MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 13 September 1929, Page 2

MAORILAND THEATRE.

"LOVE AT MIDNIGHT." An intensely dramatic climax laid in a powerful story of unusual setting marks "Love at Midnight," the First National picture which opens on Saturday at the Maoriland Theatre, a highly worth-while"screen production. Billie Dove, never more beautiful nor charming, has what many will regard as the most dramatic role of her starring- career and one which called upon all her emotional depths for a convincing characterisation. She plays the wife of a naval officer who i s falsely implicated in a murder which can only be cleared Tip by her testimony and this testimony -wil} cast.a shadow upon her own honour. In this role Miss Dove displayed unusual dramatic qualities, and at the same time maintained a fine restraint in her characterisation.

' ' THE SPORTING AGE.'' There is enough variety in the Columbia Master Picture "The Sporting Age," which is the attraction on Monday, to appeal to all tastes. While horses, speed automobiles, yachts, aeroplanes and railroad collisions are introduced for the purpose of thrills the entertainment value of the picture is by no means .dependent upon thjsse mechanics.

"The Sporting Age" is a powerful jflrama, well acted and carefully directed. It deals with the problems cf the present day and presents them in a clean, wholesome manner.

r In place of the usual villain, this Columbia attraction has two leading men, Holmes Herbert and Carroll Nye. The former portrays the husband of the heroine, while the latter" delineates a youth whom the wife tries to infatuate. Belle Bennett is starred. This actress rises to the occasion and gives a powerful performance.