MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 19 February 1929, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

“FINNEGAN’S BALI*.” Wednesday night’s picture ,at the Maoriland Theatre is entitled “Finnegan’s Ball.” It points the trend of motion pictures to-day in as much as all of its comedy situations are spontaneous and fit the action of the story. And the laughs begin almost with the first foot of film and still echo after the curtain has closed over the screen. The story, concerns the fortunes, joys and sorrows of the Finnegans trace! from their humble cottage in Ireland, taken to America by a big-hearted but noisily bluff friend of long standing, their erroneous exaltation to the position of vast riches, and the dramatic dropping of the floor of fortune out frpm under them. It is a true story even if it never happened, for it has the breath of reality in every sequence,', with never a false note. ,

STIRRING NAVAL DRAMA.

The Battle of Coronel, resulting in the total loss of Good Hope and Monmouth, was fought off the Chilian Coast on the eve of Sunday, November Ist, 1914. Trustworthy information of the disaster did not reach the British Admiralty until November sth. Invincible and Inflexible were immediately detached from the Grand Fleet, hurriedly refitted at Devonport, and under Vice-Admiral Sturdee, sailed secretly for the Falkland Islands on November 11th. Other ships were picked up off the Brazilian coast and the squadron reached Falklands on December 7th a few hours in advance of Von Spee. Before nightfall on December Bth the whole Germany squadron (except the Dresden) was at the bottom of the sea. The value of the Falklands to the Germans lay in the fact that it was an important wireless and coaling station. These stirring events have, with ths co-operation of the British Admiralty, been made into a thrilling film, which will be screened in Shannon on Thursday and Friday.