MAORI LAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 30 January 1925, Page 3

MAORI LAND PICTURES.

TU-NIGHT.’b BIG BiLn. lu iidUiUuu u> the Black and 'Wiiite urenestra, two special leutures, will. l>t! screened to-nighf. Thu chief m tliese. is the Mack bennetuGen l'urpm luii-iength, comedy, “Hie bhriek oi Araoy.” Ben Turpin is tne celebrated cross-eyed comedian, known in every city, town and village as tlie great laugh-producer. lie plays tile role oi “Tlie biiriek” in u screaminglyfarcical burlesque on “Tlie Sheik." Kathryn -McGuire, one of the many pop mar players in the Mack Sennett group, plays the leading feminine role opposite Ben Turpin, as the girl who is abducted by “The Shriek” to later become liis bride..

Tlie second string to the. managerial bow is the great Goldwyn photoplay, “Lost and Found.” The romance, the beauty, the drama of the South Sea Islands make this great moving picture story one of the most thrilling and entertaining screen offerings Of the year. The first big motion picture to be filmed in the real South Sea Islands, it amazed the audiences of America and Australia-with its originality and daring. “THAT FRENCH LADY.”

“In no mixed terms Inez defends her theories and denounces the socalled moral sanctity of Delphi, and what she calls its bigoted depravity. Inez leaves for John’s home where sliq meets Mrs Hemingway and tolls not only of her I>i>‘oK and -of her theorics, but includes her disbelief in marriage. The mother replies that m spite of all she cannot hate her—the strange woman—and that she believes' the girl’s love for her son is pure) and honest.” “If these be your beliefs, and you are honest in them as you .are ” exclaimed the sweet faced mothfir, ’“I am satisfied. You and John may Jive your lives as you see fit no matter what Delphi thinks of. you, oi of John or of me.” The sacrifice ol the mother strangely affects the y°o u S irjrl and causes her to renounce hei strange ideals. See this screen play, “That French .Lady, on Saturday night. .“BEHIND THE CURTAIN. Monday’s main feature -J® the Curtain,” a Universal picture, directed by Chester M, Franklin famous for his successes, m great diamat stories .of real life. Tim main themes are the mystery surrounding a case of mistaken identity in a murder case, and a strong love interest.