MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 2 November 1928, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

LON CHANEY AS "ALONZO THE

ARMLESS."

"The Unknown," a Metro-Goldwyn-•■ Mayer, special, Avhich comes to the. r Maoriland Thcafre on • Saturday,; star-8 j Lon Chaney, the greatest character player the screen has ever known, in j one ofi the most amazing roles he has ever attempted. As Alonzo the Armiless, star performer of a circus in Madrid, Chaney, using his toes instead of hands, hurls knives and axes at Joan. ' CraAvford, Avho, as Nanon, tlie'daughter .of the circus proprietor, stands, against a target. Alonzo's flashing Aveapons outline the girl's slender form in shining steel, but not one touches her. He loves her, and his prehensile ■' toes are as skilled as any hands. But '■ Malabar, the strong man, ■ also loves Nanon, and he always watches .this* act-' ' Avith anxious.eyes fearing- for the safe-, .. ty of his beloved. Thus begins', a •■.'■ chain of dramatic events, which finally' ~.■ culminates in one of the most ainaz* ■ , ing finales ever filmed. Joan Cwvford • gives a beAvitching portrayal ,of the "-. dark-eyed. Nanon, and is brealhtaking- • ly beautiful in her circus attire. ' *■ "THE LOVE MART." , The story of a beautiful girl who ia declared to he an octoroon .and' sold „ into slavery, only 1 to 'be freed and proved white by 'the man Avho .bought '■! and loved her, makes a plot at onee,\. dramatic and intriguing.*' A great inn, constructed from an old ship grounded , : en the saiids outside New Orleans;. '■ the slave market, the gay Tivoli cafe; the streets of the old French quarter., of the romantic city; the fencing, , academy —these and other effective scenes make the film one that satis- ■. fies the eye, even as the story satis-■ fies the ,-mind.' Billie Dove, entering' \. Avhole-heartedly into the spirit-of the;. role, did some of the best acting of - . her career as Antoinette Frobellc, the-, aristocratic girl upon whom "the <accusation of the "one drop of dark blood" rests. Gilbert Roland fences with skill and makes love Avith a fer-" vor that is most convincing. 'Noah Beery, as Captain Kemy, the slave runner, is perfect.