AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 22, 24 January 1913, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. There was the usual holiday house at His Majesty’s Theatre last evening, and the new programme was accorded a splendid reception, “A Lion Let Loose” is the star drama, and this magnificent Gaumont film eclipses ail previous records. The plot running through is both clear and thrilling. The lion though lauded as the King of Beasts, is not above making raids into the pens and folds of the farmers when hunger assails him. We get a picture of a fine lion and bis mate in their lair, see them charging through the forest in search of prey, and, making light of the low hedge that separatee Juan Moreno’s farm from the forest, they dash into a herd of sheep and goats and carry off a kid for their meal. Not content with taking the kid they leave a little lamb evidently killed by a blow from the lion’s paw, and this lamb found next morning by Moreno’s foreman gives a clue to the probable fate of many others of the farmer’s stock. Moreno makes a trap for the lions, and then, when his wife is under the impression that she has been insulted by a neighbour, he concocts the devilish plot of catching the lions alive, and setting them loose on his neighbours farm. “Missionaries in Darkest Africa” is the big Kalem drama of the evening, and this extraordinary picture should appeal to everyone, since it is acted for the most part by genuine natives, and there is so very little “faking.” Pathe’s Gazette depicts a number of scenes of the Balkan war. as well as interesting events in the Old Country, while hilarious comics complete a most enjoyable programme.