AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4, 9 May 1913, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S PICTURES

The pictures of Our Dreadnought is taken when the big ship was visited by His Majesty the King, and additional interest is attached to the film in that it places England’s greatest military and navy men before picture patrons in a manner, that no other cinematograph film has done before. It is a long picture, and the crowded house last night gave it a great reception. A “star” drama on a magnificent scale is presented in “The Massacre”—a reproduction of scenes from actual events during the war against the Indians of the Far West. Thousands of men are employed in the drama, which causes all prec'edihg dramas of this typo to pale into insig - nificance. Daphne Wayne makes a very fascinating heroine, though the other actors are not far below her in ( merit. “His Western Way” was. perhaps, the picture which most delighted, for it is quite a new conception of the cow-boy character. The girl (a new picture actress) goes away to the city, and the cowboy is sent to fetch her back and marry her. In bis western clothes he looks rather incougrous amid the grandeur of American city life. The girl much prefers her new lover, a fortune-hun-ter who sports an eye-glass. Boasting of what he’s going to do, the fortunehunter displays a photograph of his future bride, and the cowboy, passing by, sees and hears all. There is a slight scene, in which the fortunehunter retires from the race, and the cowboy decides to adopt sterner measures all round. He scares mamma by firing off a few shots in the sittingroom. The girl doesn’t hesitate very long, and the cowboy’s friends are most expeditious in arranging the marriage ceremony. “The Bervina Railway,” “Ravine of River Aaro,” are excellent scenics, and the supporting pictures are all good, especially the comics and comedies. To-morrow afternoon there will be a matinee performance, and the management notify that this may be the last occasion they will hold these performances.