AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 48, 2 July 1913, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S PICTURES. “The Stolen Treaty” is the title of the star film to bo presented at the local picture theatre at Thursday’s usual change. It is a story of intrigue and death, of sufficiently exciting a nature to satisfy the most aidont theatregoer. Yews of the signing of a treaty between two Powers reaches Count Hint/,, ambassador to an antagonistic nation, and he is ordered to obtain, by hook or crook, a. copy of the document.. Securing the services of a scoundrel named Miller, endeavours are made to secure a copy of the treaty from Captain Brassord, who was taking a copy back to his own country. The story of the drugging of the Captain and his faithful servant John, the failure of Miller to telegraph the contents of the treaty to Hint/., and the recovery of the document (the writing on which had been obliterated by rain), is most exciting. Not to bo outdone, again the faithless butler in the service of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in whose charge tlio original document lies, is handy when an attempt is made on the safe, but unfortunately for their ends, only a piece of paper was taken instead of the treaty. The Minister then decides to carry the document on his person, and Hint/ discovering this, alters his modus operaudi, and the Baroness Mont-Rose, a beautiful ami utterly unscrupulous woman, appears on the scene as an accomplice, and makes love to the Minister. Her blandishments bring about his downfall, as being enticed into a room, masked men grapple with him and tear away the treaty. His cry brings the faithful John on the scene, ami the criminals seek to escape. Miller jumps through the window and meets death on the' stones below, while the Baroness, who lias withdrawn at the contretemps, turns about, to find herself looking down the barrel'held by the man she has duped, and tfib shock of reading her fatd'ln those - cold eyes behind, causes her' to drop I 'to th& floor-r-dead. 1 ' A feature of the performance will be the rendering of selections from tlio opera, “William Tell,” andVltlie'rs, by the Stock Symphony Orchestra.

“THE RED DANDIES.” For a charmingly bright, clean, and breezy entertainment, it would be difficult to ecUp.se/Mi’ Edvt'aTd Rarnscombe’s company- of three ladies, 1 and five gentlemen, sd aptly named “The Dandies,” who Are do appe’Ar at the Town Hall on Saturday night for one night only. “The Dandies” tnottoes are “Always merry and bright,” and “Always something new,” therefore good, clean entertainment, free from vulgarity, or banality, may always be anticipated. Mr Rranscombe has a happy way of gauging his patron’s tastes, and his local producer is instructed to keep the programme right up to concert pitch, in the major keys of freshness and variety, 'ho' that they should act as a. stimulant during the long winter nights. The personnel of the company to appear on Saturday night, together with their respective linos of “business,” is as follows :—Mr Claud Dampier. character comedian; Mr George Morgan, light comedian ; Mr Oliver Peacock, baritone; Mr Gavin Wood, bass; Mr Leonard Griffiths, pianist; MiSs Hilda, Lane, soprano; Miss Evelyn Ward, contralto; Miss Irene Ye re, soubrotte. Box plan at T. G. Grubb's.