AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 1 September 1916, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

FOLEY’S PICTURES. “THE GOLDEN CLAW.” The new programme 1 , to he shown to-night at His Majesty’s Theatre. >* headed by a -Triangle Company star drama entitled “The Golden Claw. Wherever this film has been screened, the success has been electrical. Hie picture depicts the soul-searching story of the Tile who first caressed and then was tortured by mammons “Golden Claw,” and the woman having tasted of the sweets of life shall go in pursuit of a phantom pleasure--anil err on until she finds horse 11 at the brink of the abyss from which she cannot turn back. “The Golden Claw” occupies... the major portion of the programme, and is said to be an oven better production than “The Lamb.” 'Hie supporting films are the Carpenter’s Dilemma” (rich comedy), “War Gazette,” and “Climbing the Jurigtraiu” New and sparkling melodies will be played by MAI. Orchestral Band. The usual matinee will be held to-morrow at 1.30.

THE NORWOODS. Professor Norwood is very funny! Quite apart from the scientific side 'of hvpnotic suggestion and what part jit may some day play in the well-be-ing or otherwise of the individual, there is no question whatever as to the amount of entertainment to be got from the experiments upon iSucji «uj)ky.l,s.are prepared to submit' themselves on - the stage for ’'“lie ;will shut our eyes and /imagine otir hands are clenched and we cannot get them apart however hard we struggle,” says the Professor, and the subjects try and try again, and roll about on the floor in their efforts, "hut until the word is given and the spell released by the Professor, all hands remain tightly clenched. “Some nasty person has covered us over with sticky treacle, and the circle ties itself in knots in | its efforts to scrape, rub, or clean loir the sticky-substance.which covers , the clothes. “We will pretend we are ministers and preach a sermon just !using the alphabet,” is another remark of the entertainer, and the plastic brains give their versions of A.H.C.D., etc. 1 , in a manner that puts the late Charlie Hugo and “Old Mother Hubbard” completely in the ! shade. Selling imaginary newspapers, investing money on dream race horses, and a host of other experiments, kept 'a fairly full house in roars of lavighj ter throughout the whole programme. As a “gloom ilisnerSer,” the Town Hall to-night and to-morrow may lie strongly recommended.