MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 1 May 1923, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

So much has been written and sain ot Anita Stewart that it is fairly obvious there is very little lelt to say i bat is new about tiie art of the great alar. For most people the bare announcement of a new Anita Stewart picture is quite sufficient: and the coming of “The Invisible Fear" to the Maoriland Theatre -on Wednesday to therefore a noteworthy picture event. A great fear horn in a lonely lodge and unforgettable even in marriage is itio theme of the story, which shows Amla Stewart as a bride who, on her wedding night, confesses to her husband that she has been responsible tor the death of a man who tried to make love to her. A s Sylvia Longdon, in a thrilling story, the star gives her best work. Another notable film mi tiie programme is Larry Semon’s latest comic, The Sawmill," in which the comedian, as a “lumberjack,” performs some bewilderingly funny “Munis."

Striking, even among the many portrayals of Anita Stewart, is her characterisation in “The Invisible Fear," the leading attraction in Shannon to-morrow. The story finot a mvsterv as sncli are generally understood, but deals with the mystery of a woman’s heart. lit a lonely lodge, when over come with terror born in fear-fraught moments, she kills, as she imagines, a man in defence of her honour. 'This secret she carries with her when she rnarri w another man, but the return of he man she thought dead eomplhfths matters. On her wedding night site, confesses to her husband, her ham and ilie story of the happenings in the lonely hunting lodge. The story i> Ailed with tragic moments, and the I timax gives a delightful ending to a realty human story.