M'LEAN'S PICTURES

Grey River Argus, 5 July 1916, Page 3

M'LEAN'S PICTURES

"Tlie Boss," a great, big, huge World Film Corporation's success in fivo parts, is the chief attraction ot McLean's Pictures to-night, 'The story iS founded Upon tho lif e-worlt , of one of Iho chiefs of Tammany Hall, Michael Rcgttn, and is an adaptation of the. famous play o| tho same ume. Regan is needless to say of Irish descent, and is also a born lighter, an instinct wliicli keeps him to fame, Ifis career is most varied. Ho becomes in turn a bur tender, a saloon proprietor, ahd a political boss. His two befit friends are Sullivan and McCoy, Tho former becomes a priest and the latter Regan's right-httut. man; Regan is a most peculiar individual, his nature having two sides, the man of irbii, hard, merciless and a grafter/ and the man who feeds tho starving", who would give his life for his friead, and delight in the smiio of a child, His philan. t .trophy brings him into contact with tho Oris wold family, and it is then that Ills first affection for a woman Is made apparent. From then onwards the story is most entertaining. Regan's lot is most enviable, a cOftSummatiou brought about by the good offices of I-Vthej' FkißivtiM tttid friend MbCoy. llolbreolt lilihli and Alice Brady aro associated in the leading roles, a fact which guarantees the qualities of the production, Charlie Chaplin, tlio people's favourite fuii-makor, will be soon in his latest hutaorous creation, "Charlie by tho Soh,'' a work Woll adapted to the talotits of tlio > great comedian Everything of the latest from tho scones of tho great war are conveyed per medium of the latetit Wdr Gazette. "Lake Louisci, the pearl of tho Rockies," wiii provft a most charming scenic. The bill is certainly most inviting and will bo supported by the complete orehostra. On Friday a special attraction is afforded in a splea 1 did 5000 foot production, "The Eduoa^ ' tion of Mr Pipp."