STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1922, Page 6

STRATFORD.

DAILY NEWS AGENCY. Advertisements and items of news for publication in the Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local representatative, care Mr. W. H. Humphrey, Broadway, Stratford. Orders fcr papers may also he left with him. THE MARDI GRAS. Remarkable activity is being exhibited by all Mardi Gras sections in what the organiser terms the “semi-final lap.” An interesting item in the Mardi Gras programme will be carried out on the showgrounds to-day. This (Thursday) evening there will be an attractive bill submitted Iby the A. in the- Town Hall. A special engagement of the Alton sisters, a noted tight wire and trapeze act from the Fuller vaudeville circuit has been made together with a troupe of Maori entertainers who will contribute hpkas, poi dances, and native songs. To-night another fine bill will be presented under the banner of the 8.8. committee, when a complete change of artists will be made. KING'S THEATRE. Who killed Henry Tracey ? is the problem of E. J. and Dan Carroll’s latest production, “The Blue Mountains Mystery.’’ which is booked as the special feature for the King’s Theatre programme commencing this (Thursday) evening, and it is claimed audiences are held in most delightful sixpence until almost the close of the picture, which extends over six reels. The story of “The Blue Mountains Mystery” is adapted from Harrison Owen’s powerful book, and is an unique tale of love, hate, mystery and intrigue the telling of which here would minimise its entertaining powers. Blue Mountains Mystery” is a superlative attraction in every sense, of the word, towering, as it does, above everything previously produced in Austra - lia. and being streets ahead of the average stereotype production. The picturesque scenery and settings in “The Blue Mountains Mystery” have never been excelled, and the production is absolutely flawless. The American Consul-General, Mr. D. F. Wilbur, wlil be officially welcomed Stratford showgrounds, at 1.30 p.m. to-day, by the president of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. B. Richards. The residents of Stratford and district are notified that Ernest Davies, the London qualified sight-testing optician, visits Stratford every Tuesday, and may be consulted at Mr. Gaffaney’s, Broadway. Hours: 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. All ihe latest Magazines and Periodicals, Fashion Books, the “Best Way” series, etc.. etc.; Collins’ Diaries for 1923; now on sale at W. H. Humphrey’s, Broadway, Stratford.