maggie, the waitress, and of Gladys Martin, daughter of the owner of the mines, by giving “Big Ben” a good licking after he attempts to intimidate Jones.

A JACK LONDON STORY. One of the most popular writers of his day was Jack London, and none of his stories have met with more public favour than “The Little Lady of the Big House,” from which “The Little Fool,” the starring attraction at the local theatre on Monday, is an adaption. Those who see the picturisation will agree that it gains by presentation on the screen, for here the characters are vividly visualised. The story deals with Richard Forrest and his wife Paula, the fascinating creature whose charms attract all the men invited to the palatial home on the ranch. She is cold tO' them all, but at last comes a man who appeals to her, and soon the husband: is faced with the Jaet that his wife is going to leave him'. The climax bt the eleventh hour, when all seems lost, has terrific force.