Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-09
Theatre News
DTTMAs AND CITY

Captivating Mabel Normand comes
to the Ditmas today and the City to-
morrow In her newest and most orig
inal Goldwyn production, The Venus
Model"
Fitted with q role which suits her
as perfectly as the dashing bathing
| costume she wears as THE Venus
Model" Miss Normand may be de-
pended on to give an excellent ac-
count of herself as Kitty O'Brien,
who bound love with a silk thread as
Ia worker In the factory of Braddock
& Company, makers of bathing suits
SO old -fashioned that they wouldn't
sell. So Kitty works out a swimming
garment which her acute OF
what women want tells her will be a
great success. And II is.
The costume Is called The Venus
Model" and Kitty herself is viewed
by the buyers in the chic costume.
Business booms and Kitty is promot-
ed to the desk of chief designer.
| She employs the son of the owner
as an assistant. The young fellows
father is absent and he chooses to
| come under an assumed name in or
| der to prove to his parent that he has
the right stuff in him. Kitty and the
stranger become great friends n
work together 10 put h business on
a nrm foundation. Love comes to
both. but the girl thrusts IL aside,
feeling tina she Is unworthy.
After other amusing adventures
and escapes the owner of the business
returns, delighted with what Kitty
| tells him of the stranger who a
proved such a help. The right con-
clusion is brought about in the hap
piest and Kitty Is given a
permanent place I'm the hearts OF
both father and son.
City Theatre.
"MIrth is bhe medicine OF the SOUL"
said a great philosopher. Liberal
doses OF this soul medicine are ad-
ministered In the four-act comedy
melodrama, THE Girl He Couldn't
Buy" which Is the opening play OF
the Jack Lewis Players at the City
next Monday. 1t is a remarkable COM
bination of laughter n thrills. pos
sessing the true instinct OF the melo-
! drama. which Is to grip the interest
OF the audience and hold IL tense. to-
gether with the spirit of comedy,
which is to Danish all thoughts that
interfere with real enjoyment.
1t is an ingeniously woven story
Of plot and counterplot. Of the effort
Of a rich and INSCRIPTIONS man to
gain the mastery yer a girl OF pure
and beautiful character who, brought
up amid luxuries and refined sur
roundings Is suddenly thrown apo her
own Her prosecutor was
the partner of her deceased father and
brought him to financial ruin. Be
lieving hat by causing her to lose her
employment and thus become finan-
cially helpless. he can force her to
accept him; but a protector providen-
| TALLY appears in the person Of a young
man OF naturally good instincts who
a taken up the profession Of bur
giary after being convicted of a crime
of which he was innocent.
They plan a daring and sensational
stroke to overthrow her enemy. but
the attempt miscarries Inc they fall
into his power.
After a series Of tense situations
| they succeed in escaping from his
tolls and in forcing him to make resti-
tuition OF the money he has stolen
from her father. In a sense, II Is a
detective story. and one OF o orig
inal type. Thrilling episodes succeed
one another IN rapid succession. and
yet leave space for Genes that bubble
over with fun.
Strand.
Unsurpassed as a feminine imper-
senator on the stage. Julian Eitinge is
now turning his attention to the
screen or silent" drama n has al
ready appeared In several Paramount
photoplays. The newest of those.
The Widows Might" will be shown
at the Strand theatre today.
The Widows Might" Is the story
OF a young college man who wins out
against the almost overwhelming ef-
forts Of some crooks n finally wins
back his fortune as well as the girl
he loves. The Widows Might was
written especially for Mr.. Eitings by
Marion Fafrfax- IL was directed by
William C. de Mile.
Julian Eitinge began HIS career al
most by accident There was TO be q
play. given By the Boston Cadets. an
organisation OF which Mr.. Eltinge was
AZ that time q member-and some one
vas needed IN a hurry 10 play the part
Of q young woman in Miss Simple
complexion. aesayed the part and
made such 4 success Of II that he VA