Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-30

Al the Royal.
Harry r. Morey, Vitagraph's rugged
viriie stor often referred to as the
star with steel i'm his eye" is one OF
the most forceful and popular players
on the screen.
Mr.. Morey was born in Charlotte,
Mich. and his education completed, he
turned to the stage as a profession.
He tried sh~akesperean roles with
varying success. ad then found his
forte in musical comedy, winning a
splendid reputation in Weber and
Fields. Anna Held. Montgomery and
Stone. and Conan and Harris shows.
Mr. Morey hen turned to motion
pictures with Vitagraph, appearing in
nearly all OF that company's most o
spicuous successes, among them being
The Scar" The shadow of Fear"
THE Making over Of Godfrey Man
ming" MY Official Wife," The Next
Generation and salvation joan"
Mr.. Morey was then co-starred with
Alice Joyce in a number of features,
including whom the Gods Destroy
The Courage of Silence" and THE
Third Party" He also is remembered
for his fine work in two big Vitagraph
special productions within the Law"
by Bayard WELLER, and "Womanhood,
the Glory of the Nation"
Mr.. Morey Is seer in one Of his big
gest roles in Fighting Destiny" the
Vitagraph feature which will be seen
in the Royal theatre tomorrow. The
picture is adapted from the Blue
Book Magazine story jungle Heart"
written by Stanley Shaw.
At the Liberty
Inch by inch, toward the edge of a
cliff on a deserted island, two men,
a white man and an Indian. advance.
They are fighting for love and for life.
The girl. who crouches at one side, is
hoping, hoping. praying that one Of
them will win.
in "A Fight for Love at the Liberty
theatre today. And Harry Carey's
fight is a good one. He clears him
self of a charge of murder and of I'M
licensed whiskey trading and earns
the big reward hat his enemy covets.
Il. Il. Lewis and Jack Ford. scena-
rio writer and producer, respectively,
should both pat themselves on the
back for this achievement. The
well as thrilling. and the cast of
Harry Carey. Neva Gerber, Nicola
May n Joe Harris is superb.
At The Ditmas.
In THE Probation Wife," Norma
Talmadge's latest Select Picture,
which comes to the Ditmas today and
tomorrow. Norma Talmadge again
demonstrates that remarkable versa
tihty in her roles for which she Is
becoming distinguished.
At the opening of the picture we
see her as an inmate OF a notorious
cafe. She is young, vibrating with
life, and with an inner refinement
which makes this life repulsive to her
and Norma Talmadge is the girl
who can make o feel all these
things.
The cafe is raided and Miss Tai
madge. as 10, is sent to the reforma-
tory with the rest of the girls for three
years. Here we have this talented
Select star in another role. In ging-
ham dress and tousled hair, she
scrubs floors and drudges most of the
twenty-four hours every day during
the year. She is young and wants to
live. She rebels against the lot fate
has chosen for her and after two
years in the r~eformatory she
ages to escape.
She meets Harrison Wade and Of
fers herself to him in return for
whatever he deems fit TO give her. He
marries her and she becomes his pro-
baton Wife. Here we have another
Norma Talmadge. In the luxurious
and refined home of Harrison Wade
h develops into a different oma
From an inmate of a cafe, to a slave.
to n lady-Norma Talmadge is all of
these in The Probation Wife," and
she is as perfect in n part as in the
other. Her acting is excellent. One
can feel what in words she cannot
tell us. She is a vital. living force
better work. Thomas Meighan. as
her leading man. gives her splendid
support.
TIL Bowery Burlesquers.
always a good show is the motto
of Joe Hurtig, who brings his latest
and biggest success, the BOWERY
BURLESQUERS, to the Majestic
Theatre, for an engagement of one
day, next Monday matinee and night.
This seasons offering is all new and
judging from the advanced reports
they will equal anything yet seen in
burlesque.
A new two act skit by Frank Hatch
entitled THE HEALTH HUNTERS.
in which Billy Foster and Frank lar
court are the features, will be present.
ed with Misses Pam Lawrence, Grace
Anderson, Libby Hart and Sylvia
Webb, four of the handsomest and
most talented artists in burlesque, in
the leading roles. other people of
not in their support will be Messers.
Marty Seamon and Joe Fern. Also
there will be a beauty chorus of
thirty.
Experience Very Enjoyable.
Interesting. facinating and well por-
trayed Experience" at the Majestic
theatre yesterday was we'll acted. The
story is that of Youth leaving Love
and going forth upon his travels into
life with Ambition. On the way he
meets Pleasure and he is so engrossed
talking to her that when Opportunity
calls he does not hear her. He starts
ont for I land where dreams be-
and "in the street of vacillation''