“ LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY.”

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17756, 28 January 1926, Page 5

“ LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY.”

LIBERTY THEATRE TO-MORROW. To-morrow will witness the first presentation in Christchurch of the United Artists’ special feature, “ Little Annie Rooney,” at the Liberty Theatre, commencing at noon. “ Little Annie Rooney ” is a feature for everybody. It has laughs galore; it has a real story that holds one from start to finish; there is jxist a tear or two and a lot of human interest, but most of all there is Mary Pickford as a ragged little tomboy of New York East Side, the leader of a gang of boys, a fighting, laughing, happy Irish lass of the slums, who meets her crucial test when it comes like the little heroine she is. It is the kind of picture that only Mary Pickford can play. It is the type that made her famous, and in

“ Little Annie Rooney ” she is at her best. The theme moves through many different phases with ease and logical sequence, while the picture is rich in incidents of both humorous and pathetic nature.

Hard knocks and softened blows, sweethearts and rivals, alley fights and street games are features of the trials and tribulations of “ Little Annie Rooney,” Waif of New York slums, and never was Mary Pickford more laughter-provoking, more tear-com-pelling, than in this portrayal of the ragamuffin, hoydenish role that made her the world's sweetheart. Special matinees will be given at the Liberty Theatre. There will be two sessions daily, at noon and 2.30 p.m., whilst the evening session will commence at 7 p.m. The box plans for the brief season of six days only are now open at The Bristol Piano Company, and intending patrons are advised to book their seats, as record attendances arc anticipated.