Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-03
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ROYAL,

Miss Hyland, the William Fox STAR
will be at the Royal theatre tomor-
row in a play by e. Lloyd Sheldon
called "Other Mems Daughters" This
is a stirring picture with a moral for
men and ONE It brings home to
gay fathers a picture of how they
would feel when other men are
trifing with their daughters. In this
story Shirley Reynolds peggy Hy-
land) fights heroically to bring her
father back to the straight road While
another father tries to drag her down
to the level to which his own daugh-
ter has been brought. 4
Shirley wins her battle after q long
series Of thrilling incidents and shs
reunites her father and mother and
starts on a pretty romano Of her
own.
blooded plays into which he always
intertwines much humor, directed
the picture.
| The admirers of dainty Vivian Mars
tin, who have not forgotten her ex-
cellent portrayal of the role of Betsy
| claimed Goods" shown here several
weeks ago, turned out In great force
| when her newest novel of the same
name by William ]. Locke, will be
presented at the Strand tomorrow
The beauty and winsomeness of the
| star, the interest Of the story, the
| charm of the photography, all CONF
| bined to make this protoplay n OF.
the most delightful seen in this city
| in many months, and its attractveness
to the audience was demonstrated
emphatically long before the final
scene had faded out.
Undoubtedly "Vfviette" Is h best
| picture story Miss Martin has had
for some time and the sprightly little
star makes the most of her opportun-
tiles in the part of the frivolous, irres
sponsible little English girl, who
wakes up to q sense of her response
bilities in time to make amends.
1t is a delightfully."- human story
that Locke has given us in 'fViviette."
and the producers I'VE succeeded
| admirably in preserving the deiicacy
and humanness of It. 1t is the story
of two brothers of strongly CONTRAST.
ing types and how the whimsical, fir
tatious "viviette" ONE into their
lives and almost but not quite. causes
a tragedy. /
DTTMAS
Madge Kennedy sparkles and
shines in her W individualway in
her latest Goldwyn Picture, Friend
Husband" to be shown at the Ditmas
tomorrow and Thursday. Shells .
different sort OF heroine who finds
herself in a complication as different
as it's alarming.
= Madge Kennedy is Dorothy, a girl
who considers her sister a slave to tie
herself down to domestic ~drudgery,
dorothy IL strong for the freedom OF
her sex, but when her grandmothcr'a
will is read she learns that she muse
marry In order to inherit the fortune.
Accordingly. her lawyer is instructed
to advertise for a young man willing
to. enter into a marriage in name only
for O monetary consideration.
Visiting the lawyers Office Dorothy
meets a young man who, she assumeS2
is an applicant. He is really a man
| of fortune, the son of the lawyer'a
friend. Don falls in love with Doro|
thy's plan and they are married. His
rich gift to her proves that he isn't
poor after all. The deception angera
which he insists on beginning-sha
tries to escape, but Don assures sym[
pathetic bystanders that his wife fE
Insane and he is regarded with pity. !
Don takes her by force to an island
where the trembling bride is com-
pelled to remain. She Is bitter against
her husband and treats him with CON-
tempt and frozen indifference-when
she is not violently angry. He decides
to leave her alone that she may come
to her senses.
In his absence Dorothy meets with
an adventure so terrible that h CAM
only think IL a ruse on the part oE
Don Il win her. So she firts with
danger, IN Ignorance of what her peril
Is. In the nick of time Don returnsf
however, and in a fash Dorothy real1
ICES the gravity Of the situation. He
proves himself a hero and wins her
love. !
Bright, snappy. colorful, with.
abundance OF catchy music, enliven@
ing dances and a succession OF laughf
able comic scenes. f1ttingiy describes
the performance OF the Hastings Biz
Show" which will be at the MAJESTIC
on next Monday, matinee and night,
No organization on the Columbia
Amusement Company's circuit. shows
such marked advance in buriesQue az
does the combination controlled by
Harry Hastings, and II Is due TO his
long experience in the amusement
field, and unsparing xpens h a he
has gotten up an entertainment IN
which there is so much to please both
the eye and ear.
Dan Coleman, who appears In the
two burleeques, is droll and unctious
and be is resourceful in introducing
Business hat keeps the ristbilttez
fiof the auditor excited throughout the
performance. He 81 one OF u few
comedians who can exploit ridiculous
humor without appearing silly. and
back OF all his work. h keen OBJ
server will recognize that he Is pres
senting a fine piece Of characteH
study. His mannerisms accentuat9
his humor. Frank Mallahan prOve4
la good foil to his style and Phil PED
ters plays German characters With
JUNCTION. Miss Esther Higbee, whs
leads the female contingent as 4
prima donna, is dazhing, good to looh
upon and possesses a keen percepi