AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 1, 17 August 1911, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. There was an excellent attendance at His Majesty’s Theatre last night, when the weekly change of pi ogramme was submitted. The chief item was “A Royal Divorce,” which dealt comprehensively with tlie life of Napoleon f. The film occupies the best part of Lire second portion of ■ the programme, and the interest is sustained throughout. Napoleon is shown at various stages of his career, all Ids mere important battles being represented—ids brilliant defeat of the Austrians and Russians at Austerlitz in 18U5, the decisive defeat- of the Prussians at Jena in, the following year, the disastrous campaign in Russia in 1812, the fierce battle before his first abdication, and the final sealing of Ids fate at Waterloo in 1815. An impressive part of the picture is that dealing with his divorce from Josephine, and the military hero is show/i in homely surroundings at the birth of his son. Altogether the picture gives an excellent summary of the main events in the life of tiie Man of Destiny. Special arrangements having been made “A Royal Divorce” will bo shown again this evening. Only one dramatic picture was given in addition to the main picture—“A Son of Old Glory.” Tins deals with an American missionary in Egypt who converts a woman to Christianity. The woman is submitted for sale in a slave market, and the missionary thwarts a local aristocrat by overbidding him for her. Thereafter the missionary is imprisoned, being liberated by the woman he has converted. With some difficulty she and the. missionary got on hoard an American vessel and end their troubles, after a groat many exciting incidents A highly interesting film shows the Zoological Gardens, Romo, animals of all kinds being depicted. The scenic film “Wild Western Island” was also interesting. The comic section was well filled. “The Rev. Goodleigh’s Courtship” was screamingly funny, “Charley’s Aunt” is a representation of the well-known comedy of the same name, and Tontolini manages to raise a laugh in “Tontolini is Sad.” The programme will be repeated this evening. The favourite drama, “East Lynn” will lie shown next Thursday night. The film is a specially notable one, the play being interpreted by leading American artists.