AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 44, 23 February 1915, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

“HUMPTY DUMPTY.” The appearance next Saturday at | the Town Hall of the “Humpty Dumpty” Pantomime Company is a theatrical event of special interest. Sixtylive people will appear in “Humpty Dumpty,” all of whom have been brought from Australia. All the dresses, scenery, and effects are said to be entirely new. Miss Olive Robinson will be the “Principal Boy,” Miss Molly King “Principal Girl,” and the comedy in the hands of Con Moroni “Dame,” and Ernie Lashbrook as “Tiddly Wink.” The ballets invented and arranged by Miss Ethel Clifford are novel and pretty. The music by Mr Harry Taylor is strikingly new in the “tunes,” and there, is not one song >r sentimental lyric which anyone would not willingly listen to many times. The box plan is at Grubb s. The Company, when in Stratford a year ago, made a very favorably impression, and since then it has been considerably improved, including a' wonderful acrobatic speciality by Lenaon Hyman and Lennon. H.KI. THEATRE. On Thursday evening a stupendous novelty programme is headed by a fine Edison feature drama, “The Shattered Tree.” “Pathe’s War Gazette” contains war time events of interest j to everybody. “The Sacred City of j Benares” is one of Pathe's elaborate color scenics. “The Man With the Glove” is an exciting Kalem drama. A Vitagraph comedy is entitled “Pickles, Art and Sauerkraut.” “Manu-j facturing Incandescent Lamps” gives an idea of this iftdustry. One of the ( funniest Keystone comedies will be “The Sky Pirate.” Next Friday “Antwerp Under Shot fARANAKI AGRICULTURAL SCH CIETY. This year’s Taranaki Metropolitan : Agricultural Society’s j Show should i prove one of the most interesting yet j held by the Society. Special mention must be made of the excellent entries , in the cattle class, especially the milk- ' ing sections. Some of the best cattle , in the North Island from various own- j ers’ herds will be competing. There is I a splendid entry in the horse section, and most of the classes are better filled 1 than in previous Shows. This year’s pony class is the largest exhibit yet held by the Society, and the same remark will apply to all leaping and other ring competitions. In the huuj tors’ champion competitions there ar e j2O entries. The Show will be aeld tomorrow (Wednesday), an ; ’ l Thursday j next, On Wednesday t ] ie Society has j made special hf a in arrangements, the I usual train having been delayed |uut’A Q p.m., and on the People’s Day, , Thursday.