MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 23 November 1923, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

“BOSTON s BLACKIE.”

At the local theatre on Saturday,, William Russell, the Fox star', shows in “Boston Blackie,’.’ adapted from a story by Jack Boyle. Husky, capable as an actor, Bussell has been well cast in the; title role. The story deals with prison reform, denouncing the sort of punishment practiced in some jails. There are numerous incidents that hold the spectators gripped by their dramatic tensity. Above everything else ‘the. human appeal' of the firm, stood out and it is this element which, more than any other, makes a picture popular. The production has a gjood share of romance centred about Eva Novak, whose performance Was more than satisfactory. - Those who want a pleiasant evening of entertainment will find ,it in “Boston Blackie.” What more could be asked? . “TRIMMED INI SCARLET.”

On Monday the big picture will be in Scarlet.”., Mother -love and child love are no new things in either' literature, drama of life, but Cordelia Ebbing had been separated from, her daughter, Faith, since Faith was a daby. Sfhe' returns to find her grown and championing the mother she has never, known in the face of the most damning evidence that flyer mjothqfr Adas “trimmed in scalrlel.’’? 1 ' Faith was all that her. name implied and nothing could shake her faith in her mother. She even went,so far as to commit a crime to shield her moither from slanderous tongues and when Cordelia learned this she nearly “went the limit” to protect, her child.' A kindly, fate in-, tervened, however, which obviated the niecessity of the mother’s great'sacrifice. Then, to Cordelia Ebbing came Revere Wayne, who bad waited for her 1 through, the years and to the mother ia. haven of rest if she chose 1 to accept it. and to the daughter came the promise of reward f° r her. sublime faith. , ,