Stratford flews

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 49, 16 July 1912, Page 3

Stratford flews

i Mora rur Tvpsident Ueportex. '•H.M.S. PINAFORE." "Plays may come and plays may go; our plays go on for ever." ' Gilbert and Sullivan would have almost been justified in altering Tennyson's beautiful poem, 'The Brook," to read as above. Their name is a household name, although some of their musical comies are so old, and have 'l>»en played thousands of times, they avestill appreciated as much to-day j as the day they were first performed. I The Stratford Operatic Society could not have done better than choose an opera written by these collai)or?,tcur.s. Judging, by the manner in 'Which the rehearsals are going off. it is quite certain that "H.-M.S. Pinafore" is going to lose none of its attractions and beauty by being performed by this society. The performance is going to be given on a magnificent scale, with scenery specially imported. It will give some idea of the size of the scenery when we mention that every available bit of space on the stage has had to be used to get it all on. The society is sparing no expense to make the opera one of the finest, ever given in Stratford. The second scene in "H.M.S. ■ Pinafore" is worthy of special mention. It is night, His Majesty's ship Pinafore is lying at anchor in Portsmouth Harbor,, and one looks from the deck across the still water and beholds the city by night with its myriads of lights twinkling across the harbor. It is a beautiful, picture, and worth going a long way to see. Special arrangements are being made to light this scene. The society every credit and a bumper house as a : reward for the enormous expense and ; trouble it has gone to. We do not doubt for a moment that the Town' Hal- will be packed from floor to ceiling on Thursday and Friday evenings, to witness the performance. The prices, are just as popular as the play, 3s, 2s:.and<ls, and dress circle seats may be reserved at Mr. T. G. Grubb's music warehouse.'

j STRAY PARAGRAPHS. I Mr .and Mrs. Doughty, of Stratford, _ left yesterday for a holiday in Wellington * ' ". .->■■ ;BlVw- !(i«j\( •Mr. J. B. Hine, M.P., returned "to Stratford on Monday night. This was his first appearance in the electorate since the fateful division was taken, over- a* 'week' ,' ago, and not even the heajpy downpour of rain was sufficient to" deter "over. a hundred enthusiastic supporters ;6f the present Government' from turning out in great force to welcome the member for the district. ' ■ ~ ' , '- > - '■'•>«■ t At Whangamomona on quest was held on the body ! of- Elizabeth 1 Crozier, and a vei'dict was- returned l tflurt! death was due to hemorrhage," following i on'confinement. This is another addition | to the long list of deaths that might 1 have been avoided had thq district p'os- j sessed either a resident niedical man or ; a registered district nurse:; i ■"->' - c ' ■ •'•' Wanganui seems to be offering ind»iee-'-.| merits to our rising chemists. : - Mi\ Roy » Cajverfc. for three years assistant to Mr. 1 E. B. Stohr, has accepted ii-post In jtlie l ) river city, and leaves by this morning's express for his new home. 1 ■.'-"'• '." . fr. H. B. Leatham arrived by last night's train from New T Plymouth to temporarily take' charge ; of Dr.' Facet's' practice during the latter's short holiday. Dr. Leatham has known Stratford-prac-tically from its infancy, and is hardly likely to forget one trip, at.least in-the early days, when he was called from New Plymouth to attend a case at. Norrnanby, on the railway construction works. - The journey, down occupied / nearly "twelve hours by train, trolley, and horseback, through nealy-felled bush, Stratford being then the end of the train service, and . the trolley being available only as far as Ma'ngawhero. • ■ *..,-..:..,-

BERNARD'S PICTURES.- . ~ The improvements and alterations to i His Majesty's Theatre are nearing completion, and picture patrons will; it is hoped, bestow even more liberal natron- J age now than in the past upon the local picture enterprise. -Madame Bernard has proved herself a most capable cater-er for ' the public tastes, and stage by stage the erstwhile vninvitiir,' structure- in Broadway North has been modelled, and -remodelled,- converted-i'nto, one of the most up-to-date and comfortable- and convenient picture theatres 'in the Dominion —at least, outside the, bigger centres. 'The appointments are good,' and the picture patrons get their .evening's (amusement without the discomforts .attaching to many so-called picture palaces.The interior i§ pleasing to the eye, and improvements in this djrectjon are ,in progress. The vestibule hag just-.been i considerably enlarged, and jhe stairway to the dress circle .altered. A confectionery shop is also to be opened in the for the convenience of the* pub: lie' 'Mr. Will Diamond is at'pr'esent engaged in the construction, ef the- new metal screen to replace the fabric, screen ,' used so far, and from this .the management expects to greatly enhance'" the brilliancy of the picturo projection, "'the whtile of the light Being used, wnereas.' wlren using the calico or canvas screen mux h of it,.passes through and is wasted. The re-opening bi the. popular theatre is announced for Thursday evening. The programme i- ar ail-star programme, and' the" 1 right; ■'<, star of the seriesis that exceptioi!- I '. fine story entitled., "Lieutenant Kose and the Moorish Eaideirs," of which much praise has. been .deservedly' written in", the cMy press. "The Root of Evil" is another fine series. The programme is advertised in this issue.