AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 87, 3 April 1914, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S PICTURES. To-night will bo a great night ;n Bernard's gftpular house. The star feature entitled "The Intruder," by the famous Vitagraph Co., features Maurice Costello, the king'of picturedom. The film is quite new ai clear, and the story is a complete lifi like history- "The Living Doll" i> one of Gaumont's surprise hypnotic dramas. "Sports in Merrie T.a land" is an excellent sporting film. while "Patho Gazette" includes recent events and latest fashions. -' tip-top sensational picture is entitled "Acrobatic Mid-air Feats," which introduces America's cleverest vaudeville performers. "The Way to Happiness" is a story of high and low life, and runs as follows—Tired c society and riches, Agnes Temple, beautiful society giri, visits the slums She meets Alfred Wallace, the mission worker, who takes her to the house of Bill Thomas, a burglar, whoso little girl Annie is afflicted with hip disease, and is slowly dying. Agnes learns that the child's life could possibly be saved by an operation and has the child removed to her home, so that the operation may bo performed before it is too late. Thomas attempts to steal Agnes's necklace to got money enough for the child's euro. He enters her house, but Agnes discovers him, and her cry of fright awakens Annie. Bill recognises his child, and confesses to Agnes what ho really is. The influence of Wallace, to whom she introduces Bill, converts him to leading an upright life. The scenics and comics are headed by Keystone's screamer, The Speed Kings on their Last Legs. A good motor race occurs in this film. The music, as usual, is of the latest, and is best played by the Professional Orchestra. Carnival picture week will commence on Monday. Watch the advertisements for our big forthcoming productions.

TOWN HALL PICTURES.

A and appreciative audience witnessed the change of programme at the Town Hall last night. The opening film “Their Mother’s Scarf,' was very pathetic, with a pretty love story running through it. The scenery in this film was splendid, and with the Indians made a grand picture. “A Dangerous Weapon” was very laughable. “The Artist and the Brute 1 ' depicted a girl artist with a love o.t animals who goes to a circus to paint them. She falls in love with tin lion tamer, and' the affection is returned. The manager also falls in love with! her, and through jealous? sets, a trap for her. A leopard gets loose, and she fights with it, hut the lover breaks into the cage and rescues her. “.Mrs Nosey” was very funny, showing how a woman can poke her nose into other things too often, and get her deserts. “The Lad from Ireland” should appeal to all Irish patriots. “The Mystery of a Yellow Room” is a thrilling and clever plot taken from the book of one of our. well-known 1 authors, and is one of the best screened so far. Professor Henderson will again play his musical selections of the very latest. A matinee will he given at 2.30 tomorrows when a special programme will be selected. GEORGE WiLLOUGHBY’S DRAMATIC COMPANY. “The Beggar Girl’s Wedding” will bo staged in the Town Hall on Wednesday, April Bth, and the box plan will be opened to-morrow at Mr T. G. Grubb’s. It is rather a coincidence that “The Beggar Girl’s Wedding” should he staged in New Zealand for the first time when only a week or so igo a New Zealand lady sued the uithor, Walter Melville, for having copied ideas, etc., from a drama she had written and named “The Beggar Bride.” The case was decided a few lays ago, when Miss Rosemary Rees, die lady in question, who hails from Gisborne, was non-suited, and whilst lie hearing ot the case was going on there wasjgreat excitement in Loudon, as “The Beggar. Girl’s Wed!ing” is being played at the present hue in several theatres both in Lonhm and the provinces. Mr George vVilloughhy intends staging the piece lore on the same scale of completeness ns was done when it was first produced n the Old Country. A first-class •ompany is being sent over, and all the magnificent scenery that was painted "or the play in Sydney by Mr John C Mann, the excellent artist whom Jr George Willoughby imported from America.