QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"Thunder Mountain" is the feature film on the new bill at the Queen's Theatre. It is an adaptation of John Golden's popular stage success, "Howdy Folks," and is a thrilling tale of the Kentucky hill country. The plot revolves around the love affair of a circus waif and an idealistic mountain lad, whose life ambition is to improve the manners of his people and to (make them realise that their existence means something more than eternal feuds :and evasion of the law. There is also the charming romance of an ignorant little mountain girland one. of her father's enemies. There are several gang fights in the rugged hill country, where the old Mosiac lavy of an eye for an eye, a life for a life, is grimly fulfilled, and the introduction of humour has been brought about by the clever portrayal of the customs of the Kentucky folks. Madge Bellamy and Leslie Fenton have the . leading roles, and there is a strong supporting cast The latest Fox News, a beautiful scenic, and a food comedy are also on the bill, while the Queen's Select Orchestra, under Miss Dennehy, renders delightful incidental music.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 75, 29 March 1926, Page 4
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