AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 73, 24 October 1916, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

; FOLEY’S PICTURES, j There was an excellent house at His Majesty’s Theatre last night, when the new programme was presented for the first time. The chief outstanding feature is a .stining military drama in four acts, entitled j “The Commanding Officer.” The hire rest of the theme centres around the beautiful young wife of the commanding officer, who is wrongfully accused. The difficult and swcetlypathetie role is entrusted to Alice Dovey, an artiste entirely new to Stratford picture-goers, and her performance last night was a veritable 1 triumph. An official war Him entitled “With Lord Kitchener at the showed the Hero of Khar■toniii inspecting the troops in trance. The film concluded with a fine view 'of the late Army Chief leaving for England on a destroyer. Other good prictures screened were: “The Black Diamond Express (a Kalem railioad drama), “Tribute Rice in China,” and a delightful comedy entitled “This Isn’t a lie.”

THE VICTOR PRINCE REVUE GO.

One may say, without fear- of contradiction," that the above company, which will appear in the Town Hall next Saturday night, will be an artistic vaudeville combination, one of the best ever shown to a Stratford audience. The company opens here after a six week’s successful season at the Opera House, Auckland. Among the artists are included Little Lillian Colon so, as “Tho Boys” call her “the funniest thing in petticoats.” Victor Prince and Chas Zoli are t u> most delightful of comedians, bo.ii have thoroughly established themselves in New Zealand’s good graces; Yorke Gray, the fascinating comedian and dancer; Vera Benson, with the dainty frocks; Florence Lyle and Rose Brennan, Leo Shariat (a hi ;t in himself), Miss Annette Laiog (clever top-boot dancer), Jacques May (Yiddish comedian and dancer. 'J he Revue is full of well-manufactured laughter, and keeps the audience in a state of uproar from beginning to end. A feature of the Revue is the pretty costumes, combined with tho delightful music, both of which tend to make the performance an enjoyable one. Box nlan at Grubb’s.