The evening world. Newspaper, February 9, 1916, Page 16

ARRY LAUDER, who recently spent two weeks in Canada with his theatrical company, id good work for Great Britain while over the line. During the course of every performance he gave he made ® speech urging the men in the audi- ence to join the British fighting forces. In Peterboro, Ontario, twen- ty-two men, after listening to the Beotch comedian, joined the volun- teers. Mr. Lauder told his heares ‘that he bad given the army his son) @nd that ho would go to the trenches himself if the recruiting authorities vould accept him. Incidentally, he swelled his bank | Gccount considerably while in Can- ada. Two performances in 8t. John, | N. B, brought in receipts @mounting to $4,500, and the popula- of the town isn't much more than 000. Lauder's play, “The Night) Before,” is in Toronto this week with | William Morris in charg MISS KENTON TO WED. | Dorothy Kenton, who has been play- fmg the banjo in vaudeviile for a number of years, is to married Soon. The fortunate man is James MeKenney White of the ribbon and lace frm of Ferris & White. Eventu- @ly she will give up her stage work, but her retirement will probably not fake placc until the finish of the pres- @nt theatrical season. Miss Kenton is ‘@ very attractive blonde. | BY WAY OF DIVERSION. | Said Silas McGuggin in Peewee-| pie’n store, “It won't be so long till, ‘we'll hear, ‘What's the score? On! \Basebail I'll have to admit I'm a fan. I played mighty well when a young, | @ctive man. 1 covered first base and et6 it in atyle. The girls used to! fatt there and ogie and smile. You, Gee, I looked good to the whole female \@rove.” Jed Peeweeple pit at the stove. “At firs base,’ “L never went wrong. I'd *@le and dance and I'd sing ‘em a gong; and when red-ho’ liners came re near, I'd nab ‘em one- the crowd cheer, And ended the girls used the field and sur- To keep ‘em all grunted and ja! if u peg Hel rig tt fe iP H i TWO NE Frank Ferguson, in va ritten a farce +4 ae - J. MG Me 4 “Tran “comeay comedy-drama called “The Bouse of Kerrigan” in collaboration ‘The Twelfth Night Club will give &@ matinee performance at the Belasco Wheatre to-morrow. ;@o long ‘the curtain will rise at The Neighborhood Playhouse will HENRY HASENPFEFFER —Either The Man Was a Boob or a Master of Sarcasm; Which? WHY WHEN T HIRED Home and Comic Page of THE °S’MATTER, POP?” EXPLAIN We PROT AKE ONE TMING AXEL, YKNOCKED “TMS GUY OUT IN THE GYM YESTERDAY AND HELL BE AFRAID OF YA' LET THE FIGHT Go A Few ROUNDS 50 THE CROWP'LL GET A RH FoR IT'S pougu ly we cd a“ lum TumMere T KINDA Trlovedr (} BELONGED TO we ad we THEN AGAIN T KINDA Hover IT BELONGED To ME we MF vening Ward f EVENING WORLD, Wednesday. February 9. 1916 By C. M. Payne THEN wont Walen 1 WuTH HONDA “AYNHIN (7 wut MINE, You “To Go FLOOEY YAS RIGHT — _ DAS POOR GUY GANE AFRAID To Come NEAR ME f cay coma AN’ RUN my “FARM YoU WERE’ PLEASED- —AN' SAD Y'LIKED “FARMIN'."! GEE FLOOEY , AY BETTER. \ Go AFTER. HIM! HE WONT | CONE. To ME! / ( WELL, WoT KIND OF A FATHEAD ARE YUH- ( YOAD~ Y'LIKED TH’ SoB, -Nts — _ MADE yOnaNcey, me” Milwaukeo limburger cheese on the bow. One “Pair of Sixes” will close Satur- day night in Willimantic, another ‘will quit Feb. department whi recently ‘Three somebody put ‘onn., and 22 in Man- vill continue was made Monday in this » it was stated that mm, Ky. A theatre down there has been named after her and it’s no jit- ney picture house, either, Phyllis Nellson-Terry has returned to New York after finishing a season of eight weeks in vaudeville, She will soon begin rehearsing in ‘The Idler.” ‘The name of the play will be changed. Ethel Barrymore in “Our Mrs, Me- rato its first birthday Saturday| Anshel Schorr was the author of Will, leave the Ryoein “By reviving the festival given there|the Thomus#iefsky Theatre's pla aturday evening, Feb. 26, Tn November. ! Capital Punishment. Morris Scho: pio Poston. for. tour. Weare. Georze MacFarlane