The evening world. Newspaper, April 25, 1916, Page 18

| About Plays and Playe By BIDE DUDLEY OEDHODHDHHOODOOOHN4 ABY SHOBS!" warbied a 3 plump young woman at Loew's American Theatre, ft the same time tickling the ivories mith the utmost abandon. “Some singer, eh?” sald a man Standing near us “Considerable!” we ventured. He was Mr. Graniund, press agent for Marcus Loew. “Baby shoes! Mother's got a pair of baby shoes! concluded the plump young woman. And then she made @n announcement. “I will now sing a song called ‘Pre- paredness, e said. “Mr, Abra- dams, the composer, has consented to accompany me And she did, asking the young men fn the audience if they were prepared, | with plenty of . for the summer | and what not, while Mr. Abrabams threw his soul into his work and made | that old box sputter and spit, It was @ grand finale for the debut of a tage aspirant—Mrs. Margaret Hor- ton, Whose name figured prominently in the Waite poison “No more notoriety " sald Mrs. Hort n her dre room Jater, "I don't want to discuss the Waite case. I'm going in for grand opera.” | you think Dr, Waite ts guilty?” | Was asked “If he is, he's crazy. I'm all through | with him. istind has left town | on accou At case, He doesn't | Like th “Does he approve of your going on fhe stage?” | “Well,” said Mrs. Horton, hesitat- | . “he wante me to prove I'm the al woman T a “Don't forget,” said a man's voice, om the rear, “that Abr on sings | ould earn | heard note t her r ery much pleased A REVIVAL BY LEW FIELDS. Lew Fields, in elation with the Messrs. Shubert, “girl show" for summe A ready young women gaged at the chorus. Bas! discuss the 5 be a revival of “The Girl Behind the Counter.” Weber and Fields, by the way, have completed their film con- tracts, They have no picture plans at Present, but it is said the World Film Corporation is looking jongingly their way. “BAHI" SAYS HAYMAN. “What about this rumor that the Frohman Company ts to quit bust- ness?" Dantel Frohman was asked last night “Absolutely nothing in it,” he re- plied. “Is the Frohman Company going to quit?” Alf Hayman, general manager of the concern, was asked. “Bah! he replied, biting @ fair- sized bole in the air. “No! The Froh- ian Company will pay @ dividend of ber cent. this season. We should “And, ae Julius Caesar once said to Maro Antony, as they sipped their bock beer, there you are! A TOUCH OF HUMAN NATURE. France and Owing to the tact that ‘these nations are enemies of Ger- » Charles Dillingham, ‘ Hip, did not feel that he esk the twenty-four German joe aketere, headed by Charlotte, to ry in the entertainment. He was office in the big theatre Satur- jday when « little, blond German girl appeared nae asked if she might want ¢o skate for the and we haven't been hj to,” said the girl. It was Kmge ay ehalrred last name, by the , io lager. Most conscientiously performed vegt on the bill Sunday afternoon was skating exhibition put on by ‘Ohastotte and her twenty-three Ger- Sere ennpctetee tor, the blind soldiers Britain, France and Bel- f aossiP. Juanes Bhergreen ts fl. The Herry B. Harris Dstate has ac- yeepted @ play from Bayard Veiller. An extra exhibition of Geraldine Farrar’e film, “Marta Rosa,” will be wiven at the Strand each day during the week of May 7 % “°S*MATTER, COME IN OUR ouse Quicir: acta sto YA SOMETHIN’ | e _ YES Dok -- TH ARE COMIN’ WIFE_ AN’ ME ‘ROUND To SEE You FoLKe re > EVENIN' ! WODDA YA MEAN a STRIKE ? Word trom Detroit saye Mary Man- ering i@ about to close her home there and return to the stage. De- taille are lacking. Antta Stewart, Vitagraph film etar, has given $100 to aesist the motion lure campaign to provide money for the Actors’ Fund Robert Stodart wants us ¢ men- tion the fact that Abraham #8. Schomer addressed the Playwrights’ Club