The evening world. Newspaper, January 24, 1916, Page 14

<n Aa tr rar om ~ > = Home and Comic P age of THE EVENING WORLD, Monday: January 24: 1916 — se WORD HAVING BEEN RECEIVED BY WIRELE: ‘THAT Fi i } FLOOEY AND AXEL—News Item:—- (oo HN oF TO-DAY, QUITE A PARTY WENT DOWN TO THE OOnk Yo weer sock : we we we By Vic 4 'S ME MS16U FLEUEYS Kid! (F You KETCH WY RENT T YWENT AWA H ® oT LEEDLE Man L aire OWING ME SIX MONTHS # Now b YOU HALF VOT 1@eT eC Gimme tr} , oe 4 =. 2 AQT, - Rumors are always plentiful m the- atrical circles. The Rialto district 1s & little town in itself and gossip is Just as much in evidence there as It is fn Wheatville, Kan. Now and then « rumor becomes “persistent” and then y pe At develops into a report. If tt con-| Ta ‘a , tinves to “persist,” just as likely as s So S . ie NOV? ‘ot it will become a reality. Z g 7 ms ! , ‘ tt ATTN a "All this is preliminary to the an- ——_— ‘ yf 4 fj ‘ Tm Sduncement that there is a report ————— tag around in theatrical circios that) Candler Theatre may change} is, The house is owned by Sol. Sam H, Harris and several who are silent partnors, as it ‘The report says A. H. Woods been in negotiation with Messrs. Harris and their associates, With the idea in view of obtal control of the theatre. A ru Piliinghan “wouldn't be averse” ti ok 5 “woul ° Hate the Genaur, “However, || ( WELL THIS A PINE. HOUR , NOW THIS 1 TH Mr. Bloom last night took both the FoR “To Come F FOURTH “TIME IN A and the rumor and bruised IN WoRK =—DOGGONED ROW "BEEN , LATE iF IT AINT! AN! MUSTNT HAPPEN course, , AGAIN - GET ME P 4 get enough for it. " 5 for the story that the Candler is to > ehange hands, nothing doing!" oA A ‘THE PRESS AGENT AT WORK, adele Blood is acting before tne A camera in 4 crematory. | " Cf Suddenly flames shoot from an oven @nd singe her biond tresses. camera man yells: “Look out, (T “TAKES ME A LONG WHILE “YS GET A Good MGHTS REST ! Fee SEey oun SELF HUH? ‘CAUSE IM AN AWFUL SLOW SLEEPER ! ed 2? there! He 4s too late. Serious damage is shmpst caused to the golden locks. “Who will ineure my hair?” aske the frightened Miss Blood, replies the camera man gal- It develops he is an msurance broker “on tho wide.” | He scribbles a policy on a scrap of vaper and hands it to her. ‘h, ha! The sly press agent has seen it all. She is a woman Bhe claims tg bo a truthful press agent. ’ Oh, ding! a LIFE’S LITTLE “IFS” we we we GOSSIP. vs Alice Seymour has succeeded Olive Davis in “Hobson's Choice.” Al Jolvon's first performance in “Robinson Crusoe Jr.” will be given out of town Feb. 10. | If “The Man Who Knows" witl sign | his name to his opinions he may get them printed, Both A. H, Woods and George Mc- iwiian ¢7e aegviiaiing io" the Eng- lish rignts to "A Plain Woman.” Advices from Columbus indicate that the touring “Treasure Island” company is a big success. ‘May Thompeon, dancing In “Katin- ke,” been engaged by Arthur Col- Ime for the Drury Lane Christmas pantomime. The “World of Pleasure” company went to Providence yesterday, begin- i] @ tour which will take it to the ific Coast. Stephens is playing the lead- ing role in “The Only Girl” in Brook: lyn. She is a graduate of vaudeville. Miriam Garcee had a birthday recently and she invited thirty friends, mostly chorus girls, to her home-near Greenwood Cemetery that night for a celebration, The neigh- bors didn't complain even once. ~ BY WAY OF DIVERSION. I walked down the street with a Prosperous man—a fellow put up on the big-heart: plan, A little old| hot. My friend and I went on our way| KEEP YOUR TEMPER, READER! | and wired it to this department. This Woman came hobbling along, a piti-|down the street. The sun seemed] We're willing to admit that Dry |!8 what took place: Percival Knight ful sight m the hurrying throng. She| Much brighter and lHfe mighty sweet. | Goods Dave is some pumpkins and a] !8 4 member of the touring “Nobody held up some pencils and asked us| “She's some follow's mother!" Four|couple of squashes at writing poetry, |Home" company. ‘The troupe played | to buy. The throng had no time for} Words, as you see! And yet they] but we maintain he has a formidable |!" Charleston on the night in ques- her—nelther had I. My friend bought(SPoke volumes, yes, volumes to me. |rival in Jack Rosenthal jr’ who |tion and a negro stage hand, becom- @ doen