MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 12 May 1925, Page 2

MAORILAND PICTURES.

“MAYTIME’ ’—WEDNESDAY. Love making down to date. Sweethearts, 'apple -blossoms, spring moonlight. Old love—sweet love—jazz lave——flirts—good diggers—old fools—ah good stuff! Everyone loves a lover. Maytime is a picture that has everything. Suspense! R|Oinance! Conflict! Beauty! Pathos! Comedy! The twelve riiost beautiful girls in Hollywood. See “Maytime” at the Maoriland on Wednesday. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN “THE THIEF OF BAGDAD.” The management of the Maoriland Theatre lias booked Douglas Fairbanks’ “The Thief of Bagdad” for Friday night next. This production, which ha.s. been acclaimed Fairbanks’ outstanding screen achievement, portrays the role of “The Thief ol Bagdad,” who.- brings a Magic Carpet, a Flying Horse, a Whirlwind and an Invisible Cloak to his aid in winning the heart and hand of the beautiful Princess.

He is supported by an excellent cast beaded by Julanne Johnston, who makes her debut as a. leading lady. The number of people appearing in i.lie production reaches.many thousand and tlie sets are said to be the most magnificent ever used in a motion picture. The picture abounds in fantastic happenings, fanciful scenes, and extraordinary effects that are baffling in the impression they make, but in a sense suggestive of mechanical trickery since they harmonise so smoothly 'with the action of the story. The first scene was made July 5, 1923. and the last scene January 26th, 1924.

Over 20,000 feet of filin-dhe equivalent of four ordinary 5-reel pictures—was used hi making tests of makeup and 'costume. The Bagdad set occupied about 6 acres of space; the Bazaar set alone covered over 2 acres with a solid concrete floor 4 indies thick. Being laid in so remote a period and environment, it was impossible to obtain props or costumes of the proper character without making them to order. Eiven the shoes of the thousands of extras were made to order. Pome of the props were imported from the Orient, some reproduced from museum originals and some from old paintings.