The evening world. Newspaper, November 13, 1915, Page 12

“Why is it,” asked Lucile, the watt- Fees, as the newspaper man took his! eeat in the little restaurant on yy, “that these show people) think all giris are stage-struck?” “I don't know. Do they?” he re- “They sure do. They was a horus | Man sittin’ right where you're at a| while ago. He thinks he'll talk me finto a few extras, 1 guens, so he @ays: ‘Lucile, when are you goin’ on| the stage?” “Tm provoked. ‘Who told you I) wanted to go on the stage? I ask. *G@wan, now!’ be says. “You know pou do. Why don't you try it? Suc: | tee ain't hard to abstain.” ‘Who wae ’ you that?’ I ask, ‘l know! experience,’ he says. “T don't like eggotism, kid, #0 I rh one, ‘Gee, but that’s) in',) I says. ‘If you're at he top of the ladder what's the use?" * ‘Bing! Right in the eye!’ be an- ‘Then he gots peevish, ‘I'll fe you know ¢ i'm a success in line,’ he says, ‘Yeu,’ I tell him: geen your line. it's the second from the rear in the chorus, an’ only reason you're & success is you got neck enough to look them in front.’ *All right,’ he says, ‘Be nasty it, I was tryin’ to be nice to ’ "Well, what would you have me do fen the stage? I ask. ‘Get a bit in ya, ‘Ob, then you'd , Just off- “Well, sir, he had to grin. ‘Lucile,’ says, ‘forget about the actin’ part ¥ go in for writin’ comedies. You the sense of humidor, all right.’ could write ‘em as good as some ’ I says. ‘Last night I saw a comedy an’, on the level, it so dull I would a’gone to sleep Bt for the feats an next to me it my watch.” " whe was he? asks my well- ”'A ohorus-man-in-waitin',’ 1 sa @on’t mean to infer nothin’ dis- to chorus men, but I had to that one a wallop. He gets mad ‘fulps down his coffee. ‘Then ts it. Imagine him tellin’ me I'm -etruck.” went away to wait on an- diner. abe said: , kid, that’s a great part this Arthur's got in ‘The Infernal theatre, I was wonderin’ get him to put me in the Say, I could at the T couldn't as an understudy. = 7. them downtrodden roles, I ” —— /-MIG8 BURKE MAY PLAY IT. wourneen,” Louls N, Parker's in which Lily Elsie is appearing may be the next starring of Billie Burke, It is a story the time of Charles II. and in- of Charles Dillingham was @enied last night. PLAY ©. K,, ‘VS DALY. Arnold Dal ‘has a peculiar ys hi Bone to pick.” He dectares that he is Mol satisfied with the criticisms of production of “The Angel in the use,” although the press was prac- ly unanimous in praising his in_it. “The Phillpots and Hastings play ved general condemnation,” he “Now this was both righ' Wrong. Right because, after all, and the public on Monday f saw the play as the players pre- ft, but wrong in surmising that it was in the play. Every- that could go wrong did so on night. The result of all this ‘We played the piece very badly. then, the point is simply thi the py. after being well done, ause the pi did not want 1 would simply say, ‘Blame your , and take your loas fmaeoou oryine: But if @ play Is in of Ing due to conditions ine which one has no control, it is @ little rough.” » Daly concludes by asking the ceritics to drop in and have another at the play. He promises to w ‘em.” Sisters have at the Mar- COLOR YOUR ‘: GOOSE FAIRY BOOK” AND COMPETE FOR A five Dollar Award THE EVENING WORLD will® rd $5.00 to seeh of not over ten, Class C—Children over ten ® net fifteen. World, for each page desired be mailed te you. printed Oct. 11 and@ st page will be® diin “Alone at Last LiteTIMe ConTRACT. ersope EAIKMK CHase THAT LITTLE “Boy THIS WAR (S A WHY DiD You “TERRIGLE “THING ~ AINT tT AXEL? act, which will be displayed at the Colonial soon. Myrtle Gilbert, who has danced in @everal Broadway musical shows, is studying voice culture and hopes to develop into a prima donna. The theatre managers will again next Tuesday afternoon at the Hotel Astor to consider developments in the tleket mix-up. F. Louis White, asurer of the Hippodrome, has engaged a lngulst to assist in the selling of tickets to people who cannot speak English, Jack Mason ts staging @ pantomime with 500 children. The performances will be given during the week of Dec. 27 at the Lexington A Opera House, for the benefit of eral hospitals. Zona Mate Griswold, a Dallas (Tex.) soprano, has come to New York with her mother to sing here, Mrs. Gris- wold composes songs and her daugh- ter sings them. Bolle Gold, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, has been removed from the hospital to her home. Her filness forced her to cancel an arrangement she had made to appear in a series of motion pic- ture comedies, Roy_ Atwell's son, Bug Wil! Get You," meet “Some Little which he sings at the Shubert Theatre, has been sold to Albert de Courville for use in his next pro- duction at the London Hippodrome, A CHALLENGE FOR SOUSA, Thomas McGrain, manager of the Grand Saline (Texas) Cornet Band, writes us to ask that we challenge |Bousa's organization for a champion- | ship competition “Our band,” writes Mr, McGratn, “49 