AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 25, 4 June 1913, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

THE FOLLIES. To-morrow night (Thursday) in the Town Hall The Follies will give another of their delightful entertainments. The Company consists of Miss Cissy O’Keefe, New Zealand’s favourite contralto, 4 years with Pollard’s Opera Co., Miss Iris Edgar, fascinating soubretto soprano, pianist, Miss Lulu Sussanne, dancing comedienne, Mr Clifford O’Keefe, basso, late of Chocolate Soldier Co., Mr Kennedy Black, composer, baritone and pianist, late of J. C. Williamson’s Royal Comic Opera Co., and Mr Hugh Steyne who toured as comedian with Oscar Asche in ""Merry Wives of Windsor,” in England. Mr Steyne is one of England’s youngest Pierrot comedians. Such an array of talent is very rarely found together, and the combination residts in an excellent evening’s amusement. Popular prices will be charged.

"THE MONK AND THE WOMAN.” The management state that if the booking of seats at Grubb’s is an indication of success, Mr George Marlow’s company of dramatic artists, who will open' their season at the Town Hall to-night with "The Monk and the Woman,” will have no cause to complain. It is stated that the play revolves on love, religion, and warfare. It contains plenty of incident, and capital dignity and pathos. It enjoyed a capital run in Sydney, and at the present time is being played by four different companies. The members of the company playing the piece here have been specially selected for their suitability to the various characters they depict. The scenic effects are of a most gorgeous kind, and the costuming of the play, which is set in the period of 1600, will be of an exquisite and authentic nature. The box plan is now on view at Grubb’s. HIS MAJESTY’S PICTURES. , r The big picture at-to-morrow night’s change of programme is a Rex drama entitled "Lost Years.” She was the daughter of a wealthy man, he was a rising young naval officer. Their wedding day was fixed, but a few days before its arrival he was despatched by Government on a secret mission to Europe. He accomplished his difficult task, and from the vessel on which he was returning he sent her a wireless message bidding her prepare for his arrival and the wedding on "Thursday at two o’clock.” The patient longing and uneasy waiting and suspense were transformed into busy happiness. Thursday came, „and with it the appalling news that far away in the Atlantic the noble ship with all or. board had foundered. When the poor girl was told the terrible'story, l a merciful Providence took pity on (her and < swept from her mind all memories of the past. Every morning she dressed herself in her wedding attire, waiting for two o’clock and her loved one. But two o’clock never came, for they always found some excuse, putting the clock back or making some other plausible deception. The man had drifted on a tiny raft to a desert island, and the years passed, until a ship revived the dying dream. He returned; at two o’clock he met the bride of the dead years, and her mind bridged the chasm of the buried past. Other items of supreme excellence are also included in the programme. The Heart of John Grim, Sheriff Jim’s Last Shot, are the latest Vitograph dramas just released. "Beetles” is a wonderful drama acted by trained beetles. The scenic and comic portion is pronounced to be very good. Illustrated songs will be included in the programme to-night.