“OVER THE HILL” RETURNS.

Shannon News, 25 September 1923, Page 3

“OVER THE HILL” RETURNS.

ON FRIDAY AT T'HR MAORILAND

c Where is the mother that has' ever given i a 'thought -to Sacrifices .made lor her , children?, Ma. Benton._slaved lor fhefs and* lids - sebn 'th^R.l’drift away o ne- by. one), with the."exception of John, ...the .barum-rsearumy-whoycan-not. marry Isabella Strong because he cannot support, her-;: 'and •'Charles, whose desire to. become -an. artist has kept marriage from his mind. To his ■brothers and sisters, John is a standing reproach. Particularly does he irritate his oldest brother.,. Isaac, a pillar of the church. Only liis parents and his sweetheart, have faith in him. Horse thieves irritate "the surrounding farmers until'" they decide upon concerted action to put a stop td their thefts. To. John’s horror, he finds his father implicated. The hoy’s effort to save Pa Benton results m his own capture and imprisonment. Fearful lest knowledge of his father’s guilt kill Ma, John keps silent. Although his brothers and sisters turn against the boy, Isabella’s love is so | strong that she promises to wait for him,. Knowledge of his eventually kills Pa Benton. Charles marries and moves to New York. One by one,' Ma tries to- make her home with her children, only to find that she is in the way. John, released from prison, has gone- West. Success comes

his way, but because of bis formei* disgrace lie allows -his mother, and the- rtest- of the- family, with the exception of Isaac, to think,,.him dead.. ) Failing of success in New York, Charles returns to the old home with his wife, Luck,, -a selfish designing woman. Unable to live with Isaac, Ma goes back to the house in which she has reared her children—only to-be-turned out eventually and sent to the poor-house by her first-born. Isabella- discovers John is alive and wires him -a plea to'come home. The • hoy does so, and learns of bis'mqiher’s whereabouts. His fury knowing no* bounds, he breaks in upon Isaac, whom lie thrashes. His next step is to (send Charles and Lucy packing, and then, hasten to- the poor-house, where hie finds Ma failing fast. Ba.ckthe two- go to the old farmhouse. ‘THE CROSSROADS OF NEW YORK’ A blend of comedy, romance and drama, taken from everyday episodes of life is contained in “The Crossroads of New York” at the local theatre on Wednesday. The story tells of a. country boy who makes good in the big city." There are" types that are exceedingly human; the sentimental landlady, the vamp-musical comedy queen, the imperious old Wall street financier, the con . era me experts and the heavv, rejected suitor who sings Curse of an Aching Heart.” The. cast includes Noah Beery, Ethel Terry and a lot of other Mack Sennett players.