Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-10-20
Tn Che CteatreS

ing the greatest popularity of any farce
IN recent years. Roi Cooper Megrue
ana Walter Hackett are responsible
ior thls farce, which in addition to a
IoVe story that wins the enthusiasm of
the FEMININE portion of an audience is
nne philosophy for the successful bns.
mess men of the country. Cohan and
Iiarrls VIII send their own players to
= this CITY, which Is an added guaran-
Tee Ior splendid entertainment.
Hopert Martin, a rich mans son.
VINO mas been the despair of his father
because of his disinclination to go to
Mork, is persuaded, through love for
is lathers pretty stenographer, to go
NY business after his father has dis
soap king, and the son decides to go
INTO the same business and adopts a
strenuous advertising campaign to at
lIact the attention of the buyers
rather doesn't believe in advertising
ana tries to disuade his son, the only
result being to make the boy plunge
game. '-''iie
This, in brief, is the story of the
pay, the complete plot of which it
would be impossible to give in a wav
that would adequately express it's in
tensely humorous situations to the
FEMININE portion of the audience. The
farce Is from the pens of Roi Cooper
Megrue and Walter Hackett, who have
Drought forth one of the most laugh
aoie plays presented in years.
AT THE DITMAs.
The famous actor Nat Goodwin. will
appear at the Ditmas today in an elab
orate fve part perturbation of "The
wall Street Tragedy" a drama writ
ten especially for Mr.. Goodwin and in
which he has scored a tremendous
success. His marvellous ability to in
.erpret the most difficult roles and
MS wonderful character drawings have
piaced MIN at the very top of the list
OF great American actors. AS a veal
thy westerner who invades the fnan.
cial district of New York-as the cold
piooded stock manipulator-as the
hperatine-a the strong man made
weak Dut subtle manoeuvres of a
beautiful vampire-as the hopeless
tramp-as the ruined man who finds
solace in drink and as the great man
win a new found strength chastened
py experience and refined by the fires
OF adversity through which he has
passed Nat Goodwin gives a series of
character drawings only possible to an
actor of his genius and establisbln11
Ihe Wall Street Tragedy" as or he9
the truly great silent dramas ~. OF
present decade. Included ipoI the
program are the third the same
episodes ep Of the grea seria, ahd io%r.n .srhn
shadewHw which sGraai haa alreade ade
40 tremendous popularity
and patrons are promised some rare
thrills also in the third episode the
Shielding Shadow makes his appear
ance in a battling and mysterious
manner. Grace Darmond as the hero
Inc. Ralph Kellard the hero will battle
their wits against Leon Barry, one of
the most accomplished and diabolical
Williams the screen has ever seen. To-
days program which consists of nine
reels is naturally of unusual length
which will necessitate the staring of
the second evening performance at 9
o o'clock.
Tomorrow brings Mary Pickford in
another one of her former successes
in Mistress Nell' in which Henrietta
Crossman scored such triumph on
the spoken stage and which in opera
form as Dolly Warden" placed Lulu
CHASER in the front rank of light opera
stars The Mutt and Jeff comedy car
toon and the Paramount Photograph
are also included on tomorrow's pro-
gram.