MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 10 June 1924, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

•TIMOTHY'S QUEST"—WEDMiSDAY . Tiiuofitly, aii orphan of the glunis, learas that toe is to be sent to an asylum, and separated from the little giil lie protects called, by him "Lady j Gay." Always lie has longed lor a i real lioine, and an adopted mother, ( so with Gay he steals out in quest o" j both. From their freight car the I beautiful countryside, stretches before j them, and finally stfhey stand before j the house of the boy's dreams. But I the spinster who lives there, is not J inclined to adopt ■ children or to'be j adopted by For Gay's sake, j lie bejgs shelter .and the spinster yields. Then' comes the unfolding of Wre most appealing story the screen has told in many a day. "IF WINTER COMES" ON FRIDAY'. When A. S. M. Hutchinson wrote "If Winter Comes" he contributed to the world of fiction the literary sensaion of a decade. William Fox lias produced the screen counterpart of this now famous novel which bids.

fair to become the most talked of photoplay, of the season. It will bo showing at the local theatre .on Friday Photographed in England, in the actual scene's pictured* .by the author,, which have become soi familiar to the average household, the photoplay is a fine, authentic achievement which has commanded-the pro fuse commendation of Mr Hutchinson hinisel/f. Mr Hutchinson . personally aided Millarde in the production and election of locations. Eight English town« were used to visualise* "Tidb.orough." The'entire Royal W'esf Kent regiment,- known as the "Buffs," were used in the military scenes. Among the ihistoric places used for atmosphere were Chilham Castle, dating back to Caesar,' 56 8.C., Canterbury Cathedral and The Precincts, Leeds Castle, the ."old court* of the Plantagenets," Aylesbury courthouse, and ■, many other sections of historic old st. Albans.