POLLARD’S PICTURES.

Grey River Argus, 26 May 1922, Page 2

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

TO-NIGHT. To-night’s big Blackton production Respectability by Proxy” presents a clever comedy drama in the full sense of the word. For the dramatic episodes are of the molo dramatic standard blending with first class comedy Lydia Breamcr and Robert Gordon bear the brunt of most of the work supported by Miss Eulalie Jenson. The story tells of a foolish marriage by John Hale with an actress and an early separation. Hale leaves for Siberia, and his mother hearing of the marriage, and that her son was dead, socks for the widow to look after her future. But the sothough widow docs not intend to be locked up in a small town, and so induces another actress io pose as the widow with Mr Hale. But Hale arrives home and sees another chorus girl posing as his wife, and then history repeated itself. Napoleon built a stone’ wall between his room and Josephine’s —why a magnificent comedy drama tells the story. “DEMPSEY-CARPENT.I ER FIGHT. ’ ’ On next Monday and Tuesday evenings at tho Opera House Nir D. B. O ’- 1 Connor will present the record-break-ing film of the historic fight between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpen*.icr for tho championship of the world. In Auckland it ran three weeks, being reviewed by more than 25,000 people, of whom 10,000 were ladies. In Wellington it attracted record audiences for 12 performances, in the Grand Opera. House. In view of the bookings ahead the Grey season will be limited to two night. The phenomenal success of this film, apart from the merits of the actual photography and production, is undoubtedly due to the extraordinary interest evinced by all classes of the community in the romantic career of tho French national hero, Georges Carpentier. and particularly in his valiant attempt to win tho world’s championship against heavy odds. The pictures of the great fight present a survey of all the events leading up to the actual contestBeginning with the arrival of Georges Carpentier in America, tin 1 camci'a-nion has recorded every incident of note in connection 'with the sharply-contrasted training methods of the contestant, the building of the huge stadium, ami the wonderfully efficient arrangements for handling the enormous crowds. HANDL’S HALL, BLACKBALL. TO-NIGHT. “Confession” is claimed by Messrs E. J. and Dan Carroll under whose direction it will be screened to-night at Mandi’s Hal), Blackball, thnt this super-attraction is not in any sense a. propaganda picture, and was filmed solely on its merits as a gripping drama of human int-erest. In “Confession” one young man shoots another, believing that the latter is the betrayer oi* his sister. Father Bartlett, the parish priest, confesses the murderer, and, later, is confronted with tho alternative of freeing his brother, who lias been falsely charged with tho crim-e, by disclosing what he has learned under the seal of the confessional or maintaining silence and allowing ’him to go io tho scaffold for a crime he did not commitThe abov-o is only one of the many gripping dramatic situations throughout this seven-reel drama, in which the director has left no stone unturned to put forth a production absolutely ilawa production that has undoubtedly proven the crowning' success in Nli Walthall’s career, and which hangs on tho line with the best screen classics of the day. The prices of admission are, Adults 1/6 plus tax. ‘ ‘DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER FIGHT. ’ ’ BLACKBALL. Oh next Saturday (to-morrow) evening D'. B. O’Connor will present at Mandi’s Hall, Blackball the official record breaking film of the true fight between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier, for tho championship of the world. Every move, -every action from every angle was filmed by 22 cameras. Everywhere in New Zealand this remarkable film has broken all records. In Auckland it ran for three weeks being vi-ewed by thousands of persons both male and female. “The Battle of Gladiators” is a. great picture aglow' •with tho thrill of reality, a great lesson in pluck, endurance and chivalry. The prices of admission arc adults 1/6, children 1/- plus tax.