AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 78, 6 August 1913, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

• THE"RED DANDIES

There was an excellent house at the Town Hall last night, when the lied Dandies re-appeared before at'Strati , ford audience, s They fully upheld' their reputation for brightness and s stataf fc T ness, the, audience being kept.thoroughly amused.and entertained from. start to: finish of 'the programme,)/The bright [particular star of _tbec> epjmhinr ation is :MH Claude Dampier, MSboiwas; encored!ion ekery appearance. ■,,.His fepmip sjnginaljs, a good deal'.above, theilvetege, iHahis item, in, Somerset dialtetjtvas ih, the, e^tr^ine,, though all,his items wjere -dvsijing'ujfli(?dj bv, fejirerur&nd judicious treatmen,t. ; :'Anotlier item calling for special mention was his song regarding .his tocititellectual poetry, in which the character assumed is sustained * with. able degree of success. In the more pronouncedly, comic portion of the programjpa.H£,,DA!ftjyier f w«j r ably.,,see-; onded by Mr George *fijorgan, Vl*' 1 " dered - : very -capabijjjij good number ,pf; humorous solos, wjpfcn were"" greatly,! enhanced by his ffenpyul dancing, in | which the-.gracefulhand the bizarrel were delightfully rrinigjled. Mr \ Oliver j Peacock, .the baritoiie of the company, j sang "Thora" nicely and Mr G'avinj Wood, the bass, made a good* "im-1 pression with "The Denion King." The ladies of the company were all equally as successful as the gentlemen, being recalled after each item. Miss Evelyn Ward gave a pleasing rendering of "My Ahr Folk," Miss Hilda Lane was very happy ih "Poor Wandering One" ' (from ""The Pirates of Penzance"), and Miss Irene Vere, the soubretfe, made aquite a hit with "That Mysterious Rag," being helped with a catchy chorus by the other members of the company. The concerted numbers were, as usual, a spcial feature of the entertainment, and some of the duets and quartettes were laughable in the extreme, a good effect, also, being pro-j duced by the rhythmic and graceful dancing of the singers. Taken altogether the entertainment can'' bo 1 described as brimful of genuine wit 1 and entertaining from start to finish. 1 On Monday next the company will give another performance at the Town Hall, which will be their final 'appearance ,in Stratford prior to leaving New Zealand. >"■" '•' '

HIS MAJESTY'S PICTURES. To-night is the last of a great set of interesting films, including the "Last Blockhouse." A huge change takes, up the position to-morrow (Thursday), when the world's favorite picture actor, Maurice Costello, shows at his best as the detective in the sensational Vitograph drama "Counterfeit Bills." The hanks discovered that there are counterfeit hills in circulation. Lambert Chase learns that the only bank whose notes or bills have been counterfeited is the Reliance Bank. He finds that its largest depositor is one Rochester, proprietor of a large! ;oepartment store. Chase, gets Walton (of the secret service) to secure a position in the store. He finds that Rochester's receipts are greater than his sales. .He is, arrested and found guilty. "The Last Sou,' by the «jcelehrated Kalem Co., and "Thief of Love," from Pathe's; Studio, are also dramatics of great' power. "A Day at Bournville" is an educational film of unusual setting and merit, Pathe's Gazette scenes on the borders of France and Spain, together with a host of comics should tend to make a great programme. The management announces that the great Panama Canal film will be screened by special request on Friday and Saturday next, both at the afternoon matinee at 2.30 and on Saturday evening for the last time.