AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 30, 10 June 1913, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S PICTURES. There was an appreciative audience at His Majesty's Theatre last night, when this week's first change of programme was submitted. "The Secret Treaty," the "star" drama, was quite up to description and held the attention of the audience throughout. The many exciting scenes, culminating in tbo shooting of the wife of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the rilling of the safe in which the treaty is deposited, were followed with interest. Other excellent dramas were "Gentleman Joe" and "The Hour of Peril." A spsciallj interesting film was "The Maori at Home in New Zealand," showing the natives in' their daily life. There were also the usual line selection of comic films.'

THURSDAY'S SCOTTISH CONCERT All arrangements are now completed for the Scottish concert, supper and dance to be- held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening, and the committee are confident that the function will be even more successful in every way than the first annual concert. Special attention will be given to Scottish songs and dances, and the Society's band will be on hand to supply a sufficiency of pipe music. Xo expense has been spared in securing artists. Speaking of Miss Agnes M. Segrief, who is to render, items at the concert, the "New Zealand Times" says:—"The Liedertafel at its concert last night had the services of Miss Agnes M. Segrief. In her first number, "Pieta Signore" (Stradella), Miss Segrief sang witli deep feeling and faultless expression, giving a finished interpretation of this prayer of anguish; Upon re-appearing later in the spirit's song "Hark! What 1 tell to Thee" (Haydn), Miss Segrief was agin listened to by a fully appreciating audience, who warmly conveyed their acknowledgments of the singer's praiseworthy efforts." Other vocalists who should make a good impression are Miss Knight (Lower Hutt) and Miss .Xielson (Hawera), and the Hawera Quartette. Miss Taylor (Fitzroy) comes with a high reputation, and will bo heard in Scottish recitations. The name of .Mr F. W. Wilkia also appears on the programme, and this is a guarantee for something of good quality in the matter of humoroiis Scottish impersonation. HUGARD'S WONDER SHOW.

The age of' marvels, acording to some, is past and gone. The world is plain matter of fact, and science and edncation have stripped to a great extent the mysterious of all its power. "There is no fresh thing" is the cry of the multitude. The unprecedented advance of modern thought has vanished superstition, and enabled the observer to assign a definite and tangible cause to almost any effect, through whatever complex stages it may have been brought about. To impress the modern mind nowadays with the mysterious one must indeed bo a wizard having more than rthe ordinary stock in trade of the average conjurer at his command. Hugartl, who makes his first bow to the public of Stratford on Friday and Saturday next, June 13th and 14th, is said to come to us in the zenith of his power. His fame as a wonder worker has become world wide, and in his profession it is said that he must assuredly acknowledge no superior. "There are more tilings in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy," says the immortal William, and judging by reports Hugard's performance brings very forcibly the truth of this saying home to his audience. For two and a half hours, it is said, the performance rivets the attention of the audience, and one of the striking features is that most of the work is done in absolute silence, when watch as you will you cannot see how the miracle is effected. The illusions and tricks are said to be new to Stratford audiences, and the great riflo act is the talk of every place this great magician has visited. The box plan is at T. G. Grubb's.