AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 15, 18 September 1913, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S PICTURES

To-night’s change of pictures at His Majesty’s will reveal an up-to-date series of new films, embracing educational, dramatic, scenic'and comic pictures of the highest calibre. The star film, “A Life for a Life,” by the celebrated Cine’s Co. of Italy, is a remarkable story taken amidst the natural rugged mountain scenery of the Italian Alps. “Priest and The Man,” a powerful photo-play by the famous Edison Co., is very realistic and true to western detail. It is a story of the Canadian woods relating the adventures of a trapper and his family. Ho scoffs at religion until tho stealing of his wife by Indians, and tho serious wounding of his son make him turn to his Maker for help. It is a strong drama. The latest Pathe Gazette, Scenes in tho Caucausus, and a host of comic hits headed by Mabel’s Adventures will tend to make a first-class programme. The usual amateur comic song trials eventuate on Friday evening, and according to the entries submitted, if the performers do not go back on their word, these items should be a great draw. The management have secured, at a large expense, the great picture, “Sweet Nell of Old Drury,” with Miss Nellie Sewart, Australia’s favorite acrtess, and her own company for one night only, namely, Tuesday, 23rd next. Sweet Nell is undoubtedly a marvellous feature picture.

A COUNTRY GIRL. Two hundred and forty odd pounds for a two-days’ production of an amateur performance is surely a record, and if the New Plymouth Theatre had been bigger even this figure would have been passed, as on the second night hundreds were unable to gain admission. The New Plymouth Fire Board prevented the sale of any more tickets. The box plan opened on a. Thursday morning at 8 a.m., and by 9 a.m. over £lO5 worth of seats had been booked, and people strolling leisurely to the box office at 9.30 found all the seats in the dress circle booked and very few left in the orchestral stalls. “A Country Girl” will be produced in Stratford on Thursday, 25th September, and all can conscientiously be recommended to see it. Barry’s (Mr Alf. Gray) local hits are a treat, and Rajah of Bong’s (Mr W. J. Smith) parody on his second song “Peace, Peace,” as encore verses aye very cleverly, arranged, and in New Plymouth caused no endless amount of i merriment. Miss Olive Buckman gives a charm ip g rendering of her “Coo” song, and., so top. dogs her sistpr Miss Bthcl, in her song “Under the, Deoder,” , .Miss. Vidp Gilbert plays the,part of Madame Sophie in a, .charmipgjy vivadous , manner, arid hjqr song, “My partners,” .which she sings very nicely, is bound to be one of the gems of the evening. Following on thp Society’s productions of “Dorythy,” “Geisha,” both of which operas scored huge successes, “A Country Girl” has, in order to uphold the reputation .jthus gained, to be :of special merit. Tlieatre-goers will have ajn opportunity of passing their judgment on,the latter piece next Thursday, but according to Stratfordites who have already sepn it, the, opera is well up to that high standard set by the New Plymouth, operatics. The box plan for tbe season opens at Grubb’s next Monday morning at 9 o’clock. All country orders will be booked in the order received.