LIBERTY SHOWS GOOD DRAMA OF EARLY NEW YORK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17862, 2 June 1926, Page 7

LIBERTY SHOWS GOOD DRAMA OF EARLY NEW YORK.

THRILLS ABOUND IN VARIED PROGRAMME. The main feature at Liberty Theatre, “ Little Old New York,” takes one back to the day’s when New York was not the great citv that it is to-day'. It tells a tale of intrigue and adventure that is equalled only’ by’ its setting. The story is of a little Irish girl who emigrates to America in order to make a fortune. Her brother has died on the ship, and she dons male attire in order to make her way. After many sensational episodes she finds her happiness in a satisfactory manner. The picture is not all sensationalism, however, but includes some exceptionally’ fine comedy work. A kingdom that cannot be found in the atlases has been the setting for innumerable picture dramas and novels, but it is difficult to remember when a story’ of one of these fictitious countries has been worked out with such complete thoroughness as has “ Confessions of a Queen.” The story’ is an adaptation of the novel “ Kings in Exile,” by Alphonse Daudet, and fairly bristles with plots and counter-plots, and with the intrigue and underground diplomacy that was popularly supposed to go on in royal palaces. There is a political marriage, a revolutionary fanatic, a gory revolution, an abdication, and the selection of a popular prince to occupy the throne. The Liberty Orchestra, under the direction of Mr Ernest Jamieson play’s a special musical programme.