POLLARD'S

Grey River Argus, Volume 10, 10 July 1917, Page 3

POLLARD'S

The last screening of "Perils of Di voice ".is announced for to-night at the Uper;i House. £50,000 PRODUCTION, WEDNESDAY ■ Veiled, mysterious, roniantic, fascin[atino — the history of the Aztec Enipirgjever which Montezuma held sway ha^H baffled the scientists and historians of later days. A wonderful civilisation is hinted at in the ruins of their cities and traces of . their art. Amid the ruins of thesd ancient settings and true in historical detail, the Triangle-luce Company has filmed a marvellous £50,000 . spectacular romance, entitled '

"THE CAPTIVE GOD." which will be presented as the star feature in Wednesday evening's display at the- Opera House. iv this great play that is a rival to the panoniniic glory of Caberia, the sulendid, strong, dramatic 1 actor, .

W. S. HART, is featured in conjunction Avith Enid Markoy in the part of "The Captive God," the story of whom tells of a little Spanish boy cast upon the shores of the East of Mexico, amidst the Aztec Indians, who had never seen a white person before. The ' Indians bring him up as a god, but when he reaclies manhood' ho is wounded in battle, but Lolomi, the beautiful daughter of Montezuma, saves him. .i^hey'-.falLin love only to find thataecoraing to religious customs the handsomest :man of the year is to be sacriJicd to the gods. Tne scenes of 'splendour iv the court and during the great religious meetings are marvels of «-rj - rgcousness and. beauty, and a feature ot the production is the great work of W. S. Hart and Enid iiarkey, as the •'Captive God. and "Princess Lolomi, ' especially iv the final scenes, «hen the fatal hour draws near. Tne linul rescue of the "Captive God" by the Indians, with its accompanying inarvciious pageants, makes the spectacle one of the notable productions vi thy year. . .