MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 11 May 1926, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

JOHNNY HINES AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN. 1 Wednesday Will be fun night-attthe Maorila.nd Theatre as those two great comedians Johnny Hines and Charlie Chaplin will figure on the programme. Johnny Hines appears as a milkman in “The Early Bird.” As usual he is a great coiner of catchy phrases ’and some of his efforts;, are 'immense. Charlie Chaplin will be seen in-The Cure,” one of his best 'efforts yetfilmed. The mirth-riot takes [plafce on Wednesday. , , MARY PICKFORJ) IN “LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY,”. [...,[ There are laughs galore' iri ..Mary .Pickford’s new United'., Artists’,', .production, “Little -Annie Rponev.” .coming to Shannon on Friday. ,- One of the funniest. ©ceues, is, a, satire'on a “Wild West- Show,’ ..;..,aged by ' Mary, as leader of : a - gang ■ of boys, and her pals. . Mary impersonates, a, sheriff,,in,.this skit, wearing long -.trousers,a -big star and a cowboy- hat, She- rifles into the scene on a saw-horse, with a broom for a tale. ; ' : Tire shouts of derision that; greet this entrance from" the “hard-boiled tenement kids who: arh the 1 audience, lead to more humorous situations, until the “circus” culminates in a howl of laughter. Miss Pickford is right at home m these -scenes, and her clever' clowning, together witir the antics of some of the most talented youngsters in the. movies, make a screen classic. “Little Annie R-oriney” is the .type of picture that “The World’s Sweetheart” excels in, and it, is a. photo(drama that should make ; the hit of f the season, ; ~ .... - ■