AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5, 12 May 1913, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

UIS MAJESTY’S PICTURES. The Maurice Costello drama to he screened at His Majesty’s this evening ought to be worth turning out to see, for it is a long while since patrons have seen this peer of picture actors, and he’s been very much missed. “A Daughter of Thfe Slums” is the big drama, and gives every prospect of being popular with local pic-bures-goers. “The Button of His Braces” is a screaming comic. Dimmick, a country farmer, suddenly rich, bounces about his drawing-room trying the springs of the furniture. He has engaged a valet, and gets that worthy to instruct him how to conduct himself when he calls to see Mrs Hobbs, who has a marriageable daughter. The valet shows him how to bow and behave when he is introduced, and after a little preliminary exercising, Dimmick sets off. He is not sure about his bow, however, so on the way practises on everybody he meets, commening.with the lady cleaning the brass on his own doorstep. He astonishes and offends several people on his way through the' streets, but finally arrives’ at the gorgeous mansion of the lady.' After a clockwork bow on the part of himself and the flunkeys, ho is conducted'to the drawing-room, and her, with a tremendous effort, makes his bow to the ■lady, but unfortunately this bow results in disaster to a necessary button. Poor Dimmick takes refuge behind a curtain, and frantically endeavours to repair the damage. It is without effect, as ho is dragged out once more, to be introduced to other guests, and despite all his agonising efforts, the condition of bis attire is observed, and scandalises the ladies. The gentlement, indignant, thrust him out of the gathering, and the police outside considering him a disreputable person, promptly haul him off.