Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Theatre NeWs
AT THE DTTMAS

TOO Fat to Fight" the Rex Beach
picture produced for Goldwyn, M
to the Ditmas today and tomorrow
with Frank Mcintyre in h featured
role. The combination of Rex Beach
as the author of n patriotic drama
and the acting of Frank Mcintyre Is
sure to make a sensation.
Rex Beach mas cast Frank Mc1n-
tyre for the role of Norman DAILY
rymple, a former football star, now
known as "Dimples" because of his
excessive fat. He is laughed at by his
friends and good-naturedly scorned
by Helen Brewster, the girl he loves.
Every branch of the service has turn
ed poor "Dimples" down and too fat
to fight" has come to mean worse
han death to him. I'd give a leg
II I could be over there with the
boys" he says.
Finally a man who is raising n mil
lion dollars for the Y. NJ. C. A. is In
strumental in getting "Dimples" into
that splendid work. He proves him
self q hero every minute of the long
days and nights. Then he remembers
nothing until a French officer stoops
to pin a decoration on his still ex-
pansive bosom as he lies in n base
hospital.
Jack Richardson in THE Desert
Law is the added attraction.
"Miss Springtime'' at Majestic
With the increased cost of railroad
transportation IL is highly commend
able that Messrs. Kla and Erlanger,
the greatest of American theatrical
producers, should maintain intact the
immense company which appears in
the famous musical comedy, Miss
Springtime," and /" is a most interest
ing announcement that this splendid
- .ro .S1a4io nrtlt ha tho oftra CfiOn Qt
the Majestic theatre Tuesday night,
January IA.
But It Is only such O highly sue
cessful musical play which is able to
maintain not only the personnel of It's
players, but its original and expensive
New York equipment. Miss Spring.
time proved a sensationally accept
able entertainment on its production
at the beautiful New Amsterdam the
atre, New York. because of its COM
posite PROJECTIONS. On no other of
their creations had the well known
firm of Klaw and Erlanger lavished
so much time, thought and expense.
Originally of foreign conception 1t
needed Americanizing. And this a
been done completely. Retaining the
lovely music of Kalman, which had
been the sensation of continental
Europe, q new book was added by
Guy Bolton.
At Majestic Tonight.
Ben Welch who, with his Big SHOW,
| will be at the Majestic theatre tonight
and matinee his afternoon without
a doubt has the largest following or
any comedian in the ranks of bur
lesaue. This Is not only due to his
enviable record he has made in bur
losque. but to the prestige which he
enjoys on the vaudeville stage. He
is always In demand as an attraction
in vaudeville houses and when his
| burlesoue show shuts Town for the
| summer he is always besieged by fiat
tering offers from managers. There Is
! something about the comedy work OF
| Ben Welch which puts him in a class
| by himself. Few OF h comedians
enter into their work with the con-
| scientious intent which marks his eff
| forts. Everything that he does Is
done with a nicely which disarms
| criticisms. Perhaps none of his col
leagues can SO easily or so quickly
pass from one character to another
and yet preserve the full Characters
tics of both types. Every devotee of
burlesque has been amazed at his
lightning change from the Hebrew to
the Italian, which is a known part OF
his show. So complete is h change
that many remain skeptical about the
parts being played by n man. IL
has beer long m close study which
has enabled Welch to portray the ltal-
ian type with such absolute fidelity.