Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-23
Theatre News


/, DTTMAS.
Today and tomorrow J.. Warren
| Kerrigan will be seen on the screen
of the Ditmas Theatre in his latest
Paralta Play. One Dollar Bid"
| which Is a screen adaptation of Credo
Harris romantic novel of the Ken
lucky hills which was published a few
years ago under the title of Toby"
The story offers exceptional oppor-
tunity for the kind of work in which
Mr.. Kerrigan has achieved his fore
most successes. Early in the action
of the play, he is seen as a young
| man of refinement who has sunk to
the lowest ebb. cast aside by the
/ whites. he lives in a negro hut, no one
knowing or caring who he is or from
/ whence he came. As the story de-
| velops. he rises under the influence of
a girl of high ideals until at last he
becomes one of the dominating fac
tors of the town which had Stunned
him as an outcast.
ROY stewart in ''Taa Fly God" Is
the added attraction today and to-
morrow.
A list OF the productions in which
, any popular film actress has appeared
| would, without doubt. include a va
riety of subjects. but IL is doubtful
whether any screen star has to his or
her credit a larger assortment or one
with a wider scope than Pauline
Frederick. Paramount star n emo
I tional actress. For those who have
followed the work of this popular
star IL will perhaps be interesting to
recall her Paramount productions in
the order of their appearances:
sold" "Zaza.'' BELLA Donna" "Ly-
dia Gilmore" Spider" Audrey,
1.-THE Moment Bafo-e." THE worla's
! Great Snare" THE Woman in the
Case" ASHES OF Embers," "Nanette
Of the wiIds." ''The Slave Market"
'Sapho.,' "~Sleening Fires" Her Bet
ter Self" and .sThe owe that Lives"
The most recent Paramount photo
play I'm which Mrs Frederick appears
Is "Double-Crossed. a story of a
young wife. which carries n tremend-
Gus feminine apneai. This will APP
pear at the Royal theatre today.
MAJESTIC
A real musical comedy in a bur-
lesque house is the combination that
viii be seen at the Majestic theatre
today where the 1919 edition Lib
crty Girls company makes its pre-
inter- performance this afternoon.
This attraction Is sponsored by Drew
and Campbell. of Cleveland. and ac-
-ording to Mr.. Counihan, IL is one of
the best they have ever put on the
road. In the selection Of the scenery
which is bright ms colorfui: In the
selection OF the costumes which are
new and hashy: in the selection of
the music. which is all of the lively,
and In the selection OF the comedy
which is clean and lively, there is
practically no vestige left of the old
style burlesque playing under the
banner of a legitimate dramatic
house. the 1919 Edition Liberty
Girls" would unquestionably be called
a first rate musical comedy.
REILLY and the Seminary Girls is
the title of the new musical burIesque
presented and as the prod'sct OF Jos.
A. M~ttchelI's pen. featuring our best
Irish comedian. a Conway. IL is
staged in two acts and seven Genes,
I'M runs the whole gamut from a
young ladies' seminary on the Hud-
son river. New York. and shows the
efforts of Tim Reilly. played by Con-
way. trying to impersonate an absent
professor. There are two main feat |
.ures in the vaudeville entertainment
presented in the two burlettas.
STRAND
John Mason, famous on the Amer
lean stage for many years, Is starred
in the sensational p~hotoplay. Moral
Suicide" which will be shown at the
Strand theatre. As Richard Coying-
ton Mr.. Mason plays the part OF a
man who runs the gamut OF all sen
safions from great aniuence to abject
poverty. from social leadership to
moral dereiiction. The role affords
him extraordinary opportunities for |
building a commanding. strong per-
.sonaifty IN the production.
Mr.. a was born at Orange. N. |
J.. in 1858. He Is a direct descendent, |
on his fathers side, of the famous |
musical director, DIR. Lowell Mason, |
and on his mothers side OF Governor |
BeIcher, Of Massachusetts,. Mr.. Mason
began his stage career at the age of
twenty. and has appeared with such
eminent artists as Lawrence Barret,
Mary Anderson. Lolita Crabtree. Jos
eph X. Emmett. James c. William |
son. Madame J~ananschek, Fanny |
Davenport Frank c. Bangs, William |
Warren. Dion BouclcauIt. Lester |
Wallack n many others.
Mr.. Mason was seen In all OF the |
GILBERT and Sullivan operas and orig
mated many OF the principal roles
Among his mor recent -successea |
under the management OF A III |
Woods. are: the stage version OF The
Yellow Ticket" In which he waa
Audrey. tho role PLAYED bv
Warner GLAND IN the Pathe screen
production OF The Yellow Ticket .
big Jim Clarity" The song OF
songs" and Common Clay"