AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 16, 20 January 1915, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The programme to be presented at Bernard's Pictures on Thursday evening are a "specially selected series. The star comedy "Goodness Gracious," is.a film played.by Vitagraph's coterie of American artists, and is stated to be the best joke box-yet let loose. The "Gaumont Graphic" includes the very lntestuloing in the Home land: The dramatic portion is well catered for in, Edison's deep:drama,'The Ghost oftOranleigh" and the coloured picture entitled "A Scoundrels Chance." The scenic ana educational films are of the latest.. Will Diamond will sing "Play that Melody Again." .

PETER DAWSON' CONCERT? A large and enthusiastic audience attended the Town Hall to hear Peter Dawson and his concert company. Mr Dawson gained the sympathy of the audience from the minuto he appeared on the platform, and the mellowness of, voice, the dramatic intensity of expression of the singer, together with his most happy selection of songs. raised the audience to the height of enthusiasm. Mr Dawson was generous with his encores, but, nevertheless, the last song was as sweetly rendered as the first. For his first two .songs "Border Ballad" (Cowen), and "Onaway, Awake Beloved" (Cole-ridge-Taylor), ho, was recalled, and gaye as an encore "Sincerity." "The Blind Ploughman". (Clarke) , and "Sands o' Dee" were rendered with the pathos which they demand, and Mr Dawson, recalled, gave "Where the .Mountains of Morne Sweep clown, to the Sea" and the ever-green "On the Road to Mandalay"—("not the sotting you know," the. singer, said parenthetically). The singing of another favorite, "The Two Grenadiers" (Schumann), again gained a double encore, Mr Dawson singing "The Lowland Sea' 'and "Bandolero." The audience was loath to let the singer leave the stage after his rendering of "The Floral Dance," and Mr Dawson rose to- the occasion by giving three'encores: "Up from Zomerset," "The Blue Dragoons," and "A Dinder Courtship." -With Miss Anetta George he sang "Sweet and Low."

The,, other, members, of the company .greatly added to the pleasure of the entertainment.. Miss. Anetta George possesses a charming contralto voice which she displayed, tq great advantage in "Dear Heart," "Dearest, I bring you Daffodils" - (Forster) and 'fWake Tip" (Phillips), for the spirited rendering of the last being recalled. Miss Grace Newman received encores, for her masterly interpretation on the violin of "Hungarian Rhapsody" (Hauser), and "Nocturne" (Chopin). Miss Carlien .Turs (pianiste) played Rachmaninoff's celebrated C sharp . .prelude, .-and did - ex-, cellent. work as accompanist.

BURNS' ANNIVERSARY. j "It's one. of. tjie ,'best programmes >ljve ever helpedto ; .arrange," was the remark which ; found Expression by a local musical, man in connection with the Burns' Anniversary '.programme foiv Monday, njgln>. .- Considering the public nature of the evening, on account of the object for, which it is being devoted, viz., the Belgian Relief Fund, there will be a number of patriotic songs., Mr H. Douglas wjill song "Long Live the King," Mr B. Malope "Les Marsellaise" and "There's, a Land," while Mrs E. C. Robinson, will sing the latest ladies' recruiting song, ''Your King and Country Want You,", The Scotch numbers will be; entrusted to, Mrs Masse.wMiss Mackay, Miss Sangster, and Mrs Robinson. Miss S.ullivan and Mr F. Goldsmith will also contribute numbers, while, recitations will be given by Captain Allen and Mr Ranford.