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_ Kid Broad has succumbed to Art.. Broadway hears the former hero of; ‘the squared circle has been engaged ‘by the World Film Corporation to ro | ‘to the Peerless studio at Fort Lee | ‘and act in a movie melodrama. He} to play th part of a pugilist and, say, he will win the heart And hand of the beautiful girl by bad her from the wiles of the . Though he is to be an actor ) Kid shouldn't let it go to his) Ho was seen yesterday with of the Harris boys in a candy ‘tore getting away with about five of strawberry ice cream soda. next thing we know he'll be join- the Lambs Club and wearing a ch. CORBETT IN “HOME AGAIN.” ‘The play in which James J. Cor- fa to start is “Home Again.” It ® comedy-drama by Thomas “Lowden, an English actor and play- 2 Mr. Louden appeared in Critic,” whitch was presented at Princess Theatre last Spring. Again” will go into rehearsal “POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON.” Frieda Hall, the Chicago librettist @nd composer, who is in New York “fering her wares for sale, has com- & musical piece called “Polly & the Kettle On.” R. G. Herndon, F has “Tae Lady in Red” at the bi Chicago, has become inter- ested in “Polly” and may consider i it. Mrs, Hall wrote book, and music, which fact has ly caused people to refer to ‘aa the Cohan of her sex. IT’S “MOLLY AND 1.” y and I” is the name of the way, with music, in which Aaron Jc ee means will star Lina Ab: d to write the music. leave to-day for Waban in spite of ite name, where confer with Frank Adams, author € the book and lyrics. For the co: Mr, Jones will geome Poe age Miltern, Georgie Drew Mendum, Maple and Burrell Barbaretta. MRS. STONE TO ACT. Fred Stone, wife of the com- and known jonally ae ty to do it would be to go along & mermuber of the company. _ HEARN WITH WAYBURN. Ned Wayburn has taken over the tract between George Edwardes Qt mn and Lew Hearn, the com- ‘Mr. Hearn will ha role in ‘Wayburn’s revue, “Town Topics.” jur Evans has been ¢ 1d os @irector and Hiding Anderson Musical director of the Wayburn Gossip. farley is to go ahead of has been engaged for | ‘Tell and Stanley Groome are be with “Search M Selwyn and wife, Margaret are autoing in New England. Blue Paradise” was produced Messrs. Shubert in Long last night. Winant has returned from | He is to have @ part in "Modera Shylock.” original “Twin Beds¥ company, ‘Give @ performance of that com- Lat the Harris Friday afternoon | benefit of the Bide-a-Wee rs, the cowboy, now with ip,” is the daddy of a new i ia now riding herd on three at the Rogers home at Foster and William Burt were thwatrical district yesterday © frying to find somebody who could Ut) an actor who killed himself a) ¥% boken a few days ago. Thoy t have < picture of t an, but sketched bis face wherever they A “REEL” JO! ea,” sald 8, Gervai addin, the press agent, to a friend on last night, © got a real f are you with,” asked his “a Eprory concern or the Fire tment?" SHF TOOK IT OFF. Hines encountered a genuine yesterday. An actress culled in his office at the Knicker- Theatre Building relative to! of Mm engagement. As she sat there by & picture of loveliness, Dixie d at her wealth of rich brown me,” he finally said, “but Mt hair of yours as brown as it) up the girl unfastened me catch the hair on his and said: “Examine it and see outh that he is, Dixie LKS HER. y girl appeared at the office Askin in the Hippodrome erday and asked for a position in ‘Written by BETTY VINCENT ;DOUT You GET So FRESH TELLIW’ PEOPLE IM MAKING @® LOTTA MOVEY- 1 AIWT, THATS ALL=-AW0 