"THE FLAMING FRONTIER."

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18891, 5 January 1927, Page 5

"THE FLAMING FRONTIER."

STIRRING ADVENTURE ON THE PRAIRIES. What i« a sensation in New York is bound to be a sensation in London, and wbat London approve* the whole world endorses. This rule holds good in nearly every instance, but mostly is it applicable to the stage and screen. When, therefore, "The Flaming Frontier," a massive spectacular production from the Universal Studios, will be presented at the Grand Theatre next Monday, Christchuroh will be seeing a picture which has been a triumphant and enthusiastic success in both the New and the Old Worlds, and no* comes to capture the popular fancy of ihe southern lands. For any picture to excite such enthusiasm, something more than mere solidity of construction and power of plot iB necessary; something more than excellence of acting and strength of direction are required. That high-souled spirit of courage and adventure, of noble patriotism, and sublime disregard of self which are found in the classic scrip U of ancient Greece and Rome; that aroma of diplomatic intrigue which /wept Europe during the Middle Ages and still intrigues more than a few brilliant personalities; that atmosphere of accomplishment of great things in the face of any obstacle, and the love whum blooms under any sky-all these attributes, which go towards making a truly great picture and one which the world speediy recognises as such, old days when a man could stand up to his enemy when gleaming Redskins nfested the Ses and menaced the frontiers, and a S matchlock or musket was a ways ready at his side. Such a pictaie » ;„„ VmnHer" a romantic and canmoiy thrillfng paSe oul of the very romantic £d th ß rilUnT book of America. No matter what feats of colonisation the Anglo-Saxon race has performed, the men and women, who, in the feeJ. olWo Sd", won America from the Indian stand „ the executors of the proud* eat o: them all and to accentuate difficulties, tney «u centered in tieir efforts .ne of the moat wa like races in the world. Hostile, wwy dency or Ulysses d. ""TV , r . com-, Custer and his diminished band were w tainment, the picture stand* as ™£*wi finest contributions ever made totttcine It is produced with an adnrirable regard ter historical accuracy and Or customs ot u. B ndUnTknd a realism to the picture ;« not without its romantically P^ 11 sn 4estion In tbe leading role Hoot Gib3ofPl»vs what is Plainly the »»» wtwS character he has vet yet •u™^.^^™ 0 "! of noble deeds and charming ™* anc p e ' {e * character which appeals to the «*«™JJ e { £ Fan in every man, even though he has tne anneorance of a hoary and venerable patriarch Ann Cornwall heads the targe sup nnrtine cast and *cts with unusual ability. The box"'"* open at .The Bristol Piano Company to-morrow morning.