Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-06
Stage


Dur.esuuc SHOW Coming.
Burlesque has benefited in its pro-
gress from a discredited form of en-
tertainment into its present accept
ance as the most approved style of
amusement for women and children
by the efforts of a few men w o real
lied hat pretty women, far y cos
tunes, good music, pleasing vocal en-
sembles Inc waves of clean comedy
was destined to become the most
popular form of theatrical enjoyment.
Among those who have labored most
assiduously and with a definite pur-
pose of betterment in mind is Fred
Irwin, who now presents two attrac-
tions on the Columbia circuit of bur-
lesque theatres. The Majestic theatre
will next week Monday present n of
these Irwin shows with Florence Ben
nett as star of the Majestics.
"Salome' Mt the Strand
Salome, the beautiful, the willful
and the destructive, whose sinister
charms swayed men from paths of
Righteousness and brought to cataclys-
mic crash a great kingdom that had
lolled in luxury too long. lives once
again, and e~nduringly, in Theda Barr
The glory hat was Old Judea's-
and the shame of it-are mirrored in
mise Ell scene in h newest and
greatest screen achievement of Will
liam Fox to be shown at the Strand
theatre Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of e week. with a fidelity
that brings to us, eve as il waited
ineffably by the sturdy branches of
the forests of Lebanon, the scent and
the SAVIOR of q day when passions
ruled uncurbed and might was right.
Gorgeous and -gargantuan though
its settings be, photoplay patrons will
find in "Salome' no overshadowing
-. hANXtIfn- % fta Ara ~ far ~ fnraZr
At the Ditmas
A new role, not yet familiar to pic
ture audiences, has been created by
Viola Dana in Satan Junior which
will be shown at h Ditmas tomor-
row and Saturday when she appears
as a tom-boy vampire-a modern
Diana OF the chase.
In this play Miss Dana enacts the
role of Diana Ardway, a girlsof inn
pulses-charming to the eye but for
midable in her feminine caprieious-
ness. 1t is a role which brings out
the delightful and refreshing artistry
of the little star and gives to sophis-
ticated t-heatregoers a new angle on
the age-worn vampire which will be
decidedly welcome.
Louise HUFF and Johnny Hines are
e e together in Heart OF Cold TO
be seen also tomorrow n Saturday.
This story h an unusually interesting
one. II deals with a nationwide
contest for the purpose of securing
the best design for a dress. and II
gives Miss HUFF n OF the best roles
of her career.
'Tca for Three Coming To Majestic.
Roi Cooper Megrue, the author OF
Tea For Three" the highly success-
full comedy. which has been playing 10
capacity audiences at Maxine Elliott's
Theatre. sine early last fall, ana
which selwyn and Company will pre-
sent here on March 18th at the Ma
started work on a sequel 10 he SOM
edy, which he has r,amed Coffee For
Four" In the new play Mr.. Megrue
introduces az the fourth character
Ethel. the person mentioned frequent
ly in Tea For Three" but who ~
never seen by the audience. Charlotte
Walker the charming star. will G.sume
the leading role.
At the Royal
The seem OF Bound In Morocco"
are laid In Algters n IL 10 q snappy
twentieth century photoplay filled
with comedy which travels at high
speed throughout. The picturesque,
country OF AigieFs. which has beer
tho scene OF numerous great paint
INKS, novels ard photoplays. Is tho
home OF Douglas Fairbanks latest
picture produced under Aircraft aus
pices. The action has 90 do with
AnbiEns. beauties OF tho harem.
nghts with bandits. etc, in which Mr..
Fairbanks portrays q character quite
different from any he has hitherto
essayed. This picture will be shown
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