was wrote it d bookings are the honor jast night at the Cale Club's banquet at the Hotel Biitinore, Alice Johnson, the most beautiful » Was sitting in g ago wl bs Fatima, the dancer on the Orphen ED HIM. in the Winter Garden's Sun-| paging “Fatir A Hing gales. ned Nichols, who hion Show, is now in “Town bay offered the lad a en }is often seen on Broadway, proposed tes. Be . Willian Elliott's production of “The| marriage to ani actress’ the other A cat killed Marion Garcee's poll| Greatest Nation" will not open at the| night. She turned him down and it t the other day and since the day, a8 announced. Later him mad, urder Miss Gareee has worn a black een in a Shubert theatre. ‘8 going to be me or nobody,” he ribbon in her hair. “ Fear Market" will continue at| said. “If T married you it might be both,” ; has been honored by the | she replied sweetly. how across Meyer's nose’? Well, in folks In her old home town, Lexing- He's still wondering. 17'S NOTHING) nN $9999SHHSHHONHHSOIOOOVIWSE ———- <4 He! NEVER Mino! Ciara, > GO MGHT ON, eR- (VE SAVED MR. SMITH: THE $ 2/5.67 AND- AH-AW FOLKS O©@ * aNO IVE JUST BEEN Love To Tease) | PROMOTED TO%!7, 504 4 So! WEEK-ER -AH- AND t TT ap. AH- AR -ER-AK ~ wiasiess Te Ley a LENE ORE ore THAT at >, KIDDING ri PREPARING TO ROUT AN A HEAW RESERVE FOoRce ALREADY DEMORALIZED Enemy TO OPEN EMENT. WHEN AE FousHT MosQuiToe® QURING THE ¢ canton Cooure mee >> THIS ACTRESS CAN COOK. Grace Valentine, actress, was pretty proud yesterday. What do you think?” she said, “I cooked my own breakfast.” “And what did you have to eat?” sked her friend, Kyro Skoptish, the ulptor. “T Nad an orange, some cold rico and cream and a glass of milk,” re- pliod Miss Valentine. May, ‘a trance,” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Who was the first to leave tho Ark when it landed?” ah.” ou're wrong. The good book says Noah came forth.” Dieey victiowary| SWEETHEART NOUN we) MEANING MUSH UNIN TELLIGIBIN- TRAVEL, | who n a Copyright, 1916, by The Press Publishing € By Hazen Conklin. U read this column And you think: “The squirrels ought to Gi that gink.” V'd like to argue With you, but, You see, I'm paid to Be a “nut”! And all through life, if You will look, You'll note the ginks who “Get the hook” Are who'd rather Walk in pride Than be called “nuts” And get a ride! Some men's idea of putting tempta- |: tion behind them is to carry a flask in| their hip pocket. 13 CHOW CHOW. There's many a cliff dweller who starts downstairs thinking he's going to give the janitor a good bawling | out, only to discover when he mects) @ the gentleman that what he really) § intended was to hand him a cigar, No matter how painful his corns may be a man never will limp while he's passing @ peacherina, | —e | WHY GOATS LEAVE HOME, | He got up in the dead of night =| pull the curtains back; Neglected to turn on the light And stepp’ ht on a tack, Some men who pose as examples) can't even be solved bv algebra, | HOPELESS HOFSS., | ‘That some day we'll meet a gir! who! really looks Itke some of those mag- | azine covers. | PAEANS OF PAIN. Bill Squiz, the tailor, one infers, Must | He ple: But cannot suit his wife! Let us erect a monument to the man er made a nistake find him, when we SOFT ANSWERS. Editor ‘The eriscope,” Do you have hard work thinking up your paragraphs, or do you just sit down and dash them off?—J, EB. R. Both, The paragraphs are so hard BLINDNESS- CHATTER. 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Oh, save my dear wits, 0 to the man who wit e save my wife from a w, A fisherman ‘leaped in end ayes. the woman, Then he modestly oro manded the promised $20 from the % man, But the fat man bit his lip ame sald: “I'm sorry, my dea there has been come cll gut see, it wasn't m: wite You saved, after all. I mixed the two ladies op in the confusion of the moment.” bad The fisherman took out his Puree. opines ost my luck,” he said. low muol owl — ae, Se '@ You?" —Wagh. —— ‘