AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 60, 6 March 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. “The Double Event” was shown for tho last time at his Majesty’s Theatre last night. To-night new pictures will be shown in the second part of the programme. Chief among the fresh films is “The Drunkard’s Reformation.” it deals with a dunkard who is reformed as a result of seeing a dramatic representation'.,pf a drunkard’s dowcM'i ai dis claimed to be full of strange incident. Another fine drama is “The Switchman’s Tower” which deals with an exciting episode, which same are somewhat common until railway workers. To-morrow evening a complete change of programme will be presented. MISS MARIE BAINES. It is an enviable record to have succeeded in “maiding all England” laugh, hut Miss Marie Baines, Avho, with her new English company, will appear in tho Town Hall on Friday, can,'to uso an Americanism, “go one better.” She has succeeded ini making a largo portion of America laugh also, and she i:is now engaged repeating the experiment in Australasia with equal success. One southern enthusiast has described her as 1 “the embodiment of sunshine.” He adds: “The outstanding feature of her performance is her spontaneity. When she laughs you realise that she is laughand she makes an absolutely unaffected and natural ‘Our Mary Ellen.’ ” Miss Baines has spared no expense in the production of the piece, ‘bringing with her an English company many of whose names are “household words” in London and the provinces. These include several singers of more than average merit, and some excellent character actors and actresses. Tho box plan is open at Grubb’s.

BARTON’S CIRCUS. Barton’s Circus will appear in Stratford on Saturday night next. A contemporary says of the performance:— The stars of the company are Mourner and Franz, weight lifters, strong men and jin jitsu exponents. After various weight 1 ifting and balancing culminating in Moulder raising a 2601 b bar above bis bead single banded, Mounier and Franz performed their thrilling “bridge of death” act. Two planks were laid ion tho ground at ono end,

the other end resting > their backs, over which a -10 horse-power overland motor, containing six perrons, driven by Air N. Porter. It w;., ; tremendous feat of .rtrcngki ar.d ■ durance which brong.. i dm. a \ hens?. In tac second part of t;,e gramme Mnur.ier and I r.Miz gaie ; demonstration of various jin jits.u grips, and a very willing and keenly contested throe-bout jin jitsu wrestling go, Alouuier winning two cut of throe. “Silver Queen,” the Hungarian pony trained by Air Jo;.,a Tyball, scorns able to do anything but talk, politely bowing to the audience on retiring, and little Tom Tom, the miniiiatnre trick pony, also displayed a vact amount of Ivor so ,sense. Tartan, the greyhound, jumped .some thirteen feet. Ty'hell and Pedro gave a splendid exhibition on the tent top horizontal. There was also juggling and tight-rope walking, three-horse - 'riding and driving, Alaster Limsay, the boy contortion ist, tho Alton trio of acrobats, tin. Alusical Trawares, and the monkey steeplechase. r l’)io programme concluded with tho “local steeplechase-,” six hurdles being jumped within sight of the audience. The whole performance went with a snap from .start to finish. The clown and dummy were distinctly good, and the band, unlike circus bands, is really musical. I