MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 8 February 1929, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

SATURDAY—MADGE "SOFT LIVING." ~ f]

The story of a wise little city'gy AA T ho marries a handsome millionafife from the big timber country for"'Js money and. who then falls in love wit! him, is the humorous theme of F&l Films' comedy-drama, "Soft Madge Bellamy is featured in ,th stellar role and Johnny Mack Brow]) supports her.. This picture shown at the Maoriland Theatre s<ij Saturday. Madge Bellamy plays ,tlij role of Nancy Woods, who make-S;a| honest living as secretary to a famoiii

divorce attorney. But like many othel girls/ she finally decides that she, toty is capable of getting the luxuries 6i life. She decides she will marry ja rich husband . Her chance comes wlieij she meets Stoekney Webb, wealthy, .al; though just'a'.wee bit of a hick despite his good looks. All goes well Avith Nancy. Webb is madly in lov<l Avith her, but when they start on theii honeymoon, Nancy, to her horror, fihdkj that her original plan was a mistake!; Webb by this time is Avise to her game and decides he .will make her pay iaj stead of being the goat"himself. Aftci a series of humorous adventures 0» the train, he takes her to his lodge

out in the big timber country. TherejiM he leaA'es her absolutely alone to herjM housewifely duties. The comedy besM tAvecn Miss Bellamy and Bro;vn iiiffl these sequences is subtle and hilarioiujM and leads to the climax when Nancy* ■ finally, breaks down and confesses he*™ love for him,. "ffl MONDAY—"CHINATOWN ' CHABrJiI LIE," WITH JOHNNY HINES. 's■ Johnny Hines' latest First Nation-*! al Picture, "ChinatOAvn Charlie, 7$ which has been declared by critics be the comedian's biggest and fun-'& niest production to date, has been se-'|! cured for the Maoriland theatre on:r Monday. It is a screen adaptation est-sf, travaganza. from the pen of the pro-t' lific playwright, Owen Davis, and 'it'*! scored a great success on the speaking,! stage. Producer C. C. Burr secured a?} large east of comedians to surround lais]' ! star in the production, with Louise v Lorraine playing role. An added feature is the appear-')',' ance of the famous Mazetti Troupe of acrobats who take part in the Chinese '$ cabaret scenes, and also furnish sensational thrill by: forming a human 7 bridge from one second storey win- $ dow to another across a. Chinatown ;'|f street. Louise Lorraine and the median efl'eot their escape from a,' t 's Chinatown den on this human bridge. •■s* Che settings, of "Chinatown Charlie " ,'j.'* ;ko. declared to bo the most elaborate. $, ever built for a Johnny Hines picture. 'When the comedian was in New York, '■#] he photographed actual scenes in'/Sl Chinatown, and then had a reproduc-C|[ iion of the winding streets, Chinatown v* resorts and rabbit warren built at ./al the studio. The action begins in New-',-! :-.'c:k'o Times Square, where Johnny s *i Hines is a guide on a sight-seeing bus '<v\ taking a party .through 'Chinatown. It .;,| is when he reaches the Chinese quar-' \\ tors that sequences of a thrilling nature, begin to happen. • £j