MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 2 August 1927, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

“PRINCE OF TEMPTERS.”

Many photoplays have passed in a glorious parade on the screen of the Maoriland Theatre, but it remained for “The Prince of Tempters” to introduce what is probably the finest aggregation of talent ever brought to that theatre in one screen production. It will be produced on Wednesday night. At the head of the featured east is Ben Lyon, who appeared not so long ago with Aileen Pringle in “The Wilderness Woman,” and as the titular player in'“Bluebeard’s Seven Wives.”

Another of the very excellent players is the exotic Lya de Putti. Lya de Putti was something of a sensation in “Variety,” by which she was introduced to American audiences. She comes from Germany, but her art belongs to the world. RUDOLPH VALENTINO IN “COBRA.” ‘ £ Cobra, ’ ’ which is to be screened on Fri.lay night, gives Rudolph Valentino an opportunity to make love, to fight, to suffer and to win the hearts of his admirers on and off the screen. ' “Cobra” is a modern story of strong love and sacrifice, with most of the action taking place in New York City. Valentino is seen as an Italian count, who cannot resist the cobra quality in women. After he has made a sincere and successful effort to reform, the wife of his best friend falls in love with him. He goes to a hotel where she is staying, but later his conscience revolts and he leaves. That night the hotel burns. The woman is killed — the wife of the man whom he loves as a brother.

The picture has a strong ending. Valentino never looked better nor acted with more intenseness. Nita Naldi, much slimmer and more alluring, plays the cobra woman. Gertrude Olmstead has the best part of her career in the symnathet.ic feminine role.