MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 22 November 1929, Page 2

MAORILAND THEATRE.

“SCARLET SEAS.”

Richard Barthelmess appears at the Maoriland Theatre on Saturday night in “Scarlet Sins.” The picture teems with action and production values. A fleet of ships was used and countless extras took-part in the spectacular scenes “somewhere east of Suez” and on the high seas. The sea sequences were brilliantly executed and are of authentic origin. Types were evidently selected carefully and-dhe story intelligently handled giving the tout ensemble a feeling of genuineness so valuable to the sincerity of a motion picture feature. Several years ago Barthelmess was seen in another sea story called “Fury,” and it has been a happy thought that gave him another with such’ a 'background at this time. His success'in “Scarlet Seas” should duplicate the lopg list of successes this popular star has already built up in the last two years.

‘ 1 THE ROMANTIC ACHE.’ ’

“The Romantic Age,” the Columbia Master Picture production coming

to the local theatre on Monday evening treats the “flaming youth” problem from a novel angle. In it a vivacious young flapper is in love with an older man, and, her difficulties in proving that her love is real form the basis of the story. It presents Alberta Vaughn, who plays the girl, in a role different from her usual. flapper characterizations. In the past, lief- portrayals of the flapper, for which she is universally known, have been straight comedy roles —but in “The Romantic Age,” she is called upon to register some heavy dramatic emotions. Eugene O’Brien is cast as the older man; Stanley Taylor, liis younger brother, who is the disturbing element; and Bert Woodruff, in a comedy role.