AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 90, 7 April 1914, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

HIB MAJESTY'S PICTURES.

Carnival picture week commenced at Bernard's Theatre last evening. The star feature drama by Lubin was entitled "Tlio Special Officer," and is a most thrilling detective story, introducing a big robbery at a largo city bank. "The Song Bird of the [North," by the famous Vitagraph players, introduces Mr Ralph luce in his unapproachable character make-up of the late * President Lincoln. The story dealing with the civil war is above the average. The supporting films are real good. The orchestra played the latest music, and Sid Bernard

manipulated various instruments very cleverly. The programme will be (screened this evening for the last time. To-morrow evening (Wednesday), cue famous "Battle of Gettysburg" will be shown for the first time. The scenario runs as follows:—Lamer, tho editor of a local paper, in a little town in one of the Southern States of America, could not avoid publishing an editorial some time before the great civil war, warning his readers. His son Jack is in love with Virginia Burk. and has a rival in Major'Pollard, who denounces Lanier's opinion's to the citizens as traitorous. 'The mob tie Lamer to a tree and thrash him brutally. Lamer goes North, and Jack joins the Federal army. Two years later Jack and Jim Burk are 6fiicei*K in tho opposing forces near their tormer home. Jack is sent to obtain information as to General Lee's intentions and is successful. Jim, who is also sont out, is wounded, and seeks refuge in a friendly planter's, when Virginia and her father, Dr. Burk, are brought to him. Virginia .delivers her brother's message to .General Lee. Then comos a change. The Conefderates, led by Major Pollard, take Jack prisoner, and make Dr. Burk responsible for his safety, but through Virginia, Jack escapes. All the next day the battle rages. It is another Balaclava. Jim and Major Pollard are among the wounded on the field of battle, wherein 50,000 men were placed hors-dc-comhat. Jack escapes to see Virginia and to receive the reward of his devotion. Then when the war is over, Lincoln in a nobly patriotic speech, dedicated a portion of the battle-field as a cemetery for the heroic dead.