AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 50, 23 February 1912, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. Last night a large audience assembled at the big change of pictures at His Majesty’s Theatre. The programme presented was absolutely the best ever seen in Stratford. The star item was a .great film of the American Civil War entitled “The Battle.”' Over 1000 performers are shown in the picture. The great struggle of ’6l opens at a ball given on the eve of the great fight, where the multitude are enjoying themselves right up to the call of duty. A young lieutenant bidding farewell to his beloved goes forth to battle. The girl .promises that should he carry out his 'duty faithfully and become a hero they shall he united. Shortly afterwards the deadly strifo takes place in the vicinity of her home. Her young lover flies from the ranks stricken with fear at the ghastly carnage, and seeks protection in her home, hut is laughed at, and ordered to leave the house for being a cowardly cur. The scene changes to very heavy fighting, where the commanding officer is severely wounded and carried to the homestead. The lad in the excitement of the strife rejoins his regiment, his absence lining unnoticed. The heavy artillery run short of powder, and the boy volunteers to cross the enemy’s lines for a supply of powder. He does so, successfully evading the deadly fire. On reaching the general’s camp he is told there is plenty of powder to spare, hut the men starting out witli the powder waggons on the return arc beset on the .road by the enemy, who build fires .across'the .<,ad and attack and blow up two of the waggons and men. The remaining waggon driver being shot, tlic hoy seizes the reins and drives like mad, arriving in time to save the situation, his comrade of the North being successful in the light. He is brought before the dying commander, his heroic work being appreciate*!. The lovers are united, the bov being the hero of the fray. The London Zoo is a picture that, from an .educational point of view, nothing could be finer. All the loading animals from the tiniest fish and rep! tile to the elephant are seen in their practically natural abode, and great fmi is evinced at the various methods of feeding the beasts. This is a picture that young_ and old will enjoy, as a better film in the same line could not he taken.

All the other dramas, scenics, and comics are of the best, and any one wishing to see a good show would be wire not to miss this prgramme, which will be repeated this evening and on Saturday for the last time.