AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 36, 29 September 1914, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

BERNARD'S PJCTURES. Last night's programme was well received by patrons, and they were well pleased with the various pictures screened. The feature "Opium Smoker" (star drama) was a magnificent production. This picture, which shows the curse of drugs, has a strong moral in it, and could be well taken to leart by everyone. Another striking sensational drama is "The Raid of he Red 'Marauders," showing the savagery of the red men. Other ex•ellent pictures are "Arab Custom? md 'Habits'" (interest), ' "Warwick Ohronicle," which is of unusual interast, showing our Gracious Majesty injecting the flower of the British army it Aldershot under war conditions, and other interesting subjects. The smash!p comedy is a Keystone featuring she little favourite gussie, other •omedy's are 'fanny's Conspiracy' and "Bloomer's Toothache." The manage! : nent have some big features coming •o hand, of which due notice will be given. ILLUSTRATED LECTURE. Yesterday afternoon there was a .'nil attendance of the pupils, arid -ome of the parents in the Convent school to listen, to M- John Gilchrist leliver the above lecture. In his ypening remarks the lecturer showed mat everything on the earth belonged ;o one of the throe kingdoms, animal, legetablo and mineral. Then tiie sub-kingdoms of backbone and nonmckboned animals were described. Then the five orders of mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fishes, all backboned animals were shown in a series of very fine pictures which were projected on a screen per medium of a cinematograph. Splendid pictures illustrated the part of ttie lecture dealing with the non-backboned mim'als. Examples of mimicry in form and color were also shown. Outstanding amongst these was the coral crab from the Island of Hapaii in the Cook's. It was just like a piece of coral. The children, on being asked, ,s'aid that it was so until the lecturer pointed out the powerful pincers, and tho legs of the animal. -But the greatest interest was aroused when the microscopic attachment was fixed to he lantern for then the children saw. ;ome» small animals enormously magniied, and they were alive and running ibout on the screen. Cheesemites appeared to be as large as sparrows while i flea was of the magnitude of a birge cat. Tongues of the butterfly md bee, the latter enlarged to about four feet long, the jaws of the spider with teeth and two powerful and cruel looking fangs, were all clearly seen, '.ive speciments of woodlice, beetles, spiders and other small fry which had been brought by the scholars were also shown. All this time the lecturer was explaining, iin a simple and interesting manner ,truths regarding the history, life, habits, and physical peculiarities of this small .world. The lecturer has numerous testimonials from the heads of the colleges and schools of the Dominion, all of which speak very highly of his work. Several', of the Boards have discussed the advisability of appointing him under their jurisdiction. The work that ho 'does is undoubtedly of great value to not only the scholars, hut to the teachers as well. Two other lectures have yet to he given in the Convent School, one on astronomy and another on physical geography.