AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 33, 13 June 1913, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

HUG ARC’S MYSTERIES. TO-NIGHT. Hngard anti his company of entertainers, including Chung Sung Loo, the great Chinese magician, will open a two night’s season at the Town Hall, Stratford, to-night. The great Oriental act, “A Night in a Chinese Palace,” takes up the whole of the second part of the programme, during which the stage is a blaze of Oriental grandeur and effect, and not a word is spoken, yet the magician and his assistant flit about performing wonder after wonder in a most amazing fashion, holding the audience spellbound with the effects produced. This act is spoken of as being weird, fascinating, and spectacular, and -has had remarkable runs throughout Europe, America and Australia. Hngard, asa sleight-of-hand performer, is safil to be superb, and his great rifle act is the talk of Australia. In this act Hngard allows three local riflemen to bring their own rifles and cartridges, load them, also mark the bullets and shells. A committee is selected from the audience to examine the rifles and cartridges and see that they are in proper order. The cartridges are then taken down to the audience to be examined, and three are asked to put their private marks upon them. The rifles are then loaded (the rifles never leaving the hands of the fireres), and they march to the hack of the stalls and fire at Hugard’s heart. The spots immediately appear on the velvet heart Hngard holds over his heart and the bullets fall on the floor. The riflemen unload on the stag© and Hngard picks up the empty shells and bullets (which are propelled by cordite), and the riflemen and the committee certify to the private marks they have put upon them. They are then taken down and identified by the members of the audience who had marked them; The bullets are hot, marked with grooves of the rifle, and during the act, which is of ten minutes’ duration, Hngard never leaves the stage, and is in full view throughout. This is said to ho the only act of its kind in the world, and has created great controversy everywhere it has been performed. An American musical act of note is included in the first part of the programme by Miss Myra Erringfcon, also humorous items by Geo. Carman, the English comedian. Prices popular are to he charged, and the box, plan is at T. G. Grubb’s. I

HIS MAJESTY’S PICTURES. > r , , A fairly large audience witnessed tire change of pictures at Bernard’s last evening, When the programme presented was much appreciated. 1 One of the large’star reels, “The Rose of Thebes,’" stobd out oh its own for'realistic 1 acting and elaborate scenic effects'. 1 The and dtesses used' xrihst 'hfave oosi tlid 1 Chios Co. some thousands of /pounds to produce such a highly instructive film. No doubt the American Company will have to shake themselves up some in historical events, in order to compete with the new French-Italio Company. The Siilart Tihdy Defective is most thrilling, and makes tine wonder how such daring escapades'are worked' by the camera that can never tell a lie. The scenic portion of the programme is unsurpassed. The .films are all clear, and givep a great idea of the world’s beauty spots. Norwegian Whale Fishing is a great instructive picture, and shows the industry from start to finish. The comic element is very good. No matinees will he held until further advertisement.