Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-19
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At the Strand

AT the Strand
In The Eternal Light" at the
Strand, contains something entirely
new in motion pictures that will in
terest artists and students of the old
masters. The producers of the pic
tture got an Inspiration from the
famous masterpieces of sculpture and
painting, and thus the audience is
able to witness a new miracle-the
celebrated and sublime figures take
life under their very eyes. One is re-
minded of the famous painting OF
Verrochio In the beautiful scene of
the baptism of Our Lord in the river
Jordan. The TRANSPORTATION looks
imposing in all the radiant splendor
of the mastery brush of Raphael.
Then, there is the Last Supper by
Leonardo, n the Crucifixion by
Mantegna-
Ma Robson In the new comedy
"TISH."
In her artistic presentation Of a
really novel character, the distin
guished comedienne May Robson will
be seen at the Majestic for one day
Tuesday April %. Miss Robson's per-
sonality and artistic genius are en-
bodied this season in the character of
"TISH," in a play of the same name,
adopted by Edward f. Rose from the
haTy tbODeTL ftlnendFT stories recent
ly appearing in the Saturday Even
ing Post. The title of the play is TAX
en- from the unique character of the
stories. Ietitia Carberry' and the
role combines not only Miss RobSon's
exceptionally appealing personality,
but her wonderful ability to be path
etic. melodramatic, and humorous in
rapid succession. The success which
Miss Robson has attained in her new
Hrrndr saINICIJtr m tee -.nIfpaf- SF
tour before being offered to New York
audience is a rare tribute to her re-
markable versatility.
Strand Theatre
The caterpillar tractor. invented and
developed in America and the basic
idea Of the armored tank, probably
did more than any other one thing to
break the morale of the German army
With the coming of peace, the tractor
has naturally turned to new fields
and one of its newest activities IL
shown in Lyman Howe's Travel Fes-
tival. which comes to the Strand on
next week Wednesday n Thursday.
The caterpillar tractor is now being
used to move houses bodily. The
Howe cameraman shows how the cat
erpillar briskly whfsks a two story
residence off its foundations. moves
it rapidly down a city's busy streets,
around corners, ETC., across whole
| town to a new location. Another part
| of the remarkable fil,S shows the act
! ual mechanism Of the tractor, which,
| with it's belt-like track, which revolves
around its wheels. actually lays and
picks up its own rails.
Ditmas Theatre.
The rough environment OF Alaska
with its untutored women and men.
its fierce hatred and frank loves. is
not the place to loo for charm and
pathos. 1t is only when a literary
master seeks to bring these people to
| our minds and hearts hat we know
they are the anne as human nature Is
| the world over. Rex Beach did this
in his remarkable novel. THE Brand"
and he promises to do it again in the
| photoplay of the same name which he
| produced for Goldwyn. 1t comes to
the Ditmas on Monday and Tuesday.
For all the strength and virility OF
the drama, with its tremendous
clashes of character and physical COM
bats, it remains a tender. pathetic tale
And much of the pathos centres
around a little child. The play is not
conventional. The introduction Of a
child does not smack of the play
wright's mechanics. She is there be-
cause she is a living character and has
a right TO be found In the environ
ment.
At the Royal
To all city folk who were reared
to country towns. "a Nine O'clock
Town." the new photoplay STIRRING