and patted li * — works at the Bronx Opera House, | 28 tangled up with Percy's first name, DAVE WRITES A POEM. Last night Jack had an inspiration, | ¥4% heard to remark: and before he could throttle it the} “Huh! Dis heah ‘Pahsifal’ es sho’ Os v 3 seemed to wink right into Teva ihe Bert toe Fens me copas | following classic had rippled from ‘his {#°™Me comic opera, ain't it?" ‘ay brain and I started to think ms Pe some teliow's mother!” i |oMNG 12, DY epectal delivery. “1184 Pe man cm FOOLISHMENT. dered if mine, a little old lady |% > The King of ¢ ve ” ie be Cannibal Isle, who's now sixty-nine, would ever sell ange? 2a eee ett ane frost seremnlies (a toe hensiees ne ‘Avproached ce fat man with's exile Penoils to pay for hor bread. ‘A dose | Finish of a Famished Fin.” ‘Try it] — Ahe'gess"iset i Sia he! “athe fire's hot, such thoughts ed to Ko through |OVer On Your nerves. Here it ta: Aa rm foe Ae 1 quae Wt wil’ nolh Sou w while," my head. “She's some fellow's ri devoured « ateamed finan hide, Nie poas Ws sued) forest bd ‘ mother!” It gave mo a start. It hit in at's what he seta for saying thet word, #9 . te @ wallop right square in the heart Vor lover should be ween andl not heard, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, I went to her side and T bought ali 80 STUART WIRED IT IN. Best Man (Nervously)—What shall Something happened at the theat te Seer fae erernay : 0 eatre| Frienc . in Charleston, W. Va., the other eve- sgn AE NS Enbe MPODE ADP TCS ning that tickled Stuart N. Lake so Best Man—W: it much he burried to a telegraph omee cuss the brides” * Mismtomary to her wares, despite the crowd's wonder id murmurs and star gave them ba that I got ep hed Thornton Fisher POVODWDOGHODGODGOGDGHOGDOOGHOPGHOODGQWOAGISHOI|.IGOSS: Nor u woeesene ‘ouD, eo Tan aay PTT IES HES THE CoP) WoT MADE ME SAN, "GOOD MORNIN’, JUDGE BECAUSE MY ENGINE | WENT DEAD IN THE 7 7 . fer as DG @ ) ONE day it rained and blew so that children could not play out of 4s7 AM Johnny. Glynn. Tell me-if there are an: : t l n . J YY pussycats hi pa ih Dat Stayed in the play-corner and read stories to, her ‘I abouts, apd tell, me true of. your life will be Pmperilled he Well: ‘Wha ust at i the one of “Ding Dong Dell, Pussy in’ the casted to Topsy. Topsy trembled for the fate of her dear friend ae Mae rt iad n? Little Johnny Glynn,” when some one Tabby should she tell tits braggart truly as he demanded. So she bi ‘ Perieg aH hi ¢ book upon the table, open to the page with a said, “In bookland you are indeed a brave person, Master Glynn. ig. pic! of Johnny Glynn. Dusk filled the corners of the recom and putting pussies in the well is daring indeed, but here it ts dif- and it was just ketting to be Sandman time as Topsy saw the pa ‘ v ck i Band onan and aia snes cer es OF LOPSY ie page ferent. No boy of your bravery would attack any tamer animal Look Hes) ——~ CALLAHAN ALL } NES, Now | : RIGHT-HE _» kNOW WHY HE WAS SPENDS MOST) falwans YELLING HIS OF HIS TIME | HEAD OFF TO CET OR TIE ON CARDBOARD THROUGH THE HOLES INDICATED — = MARGIN. OH THAMK i You, KINDLY! POLISHING 4 than.a lion.” “l-am ready for any lion,” thundered Johnny. } = = HIS BUTTONS) } » >a THE MARGIN AND PASTE IN BOOK, fe) Copyright, 1918, Frenp Pudtisning Co. (N.Y. Evening World.) ‘THEN Topsy pointed to Leo the lion, whom she no longer feared gg x ' ‘ “ but whom A well knew looked fiery and roared fiercely when TIS fearless, famgus, men Jounty Giinn thy - bout a pain his head waaaled, nt she said, is Leo, and i you duels him and that he did his ‘very loudest. Johnny's hair ‘bristled up, he i You Wl 8 thesbravest man in all this land, vive turned, jumped from fhe middle of the floor into the book and my well right handy,” he answered, andvagain tha book page stood — dammed down the cover. Tabby came in just in time to see kim ‘upon end and out came.the well. nodby, dear Leo,” and patted disappear, and they all, including “Leo, a good, hearty laugh e; 5 » oir fier y sta at si 4 be lead 0 his eyes rolled their fiercest, Johnny startled at sight and voted Topsy the cleverest girl in.the world.—To be continued. om’ Be WHEN THE TRAFFIC CoP HOLDS UP THE GANG TO HELP A | LADN CROSS THE STREET) | back pages of this book send two-cent stamp Tor each and every page desired to Circulation Back Number Department, Evening Wo