Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-31
Theatre NeWs
At the Strand.

Theda Bara, in the s~uptr-produc-
tIon, when a Woman SINS a ire
mendous drama of a modern g
len, will be the headline attraction for
TODAY and tomorrow 1T the strand
theatre.
The story Of when a Woman
Sins" centers around Popped. a nurse.
who unjustly accused. feels the wtld
impulses In her blood and becomes
a dancer and a notorious woman AZ
her feet men fling their wealth. their
hopes and their lives, but she toys
with them, until she meets a young
divinity student. Upon his steel hber-
ed character her allurements are or no
avail, In despair anw weary or the
life she is leading, she is about 10
commit suicide when he sends her q
message of forgiveness in a unc OF
lilies.
MAJESTIC ATTRACTION.
At the Majestic Theatre will be pre-
scented tomorrow, Dec. 81, matinee ana
evening Selwyn and Company's latest
farce, The Naughty Wife" written by,
Fred Jackson. The Naughty Wife,
i was designed by. the. Selwyps as a sue
cessor to their other two farces, Twin
Beds" and FAN and Warmer and
was presented by them last season IN
New York City at the Harris Theatre,
a playhouse which at that time was
uItutf 6iitii w
by them for their productions, prior ID
building OF their W new theatre
The Selwyn. 1t had an extended en-
gagement in New York. and has also
been seen in Boston n Chicago, IN
both of which cities 1t was well re-
| ceived and enjoyed long and profitable
runs.
In this play the principal characters
| are Hilary Harrington, a young novel
list and his recently acquired pride.
Mrs. Harrington is not only pretty, but
~yivacious, pnd fond of attentions and
when she finds that her husband is so
| engrossed in his work that he has be-
| come somewhat neglectful OF herself
she Is rebellious. and decides to elope
with another man. When friend hus-
| band discovers this sad state of affairs,
he is not only astounded. but can
| scarcely believe IL to be true until the
bride herself calmly tells him OF her
plans. Desperate remedies are neces-
sary he feels sure, and concludes that
his best plan is to pretend not TO care,
and in one scene he is discovered help
ing his wife 10 pack her trunks pre-
paratory to her departurr OF course.
it all comes cut right in tise end and
through the medium of o n r compli-
cationG. the audience is kept In contin-
| uous -roars of laughter for two and a
half hours.
DTTMAS THEATRE.
Amateur theatricals sometimes lead
TO trouble. This is demonstrated by
Constance Talmadge in "A Pair of Silk
Stockings" to be shown at the Ditmas
tomorrow and Saturday.
Sam Thornhill, a young man who
has recently been divorced by his wife,
Mollie, Constance Talmadge), meets
her at a country house where he is "a
guest. and she marooned while a a
in which she had bought against Sans
Judgment. is being repaired. Sam goes
to her room in an attempt to make up
their differences and finding her alb
sent, ltdes in the closet. Meanwhile
Bagnal, a former guest, returns to his
room, the one which is occupied by
Mollie and meets her as she enters.
Sam, in his tramp make-up. having
been thus cast for the theatrical, c
her tell the intruder. who had former
Nv been a sutton. that she still loves
Sam. Registering glee in his closet.
TIE psuedo tramp is dragged forth and
not recognizing him. TIC two bind him
with a pair of Mollie's silk stockings
When the guests come at the sound.
the prisoner Is securely locke in the
bathroom and explanations OF Bag
rars presence in Mollie's room are in
order. The burglar is about to be
produced when they find that he has
flown. silk stockings n all.
Meanwhile Sam, who has escaped
from Mollie's bath, enters the throng
unseen, IN his own clothing and Mol
lies stockings. This settles the iden-
tity of the tramp and Mollie. still low
ing him. decides that the make of a
suggested nv Sam would Re best. after
oil. and consents t~@reconsider not only
the other make of car but Sam as a
husband. The vicar of the neighbour
hood is called in n the silk stock
ings. Sam inside are returned to THEN