The evening world. Newspaper, March 25, 1916, Page 12

“FOP Ive COMPoseD oA NEW LULLABY Home and Comic Page of T |“ S’MATTER, POP?” aad we ae It CONCERNS A BABY WHAT WENT To SLEEP ON AFIRE ESCAPE AN we we we T3UT AINT TA ALWAYS 5, SINGIN ABouT “THE BABY j IN THA TREE TaP ¢ | AN WHEN THA BOUGHT ENT \ DOWN CAME BABY CRADLE HE EVENING WORLD, Saturday. March 25. 1916 rh - ‘By C. M. Payne i. Pd {Some Fours 15 So PPeRsnrehery AROUT (WHAT THEY witave A BABY FALL AM H. HARRIS is now owner of the Candler Thea in West Forty-second Stree Mr. Harris has taken over the inter @sts formerly held by George Kleir and Sol Bloom. Until yesterday My’ Harris and Mr. Bloom each owned % per cent. of the theatre proposition and Mr. Kleine owned the other 50. Cohan & Harris will supply the house ‘ with attractions in the future as they i have in the past, The Candler wes tw i That of Glass,” which wi te after neXt the \ two plays the house has eve | j with “On The Howse seasons play Ago and leave the thea Cohan & Harris will move the fices to the Candler Theatre Build ing about May 1 SONG WRITERS TO EAT. ‘The United Song Writers of Amer- toa will have a “beefsteak” at Keen's Chop House in West Forty-fourth Street, Wednesday evening. Melod aud gravy will be in evidence all ov whe place, The best composer in the Dusiness will be where. HOPKINS, THE CHAMPION, Arthur Hopkins is claiming ‘the championship belt for reading plays. He says he has read 144 in thirty of the entire number po © play that suited him. Hopkins’s record he smiled. "You're the champion play reader,” he’ said to Mr. Hopkins. “My record for thirty days is 143 plays and a act eketch.” BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Lucinda was a pretty girl with cheeks of crimson hue; with eye- brows dark and lashes long and eyes of wondrous blu Her hatr was of @ chestnut shade; her lips were mod est pink. No wrinkles showed upon her face—not even one small. wrink Lucinda lived in Kankakee. One day a city friend invited her to take a month or so to spend where cabarets were flourishing and lights turned night to day. Lucinda packed her little trunk and soon was on the The city friend, a Mrs. Browa, : “Now, Lucinda, dear, {'ll @ to fix you up a bit. You're her plain, I fear. Your style's all ; right for Kankakee but in the city, | child, they'd pasa you by and grin| i at you. “Your make-up's far too ; mild.” She brought some rouge and } spread it on Lucinda’s crimson faco) : and then she changed her hair tu| 4 Wionde, ‘The brown was“ q place.” A pencil touched her | 7 brows up; her lashes got it too, and next a lipstick mad er lips a florid reddish hue. 1 nda, in due! time, returned to Kan-| ‘ fwas hard to keep her 4 friends from climbing up ; Bhe stood it for a week or j . 1Wo and then Lucinda moved. The Woods heard of Mr.) OAND Aur? —S—- C EPOSTEROUS Cea. ca ais nae = eee Copy rich? (916 Prana Pub iabion ee WELL "MR. GOOFUS - Now “THAT Y'BOARDIN' WITH U6 — HOW {DYE Like IT ? THAT DINNER TOo- NIGHT WAS AROMINABLE — = NOT HALF CooKeD! © ae —~ Yeo The Tou } | , Eee TH Coom <<] WELL WHY TH gam Hite } FoR YearS, F] DoNT You DISCHARGE J ( THAT SHE ANT BF No Cook EVERY THINGS FINE SIR! FINE!—THAT 15 \ ALL BUT TH Cook 5 Comet abe PT. Prone Puteiening Co (NY. mvening Work.) FLOOEY AND AXEL— Yes—and You'd Do the Same as Flooey if You Got the Chance! ee — WELL Now IRENE , [IM GONNA LEAVE. (T TO You - IF Y'SAY GRAND OPERA, THAT'S WHERE / ng? oA, 1 PREFER THE OPERA EVERY TIME. IT BROADENS ONE'S MIND - EDUCATES - REFINES ~- SHARPENS THE INTELLECT AND PERMEQTES ONE LWWCTH A DESIRE, “To RISE. ABOVE MUNDANE “Wines! ON THE LeveL? “Two or 'em?? Ap one FoR ME 2?? “gee! aN ITS A Nu RINGSIDE Box !