MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 13 March 1928, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

POWERFUL DRAMA OF FATHER LOVE. “The'Prince of Head Waiters/’ a powerful comedy-drama -of father-love and made by the director of “Flaming Youth,” will be screened on Wednesday in Shannon. Featuring Lewis Stone, Priscilla Bonner, Libyan Tashman, Ann Fork, Robert Agnew, E. J. Rateliffe, and others, the picture was adapted from Garrett Fort’s Liberty Magazine story, called also Ihe Prince of Head Waiters.” Mr Stone has the part of “the prmcc of headwaiters, ” and most of the scenes are laid in, the Riiz Hotel m New York. The. story involves the love ot r. father for his son, the love of a • tern father for his daughter, and fmaky the unselfish love of a childhovl sweetheart for the youth. Lilyan Tashman has an outstanding part as the adventuress and go!d-d g ger; and Ann Rork, remembered for her picture debut in “The Blonde Sain/ and “The Notorious Lady,” has a big part as Beth, the childhood sweetheart. -‘MARRIED LOVE.” The Auckland Herald, commenting oil this big production during its screening at the National Theatre, says: Last, evening, another large audience witnessed the screening of the big Biitish production, “Married Lo\e, featuring Britain’s leading film star. Lilian Hall Davis as Maisie Burrows. Dr. Marie Stopes has given to the world, a picture that is different to others j a picture that tells a story of real life, life, as if really is in' our cities. Things which we close our eyes to are brought vividly to light, ignorance and bigotry, the two great enemies of happiness, are openly attacked. Maisie Burrows, ‘‘the giri who didn’t know,” is a pathetic figure, seeing nothing in life worth while. Living in sordid surroundings, broungh up in ignorance, illfitted for the battle of life, she sees a way out by throwing herself into the Thames, but even in this'she is frustrated by the timely action of the London water police. No one, not even the most ignorant, can fail to learn something for their own good, by seeing Dr. Marie Stopes’ “Married Love.” It preaches a sermon to all. This picture will be screened in Shannon on Friday.