AMUSEMENTS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 82, 4 February 1928, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

THE KING’S THEATRE. HIGH HAT COMEDIAN'. Raymond Griffith'., the star of? “Wedding Bills,” the Paramount comedy at the King’s Theatre, is just as clever behind the typewriter as ho is in front off the camera. As a matter of tact, not only does Griffith have a deal to) say about the writing of all his stories, but lie started in pictures as a! comedy .scenario writer and gag man. In addition he spends his spare time , writing short stories* that, when.sent to mugazines, arc generally accepted. Griffith is onei of the most fascinating personalities in Hollywood. His private life is a closed book. He doesn’t think the public would be interested in it, so bo keeps it to himself. He is known, as one of the heist joke men in the picture colony and one of the wittiest. His intimate companions are the wits of Hollywood and the authors and playwrights. He would, rather fight than talk about himself, which makes, him almost unique among actors. Griffith’s, tig ambition is to write a powerful novel that will score a big success. it is" generally thought that he will succeed ini doing it. Ann Sheridan, a beautiful blonde 1 newcomer to the films, is! the lead of “Wedding Bills,” and the cast includes. Iris Stuart, Hallnm Cooley and Vivian Oakland.

AMBER AND BLACK. SACRED CONCERT. Tom dr row night the; first series of the, amber and black sacred concerts will take place in the ‘'King s Theatre”. All funds are for tire Mountain Queen and there/ i s no doubt that the Theatre will be packed on this occasion. A very fin© programme has been arranged and music lovers will have tire chance of witnessing a very fine programmeTPIE CHBRNIAVSKYS AND ART. The Chernia,vsky Trio, who ar e to appear here at the Town Hall for a matinee only on Thursday afternoon next, take a tremendous interest in art as well a s mu fie. They express themselves as quite in accord with the views of their manager in his writings on Laka, the Hawaiian Goddess of Art. Referring to the ancient times, the writer, said:

“Laka taught them that beauty was a law of manifestation to which they jurist make all objects and institutions confirm. Their ancient religion \va s beautiful so that made thffir art creative. Laka would not tolerate imitative art; for she understood that there was too little growth involved in it. For growth in art we must have spontaneity, or when we have spontaneity we have the magnetism and glamour induced through the exertion of the creative principle. “No lasting happiness without art and no perfection of thought, without perfection of form” was the message of Laka to the Hawaiians.”

WIRTH’S NEW CIRCUS. [ When Wirths’ Circus opens in ('. Stratford for one night only on [Wednesday, February Bth at King Park, patrons will. hav e a unique opportunity of seeing a number of the outstanding attractions of 'the circug world of the present day. No fewer than five star turns from the big circuses of America and 'Europe Ringling the Olympia, London were secured by Mr .George Wirth on his recent tour, and ■ these will positively appear with ,the mammoth show here. I If there can be any particularisa,tion among attractions of such ex,'ceptional merit, prid e of place must ,be given to Pallenberg’s amazing bears, beautiful, furry grizzlies that ride high bicycles and accomplish other entertaining feats.. In the Redam Troup© the man has abnormal strength, and is seen with three beautiful girl partners in some remarkable feats of strength, and a tableau of classical posings in which he shows his splended physique. This act i s finished by the man holding a sort of merry-go-round on hig head with the three women driving three separate aeroplanes attached.

, Chester Dieck, the marvellous Indian, i s seen, in a great acti performed on a number of bicycjes and motor cycles of all sorts and sizes. The Indian rides them up and down pedpendicular ladders and over all manner of objects. Finally, he rides down a steep incline on to a Volcano which explodes as he strikes it and throws both rider and bicycle two somersaults in mid-air at the hame time belching forth a Volume of steam and lire. Hilary Long, with little Jessica, does some remarkable head balancing feats o n a revolving trapeze, and his slide down an inclined wire on his head is most thrilling. Wirths’ performing lions were gained by Captain Smith. During Jhe performances of the lions Mdllc. Mulnare Hoyer will enter the cage find perform her wonderful dance of 'the thousand feathers, as danced by [her at Folies Bergeres, Paris. There are also Chico and Grace, a lazy acrobat and his dainty partner, in marvellous performances on the /toman rings and trapeze, Miss Madeline, graceful dancer and rider. Then there are Miss Eileen May, the intrepid mentor of the huge y.lephanf herd, Miss Gladys and Miss Doris, who are as much at home with Worses as they ar e with elephants; Alfred Clark, the champion rider of the world; Little Peter, Palamo and Long Shanks, a trio that will make you laugh till you cry, and a dozen others that more than sustain the reputation of the big show and all that “Wirths” stand for. The latest novelty is tin hare racing. The public are invited to bring their own dogs.

The zoo. with all its rarities, will be open from 4 to 5 in the after-

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