AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 65, 19 March 1915, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

CHERNIAVSKY’S AND NEGRO TRIBE. The Cherniavskys are much travelled artists, and the funny experiences they come in contact with are necessarily numerous. Perhaps one of the most unique stories told by the young artists to a South African Journal was, when they decided to cross the wild Transki in South Africa from the western district to Durban by a specially hived “six in hand” for the purpose of satiating their spirit of adventure, they were held up by a negro tribe. Jt seems the reputation of the artists had preceded them even to the primitive Kaffirs and the “Chief” of the tribe in question good liuniouredly detained the musical cavalcade and demanded the magic music of the “Macoola Moolong” (the the proceedings, the Cherniavskys entered into the spirit of the thing and with a tropical sunset behind the mango trees for a hack cloth, an old apology for a piano was dragged out of the Chief’s Kraal and the black sons of the soil listened to the magic of the music. Whether it was the inspiring sunset or the spontaniety of the proceedings, tht Cherniavskys have not yet discovered; but strange to say, they played as they had seldom played before, and as for the response of the black race to the charm of the music, it was wonderful. (Cover toll me again, remarked one of the party that the Black Man has no ‘’mil-—lie is all soul before he. comes in contact with the grosser part ol our civilisation. These wonderful artists appear in the Stratford Town Hall to-morrow night, and judging by the enthusiasm aroused they should have a packed house. The plan is open at Grubb’s. HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A magnificent biograph production by I). W. Griffith, the great picture producer, and entitled “Home Sweet Home,” will head the programme this evening. Some of the special scenes in tliis production are ns follows; —The romantic and adventurous career of John Howard Payne, author, actor, and composer—ashamed of In's mother and sweetheart—mother’s prayer forgotten. friendless, penniless, and far from home—Payne writes his immortal song, “Home, Sweet Home”- it is lonely, tragic death—the influence of the song years later—saved from the gallows by the song—-Payne’s resurrection. The latest war scenes t are also screened via the topical budget.