The evening world. Newspaper, February 24, 1916, Page 16

oa rn a Ser neem rnc NIM ME LT ip moe ne jo a a I A ELT NR a ae } ‘ UGUSTUS THOMAS'S new ‘Western play, “On the Rio Grande,” will have ite initial in Allentown, Pa., play may prove to be @ second “Ari- gona.” Richard Bennett bas a prom- nent role, and other important parte are played by Frank Campeau, Rob- @rt McQuade, Lola Fisher and Ame- Mia Gardner. Frank Campeau is said to be especially convincing in his part, while predictions are freely made that Lola Fisher will score the Bit of her comparatively brief career in this play. SHUBERTS GET IT. Bugene Walter has agreed to lot fe Messre. Shubert produce his play “The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ”" made from the novel of John dr, and the syndicate formed for t purpose is hors de combat. Mr, ‘Waiter will begin engaging the cast before the end of the week. BERGEN WRITES ARDEN. i , ex, to take two friends to see the play the it met its end. Being in the business, Mr. Bergen Mr, Arden should eend back the etx, His contention is based on extract from the New State Banking laws: “If any bank be closed or suspends , the #aid bank shall the day of closing.” ‘Mr. Bergen attempts to explain thet he is not “a crank or a nut,” but he thinks this law should obtain in the “Any House” case. He promises to aie aig of be gute J. and be Ras invited the whole Plays and Players staff to get in on the ,ele- bration. CAN YOU BEAT iT? Another evidence that the theatri- eal geagon is & good one is the fact thet Stuart Walker's Portunameau ‘Theatre proposition is making bon- ‘@ut-to-goodness money, not buttons users of the entertainment at in-the-Air last night. The di o@ gowns is elaborate and the of the new skater very good. BY WAY OF DIVERSION. We've got it upstairs in the room where we sicep. It stands in a cor- ner alone. It's rather old-fashioned ané shiny and cheap, and yet, of the we own, there's nothing to us ate so near and so dear as that lit- ie oradie up there. It brings back the days when a youngster was here ~—when life seemed so precious and | fair. The little soft pillow is still in ite place awaiting a vaby's return, amd so js the coverlet, fringed with old lace, reviving the mem'ries that rn. It creaks when it rocks, as it years ago when there was a baby ide, and mother and I, as it sways and fro, have feelings we never could hide. In ory one’s life is a void of some kind that brings to his heart @ wee ache, It's always a picture that sticks in his mind and Cas- splay work Weeps an old sorrow awake, But afte: something—there's no teiling b ten Te a8 a comforting ghost. ir something's the cradle that once eld a tot we lost when we needed him most. 7 Gossip. The Weavers” will leave the Gar- den Saturday and go on tour. lip Keene returned from a Dieasure trip ad of “Kick In.” B. D.—Anonymous criticisms go Into the waste basket. That's where yours went. John T. Kelly says he's proud of Home and Comic Page of THE BVENING WUNLD, Dhursday, February 24, 1916 | “*S*MATTER, POP?” — Fe WELL POR THE LOVE OF MiKE WOT'S “HE MATTER wth 41M THIS Tree ? zn, Se “SOQ YOU'RE TH’ “YOUNG AM WHO WANTS To MARRY YY “DAUGHTER., HUH P YESSR!X DoNT DRINK OR SMOKE SIR —oR-X-I—- a TLL ACCEPT THAT \_ EVERY DAY ay GET YUN C7 OFFER FOR: YOU ,VUN BUMP ON MY DOME — YUN BANG ON MY BEAK ~ BE SPARRING PARTNER, AY GOT, ALL AY VILL FoR WILLARD! Fe Tax Mt -> x < ENUE OF BEING TTAAS ALRIGHT AXEL — onany Merven FOR FRANK MORAN! WELL QUIT MORAN AND Y HASENPFEFFER—He Could Overlook the Other Things—or the Lack of Them—If the Young Man Could Meet Him on SOME Common Ground ! HA-mM-m! Do \ou_EVER AW! No BEATIN’ ‘ROUND PLAY cCARDS P ——/2 TH’ BUSH —IF you PLAY — SAY So?! Susan" is to play Jack” for A. H. Woods next left the cast of “The Melody of Youth." ‘Thomas J. McGrane has | "ned afternoons succeeded him. Nat Koyster will go to Chicago to be press representative of Oliver Morosco's musical play “So Long, Letty. pose. The Keith vaudeville interests have| Beach, heard the WELL, IF You DONT Like IT, SAN So! Your JEALOUSY cant or the fact that he's fifty-five, but looks| their fourth season at the Lyceum,|chestra for “Pom-Pom,” which will @ thirteen years younger. Syracuse, Easter Monday. Richard|open at the Cohan Theatre Monday 8 BOBBY IN ALP BET LAND Edward H. Robins of “Eratwhile| Madden will be manager. i 2 : = “King, Queen, | There are to he children’s spectat| While F, Stanton Heck was cavort- ©99YVIIOOD®IOIIOTOIGATTNODHOOONTONVVOOSOSS M season. | matinees of “Robinson Crusoe, Jr.” at| ing about as the Turk in “Katinka” True to his word James O'Nelll has| the Winter Garden. Smoking has been| yesterday, a boy was born to Mrs E ‘There will be an old-fashioned Leap|2amed Byron, In which case he'll un-! Year party at the Strand Roof on|doubtedly be called By Heck Feb. £9. It ts said some of the young} There will be a t women may even go so far as to pro-, Actors’ Fund at the ‘old Type,” Thomas T, Hoyne's| Corey, Williams & Riter may pro- newspaper play, ts off temporarily, | duce a musical play next season with | Rehearsals have stopped. Mabel Wilber in the chief role. Miss ' St. Nicholas Rink will have ex-| Wilber is now playing in stock in St.| hibition %&katers beginning Monday. | Louis, where she Is very popular, } John F. Davidson and Ethel Dean| Charles Dillingham, his wife and will be the firet. twenty guests at The Breakers, Palm “Stop! "Look! imported Alfred Whalen, an English| Listen!" music over the telephone| FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. comic. He will kick up his first fuss | from the Globe Theatre yeaterday. “The early bird catches the worm.” at the Colonial Monday Max Bendix has been snagged by! “Yes, but what about the fool The Manhattan Players will begin! Henry W. Savage to direct night feck. A report #2 he baby will be afternoon, March 6. No pictures will be shown, but movie stars will appear on the stage and there will be music. FOOLISHMENT. the or, worm?” SAN, ITs TAO HURT MY, MUCH, HEADLING | ( TION (3 0. Kk. \Reetines! FOR onvYa ~7 | BUT Yours MAP sas Sonethaen Sricte\ (SUT DRAWN - her 3 OD9VBW®OIDGHVGDHGIHGVOHWHHWIIOS ‘The Prem Publishing Co. Coprrigh:. 1910, (The N x Brening World), “PEJOW many good-children has ‘Mr. H,' | wonder,” thought {Bobby as he dozed off to meet this same “Mr. H." In Alphabet Land there are only twenty-six god-fathers. They are the | twenty capital letters, beginning | with “Mr. A” and ending with “Mr. 5 Vintace |Z." But there are just tone and tons RAS al pigeon "eel epee | ye | after th of children, | there's an end of it.” | that Bobby should learn all of Help- | coming up behind, | fulness that was possible, and bellev- | cessity as bad ae all that.” The jing, as did the ancients, centuries ago, | speaker was “Mrs. H” and she car- |that by eating a thing one receives|ried a large tray of freshly-baked all its virtues and strength, he started | alphabet orackers, |to feed to Bob all the letters in Help-| Bobby turned away from the hard jfulness in their proper succession,| wooden word and opened his mouth “My boy, you must nto! willingly each tim H” of- yourself and others. know | fered him o1 | that these wooden letters which she did, GDDDHGHOHODHDHOOHOGHOGHHHHOH. § COMICKETTES owen, on 2a peraine Wants DOOD OOODO® ©COOS SALVE STU #P) FINE DAY, YR HONOR! ? GRASP & COMB IN LEFT HAND BALANCE YOUR SELF ON @& TER CUP - STRETCH HORIZONTALLY| HOLDING YOURSELF THUS-WIGGLE THE FEET RAMIOLY | REPEAT 11 TIMES DAILY UNTIL GRACEFUL: 7 smn 5: Att OM GQDOOHOID®EOOONHNS DODHDHH®OHOODODHDOHGOHHDDDDIOHHODODI™ODAGS DOO) er | digest, but it must be done—and! mother has a good deal of work to doin a different way. And Bob had h land her little boy or girl will take a| quickly and » H" was very anxious! “Really, my dear ‘H,'” said a voice | dust cloth and do a little tidying or is not of ne-|holp wipe the dishes you'll get done | mother work and she will help you, GDDOHGHDHHOGPHHGDHDGHOGOOHGHHDHHBHHHHGOGHHOHHHO®HGODHAHOHHOO, w By C. M. Payne ‘¥ TROUBLE To. CorRect A ~~ MISTAKE WHEN (re “REALLY “DOES (NOT MATTER | Cemenhe, 14 Prem Pentahing Ce HY Mesming WoHtt? we we oe By Vic Tet HIM AY BANE LOYAL TO MORAN ! { AN' WE'LL HAVE A ora ( QUIET LIL Game } er re By Eleanor Schorer ¢ SOO OOOL SOO: NOBQOOQDOOOD@OODOAE. ly eaten and un derstood “Mri practise it in wide-awake-land, Just Imagine how much more folks will like him when he d twice as quickly, and then you can play all the rest of the day, You help (Bobby will meet “Mr. J” Saturday.) play. After all, it is much more good| fun to WORK TOGETHER than to play alone! “Helpfuiness makes both the helper and the one wi helped happier.” This was the sam in that “Mr, H” wished Bob to learn, only taught