Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-14
THEATRES

rhas. Ray and Bill Hart at Crescent
Beginning today the management
81 the Crescent theatre offers for the
first three days of this week two OF
he best pictures seen in this city in
some time past. One of these is
Charles Ray in THE Village Sleuth"
and the other William S. Hart in a
revival of "Hell's Hinges" This pic
lure is one of the best Hart pictures
sver produced and will thrill you
from start TO finish.
People have fallen into the habit
II calling every picture in which
Charles Ray appears with a rustic
background a typical Ray picture
and letting It go at that. This would
seem to indicate that the youthful
stars characterizations are largely
all alike. which is lot true.
Mr.. Ray is a small town lad with
ambitions to become a great detec-
i've. and, securing a position as
chore boy in a rest sanitarium. he
unexpectedly is given an opportunity
10 show his sleuthing ability. And
makes good. Jerome Storm directed
the picture. which is a Paramount
release, and Winifred Westover is
The leading m
At the Majestic
Barney Gerard's "Girls-de-Looks'
With Jos. *. Watson and viii II.
sohan, will be the attraction at the
Majestic today beginning with a
matinee, and if reports be true, this
show is even funnier than It was
asst season. If such a thing were
possible.
Watson and Conan were styled
the Potash and Perimutter'' of
ourlesque when they were seen here
,irst as the refined lawyers This
'ime they are seer as bankers and
srokers."
The story of the new books enti-
ded ''Siitkin and Slotkin. Bankers
ind Brokers'" is said to be one of
he best written and best played
Iver seen OF the Columbia circuit,
md tells Of two Hebrews who buy
IN interest in a Get Rich Quick
irm OF bankers and brokers. The
hits at the many fake oil con-
'erns now busily engaged in selling
over night oil stock propositions.
Two Big Features at Ditmas
There Is one never failing way to
ind IL you were born to be a moving
star. according TO Nelson
who is the sheriff in the
ioldwyn picture, "Cupid-the Cow
o%uncher," starring VIII Rogers. |
is being shown at the Ditmas
heatre. Mcdowell. besides being a
gery good sheriff, is a well grounded
of psychology. and when the
company vas working on one of the
iesert scenes. and consequently won
fering IL all the world were made
blistering sand and blazing sky.
he entertained the entire personnel
With an analysis of Rogers and Miss
~ ~ 1u-faH- Asa Ia "a !
an.
Girls aspiring to become stars
look for broad spaced eyes.
resembling those of Miss Chadwick,
md a head with the same shapely
.urve. which denotes creative power.
Miss Chadwick's talents are so
smelly balanced she could not escape
stardom IL she tried" said Mcdowell.
The other feature, The Secret
a drama taken from real life
with an all star cast.
At the Strand
Cousin Kate never took A journey
Without looking about for some nice
person to talk to. prefsrring one OF
about her OWL age, out opposite as
o gender. Several of the scquaiut-
tnceships so formed developed into
'eal friendships, and one was des-
ined to affect her life most pro-
'oundly. At first the consequences
threatened 10 be tragic in the ex-
rene, but in the end they brought
and tn, realization of the
Hates fondest dream.
"cousn Kate" on the spoken stage
Is a comedy drama in four acts. en-
Dyed WI long and highly success
III runs m when first produced by
Charles Frchman at the Empire the
ltre in New York City, and the sec
md on its revival several years la
or, with Ethel Barrymore in the IT,
lie role.
cousin Kate a Vitagraph spe-
,ial production with Alice Joyce in
ne stellar role, will be shown at the
strand theatre today.
Only four different sets were used
n the stage production OF Cousin
<ate." most of the action being told
n the dialogue.