# fs WHICH DO YOU LIKE BEST. FLooey ! #mall town like her but the city, It app Ten years went) Lucinda’s facn was now an uw! ff she* ful mess. ‘The lubed ali{ aver it had ent etree | las! she we aire tro Pittsburgh an “the | moral here is. “Girle who paint may | come to awfnl ends.” ACCEPT WOLF-HIRSCH PLAY Klaw & Erlanger have arranged for the rights to a new musical piny, the book of which i by Rennoid | Wyland the music by Louis Hirach. | "whe play, as ‘vet unnamed, will be} Troduced eariy next Sen8OD, Hereto. fore Mr. Wolf has collaborated with | Channing Pollock in the writing of musical pieces. After they wrote the furrent “Follies,” however, Mr. Pol. | Jock said he was through wi ith musi- | * eal productions, ; and apparently he is, TO PRODUCE “THE DAWN,” A Woods will produ Dawn,” a new play by D. Parker, at the Apollo Theatre, Atlan. fle City, May 1. In the cast’ wit he Kathlene Macdone! Robert Edeson, William Devereaux, ‘Sarah MeVieked Annle Buckley, Jane Eustace and Ed. | ward Lee. | Dillin esterday. Maybe ‘next - se yagleg R. S.—Haven' aS ann ih (end it to ult your-| “Under Fire" is booked to play the} Powell—() Yes. $ self.) Bronx Opera House next week. be tor. At present he's in California. Gienmore (Stuffy) Davis has | terdRy @ woman applied at the box! Siegell-The Mutual. Ask Larry donned the old sweater and gon office for two seats to “Under ihe! Giren, eighth floor, Knickerbocker work, He's press agent for the Pav. | Furnace ‘Theatte Building, to a@vise you. , I'm lowa to go into the Glob afraid I haven't time to read it. Feige 1916, Prone Petohing CoN. T. Rvening World) 1HOXLEGOOHXO@OOODOOOGHOGOGHOOSHHOO® Henry Stockbridge has been en-| will participate in the Professional] the pieces in his face. Mr. Hammer- gaged for “The Blue Envelope.” Woman ague Sha 4, ,cele:|stein says he will appear at the Hip By Eleanor Schorer : aynold . to| bration at the Biltmore April 24 wil it_a legal summons or a Judg Mb eae COSOOOSEORERIED moe cena SR HAR DAGBD GAE {0 | Te tol Benith, “Bho. wil give berlorden, it wit probably mabe Attede OVDDDOHOODODOAOIOVS Mitchel impersonation of the nurse in ‘Ro-| Hammerstein pretty mad. He thinks! : if ie . , iv. itohell (2 meo and Juliet." She is eighty-six| Pop ought to stay at home. Les y Wwe : ’ Sy i rs magnate, has years old wire wheel co! ns Ina Claire dropped in to see Charivs HERE'S A HOT ONE. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES, Vegeta ee BA V RR “ ) BAT? 0 firm a, OSCAR WILL “ACT.” Oscar Hammerstein himself is to appear on the stage of the Hippo- ¢ George has engaged Lewis rd to play Drinkwater in "Cap- FOOLISHMENT. GIOOHG NOURE NOT YOUNG) Now Bor YoURE SMLL SILINY drome to-morrow night with a num- ber of other composers. He will play His “Louise” waltz, which he dedi- cated to Mary Garden, When he first played it for her, he asserts Miss Gurden showed her approval by tear- Who ing the manuscript up and throwing oF Pash, Pearson has purchased in's franchise in the Co- wh His show ut nO reason you, Should not be classy if you FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. | “How do the Eskimo women dress?” | “In Eskimonos, | presume.” 