KING’S THEATRE.

Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17419, 6 September 1928, Page 4

KING’S THEATRE.

“MOTHER MACH REE.” Poignant drama, whimsical humour, superlative cast and scenes Rom old Ireland that' intrigue the imagination mark Fox Films’ version of “Mother Machree,” which had its first showing at the King’s , Theatre last night and which finally screens to-night. And just as the song has stirred the hearts of the world for a score of years so to the picture bids fair to become as well loved as the great lyriy. From the first scenes 1 in Ireland where the mother, played with sympathetic understanding hv Belle Bennett, thinks only how she may save her son from his sordid, crushing environment, to the time of the Great War in America, the stor v sweeps forwards with the power of an epic. Little Phillippe do Lacev plays the part of the young son in the early sequences with feeling for the part that moves the heart of the most sophisticated, while Neil Hamilton, the same son grown to manhood gives a performance long to be remembered.

A trip to New Guineahas just been Completed by Dr. and Sirs. A. S. Brewis, of Hamilton, who returned to New Zealand by the Maheno. They were greatly impressed with the development being made in the mandated territory. Dr. Brewis stated that many returned Australian soldiers had settled in New Guinea, and they we mostly engaged in the growing of cocoanuts. The plantations had increased tremendously. As far as the gold-mining areas were concerned, lie was not able- to give much information, except to say that, in the vessel in which he returned to Sydney, there were a number of young Australians who had hen on the goldfields and they seemed to he very flush of money, and ‘drank nothing short of champagne. When the vessel ion which they were travelling was anchored at one of the New Guinea ports three aeroplanes flew round the steamer, and they were informedth at these were the ’nlanes which were plying to the goldfields. The joureny was accomplished in less than an hour bv aeroplanes as against 14 days by road. The fare was LI4 a passenger, and freight was carried at 1/- a. pound.