POLLARD’S PICTURES

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1917, Page 3

POLLARD’S PICTURES

Oa Monday evening next, the Triangle Fine Art Play “ The Old Folks at Home,” with Sir Herbert Bserbohm Tree ” in the leading role, and the pioture that roused a natioD. Tbe Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature “ The Battle Cry of Pcaoe ” featuring Norma Talmadge aod Charles Richman provide a picture disp’ay that has never baen equalled in Hokitika. Tae story of “ The O.d Folks at Home ”is oce of the most human ones ever wriiteu, since “My Old Dutch”and is founded on the oldest and best of themes. Parental love, Sir Herbert Baerbohm Tree as tbe father, who leave’ha fireside in the old home to save his soa from thß consequences of hm crime is described as giving an artistic performance that ranks with the best that this idol of the Eoglish stage has done in his career of succesc on the legitimate stage. Indirect opposition is the story of “ Tbe Battle Cry cf Peace,” produced with the aid of the military and naval authorities in order to show what an invasion of America by a Foreign Power would mean to theeitizans, and the nnpreparednese of America to meet tbe same. The result was, one hundred million pounds was placed upon tbe estimates to make Ametjca’s Navy tbe secor-d best in the world.