BUERN GHaRY IN TOWN 1S HOUNDING ME BUSIVESS 1S RorrEN! AY VISWTOU To LOOK AT DAS PROPELLOR VEEL ~ AY “TANK WN ROPE BANS CAUGHT ON IT! Sure - - IOAN See FINE, UNDER WATER! Tom found this a day of feasting and pleasure tn Bylowland. The Queen of Hearts was giving a picnic at which her famous tarts were to be enjoyed by all ‘who came to Bylowland. Tom was glad that he had come, Here was a day of fun, the chorus, Mr. Askin was thinking| KE BOY WHO WOULDN’T he'd give her one when a woman,' looked in the! ‘Don't engage | ot right In the head.” we 2 was the girl's mother) and she'd been following the girl all over the theatrical district. QUIZZING RANSOME. John W. Ransome, who has been a recognized comedian for many years, went to the Wayburn offices to eco his friend, Ned Wayburn, ‘The lat- | ter wasn't in but his young woman | secretary was, She got out her book. | “Is it about an engagement?” she | 8 “What line?” “Comedian,” “Any experience?” Out went Ransome. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Porter, how long does this train stop at Pinkleville 2 to 2 to 3.02." “What do you think you aig Porter, Fréd’s hand at the helm hel; ship to weather the storm, althoug! paving be All the circus folk were there. Peggy, who treated him icily because last night he had watched the circus from the Queen's box. her in such haste that he tumbled into and smashed all the Queen of Hearts’s tarts. the little store, But ITS A WONDER NA WOULDNT WARN FHA CHILD WHEN +e Goes PLAYIN 1 | AROUND TREESS ; ONT YA GO CLIMBIN' THAT y FHERE TREE! PERMIT ME TO. THANE You FOR “OUR candor! WE ARE VERN CAREFUL TO WHOM OUR FIRM EXTENDS CREDIT AND AS MA: GRABB DESIRED) TO DO BUSINESS WITH US I AM DOUBLY GRATEFUL T LEARN THE Fixep! were, sen> \F STE@MBOATS WERE SELUNG AT 104 & PECE UWE COULDNT BUN THE ECHO OF THE WHISTLE! WERE BROKE-FLAT- STOPPED- BUSTED— | Dow eno OUT. THAT: WELL, BELIEVE ME. GEO: WASHINGTON WOULD HEVE HAD FAT CHANCE WITH you! D BEG KouR PeRDON? Bur (UE come TO SEE How MR GRABS IS FIXED FIN@ENCIALLY AND Asie 1F= G MN F Fishen —+ AY DON'T VANT FLOCEY TAGGING ALONG VEN AY MEET HER IM Copyright. 1918, Press Publish (N. ¥. Bvening World. : i) Landed Holt upright in fed, “pleased as Punch” to be done with tumbling over himself playing knight to two peevish, particular girls. Now he'd go and play with the Tomboy girl who lived next door and who tumbled quite as much as he did himself —Conlinued to-morrow. By ere So he retired to a high tree. ‘The Princess walked Heneath it beside her mother She was saying of Tom that he was too ungraceful to be a knight and the title must be taken away from him.’ Tom leaned over to hear better and—tumble, tumble—down he came out of the tree and-—— Tom approached Anxious to make amends for this, he Brought the Princess a dainty dish of ice cream, caught his foot in a twig, tumbled and dumped every bit into her lap, By is time every, one was in roars of laughter watching im. QUIT—Conclusion—Success He ran to A NEW EVENING WORLD “SUCCESS MOVIE ILLUSTRATED BY FERD G, LONG we Hazen Conklin Copyright. 191) Press Publishing Co. (N. ¥. Evening Weald) | 4 re G A 2 ms. cd Ea r d his venture To- day Fred is proprietor of thie largest store of ifs his aunt more kind in his section of the city, And all because wouldn't quit in the tace of ts, but Me fought every problem ungil it was mastered—( Not satisfied, Fred Increased his-stock and went after trade all the harder, Now he needed Bert in the store to help wait on customers when he wasn't can the store was on a | ‘assing, which was limited to the immediate district,