"THE MAORILAND THEATRE."

Shannon News, 3 November 1925, Page 2

"THE MAORILAND THEATRE."

"IN THE PALACE OF THE, KING." A spectacular and interesting film is Goldwyn's production of F. Marion Crawford's novel, "In the Palace of the King.'' It will be s.een in Shannon on .Wednesday. The story of Crawford's hovel is well known; it has been read by hundreds of thousands* and seen in play I'oran by countless others. King Philip. 11. of Spain opposes the- marriage oi" his brother, Don John, to Dolores, daughter of one of his generals. He sends Don John to suppress an uprising among the Moors, hoping his brother will never return for he is jealous of his popularity. The King lias decreed that Don Jolm shall marry an- English Princess. His brother returns victorious and is stabbed by the King' in a jealous quarrel. Dolores' father assumesl the guilt and, to save lis life; Dolores, who had been hidden in her lover's rooms, confronts the King and threatens him into pardoning her father. Don John recovers and the King consents to his marriage to Dolores. Ths love story has been told with vigor, dramatic lire, colouritil sets and costumes, and fine feeling for human drama amid picturesque and spectacular surroundings. "DAVID COPPERFIELID"—FRIDAY.

Friday's feature at the Maoriland Theatre is Charles Dickens' great work, "David Gopperfield." Commenting on a recent screening in Christchurch, a southern pajier says: "Before seeing the picture, it seemed that it would be almost- impossible to depict the life of David in a picture which takes an hour- and a-lialf to screen, but at tne end of the performance any doubts in. this direction are settled, as there can be no gainsaying that the picture is' a success in every directon. One could almost see the" hand of Dickens in its direction. His wonderful characters are brought to life, as tliey have lived in the imagination of thousands. The story has been faithfully followed, almost every'incident in the story having been transferred to the screen. It is well known that many of the incidents in the early stages depict happenings in Dickens's own life—the fact or v scenes and the Mieawber family iu the debtors' prison being related ' as they actually, happened to Charles Dickens and his father. All these are depicted vividly, the customs and habits of life in England during that period being shown, as they actually were, and the picture helps !•;; fulfil Dickens' ideal of giving the people an insight into, the lives of some of the more unfortunate classes of society.