MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 7 September 1928, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

“TILLIE THE TOILER.” Sfi The big feature is the comedy of a life-time, “Tillie, the Toiler.” It tells, ■ of the true to life ’ adventures of a typical business girl—a modern and impish flapper —now wistful, now sprightly, now gay, now pathetic, now - >] uproariously funny. But all the time r she’s just Tillie—rtlie merry little girl , , whom' all will love and chuckle over. .. Tillie, beautiful and sometimes hilly* does not heed the honest love given <, her by Mac, her friend, and uses Whipple, the arrogant office manager, as a foil to capture the millionaire Penny Fish. When once she has gained his promise to marry her, she wonders whe- , ther she really wants him. It, has , been for her mother’s sake that she wished to gain worldly comforts, but her mother finally convinces her that she (Tillie) will be happier with Mac. Tillie loses her silly ways, and retains all her lovable ones, and then marries Mac. This feature will be screened at the Maoriland Theatre on Saturday. “THE AMERICAN BEAUTY.” Monday’s picture is “The American _ Beauty,’’ starring beautiful Billie Dove. Adapted from a short story of the same name by Wallace Irwin, “American Beauty” is the whimpieal story of a beautiful girl who has no money, but conceals the fact behind a screen of pretence in order to catch a millionaire for a husband. When she finally has the millionaire in her net, of course, she discovers he isn’t such ; a catch after all. Lloyd Hughes lends his pleasant personality and masculine handsomeness to the leading role opposite Miss Dove. Walter McGrail, as the millionaire, gives a finished performance, and Lucien Prival, a comparative newcomer to the screen, stands out in a comedy role of unusual nature. Margaret Livingston, Al. St. John, Edythe Chapman, Alice White, Yola d’Avril, Loretta * ; Young, and others, are in support. •