AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 86, 11 August 1915, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

"A SCRAPE 0' THE PEN." Perhaps no country in the world is so full of superstitions as. Scotland. Particularly was this the case in the brave days of old when the historic blacksmith at Gretna flourished on the toll of the runaway romantic couples. The parties of this curious marriage custom were each presented with what was known as a scrape, p' the pen. and Mr Graham Moffat has vritten a three-act play of Scottish farm life using this as bin title. When "A Scrape o' the Ben" goes on at the Town Hall on Wednesday next

playgoers will witness a production which the Sydney , Morning Herald quoted as striking a deeper and a tenderer note that "Bunty Pulls the Strings." The play in addition to embracing all the old romance of a Scottish marriage ceremony features the particular observance of the .New Year as usual in Scotland, and the comedy was described by the famous comedian Harry Lauder as "a bit of old Scotland. " and In- stated afterwards that in viewing the performance he felt "just like being at homo."

Since their last visit to .New Zealand. .Mr and Mrs Graham Moffat have considerably augmented their "Bunty" Company, but most of the old favorites will be scon in new roles in this production. The box plan will open at T. G. Grubh's on Monday next.