MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 26 February 1926, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

"DURAND OF THE BAD LANDS." A new Buck Jones is seen in "Durand of the Bad Lands," the William Fox star's latest hair-trigger offering, which will be shown at the M'aoriland Theatre to-morrow evening. Buck Jones is oast in the ideal role of Durand who, through a chain, of unfortuoate circuimsitanoes, has been given the name of the most brutal bandit of all time. Exploits of extremely vicious nature are unjustly laid at his door, despite Durand's endeavour to clear his name. Marian Nixon scores again by her delightful portrayal of the waif of the desert who' wins Buck's heart, | and his chance to show his accusers in their true light. 'Malcolm Waite and Fred De Silva are bad men of the most conyihclng sort. Waite portrays a crafity, dou-ble-crossing sheriff, while De Silva effectively registers a sinister, traitorous coward. "UP THE LADDER." A novel way has been, unearthed wherehy a man. has been betrayed j while enacting a dishonourable role, through the unerring eye of the tele- j visiohphone, an instrument used to great advantage in the ' Universal- ; Jewel' feature, "Up the Ladder," an i adaptation of Owen Davis' great stage success to }>e shown in the Maoriland Theatre on Monday. The story vividly • portrays the idea that men, after "seeing their amlbAtion realized, often , forget and scorn the rungs of the ladder upon which they had climbed to success. Virginia Valli stars. The supporting cast includes Forrest Stanley, Holmes Herbert, Margaret Livingston, George Fawcett, Lydia Yeamans Titus, iPriscilla Moran and Olive Ann Alcorn.