AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES. A SPECIAL DETECTIVE DRAMA TO-NIGHT. "The Wakefield Case,” starring Herbert Rawlinson, at the Princess Theatre to-night is one of the most baffling mystery stories that has ever been written. The interpretation of the star as the modern up-to-date investigator is seen in one of the finest roles the screen lias produced. Scotland Yard! What a name to conjure with, and what stories of crime its records would reveal. To the average mind the men connected with this world famous detective agency are infallable, yet sometimes things happen which completely baffle their best operatives. Crime, as a rule, moves in the same manner as do epidemics of dread diseases. Never completely wiped out, but dormant for a time, and then bursting forth in waves all over the country. Students of criminology are generally agreed that behind each crime wav© is some “Master Mind,” who from his secret lair inspires and directs the smaller fry of the vast underworld. It was this idea that inspired the writing of “The Wakefield Case,” in which. Herbert Rawlinson is starred, and which will ho shown at the Princess Theatre to-night. Here is a story which not only has one Master Mind, but three others as well ns the entire police forces of two contiu. ents. Against the sinster forces of the underworld, Herbert Rawlinson, in the character of Neil Hartley, modern investigator, matches his nimble wit. The outcome of the battle of the minds give the “Wakefield Case” one continuation of thrills from beginning to end. A Gaumont Graphic and a two reel Christie comedy will also be screened, and the orchestra will play a tip-top programme of selected airs.