Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-11
PROCTOR's BILL PLEAsES.

Mystic orientalism, intermixed
with the love of a young eunuch and
the jealousy of the Caliph of Bagdad,
encharms the spectator during the
three-act pantomime, "The Flower of
Bagdad," at Proctor's. The eunuch,
Bert Fassio, is in love with the
dancing girl, known as the "Flower
of Bagdad." The dancer shows her
preference for the eunuch before the
Caliph. who thereupon has his show
man, Jack Marcus, kidnap her and
take the young girFto his W pri-
vate room.
The next scene shows the beauti-
full burden being carried to the auto
Gratis room, and brings in the watch
man, silently tripping about on his
nightly guard, with a long knife
swinging from his belt.
The third act shows the girl lying
at the feet of the lord, who smiles
with fendish delight. Suddenly the
eunuch rushes into the room and is
pursued out of the apartment by the
Caliph. While away the black at
tendant, Ludwig Seel, takes mercy
on the poor girl and releases her,
substituting the Snowman in her
stead. Great surprise is manifested
when the Caliph finds the substitute.
After a search he finds the graceful
dancer and brings her into his harem
to sing and dance.
In a few minutes the eunuch re-
turns, having escaped from imprison-
ment to which the Caliph had sen
fenced him. The young maiden
shows her love for his youth in pref
erence to the age of the Caliph,
which greatly angers the latter, who
seizes the eunuch and is about to
strangle him to death when the brill
liant court dancer slips a diamond
studded dagger into the middle Of
his back, and as the two lovers are
united the curtain falls.
The play depicts the customs Of
the Orient, and with weird electrical
effects forms a wonderful portrayal
of the mystic ways of old Turkey.
"The Idol" is a comedy that
tickles the spectators visibility. The
act is given by ~Jessaline Rodgers e
Company. 1t shows a law Office of a
woman practitioner. She employs
a dry, business-like, matter-of-fact
old man, who answers always with a
windy yes" He is derided for
this popularity, but buried back
among his law books he continues to
write and write unconcernedly. The
humorous part is added by the young
gay clerk, who passes a number OF
facetious observances. The feature
of the comedy is the idol" with
whom a pretty tongue-tied lady is in
love, and she confides her sentiment
to the woman lawyer. Once, when
entering the office, she finds her idol
in the arms of the female practiction-
err, and becomes distracted, scream
ing that her idol has fallen off its
pedestal, crying that her lover is
false. The man turns out to be the
lawyers long lost brother SO the
young lady is comforted.
Dorothy Meuther proved herself
we'll adapted as a character coined
ian and pleased the audience with
her performance.
THE LYNDON BANK ROBBERY.
At the Bijou theatre heralded up
and down the highways as a thrilling
play, has been weighed by a good big
audience and not been found want
ing. While the play abounds in thrill
ing climaxes and situations of such
gripping intensity that you hold your
breath and rise clear off your seat, it
is also permeated with the most hi
~larious comedy. The quondam BRAY
cry of the town constable, who
thought he earned a hero medal. the
eccentric pumpkin, who Is hotel
clerk, porter bell boy. the lady of
color Liza" and the pal of thep rofes
sional burglar who finally gets cold
feet and wants to skiddoo all keep
the house roaring with laughter. The
Kovacs Stock Co. have certainly
brought out a headliner in the "Lyn-
don Bank Robbery" which continues
all week with theu sual matinees. An
interesting event at the close OF the
performance was the awarding OF
the Oakland sewing machine, cou-
pom for which were given out all last
week. Miss Helen Biptak was the
lucky winner of the machine.
This weeks coupnos will be given
for a similar contest for a vacuum
cleaner to be awarded next Monday
night. Next week a typical comedy
drama OF the Lone Star State, THE
Cowboys Girl" with a special and
final performance of "Dr. Jekyll and
5ir, Hyde" on Thursday, Dec. IS.