last Friday. Can’¢ do it—that's old news, Ewin T. Emery has gone to San Franoiaco to inaugurate the summer opera at the Columbia Theatre there. J. Humbird Duffy has beon added to the cast. A report says Marguerite Clark may eign @ contract with the Mutual Film interests soon. She has been with the Famous Players several years. Jack Hazzard’s play, ‘Like Mother Made," was scheduled to open in At- lantic City last night. Winchell Smith and John L, Golden are the produc- ora. Acoording to a printed cami in the of the Green Room Club's dress rehearsal, FA Wynn has signed to act under the Shubert management for a period of five youre, ‘The Kitty Gordon Film Cofporation has been formed with a capital of $150,000, Fight pictures will be made eegeaseesaaseas 8 WHEN YOU WERE A BO se PHOGOOBHOHODHOHHHO DHGOHOOG! WILL YOU EVER FORGET D0 You BECRUDGE THOSE PIANO LESSONS YOUR SON A H MUSICAL, EDUCA- HTION- OR ARE MOTHER BESTOWED ON You ? ERETTPEO = YOU JEALOUS ? FOR THE LOVE O' MIKE! AINT THERE ANY OTHER SELECTION HE CAN PLAY? ITS ENOUGH To ORNE AMAN NUTTY, 1 DON'T WANNA’ BE A MUSICIAN | WANNA’ BE A OH, MAMA. HAROLD'S. MAKIN FACES BEHIND Y'BACK , THE GUY THAT WROTE THAT NUMBER. MUST HAVE HAD A MEAN each year. Miss Gordon will, of course, star in them. Because of the illness of Leo Di- r trichstetn, star of The Great Lover” at the Longacre, that theatre was closed last night and will probably remain dark the remainder of the| week, Mr, Ditrichstetn's eyes are af- fected, and his phyatcian has ordered | him to remain in a dark room awhile. ‘The annual rally of chorus girls for tho Winter Garden's summer show will take place to-morrow morning at that theatre. It is expected more! than 800 girly will be there, | A Shakespeare minuet, in which | children will appear, will be a feature | of the annual spring matinee of the Stage Children’s Fund, April 28, at Alhambra Hall. ‘Tempest and Bunshine, now appear- ing in the "Midnight Revue" at Cas- tles-in-the-Air, will be cast promt- nently in @ farce to be produced by the Messrs. Shubert next season, FOOLISHMENT. an PASSED BY HAZEN CONKLIN Why dh NOS 10 WE Up los ot tings when he mame Didn't ancient custom inatitute “eacrificce at RHYME WITHOUT REASON, ‘Twill soon be time for window soreens, composed of wires thin, To keep “‘moskests” from getting out when once they've gotten én. And soon will come the picnic days when folks sit on the ground, And gobble grub which, in the hou they wouldn't have around. We'll soon see dad, who, when hom Sit all day fishing on a pond, although t! not sit stil! a minute, nothing in it. Lawn mower days will soon come too, but do not dread the labor) For, when you need it, it will be itt jorrowed” by some neighbor. And soon will come vacation days, when farmers make their money On summer boarders “taken in” and fed on city honey. i. ee ae AMOS ORABB SAYS.—"When you consider the sharpness of a woman's tongue it seema natural that she should make cutting remarks.” WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WORD? (Phe choice of M, M.D, Flatbush.) The word that I'm most keen about (and other men, | guess) Is when | ask “May |! go out?" my wifie answers “YES!” (Contriuted by 1, A., Mountain Lakes, N. J.) GOQHHOOGHS e@ When playing poker, which | do more often than | should, AS A PIANIST, TWO words | dearly love to hear; | mean, of course, "THAT'S GOOD!” HE'D MAKE A | oe © we ew WONDERFUL, | Baseball hasn't captured all the boneheads, Look at all the men who BLACK -SMITH crowd the bases in the subway when they're trying to score a home run QUESTIONS BEFORE THE HOUSE. Should they call ‘em “fountain pens" or “pen fountains?” GOOD IDEAS GONE WRONG. Snap fasteners on gloves, MARRIED LIFE STORIES. ‘he girl that Brown married was beautiful, musical