Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-08
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At the OitmaS.

At the OitmaS.
Norma Talmadge will be seer al
the Ditmas on Monday and Tuesday
in her latest Select Picture, 1.-The
Heart of Wetona," in which she Is
presented in the role of a half IndiaI
girl, by Joseph NJ. Schenck. The story
is by George Scarborough.
Wetona, the daughter of Quannah
chief of the tribe of the Comanches,
is chosen to act as vestal virgin at u
Corn Dance to be given in connection
with some ancient rites that the tribe
is contemplating holding. III refuses
to accept the offer, saying that She is
not fit to bring o to the Holy Spirit,
She tells her father that no girl that
has loved the way she has is worthy of
such an honor. Her father is amazed.
For the first time he realizes that his
daughter is not the kind of a girl she
ought TO be. Wetona's mother was a
white woman and in accordance with
her dying wish Wetona has been
brought up as a white girl. She tells
her father that her lover is a white
man but will not tell him his name.
Quannah decides to find out who he
is and then kill him. Wetona goes to
John Hardin, agent OF the reservation,
to beg him to save the life of her
lover.
COMING TO MAJESTIC j..
New songs taking the tempo of
these times of patriotic inspiration
find their way to frequent expression
in the musical program featured in
Fred Twins Majestics, the company
Florence Bennett will lead in two
daily performances at the Majestic
Theatre mex Monday matinee. 1t is
an accepted fact that the arrange
ment of a burlesque show with it's
freedom of costuming, its abundance
of pretty and shapely girls and good
voices that ara required to sustain
the musical interludes is best suited
of all stage arrangement to portray
patriotic expressions. The novel
ideas worked u by Manager Fred
Irwin are sure to captivate the crowds
when the Majestics come this way
in their our of the country. Roscoe
Ails inc Doc Dell are the comedians
and leaders of laughland.
AT ROYAL TODAY
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle widely
as the commander-in-chief
Americas army OF screen coined
ians, is seen at his best in his latest
produced for Paramount,
''The Cook" which will be shown at
the Royal Theatre. today. March g..
Mr.. Arbnckle is the heavyweight
cook in a beach cafe and like the
WalteFs ne lofcS Gic Pictly SdbhitT.
They r rivals until a tough guy en-
the place and takes a hand in
the love game. Arbuckle sets his ter
rier upon the disturber and a scene |
Of excitement Many comical |
follow, including a cream |
funny fishing trip made by Ar
buckle and his dog, a chase of the |
tough guy down a roller coaster, the |
of the cashier from the coaster to |
the ocean, her rescue and the like.
'Tea for Three"
Tea for Three" the successful
by Roi Cooper Megrue, which |
has played at Maxine Elliott's theatre |
the entire season and with every
prospect of going on indefinitely, and
which Selwyn and Company will pre-
sent here on March IL at the Majes-
tic theatre, promises to be the first
Understandable play to be produced
German soil since the beginning
Of the war four years ago. Will Ir-
win, the magazine writer, asked Mr..
.egrue. who is his personal friend. 10
end him a copy Of the manuscript.
A few days later he sailed for Europe.
Irwin a few days ago in which,
lfter describing the scenes In Paris
IN Armistice Day, he said that he had
urned the manuscript over TO a
of Knights OF Columbus work
rs and whether the author liked IL
n not, his play was going TO be pro-
luced in Coblenz on W~ashington's
3irthday.
Mr.. Megrue promptly cabled that
would waive his royalty rights in .
for one German helmet. t,