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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 604, 20 September 1913, Page 5

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of War." A Bulgarian has been captured by the Turk?, and has become an anwililna inmate of a Pasha's palace. The visit of an from the Bulgarian Embassy with important documents for the Pasha, gives her a gleam of hope. Her expectations are doomed t3 disappointment. But when hostilities break out she be-

comes the means of rescuing a numner of her fellow countrymen from dire peril, and renders a service of the utmost importance to trie country fhe loves. The scenes in which the adventures of the heroic girl are developed are among the most vivid and exciting ever thrown upon the screen, and the discomfiture of the enemy will elicit general cheers from every class of audience. The supporting pictures are of high standard, and include another of the popular Edison "Mary" series, "'False to Their Trust."

MERRIE MEN OF SHERWOOD. ARRANGEMENTS IN HAND. ! The representation of the "Merrfe Men of Sherwood," to be given in the Te Kuiti Town Hall on Thursday evening next, is already attracting a great deal of attention locally. The orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr A. Pattison, is practising assiduously, and judging from the progress made in the rehearsals the public ars destined to be treated to a performance very much above the average. The characters are being taken by some of the best known local talent in the shap9 of Messrs Pochin (tenor), Blackman and Guy (bass), while the soprano part has been accepted by Miss Zoe Bartley, of Auckland. There will be forty voices in the chorus including Mesdames Cowan, Rouse and Lawrie, and the orchestra will contain ten instruments. The staga committee has been rearranged, Messrs Elliott, Cook and Aickin having been appointed. Arrangements have been made for suitable costumes for all the performers arid elaborate scenery has been prepared, which gives it strikingly realistic touch to the characterisation. It is A o be hoped the Datronage of the public will be freely extended to the "Merrie Men of Sherwood," which is undoubtedly the most ambitious attempt yet made by the local talent. It is intended to keep the orchestra together, and as occasion arises to give entertainments in aid of any deserving public object. The aims of the promoters are deserving of every support, and there is little doubt the Te Kuiti public will recognise this fact in no uncertain manner on Thursday evening next. The "Merrie Men of Sherwood" is a pastoral operetta in three acts and treats with the forest days in the olden time. Robin Hood, Earl of Huntingdon, is the outlaw king of the Forested, and Maid Marian is hia betrothed. In the first act the scene is laid in Sherwood Forest, where Robin Hood and his foresters prepare for the chase at the '"rosy break of morn." Upon their return they make away to the merry green woods, where, beneath the Trysting Tree, their songs resound with one harmonious glee. Act two opens with b May morning in Sherwood Forest, when the foresters, led by Friar Tuck, prepare to celebrate the nuptials of their gallant chief and his greenwood bride. Sing ing, dancing and merry making iB then caried on beneath the Trystirg Tree The scene in act three is still the Sherwood Forest, where Will Scarlett becomes captured by the Sheriff of Nottingham for killing the King's deer. He is imprisoned in Nottingham Castle, and condemned to die, but is finally lepcued by Robin Hood and hiß merry mena. THE GREAT McEWEN. Something distinctly new and novel in the shape of amusement will be presented at the Town Hall on Saturday night next, when the "Great McEwen" will inaugurate a season of two nights. This gentleman comes with the most flattering endorsements ever given to hypnotist, mind-reader, or magician. After two months in Sydney, ten weeks in Melbourne, and three weeks in Adelaide, besides packing tbe leading theatres of this Dominion to overflowing, there must be some truth in the report that Mr McEwen is the foremost hypnotist fn the world, and presents the most unique entertainment on the stage today. Not only is McEwen a master hypnotist, but he is a very clever conjuror with a budget of new and surprising tricks, while as a Scotch humorist with an unlimited supply of new stories he stands unequalled. He will be assisted by Miss Florence Hartley, a famous American prima donna, who will be heard in operatic selections; Miss Grace Maynard. mentalist; Mr Will Bolton, Scotch artistic dancer; and Mr Cecile Long, A.L.C. M., L.L.C.M . soloist.