1916, by Toe Prem Hubiiebing Co New York Evening Word) O90oeeeooe | “tn iO) © | 66 INLESS you hurry, ‘Mr. U! U will be tired of waiting and 1OODBOSIBOs) you will never, never know which is his best beloved godson.” Bobby's mother told him this in se- vere tones, So he slipped into his pajamas, boarded the train and sped away from Ope-eye Land post-haste to learn that “Mr. U." favored Un- | selfishness. Bobby never was a very selfish child, though there were some few things that he was slow to share with others, and one of these was| Grandma's «ookies. i But op the whole he was a very} good sort and “Mr. U,," who gives ail | the fortunate boys and girls who. meet him a “Generosity Potion,” | | needed to mix for Bobby only a very | jsmail draught. It was a pleasant \drink, flavored with raspberry, the taste Bobby loved above all others, and with no more hint of its magic | power than had the love potions of jyore. After Bob had taken the \drink, “Mr, U." tucked a small pack- age under his arm with the directions te go to Alphabet Land school and spend the day there. When the day had tick-tecked round to noon time and all the other boys and girls sought little nooks and corners to settle and eat their lunches, Bobby thought it time to see what his package contained, secretly hop- ing that it would be lunch, And it ESS. OO SHUCKS, LET HIM COME 'ROUND-GEE, THE Poor. girs HAD /4 OFFERENT FELLOWS BUT THIS 1S THE ONLY GWNY WHo's GETTINGA SALARN BIG ENOUGH TO BOY ICE CREAM OCCASIONALLN! MARSHALL, | wean NOU To GET our / OW THE PorcH aNd \ TELLUME WHEN | THAT FELLOW NAMED me,” he then said, tually tried him and one and a half for me,” But when the poor boy's eyes glistened at sight of such delicacies as he had never tasted, Bob decided to give him two, And when he saw with what| relish he ate the two Bob gave the third to him, leaving none for him- | self! \ Soon he waked and prepared for school, "I am sure poor Johnny Jones would love Grandmamma’s cookies,” he said td Mumete, “T shall give you an extra portion in your lunch for him," she suggested. “Bully!” cried Bob, though he knew | it meant having none at three o'clock | when he returned home, But when Grandmamma head of his unselfishness, that dear old Gran- ny was so pleased that she made him | a bigger batch than ever before! — The Biter Bit. ! that! “And you ac- Re haaaas © to shave yourself with} BQOQ®OHOQHODSHHOPOH®PDHOODOGEDGODHOSHAONOO 8 KID IDEAS TOO OC 00 0000000000000- me HAVING INTERCEPTED A DISPATCH FROM THE ENEMY DISCLOSING PLANS FOR AN GAGEMENRT THE ComMeanDi PLACES AN OUTPOST TO PREVENT (T. was! Lunch with three of Grand- mamma's cookies to make it perfectly delightful. When about to seek a comfortable spot for lunching, Bob E late Auguste Van Biene had I a liking for practical jokes, and {t was perhaps only poetic jus- tice that he came into tho orbit of noticed that one other lad had not al- ready begun to lunch. What was more, he had no package with him, which caused Bob to wonder, “Has this poor boy no lunch at all?” And indeed he had not So Bob shared with him half and half until it came to the coveted cookies. "One for him and two for EN- KG OFFICER that prince of practical jokers, J. L. Toole. ‘The actor had appurently | conceived an extraordinary craze for distributing safety razors broadcast among his friends, and, meeting the ‘cellist, promptly begged his acc ance of one. Van Biene acknowl- edged the gift with thanks, but when he next met Toole the lacerated con- me” is the way he would have di- vided before the “Generosity Potion.” Now Bob said, “One and @ half for dition of his chin wad, poor testimony | to the safety of the razor. oole Bravely asked to see the razor. “Dear