AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 24, 22 December 1916, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

- FOLEY'S PICTURES. “THE WAIF.” The story of a waif forms the chief attraction of the new programme at His Majesty’s Theatre to-mghL Ihe story is the strange, eventful history of a New York child, the son of a theatrical’ manager, who is torn from his home and parents by a dismissed servant out of revenge. e is brought up in sordid surroundings, but being a boy of spirit and mtelli--0 once improves his environment and smarts’ business as a shoe-black, sleeping in a barrel by night. He comes into touch with an actor of the ol . school who befriends him, although almost destitute himself. The stoiy is one with a strong human appeal, „.ith touch of comedy cunning throngl. its path os, and gives scope to the undoubted ability ot the clever boy nctoi', Matty Kouheit. Ita P»>‘ tiie old actor is splendidly protrayed on J tile interest is maintained , hrougliout. An exceedingly divert;lU, Chaplin cartoon shoos the of electrocution, winch leads ", tmir round the world ... record “me Some good oar pictures » ,' ( i in the programme. Hie ;:S'ttiuee Will be held on Sat,,.day at I-30.

. THEATRE XMAS ms MAJESTY 8 * nicmt. “CABIRIA.” It would be finite to try and describe iu a iew paragraphs the *Ol u-s and effects of “Cabiria,” the *«!*«■ dous production which is to be shown at .His Majesty’s Theatre on Ws Night. The picture is a Procession of sensational happenings. Thousands upon thousands of peop e aie n 4 the scenes. The burning in many or the scenes of the Roman Meet is a scene that i „ cvf.pl] Jit in cinematohas never been cxceimu i o-raphy. The siege of Carta is - - 'other tremendous happening, * n the Eruption of Mount Atna nibal’s Array Crossing the ps ’ the Temple of Moloch are menu I mental achievements unique m Py ture history. “Cabiria” has cMeeo,ed all records in Auckland, am j reserve bookings in ’Wellington " me in. excess of the highest previously known in 'the Empire City.