and all that sort of thing, but she was not strong on frizaling beof and mashing potatoes, acconting to the Philadelphia Record, However, | questioned the veighlor Iadiw® and did her best, "Billy dear," remarked the young bride as Duby returned home at the usual hour, ‘I have tome lovely qdes for s 1 wan going too, but my plane were upset." ‘That's too bad,” responded Billy, looking Who real disappointment, “What was the trouble!” ‘It was all the dragwst’s fault,” was te surprising rejoluder of witle, “He forgot to sand around the sponges,"* SOFT ANSWERS TO HARD QUESTIONS. EAitor “Pepper and Balt" | Why ts it jenever I try to repeat a funny story I've recently heard I find I can't seem to give the point of tt just right?) Do you suppose | my memory is failing me? BR No, tt ten't your memory, it's your attention. Unless you're a superman, tolicnever any one starts telling you a funny story your mind is on the one vou want to tell in return. SCRAMBLED EGG PUZZLES—NO, 22, Before the letters In thie egg were scrambled they spelled the name of something which will aid you If you cherish an ambition t be “looked up to.” ee N See If you can arrange the let- tere to spell what they originally did. The scrambled letters in Saturday's egg spelled “MILLI I NERY.’ BAADTDOOH By Jack Callahan $ RENDITION OF MARYS PET WALTZ | to have sponse *’ a # . Home and Comic Page of THE EVENING WORLD, Tuesday: April 25: 1916 POP?” GBHHHADADSGGHOGODDOGGOOOD!E ©HOOODHOH®ODODSHHOHHDODDDHHHHODDDOQHHGOHBODOHHHHODHDHOHGOOONH} & WHAT TOMMY SAW AT THE ZOO By Ferd G. Long 8 GHODODDOGDDDHODODOSDOODHODHDDOHDODDIOADIDOGHDHDHHDDDHOHS NHHGHODDOOOGOHIHODHDDOIDOHOH), SATURDAY TOMMY SAW A Sau . WHAT DID HE BY i SEE TODAY oe —_ min yea "ae, ® | 2 ee FY at Ra : 2 ki a0 oe ba 23 c 28 \| mot, 2,598 8 rr ne us $9 a “ | 2 v as | Wt fe : 1} ied ‘ gw tor * a rete } ae too we «=F a ath ig 2 ry of m A %®°" & * a % DP AS os & bias & eo Cannnem int Poem Manening Co OH Botan Word Efficient Wind. this fine spirit,” sald he. k lke the New York bus ORD CHARLES BERESFORD tells in his memoirs the story of an old Irish gamekeeper, | who always agreed with everything that Was said to bim. Meeting the old man one day when \the wind was blowing a gale, Lord |Charles said to him: “It's @ fine, |caim day to-day.” You may well aay that, Lord |Charles,"" replied the gamekeeper, with hearty acqulescence, “but what little wind there is is terrible strong.” London Revie _>—— Not for a Nickel. T was in a country store in Arkan- sas. A one-gallus customer drifted in, “Gimme a nickel's worth of asa- fetid The clerk poured some asafetida in a paper bag and pushed tt across the counter, “Charge it.” drawled the customer. “What's your name?” asked the clerk, “Honeyfunkel.” ake it” sald the clerk, wouldn't write asafetida and Honey funkel for five cents.” —Everybody" - The War Spirit. BRITISH diplomat was pratsing| the cheerful and devoted apirit wherewith the women of Brit- aln are doing thelr share of war work There {s a story that fllustrates ~ Bumstead’s Worm Syrup 4 safe and sure Mem: Falls. One bottle Where, 250 fs forms.” it | are Bo rm we yoo! double de: f Broadw “The ot his friend e “Oh, no, we've got nobody sick. oe was just my wife you heard. Yq" seo, She's taken a fob as bus cos, ductor and last night she thougi; she'd have a bit of practice runnjpy up the atepa.’-Washington Str. and of Fifth avenue, A man asked his next-door nelgh- | of roman said in answer to bor in an English town: “‘Anybody ill tn your house? 1 heard a lot of frantic running up and down stairs last night. It seemed to go on pretty much all evening.’ “Here, by the way, I'd better ex- plain that an English bus has a spring style, in two heights ASHBY-a%in. =LEXICON-akin CLUETT, PEABODY & CO. INC. MAKERS