AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 27 December 1920, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

POLLARD'S PICTURES. TO-NIGHT ONLY.

The "Five Million. Dollar Counterfeiting Plot" a big criminal detective feature will be the star picture this evening only. Opaan Doyle the creator of "Sherlock Holmes' > was keenly interested in the development and success of the "Five Million Dollar Coun- . terfeiting Plot and became even more interested when he knew; ,tli«t the story was to be told o:i tne screen. He was the first outside the actual workers t o view the finished picture and was the first to heartily congratulate Burns both on his success as a dectective and as a picture producer. Later he put his congratulations into Writing and this letter is among the cherished possessions of the . great detective. -I ■ -think my friend Burns is the greatest detective in or outside fiction. It is. impossible to im- , agme Shcrlocjk Holmes and .IVirns pitted against each other. They would both be on the same side, fighting' •for law and justice They have the , ;: same principles, the same ideals, and same genius for the detection of I crime. (Signed • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle." . TUESDAY. A GOLDWYN. O.i Tuesday evening Pollards will screen the big Goldwyn feature, "The Peace of Roaring River" starring Pauline Frederick. Pauline Frederick's latest Goldwyn picture, "The Peace of Roaring River," presents the star in. a role where no feminine aids to bea,uty add to the smypathy which her tri. bulatlions arouse. The exquisite gowiia which Miss Frederick wears with- sucii perfection of grace that they seem pavt of her, ate absent. The beautiful, stately carriage of the woman who 'knows only the finest and softest sided of life, nowhere intrude to soften the realities of "The : Peace of Roaring River." Only her superb ability- -as an actress carries her through one oi the most difficult foles she has ever essayed. That she acquits herself most admirably, . is evident, to anyone who ' sees her. MINER'S HALL, RUNANGA. On tomorrow (Tuesday) evening Pollards will present at the Miner's Hall Runanga the 9000 feet British production "Quinncys" starring the eminent actor "Henry Ainley" a splendid supporting holiday programme and the 2nd episode of ''Smashing Barriers 1 ' make up a. first class holiday display.