MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 24 February 1928, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

SATURDAY —‘ * LOVE ’ S BUND-

NESS.”

Elinor Glyn demonstrates by the picture “Love’s Blindness,” which will, be shown at the Maoriland Theatre on Saturday, that she knows well the public’s taste in pictures as well as in notion.' Most, pictures end up with a marriage, but, “Love’s Blindness” opens up with one. Pauline Starke, as Vanessa Levy, the London money-lend-er’s daughter, and Antonio. Morepo, as Hubert Culverdale, the eighth Earl of St. Austel, who enters the match to save his friends from bankruptcy, are the principals, and the elaborate wedding scene is one of the features of the film. Although even the most casual student of the drama realises that the separated lovers will be reconciled before the end, one is kept in suspense as to how this will be achieved. The high lights of the picture the plausible performance of Miss fcstarke as the girl, who, although cultured and wealthy, rvould permit herself to enter an arranged marriage; the performance of Antonio Moreno as a man to whom love comes despite himself; and the performance of Sam De Grasse as the money-lender, who would barter his daughter for social prestige. For all who love a romance set- apart from the workaday world the picture is highly recommended.

MONDAY—* * CHASING TROUBLE. ’ ’

Plotters, rustlers, dishonest sheriffs, beautiful girls, handsome westerners and unscrupulous villians hold the screen at the Maoriland Theatre on Monday, in one of the most thrilling western productions of the season. The picture is “ Chasing Trouble,” and the sta* is that gallant hardfighting westerner, Pete Morrison. ' Genuine and unadulterated entertainment is the sum total of all this action, fighting and love-making. With never a dull instant from beginning to end, the picture contains more thrills, suspense, comedy and all the other ingredients than is ordinarily to be found in two photoplays. Morrison uncovers plots, vanquishes villains, makes loves to the heroine and extricates himself from a multitude of untenable situations with an ease worthy of D’Artagnan. Oyer all this swirling action, Morrison casts his engaging personality like a magic spell. He is the essence, the very spirit, of the romantic west. Jn addition to the thrill-packed plot, there are many other enjoyable featured of the production —some excellent riding, at which Morrison is almost unequalled, and some pietorially beautiful mountain and snow scenes, and a blizzard so realistic that it makes you wish vaguely that you had brought your overedat to the theatre.