“SHERLOCK HOLMES.”

Shannon News, 28 March 1924, Page 3

“SHERLOCK HOLMES.”

WORLD’S GREATEST DETECTIVE TO-NIGHT.

It is claimed that the cast appearing in Sherlock Holmes at the Maorilund to-night is the strongest tliat has vet appeared'ini any picture, bar none. It is headed by John Barrymore, America’s foremost dramatic actor. The story of ,Sherlock Holmes is one that never ceases to grip. In the incident depicted, the shadow of a vast criminal ring penetrates Cambridge College and Sherlock Holmes studying medicine there encounters for the first time the sinister influence of Professor Moriarty, London’s most notorious crook. Years later after Holmes has almost given up hope of' getting evidence against the clever and elusive outlaw he is called upon to .recover some letters written by a European prince to Rose Faulkner, a former sweetheart who ended her life when their engagement, was broken. These fetters now in the possession of thd unfortunate girl’s sister Alice represent blackmail money to Moriarty and the ruthless criminal pittas to get them. MOriarty’s agdjits,, the Larrabees, kidnap Alice. Holmes effects an entrance to the Larrabee house and by a clever ruse discovers Where the letters are hidden. His interest. in Alice prevents him from taking them until they are given freely. Moriarty is frustrated everywhere by the great Sherlock Holmes. Through elaborate measures he corners the detective alone butt Holmes is too last and the tables are turned. “THE EXILES.” A brilliant picturisation of Richard Hardina Davis’s story, “The Exiles,” is scheduled for Saturday. It has been produced by William Fox and teems with thrilling, moments and gripping incidents. - _ • “THE LOVE BRAND.” On Monday * another remarkable picture will be presented in “The Love Brand.” Don Jose O’Neil owned the biggest ranch in the great south-wes-tern cattle country. When a party of Easterners came, .he made them welcome with the-natural hospitality o 1 his generous nature. He mistook the friendliness of the girl for sincere comradeship; her beauty and sweet- . ness appealed to him; he fell in love with her. How was he to know that she «was hut the foil of her moneymad, land-seeking father? She had confessed her love for him. Then, through the little Spanish girl who long had loyed him, he learned of the falseness of her. confession. In a. mad rage, he seized a red-hot branding iron to brand her, but his love was too strong. The girl then did a daring and terrible thing. She grabbed , the iron and pressed it to her shoulder. . . . to prove that her love Fas true- *