AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 67, 22 March 1915, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The programme for this evening in•hides a remarkable war picture, "The battle Around' Dixmude," and "On lie Y«er Canal." Some scenes from lie film ; re: V tench Hussars advancing ,i the Yser Canal—Belgian transport, j ;uns, and Red Cross contingent oa the ,ay to the firing line at Dixmud■>— sengalese in the trenches—Belji an motived-train in action—French sol- , iers along the Canal, etc. "Her Hisband," a two-reel drama by the I'itagiaph Co. "In the Nick ol Time" » a sensational romance of adventure. 'The Australian Gazette" contains the .itest Commonwealth news. Then there H a pretty drama by the Princess Co., •ntitled "Sis," while something very tinny is promised in Keystone's "Mab•l's -Blunder" (comedy farce). THE CHERNIAVSKYS. On Saturday night a large audience vssembled at the Town Hall to hear the Ihorniavsky Brothers, Leo, Jan and Jischcl, and they were rewarded by noaring what Avas undoubtedly one of he best musical entertainment that lave visited Stratford. That the audimce appreciated this fact was shown ">y the repeated calls for encores, each ' irtist receiving his share. No doubt 1 remained in the minds of the audience jfter the playing of Mendelssohn's trio j ior piano, violin, and violin 'cello that ,hey bad before them musicians who rt'ere both thorough and sympathetic. This long and difficult work was par- ' icularly well executed, and all the concerted items were so well-balanced that it would be difficult to say which part was the most brilliant. Other trios were "Barcarolle" (O(fenbach), "Spring Song" (Mendelssohn), "Hungarian Dance" (Brahmns), and as an encore item Schubert's "Moment Musicale." The artists proved to be possessed of great versatility, the Brahms item being given with the necessary vigor and the "Spring Song" with great delicacy. Leo Cherniavsky, the eldest of the brothers (being in his 25th year) proved an accomplished violinist, producing an excellent tone. Probably his most pleasing item was he Hejre Kati (Slavonic dance), by Hubay. His other solos ewre "Ave Vlaria" (Schubert-Wilhelmj) and 'Humoreske" (Dvorak). Jan proved limselt a master of the piano, and diould be classed with those high up in the art. His two Chopin items ("Nocturne" and "Butterfly Etude"), were endersd with all that attention to phrasing and rhythm which that composer's works demand. The no-id phantasia on Verdi's "lligoletto" by Liszt was charmingly rendered, tho melody being well marked. The young98t member of the trio is an artist by io means inferior to his brothers, in lis 'cello solos showing a thorough uastery of his instrument, and a great ,ense of humor. Particularly pleasing vas his rendering of the Serenade by Victor Herbert. Other solos were "The Swan" (Saint-Saens) and "Hunrarian Rhapsody" (Popper). At the lose iff a most enjoyable concert, the uothcis rendered, by special request, .he National Anthems of Russia, Britain, and France, raising the audience to a high pitch of enthusiasm.