AMUSEMENTS POLLARD'S PICTUEES. OLIVE THOMAS TO-NIGHT. A treat is in store for picture patrons to-night at . the Opera House, when Olive Thomas will be starred as the little Quaker girl Prudence, in ''Prudence on Boardway." Prudence, as played by Olive Thomas, is a creation of a charming romance that takes for its theme a little Quaker girl who went to New York to face the devil on his own ground and learn his ways that she might worst him, and she did. "Prudence on Broadway'-' isan exquisite romantic comedy, 'rich iii satire, with charming Olive Thomas as the demure, vivacious, seductive little Quakeress, who was a grey dove amongst a lot of chattering mi'gpies; but was slic as unsophisticated as she looked? "And dost thy wife not understand thee?" says Prudence the little Quakeress, in "'Prudence on Broadway," when an elderly roue opens his campaign against the fortress of her heart, takriig the wind out of his sails in the first 'round. In conjunction with this star picture, n "Poppy" comedy, "Fozy Ambrose," featuring Mark Twain's work, will be screened. On Friday, "Put Youi Hands Up," starring Margaret Fisher, will be a Pathe production. PEERLESS PICTUIIHS MARGUERITE CLARK. The usual matinee will bo given to day at the Town Hall. When Alnr Ruerite Clark will be presentd in '-■» Widow by Proxy." !A double st:i:programme will be shown to-night sun. again to-morrow night. The first future is "A Widow by Proxy" Il> other big feature is "Fires of Faitli. The stoi-y in brief is as follows. Elizabeth Blake, a beautiful your< woman, lives with her foster parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Lee, on »a farn The manager of the Traverse Estate, of which the Lee's farm forms a par 1., notifies the Lee's that they must vacate the farm, Elizabeth tells the Lee's that she is going to the city to cai;i money for their support, and they give her a letter to the Salvation Army, Elizabeth is loved by Luke Barlow, a farm worker, but refuses to liste i to his a-vowals. She obtains a position, as companion to Agnes Traverse, and when she enters the Traverse home she attracts the attention of Southard, who proves to he the manager of the Traverse Estate. Mrs Traverse countermands Southard's order to the Lee's tc evacuate the farm and Southard invites Elizabeth, to go with him to break the good news. En route to the farm Southard stops the car in which they are travelling outside Randall's Road-House a notorious inn, and induces Elizabeth to enter. Hei\>. he plies her with champagne anu accomplishes her downfall. Elizabetl. leaves the inn broken-hearted disgraced despairing and becomes a woman o: the streets. O.ie evening, Mrs Traverse prevails upon Harry Hammond, a wealthy young broker devoted to Agnes, to accompany Agues and herself to a Salvation Army meeting in- the skims. Harry is bored and leaves in the middle of the meeting, saying he will wait for them outside. Here, he is attracted by a scream, and rushes to the aid of a woman' being assaulted by two ruffians. This woman is Elizabeth, but he fails to recognise her. The men ••u upon Harry and beat him int-t; ins-eihibility, after which they cajrry him away and place him aboard a freighter, which sails for Trance the next morning. The cast includes some of the world's greatest motion picture artists, among them ..being Catherine Calvert, Eugene O'Brien, Ruby de Remer, Theodore Roberts and Robert Auderson.
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Grey River Argus, 1 December 1920, Page 5
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