the test one the town ever knew. play everything from ‘Slegtried’s Death,’ by Dick Wagner, to ‘Shoot Him in’ the Trousers, Offi cer; the Coat Belongs to Me,’ a funny our oboe player, We'll play Mr Kansas City for the contest.” A line will Nkely be got on the abil- ity of the Grand Saline Band next ay night, when it plays the organization of seven muvicians for a ailver cup FOOLISHMENT. A lemon fell into the tay, A prune. by chance, came down that way; ‘The prune could ewimi—was uoatrald, Acd won be gare the FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “She has a Montana voice.” “What's that?" “& beaut.” | | }number, written by Pearley Whoost, | | Sousa for $50 a side and mest him in| | ‘| BATTLING Jorfre Tetts me “HE GERMANS ARE USING UP ALL “THEIR LOAN DousH ! GEE , WHERE CAN “THEY GET ANY MORE COIN WHEN THAT'S ALL Gone 7??? Home and Comic Page of THE EVENING WORID, tasy! THEY CAN P “Hock The KAISER! 16 = a9 WW, WELL, ILL BE HOC SWizzLEO! IF ( COMPLAIN ABOUT MaRS MEALS SHE GETS SORE Ano IF t ) COMPLIMENT HER SHE'S PEEVED! ID LIKE TO KNOW WHaT MADE HER edb: 0) ~rM iA iM oT You! FAIRY BOOK = , _ |am sure‘it has often seemed strange to you that Black Sheep should give the third bag of his wool to the boy in the lane just because he cried. But you will understand why when you hear this story, which began on a night when Jack Frost was busy making a blizzard, and Blacky loitered dehind the flock watching the billions of pretty white flakes fall Blacky recognized it as'the litle boy who lived’ in the lane. The lost sheep turned about and followed the sound until he came to the boy's house. The oor opened to Blacky’s tap tap. Blacky saw that it was be- cause he was poor the grate was fireless, and the wind howled outside making his house bitter cold, that the little boy cried so rhuch, When he wanted to go home the whole world about Blacky looked like a huge sheep heré, so soft and white it had become, but the real sheep were nowhere to be seen. ‘Blacky was lost! Poor frightened little fellow. He started off in the direction that he thought his home was when a blast of wind coming from behind carried to his ears the sound of a child's Sg ; Blacky fetched his third bag of wool for the little lad, saying: promise that you will never be cold if you will promise that evéry stormy, night.when the wind whistles and snow falls you will cry out loud so that, hearing you, we sheep will be guided home just as 1 was,” and the lad promised, §0660O9GOOODDOOOIDSG. HEREWITH a rule that's good enough To be considered twice: Instead of handing out the stuff, Just try your own advice, OUR OWN ENCYCLOPEDIA, WISDOM—An oasis in the desert of t bumankind, ki WORK—The night that separates vacation days, WIFE—A husband's bank between pay days, | LIFE LYRICS NO, 1, Resplendent in finery, furred a la | mode, Myrtilla replied to the tailor she owed: | “Please send your collector next week to my flat— | | paid an instalment this week on my hal ANSWERS TO QUERIES. O. U. T. asks: “In writing an ac- | count of a wedding why 1s the term | ‘blushing bride’ always used. Why | are brides always described as ‘blush. | ing’? | We've never given it much thought, but she probably remembers that be- | fore the ceremony is over some mem- ber of her family is going to “give her away.” oe M. T, NUTT writes: “Who origi- | nated that opening sentence ‘I rise | to remark’ 2” The Greek philosopher Upididos, th: | frst man who sat down on a tack, | oe LIFE LYRICS NO. 2. The janitor who loafed around Our cellar all the summer long Cannot be found when wanted now his muscles strong. it ustless to explore The cellar for his snug retreat; We cannot find him to implore “Please send us up a little heat!” FACT AND FICTION A By Hazen Conklin LISTEN! STOP! LOOK! Life is never dull to the woman | ‘cho lives on a party wire Or in an apartment house where there is a dumb waiter shaft— Or next door to neighbors who care- lessly leave their window shades up. —.____ Up Against It. LISABETH MARBURY tells this story of her experiences while trying to find a manager who Produce the play “The Op. would timist." “I don't think much of , | was the first manager's POEL Sy “Do you know what it asked Miss Marbury, ediohil “Certainly.” was’ the answer, “An optimist is a man who look eyes and a pessimis lee ime! [exes and a pessimist is « man ‘whe his reminded her of Wilton rk when asked if Bye ager to produce “Leg ne to produce it? he an- d, “why I haven't f . 01 could even pronounce pee one ton Record, BOs. SOP iat eee, Speaking Softly, VIRGINIA farmer was driving 4 refractory cow down the road. and cow and driver came to a crossroad, The man want to fo, straight ahead, Dut tine 2am cked ou io crossroad, A o, mg wae comtng along’ the ¢ roe id her off! Hate ! oof aid her om about the road and ns. The cow we proceeded “Haid he the driver “I's trying ter!” reptie, ed man jumped aved t yelled d the colored peak to her! Speak i stop.” jood mawni, to her ana f ot