AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 282, 26 November 1914, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. "Fighting Blood of 1809" is a magnificent photo-play now showing at His Majesty's Theatre, and is one of the iinest historic pictures screened here. The scenes of the hattles are splendid, and those of the mountains, snowclrirts, wi.de rivers and waterfalls are really grand. "The Battle at Still Bridge" is a revelation-in the camera art. This picture will be screened for die last time to-night. The supporting programme is very interesting. Many, of the world's late events are shown in one English Gazette. "Grandmothers Wedding Dress" is a true story by the Edison Company, and contains many dramatic scenes. "A Trip in Southern India" is a splendid educational picture, and these series of travel are of high value. "The Fatal Mallet" is a fine Keystone comedy. Mr Will Diamon again sang "How Britishers Die.'' "Hinemoa," a Maori love story, whieii rvill be screened to-morro'w"night, is a >«ew Zealand-made photo-play.

"SAN TOY." TOWN HALL—TO-NIGHT. To-night at H o'clock sharp the cui> i.am, will go up for the first appearance ot tne, Mew Plymouth Oporatic ...oeiety in "San Toy." The book•ng lias been a record one, and tilers .s 110 doubt but what this poputai combination will receive a weU merit. jd reception. The rich friend 01 merriment which is contained in tins popular opera will be further enhanced by the local hits which Li has witi, many other things up his sleeve. The music is bright ana sparkling, and ;ne hnale to Act l. reaches the level of grand opera. Among tne 1 many pretty solos and concerted number*, .line following will be found to be vuv\ -;ood : "A Posy, from over the Sea,' •'lt's nice to be a Boy Sometimes,' 'A Lady's Maid," "Somebody," 'Motherland" (specially introduced), "Phoda," "Little Bit of Fun." The full strength of the chorus will" be heard to advantage particularly in the Moon, Emperor's Own and the Chorus of Mandarins, and with Li and his company of female soldiers in 'Chine Solger Man." As there is to be onjy one night, the Stratford patrons are advised to get in early and avoid the crush.

"BUNTY THE STRINGS."

"Bunty Pulls the Strings," the Scotch .comedy which is to be played ilt the Stratford Town Hall on Saturday night by Mr and Mrs Graham Moffat's company of Scottish players, is not new to the world, as it holds a record run of over GOOi'.uights in London at the Hay market. It was first produced in Australia at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, where it met with immediate success • fche Sydney Sun says: "Half the audience at the Theatre Royal seemed to have been brought up in the Manse, or at least in the immediate viciiVity of the Kirk, so readily did they take delight in the artistic touches with which the new play, "Bunty Pulls the Strings" presents an intimate and true picture |of Seotchbyterianism. That word is not a vulgarism; it is necessary to express the Scot in relation to his Sawbath. The other half of the audience, who were not Scotchbyterian, viewed the strange characters, so quaint and yet so human, with increasing and found them so queer and so likeable that when the curtain fell on the first act there were seven or eight re-calls before the applause would cease. So Mr Graham Moffat's comedy, which is being produced by the author (with Mr E. J. Carroll as entrepreneur) started off in Australia with a great success." Tlia box plans are at T, Grubb's.