AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 65, 25 March 1913, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. Close on a thousand people patronised His Majesty’s Theatre last night, constituting a record attendance. All the seating room available was taken up, and in addition, many people had to stand throughout the performance. The excellence of the fare provided, however, was ample compensation for being unable to obtain a seat. From the opening scenic to the closing comic, the series of films was a record one. The Badmington Hunt, especially, has never been equalled Imre, and the picture was simply magnificent. As a hunting film, nothing like it has been screened before, and all who witnessed the picture last evening are now asking the question, ‘‘How did they do it?” It seems incredible that a hunt could he followed so closely, and such a fine film made of the great English sport. The water-beetle is indeed a remarkable insect. These Kiueto pictures arc always interesting, and the nature study film screened last night w f as one of the best of the series. The tragedy of the pond, when the beetles wage war with a snake and finally overcome it, is one of the thrilling portions the picture. “Plot and Counterplot” is the star drama. A detective story, well-acted and well-screened, the film was in keeping with the rest of the programme. The plot is soihewbat involved, though easy to follow, and it is not solved until the final stages, when the detective plays the winning card. The supporting dramas, the scenics, and the humorous films, are all good, completing a record series.