AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 28, 16 January 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE,

There avus a packed bouse at His Majesty’s Theatre last' night. The chief attraction was “Captain Starlight, Bushranger,” a version of Rolf BoldreAvood’s novel “Robbery Cnder Arms.’ Tiie film is four thousand feet long, takes something over an hour to go’ through, and gives one fn excellent idea of the hero’s strenuous doings. The scenes familiar to readers of the novel—Starlight protecting Eileen from insult, the race for the Gold Cup, sticking up the mail coach, tho foiling of AJorau’-s gang, the burning stables, and tho rescue of the horses, Starlight’s last stand, and WarrigaPs offering of devotion—arc vividly penrtrayed. The picture is ono Avell worth seeing. Of tho other dramatic pictures, “The Insurrecto” was particularly good. It is the story of Joe Benton, an American fruit farmer, avlio, his orange crop foiling, has his ivhoie horizon filled with gloomy A'isions of the mortgage. He, however, soes an advertisement wherein it is stated that the dissatisfied party in Alexico desire the services* of * dashing young men. He accepts service with the insnrrectos, and is - given the task of robbing a mail train. This he docs, and receives handsome payment therefor. But at the next station a sheriff’s posse is picked up and tho train runs back in order to pursue the robbers. By a clever manoeuvre Joe and the men who have helped him to carry out the robbery are trapped, but Joe makes his escape to the mountains. Here be enters a hut and steals a rifle and tho necessary cartridges. Negotiating a stiff climb, however, the trigger of the rifle gets caught in a shnil), and while lie is endeavouring to pull it free it goes off and he is mortally Avoundcd. In the meantime the owner -of tho rifle—ono Martin—discovers its loss and sets oil in pursuit of the thief. Martin comes up with Joe, avlio before he dies requests him to - take to his young wife the money he has received from the insurTectos. Martin promises to do so. Ke also-carries Joe’s body back to his hut, where the sheriff’s posse has arrived and in due course receives a sum of 2500 dollars for having captured Joe. Martin has thoughts 1 about keeping Joe’s money and saying nothing, but a photograph of Jog’s Avrfe decides him to be ’honest. And wnen bo se.os how Airs Benton takes on at the loss of her husband, he goes further and gives her the raihyay company’s reward. At which point the mortgage having received its coup de grace—the story ends. Other good dramas Avere “The Norsewood Necklace,” “Alice’s Sacrifice,” and “The Klondike Steal.” “German Officers Training” avos a fine picture, shoAving marvellous feats of horsemanship. “The Alhambra, Granada” and “Mail Delivery, Central Africa” were also highly instructive. _ Tho comic section —“The Cinematograph Fiend,” “Stubbs’ Noaa Seivant,” “The Toreador” and “Foolshcad, Mannequin”—provided a great deal of. amusement. 34ie programme Avill he repeated this oA'ening.

THE ELECTRIC PICTURES

On Thursday the Electric Picture Company are bring ng to Stratford tho film depicting the Coronation Durbar ceremony. When sho\v,n in Wellington a few days ago, at the New Picture Theatre," scores were unable to obtain admission, so great was tho excitement aroused hy the picture. The thronged streets, and magnificent processions, together with the remarkable clearness of the film, make it one of the finest attractions that the Electric Picture Company have yet been able to secure for Stratford natrons. The supporting p'cturcs, also, arc said to he very good.