ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1921, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE’S. LAST NIGHT OF “INVISIBLE DIVORCE.” “The Invisible Divorce,” concluding tonight at the People’s, is a remarkable all-star Selznick production. The .photo dramatisation of Leila Burton Welle famous novel, it begins where most stories leave off—the marriage—and because of its fine treatment and general excellence the production does not fail to grip attention throughout the whole of its six reels. ‘■Smashing Barriers,” gazettes, and a fine two-reel comedy complete the bill. BIG FOX “DOUBLE” TO-MORROW. To-morrow’s new Fox bill presents, popular George Walsh in a speed-roaring romance of Wall Street, entitled “The Plunger,” and darling Shirley Mason in “Wing Toy,” the prettiest romance that ever came out of Old China, as well as Fox Gazettes. EVERYBODY’S. “THE COURAGE OF MARGE O’DOONE.” One of the greatest of James Oliver Curwood’s famous stories of the Canadian North-west is showing at Everybody’s Theatre to-night. It is different from anything previously produced, and a picture of real merit. It is entitled. “The Courage of Marge O’Doone,” and is presented by a cast of all-star players, headed by Pauline Stark and Niles Welch. Animals play an important part in this production. Baree, an outlaw dog, wild and ferocious, and Tara, a grizzly bear, are important characters. The atmosphere of the country north of 53 is faithfully reproduced in this production. The scenic backgrounds are of a kind that makes the production a travelogue as well as one of the most intensely dramatic human interest stories ever screened. It is also an educational film, giving many interesting and unusual animal scenes. A bear fight, the mortal combat between two men. thrilling escapes, and a genuine love interest, are some of the high lights on the production. Another episode of “The Dragon’s Net” is included in the bill. EMPIRE THEATRE. A REMARKABLE PICTURE.

A remarkable picture, with many thrilling features, is seen in “The Great Air Robbery”, which is at present being screened at the Empire Theatre. Of the many wonderful phases the outstanding scenes portrayed are the air feats, chief of which depicts Lieut. Locklear jumping from one aeroplane to another in mdi-air at a great height, and while both planes are still in motion. It leaves no doubt that Locklear’s reputation as “the daredevil of the screen” has been well earned. When the act is shown on the film the daring of the whole thing is brought fully home. The plane to which Locklear is going to jump lowers a rope ladder, and when the ’plane carrying him comes along about the same level as the other he makes his jump, and, catching the ladder of the second aeroplane, scrambles on board. This part is shown with great clearness, which leaves absolutely no doubt (if one should have a doubt) that the scene is genuine. Another surprising feat occurs when a machine has trouble with the propeller: Locklear gets out of his seat, crawls back to the end whilst in mid-air, and. after adjusting the propeller, makes his way back to the head of the machine.

The setting of “The Great Air Robbery” is a glimpse into the future, when America will be bridged from the Pacific to the Atlantic by an aeroplane mail service, and the film provides a real revelation of what up-to-date planes are capable of. Hundreds of machines at different aerodromes are seen in various parts of the picture, during which ample opportunity is given for remarkable air stunts. All the various movements, including turning, twisting, etc., are carried out by one or more planes, while the acrobatic “stwi-te” are amazing. An intensely realistic scene is the crashing of an aeroplane, the hitch in mid-air, terrific fall, crashing of the plane, and the machine bursting into flames all being shown by the picture with telling effect. The story is an intensely dramatic one of an airship carrying bullion to Washington being attacked by two pilot aeroplanes. “The Great Air Robbery,” with Ormer Locklear, concludes its local season tonight. No one can witness this wonderful romance of the skies without being thrilled and delighted. Balanced oh the slippery edge of an aeroplane wing, thousands of feet in the air, and with his numbed fingers clutching the taut wires of the superstructure, Ormer Locklear, as Larry Cassidy in Universal’s sensational photo-play, “The Great Air Robbery,” struggled to draw himself up to a kneeling position on the top plane. Buffeted by air currents, the air craft dipped and swayed. Time after time he thought l\e hgd lost his hold. The far distant landscape below him nauseated him as he watched it speed past his gaze. A big “Joe Martin” animal comedy, “A Wild Night,” is also quite a feature of the bill.