THE PRINCESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 9, 1 April 1927, Page 11

THE PRINCESS

TWO GOOD PICTURES “Forever After,” the chief attraction at the Princess this week, is a story of the life of a boy and a girl who from their early school days seem to take it for granted that they are meant for each other. On through the college days that follow their love for each otner never wavers. The anticlimax is reached on the football held when Ted Wayne, the son of an impecunious lawyer, gives his school victory over their opponents. Jennie Clayton, the daughter oi a very weaiuiy lamily is there and sees mm do it. J-ed then receives a telegram from home saying that his lather is aeau and he has to leave college and take a menial job to keep his mother, but his love for Jennie is too strong to resist and he goes to see her. Then follows an interview with Jennie’s mother, in which she persuades him that he must give Jennie up. He goes to Boston and joins the army for Prance in an endeavour . to drown his sorrows. Dangerously wounded through bombing an enemy niacinne-gun nest, he is brought into tne held Hospital where Jennie is an army nurse. The surgeon gives him up as hopeless. in nis unconscious condition ne calls out for Jennie and there follows pathetic scenes. Ted recovers and receives a decoration, with Jennie standing y and they live happy "For Ever Alter.”

“Spangles,” the other feature of the programme is one that is centred upon circus life. The story opens up with Dick (.Pat O’Malley) jumping into “Spangles’ ” (Marion Nixon) sleeping compartment in a train. He is escaping from justice, a “frame-up by crooks” having brought a murder charge against him. Because he cannot keep away from “Spangles” he follows the circus up and eventually obtains a job. In the chariot race there is a smash, and liie proprietor is infuriated and orders Dick out of the circus and threatens to give him up to the police. Dick goes and that same night Bowman is killed and the deed is attributed to Dick. He came back after the police have pro ved his innocence of the first murder to find that he is accused of killing Bowman. The circus hands roused to anger through losing their jobs, attempt to lynch him, but Sultana, the circus elephant, comes along and scatters the lynchers just at the critical moment.