AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 83, 14 March 1916, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. I THE LIVING WAGE. The audience which assembled at His Majesty's Theatre last evening was well satisfied with the meritorious and well-diversified programme that was presented, "'flip Four Grains of Rice" is a Chinese Tong, or social organisation, the leader of. whom. Moy Wong, tries to get a young white girl in his power. Hej nearly succeeds, but through the rivalry and v engeance of a rival Tong, called "The Sons of the Brazen Joss," the suave vidian is trapped' and the girl and her lover saved. The whole production is quite out of the beaten track of photo-dramas. "The Living Wage" portrays a millionaire who endeavors to live on six dollars a week. He falls in love with a "child of the slums," and it is here the romance starts. The conclusion is delightful. Two items of more than ordinary cleverness were cartoon films, "John" Bull's Sketch-book" and "The Victorious Jockey." The latter presents Charles Chaplin in. a novel-manner. The- war cartoons being particularly good. Glimpses ;of South Africa were givim in. "Scenes 'in The comedy 'portion of the programme was excellent. j The ! same: programme will be : shown to-night'. for tluy last time. > , ,

') FETE OF NATIONS. STRATFORD TO-MORROW EVENING. The Secretary of the Patriotic Amusements' Committee reports..that general approval has been expressed by local' patrons at the action of the Committee in arranging for the staging of the delightful performance,. "The Fete of Nations,", in the, .Town' Hall, oh'Wednesday next,, It-Us to •be hoped that the fine patriotic spirit which has prompted''the New Plymouth Amateurs 'to come to Stratford at their own expense, giving , the whole of the proceeds ,to the local Wounded Soldiers' Fund, will be rewarded by a bumper house. The, entertainment ran for seven nights 'in New Plymouth, and regarding the final performance, the "Taranaki Herald' speaks very hig'hly of the entertainment, as outlined in our issue of yesterday, and says that during the' evening, all the principals were the recipients of many beautiful bouquets and boxes of chocolates. After the singing of the National Anthem, the curtain was finally rung down amid round after round of applause. The Box Plan is open at Grubb's Music Warehouse.