AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 18, 6 September 1911, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. The attendance at His Majesty’s ’iiieatro hist evening was very good, when tlie audience were again delighted witn the new machine, wnich throws the pictures absolutely flickerless, and tiie direct current gets away from the usual rainbow light so common in picture shows. 'The new change will take place on Thursday, when some dramatic, comic, scenic, and educational gems will bo screened, all being new to Stratford. “The Flag of his Country” is a really stirring, emotional dramatic war picture and should cause some excitement, dealing with the French and Germans in .Morocco—-the place of the present unrest. “Tiie King at Aldershot” shows - King George's great interest in the largo army manoeuvres;, “Snakes anti Their Habits” is a fine educational film, showing the slimy reptiles in their natural state. “Her Guild’s Honour” is a pathetic scene showing a mother’s great devotion to her child, it is a picture which will appeal to all. To-night patrons of the performance will be presented with a complimentary ticket for Thursday’s change of programme. '1 lie well-known drama “The Mystery of a Hanson Cab” will bo shortly shown at the theatre at a heavy expense. 'The services of Mr Alt’. Boothman, the well-known Australian actor, have been obtained to lecture on the celebrated picture. CORONATION SKATING RINK. - This rink will be open to-morrow afternoon and evening and every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons and evenings. The usual dance will not be hold next Monday ovying to the children’s skating carnival, which takes place on Tuesday. The. arrangements are well in hand for, the grand skating carnival, to be. held, in the Town Hall on September 14th, and promises to he the grandest event of the season. Skaters will be present from all parts of Taranaki. Great interest is being taken in the half-mile championship race. This should bo a very exciting event. Prizes for the carnival will be on view in the window of Mrs McCalhim’s drapery establishment on Saturday. • ■ \ •' ■ ■■• WEST’S PICTURES. An excellent programme is promised for West’s weekly change at the Town Hall this evening. The dramatic section is well catered for among the films to be shown being “Attack on the Mill,” “Lost in the AlpS,” “Egret Hunter,” and “The Slave -of Carthage.” The scenic pictures include Views in the Isle of Wight and on the Zambesi River, and some work by Italian artillery, is also shovn. The comic films include “Jones Hold r Party,” “Daddy’s Diddums,” “Trick on Father,” and “Jean Goes Fishing.” BIOGRAPH PICTURES.' Messrs Saunders and Crust submitted their weekly change of programme at the Town Hall last night. The most interesting picture on the bill was one showing the funeral of the late Cardinal Moran, the large crowds testifying to the loss caused by his demise. The picture was wonderfully clear. A fine coloured dramatic film was Marozia, which told an interesting and exciting tale of intrigue in Rome in the tenth century., “The Queen and the American” was al«o highly exciting, and “The Red Eagle” iillustrated a Red Indian superstition. “Miss Lavinia’s Birthday” was a pretty romance of everyday life, and “Bill’s Widow” was a diverting tale of a Western American farmer who decides to marry, and the playful doings of his mates. A fine film ■showed the cuttle-fish in its natural haunts, and “The Little Artists” showed pictures being drawn in a novel manner. Altogether the entertainment was highly enjoyable, and the light was excellent.