AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 51, 30 June 1915, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

H.M. THEATRE. Charles Chaplin is the leading feature on to-night’s change. He reaches the sublime in laugh-creating with his marvellous performance as a baker in a French restaurant. A very fine story of Italian jealousy is entitled “Alarm’s Sacrifice,” a tine A’itagraph portrayal. “The Hop Smugglers” is an exciting drama of a young ladv, through pluck and daring, receiving a high position as news reporter to a big New York paper. Other pictures are: “His Chorus Girl AVife” (drama), Afagazine Cooking” (comedy), “Egyptian Alonuments” (interest), “Scenes in the phillipines,” and “Domestic Devon” f'seeuie).

THE RED DANDIES. NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT. The wonderfdul success of the Scarlet Troubadours some years ago clearly demonstrated to Mr Edward Brans-t-ombe that there was a splendid opening for attractions conducted on s mi*ar lines, and which would append to a discriminating public that appreciates .-ii entertainment clean, wholesomd, and devoid of the slightest suggestion of vulgarity. The Red Dandies, who appear at the Town Hall on Saturdaj next, was Mr Branscombe’s first venture of this nature, and it met with so much success that other companies were formed, till to-day, no less than six Dandies Coys are touring Austialia. Having such a large number of artists at his command, Mr Branseoipbe is in a position to present to his public companies evenly balanced, and with that cohesion which is so essential in the performances presented by Costume Comedy Coys. The Red‘Dandies who visit us have just completed a most successful season in Auckland of seven weeks, and prior to that they played for eight months in Brisbane, where they presented over 700 separate items, and thus it will, be seen that their repertoire is enormous. The Brandscombe firms agents in London send out the very latest songs, sketches, etc., suitable for the companies. After they have been icviewed by Mr Brandscombe, they are passed o nto the producer of the var,ous companies, who in the case of the Red Dandies is Mr Claude Dampior, whose stage business and grouping arc cleverly worked nut, and very artistic, and his stage settings and costuming are a feature of the productions. The season in Stratford is limited to one night, and the box plan of reserved seats opens at Grubb’s .to-moiToU* (Thursday morning) at 9 o’clock.